MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
06/10/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1297 - SUNDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (34-33) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 9 1
Texas Rangers (44-24) 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 7 12 1
Astros Score Late, Stun Rangers, 8-7
Fans who came to Globe Life Park in Arlington watched the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers fight to the finish.

The Houston Astros eked out a 8-7 win versus the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Nobody did more than shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who captured player of the game honors. The Astros bumped their record to 34-33 with this latest triumph.

Bogaerts had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a first pitch sinker from Matt Bowman, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Astros a 8-7 lead. It was the 10th home run of the year for Bogaerts.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Houston manager Temp GM.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hernandez LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .252 6 20
   a-G. Polanco PH, CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282 7 33
X. Bogaerts SS 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .322 10 39
R. Odor DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .280 8 27
C. Moran 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .286 8 30
D. Smith 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .322 13 43
J. Harrison 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 4 21
J. Heyward RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .239 3 25
B. Holt CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .359 1 10
W. Castillo C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .234 10 31
Totals 37 8 9 8 1 5 12      
a - G. Polanco pinch hit for T. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hernandez 2 (8, 2nd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off K. Graveman, 0 on, 1 out) J. Heyward (11, 2nd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Smith (13, 3rd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 1 out) X. Bogaerts 2 (10, 1st Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Bowman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Smith 4 , T. Hernandez 4 , R. Odor , X. Bogaerts 8 , J. Heyward 2 , W. Castillo , G. Polanco
2-out RBI: T. Hernandez , X. Bogaerts , G. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Odor , X. Bogaerts , J. Harrison
Hit by Pitch: C. Moran
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hernandez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Castillo (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Castillo-Bogaerts, Bogaerts-Harrison-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .324 6 38
C. Hernandez 2B 5 2 0 1 0 1 7 .305 4 35
A. Cabrera DH 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .259 5 32
E. Thames 1B 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .285 13 48
J. Candelario 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 15 43
J. Smolinski RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .350 1 10
B. Valera SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .318 1 11
J. Pederson LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .263 18 44
M. Montero C 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .127 1 4
Totals 36 7 12 6 6 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Smolinski (6, 6th Inning off J. Urena, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Cabrera (1, 3rd Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Thames (13, 6th Inning off J. Ramirez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Candelario , B. Valera 2 , E. Thames 4 , E. Inciarte 2 , J. Smolinski 4 , A. Cabrera 5
2-out RBI: E. Thames , A. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , C. Hernandez
GIDP: C. Hernandez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Pederson (3) , A. Cabrera (5)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Thames (6)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ray 4.0 6 1 1 2 3 0 89 51 3.48   
J. Urena 1.1 3 3 3 1 2 0 24 14 7.85   
J. Ramirez BS (4) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 16 9 6.07   
P. Sewald 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 13 3.63   
T. Zych W (4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 9 4.13   
A. Minter SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 47
Batters Faced: R. Ray 20, J. Urena 7, J. Ramirez 4, P. Sewald 5, T. Zych 3, A. Minter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 6-3, J. Urena 0-1, J. Ramirez 1-0, P. Sewald 1-1, T. Zych 1-0, A. Minter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 89-51, J. Urena 24-14, J. Ramirez 16-9, P. Sewald 23-13, T. Zych 15-9, A. Minter 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramirez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos 4.0 6 5 4 0 3 2 82 55 5.75   
K. Graveman 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 24 4.31   
T. Hildenberger H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 1.17   
A. Swarzak 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2 3.64   
M. Bowman L (4-1), BS (2) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 10 2.22   
N. Goody 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 35
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 20, K. Graveman 10, T. Hildenberger 3, A. Swarzak 1, M. Bowman 4, N. Goody 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 6-3, K. Graveman 2-7, T. Hildenberger 0-2, A. Swarzak 0-0, M. Bowman 2-0, N. Goody 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 82-55, K. Graveman 34-24, T. Hildenberger 11-6, A. Swarzak 6-2, M. Bowman 14-10, N. Goody 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bowman 1-1
WP: Y. Chirinos
Hit Batsmen: Y. Chirinos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Xander Bogaerts
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 39627
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