Final · MLB · Sun Jul 12, 1:35 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Cristian Javier (HOU) vs MacKenzie Gore (TEX)
- TV
- Space City Home Network, Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive
- Where
- Globe Life Field
Rangers hold off Astros 6-5. Rangers took the lead for good in the 9th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
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| TEX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
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Win: Jacob Latz. Loss: Josh Hader. Home runs: Altuve (HOU), Smith (HOU), Higashioka (TEX).
By the numbers: Hits HOU 8, TEX 11; Errors HOU 1, TEX 0; Left on base HOU 11, TEX 15.
Team stats
| HOU | TEX |
|---|
| Hits | 8 | 11 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 11 | 15 |
| Home runs | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 5 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 8 |
Box score
Houston Astros
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvarez, Y DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Walker, C 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Altuve 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Smith CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wade Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthews CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trammell CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dezenzo LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vázquez, C C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diaz, Y C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Javier | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
| De Los Santos, E | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Abreu, B | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Okert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| King, B | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Hader (L) | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 149 |
Texas Rangers
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Pederson DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Foscue DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langford LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jung, Jo 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nimmo RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burger 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Duran, E SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carter CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cauley 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lopez, N 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz, E C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Higashioka C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Osuna, A CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Gore | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 65 |
| Alexander, T | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Winn, C | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Ahlstrom | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Gray | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Peoples | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Latz (W) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 156 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 5
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker walks. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.
- 3 out HOU Jose Altuve strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out TEX Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TEX Wyatt Langford flies out to center fielder Brice Matthews.
- 2 out TEX Josh Jung triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Brice Matthews.
- 3 out TEX Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out HOU Cam Smith flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 2 out HOU LaMonte Wade Jr. called out on strikes.
- 3 out HOU Taylor Trammell grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher MacKenzie Gore.
Bottom 2nd 7
- 1 out TEX Jake Burger strikes out swinging.
- 1 out TEX Ezequiel Duran walks.
- 1 out TEX Evan Carter doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd.
- 1 out TEX Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Ezequiel Duran scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. HOU 0, TEX 1
- 2 out TEX Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TEX Joc Pederson doubles (8) on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Evan Carter scores. Nicky Lopez scores. HOU 0, TEX 3
- 3 out TEX Wyatt Langford flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out HOU Christian Vázquez lines out to second baseman Nicky Lopez.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger.
- 3 out HOU Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
Bottom 3rd 5
- 0 out TEX Josh Jung walks.
- 1 out TEX Brandon Nimmo lines out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr.
- 2 out TEX Jake Burger strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TEX Ezequiel Duran walks. Josh Jung to 2nd.
- 3 out TEX Evan Carter grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.
Top 4th 4
- 1 out HOU Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Jose Altuve homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 1, TEX 3
- 3 out HOU Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out TEX Nicky Lopez grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out TEX Kyle Higashioka grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 3 out TEX Joc Pederson flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out HOU LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Taylor Trammell called out on strikes.
- 3 out HOU Christian Vázquez flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
Bottom 5th 5
- 1 out TEX Wyatt Langford grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 1 out TEX Josh Jung walks.
- 1 out TEX Brandon Nimmo triples (4) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by center fielder Taylor Trammell. Josh Jung scores. HOU 1, TEX 4
- 2 out TEX Jake Burger strikes out swinging.
- 3 out TEX Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging.
Top 6th 5
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.
- 1 out HOU Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 1 out HOU Isaac Paredes walks. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker flies out to center fielder Evan Carter. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.
- 3 out HOU Jose Altuve strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th 3
- 1 out TEX Evan Carter strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TEX Nicky Lopez pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
- 3 out TEX Kyle Higashioka lines out to center fielder Taylor Trammell.
Top 7th 8
- 1 out HOU Cam Smith grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger.
- 1 out HOU LaMonte Wade Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter.
- 1 out HOU Zach Dezenzo singles on a ground ball to third baseman Josh Jung. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 2nd.
- 1 out HOU Yainer Diaz walks. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd. Zach Dezenzo to 2nd.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. HOU 2, TEX 4
- 2 out HOU Peyton Gray intentionally walks Yordan Alvarez. Zach Dezenzo to 3rd. Yainer Diaz to 2nd.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Zach Dezenzo scores. Yainer Diaz scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. HOU 4, TEX 4
- 3 out HOU Christian Walker pops out to shortstop Ezequiel Duran.
Bottom 7th 6
- 0 out TEX Justin Foscue singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
- 1 out TEX Wyatt Langford lines out sharply to center fielder Cam Smith.
- 2 out TEX Josh Jung strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to center fielder Cam Smith. Justin Foscue to 3rd.
- 2 out TEX Jake Burger walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
- 3 out TEX Ezequiel Duran grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Jose Altuve. Jake Burger out at 2nd.
Top 8th 4
- 1 out HOU Jose Altuve pops out to first baseman Jake Burger in foul territory.
- 1 out HOU Cam Smith homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. HOU 5, TEX 4
- 2 out HOU LaMonte Wade Jr. lines out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 3 out HOU Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8th 4
- 1 out TEX Cam Cauley pops out to second baseman Jose Altuve.
- 2 out TEX Elias Díaz grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out TEX Kyle Higashioka homers (7) on a line drive to left field. HOU 5, TEX 5
- 3 out TEX Justin Foscue pops out to second baseman Jose Altuve.
Top 9th 4
- 0 out HOU Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Alejandro Osuna.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña grounds into a double play, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to second baseman Cam Cauley to first baseman Jake Burger. Yainer Diaz out at 2nd. Jeremy Peña out at 1st.
- 2 out HOU Jacob Latz intentionally walks Yordan Alvarez.
- 3 out HOU Isaac Paredes pops out to catcher Elias Díaz.
Bottom 9th 3
- 0 out TEX Wyatt Langford singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Wyatt Langford to 2nd. Wyatt Langford advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
- 0 out TEX Josh Jung singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. Josh Jung to 2nd.
- 0 out TEX Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cam Smith, deflected by pitcher Josh Hader. Wyatt Langford scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. HOU 5, TEX 6