MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/02/2049
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2581 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (61-73) 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 13 14 0
Houston Astros (57-78) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Rangers Win, 13-2, at Houston
Texas right fielder Zhao-ji Chi had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Houston Astros, 13-2. Texas pitcher Kelly Goosecock got the win. He's now 12-7. Brian Lynch was tagged with the loss. Texas is now 61-73. Houston is 57-78.

Texas took a 6-1 lead on Marc Peckermark's 16th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Houston pitcher Aaron Shapiro in the top of the seventh.

"We got our butts kicked," said Houston manager Dave DaSilva.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 2 3 1 1 3 0 2 .219 27 50
M. Peckermark CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .277 16 52
I. Faber 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .272 6 39
J. Giesbrecht 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .270 14 62
B. Ballard RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 13 37
   a-R. Chavez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 11 47
   b-Z. Chi RF 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .282 18 58
H. Mikkelsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .248 6 14
   c-J. Rheaume PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 7 22
T. Prado DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .217 12 56
A. Bairro C 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .267 1 2
V. Ealy SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .225 12 58
Totals 39 13 14 13 6 10 16      
a - R. Chavez pinch ran for B. Ballard in the 6th
b - Z. Chi substituted for R. Chavez in the 6th
c - J. Rheaume pinch hit for H. Mikkelsen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ballard (17, 6th Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Prado (15, 7th Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Ealy (18, 7th Inning off A. Shapiro, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Peckermark (1, 1st Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Chi (2, 9th Inning off B. Rondeau, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Geisler (27, 1st Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Peckermark (16, 7th Inning off A. Shapiro, 2 on, 1 out) , Z. Chi (18, 8th Inning off A. Shapiro, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Bairro (1, 9th Inning off B. Thomas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Geisler 4 , M. Peckermark 7 , I. Faber 2 , J. Giesbrecht , B. Ballard 2 , Z. Chi 7 , J. Rheaume , T. Prado 2 , A. Bairro 5 , V. Ealy 2
2-out RBI: A. Bairro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Peckermark , H. Mikkelsen
GIDP: J. Giesbrecht
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Geisler (29)
CS: S. Geisler (16)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Peckermark(Gardner at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Katz LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 18 64
J. Gardner CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .235 13 43
J. Christie DH 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .267 15 52
B. Hill RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .260 20 55
J. Trump SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .262 14 51
M. Dearth 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .205 2 6
J. Birkner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .190 2 5
E. Chotkowski 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .210 16 50
K. Davis C 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .162 0 1
   a-M. Marks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 6 23
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 10 14      
a - M. Marks pinch hit for K. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Birkner (3, 7th Inning off K. Goosecock, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Christie (23, 8th Inning off I. Ishihara, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Dearth (2, 2nd Inning off K. Goosecock, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Gardner , J. Christie 4 , J. Trump , M. Dearth 4 , J. Birkner 2 , K. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Katz , M. Dearth 2
Sac Fly: B. Hill
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Davis-Dearth, Dearth-Trump-Birkner)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Goosecock W (12-7) 7.0 7 1 1 1 9 1 103 4.61   
I. Ishihara 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 29 3.53   
J. Pizano 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Goosecock 67
Batters Faced: K. Goosecock 28, I. Ishihara 6, J. Pizano 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Goosecock 2-9, I. Ishihara 2-1, J. Pizano 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Goosecock 103-69, I. Ishihara 29-15, J. Pizano 2-2
WP: I. Ishihara
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lynch L (9-17) 6.1 6 3 3 3 7 1 105 5.30   
A. Shapiro 0.2 3 4 4 1 2 2 19 5.05   
B. Rondeau 1.2 4 5 5 2 1 0 35 5.43   
B. Thomas 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lynch 53
Batters Faced: B. Lynch 26, A. Shapiro 6, B. Rondeau 11, B. Thomas 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lynch 7-3, A. Shapiro 0-0, B. Rondeau 2-2, B. Thomas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lynch 105-63, A. Shapiro 19-12, B. Rondeau 35-21, B. Thomas 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Shapiro 1-1 , B. Thomas 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zhao-ji Chi
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 85 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 20445
Special Notes: RF Blake Ballard was injured while running the bases.
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