MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/04/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1616 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (41-47) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Texas Rangers (57-30) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4 4 0
Rangers Solve Astros, 4-3
The Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Astros, 4-3, in American League action at Globe Life Park in Arlington, with Texas first baseman Eric Thames named player of the game. Texas reliever Matt Bowman was the winner. His record is now 6-2. The losing pitcher was Jose A. Ramirez. Anthony Swarzak notched his 19th save in 21 chances.

Thames had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 2-2 fastball from Jose A. Ramirez, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Rangers a 4-3 lead. It was the 20th home run of the year for Thames.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Houston manager Temp GM. "But we decided not to take it."

The third-place Astros have lost 5 consecutive games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .139 1 6
X. Bogaerts SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .313 11 47
D. Smith 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .322 19 58
T. Mancini LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .272 10 33
G. Polanco RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 8 40
C. Moran 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .270 9 38
J. Heyward DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249 4 31
J. Harrison 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .283 7 32
O. Narvaez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 1 2
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (25, 3rd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Heyward (14, 4th Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Smith (19, 5th Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Mancini , D. Smith 7 , C. Moran , O. Narvaez , J. Heyward 2 , J. Harrison
2-out RBI: D. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Mancini , C. Moran
GIDP: O. Narvaez
Hit by Pitch: J. Heyward
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Harrison (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Harrison-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .302 8 42
A. Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 6 46
B. Harper RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .281 22 57
E. Thames 1B 4 2 2 3 0 2 1 .273 20 65
J. Candelario 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251 17 49
   b-J. Marte 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 2 6
J. Pederson LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 24 55
M. Wieters C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 4 10
A. Cabrera DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 8 37
   a-J. Smolinski DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 2 15
B. Valera 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 1 13
Totals 28 4 4 4 2 6 8      
a - J. Smolinski substituted for A. Cabrera in the 5th
b - J. Marte substituted for J. Candelario in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Candelario (17, 2nd Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 1 out) E. Thames 2 (20, 4th Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Ramirez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Candelario 4 , J. Pederson , E. Thames 8
2-out RBI: E. Thames
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Valera
GIDP: M. Wieters
Hit by Pitch: J. Candelario
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valera-Simmons-Thames)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ray 6.0 3 2 2 0 5 2 87 57 3.43   
J. Ramirez L (4-3), BS (5) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 10 4 6.39   
J. Herget 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.70   
C. Rusin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 2.85   
T. Zych 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 5 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 63
Batters Faced: R. Ray 20, J. Ramirez 2, J. Herget 1, C. Rusin 4, T. Zych 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 6-6, J. Ramirez 0-0, J. Herget 0-0, C. Rusin 3-0, T. Zych 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 87-57, J. Ramirez 10-4, J. Herget 2-1, C. Rusin 16-12, T. Zych 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rusin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Herget
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 1 88 54 5.68   
A. Chafin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 8 5.09   
M. Bowman W (6-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 9 3.33   
T. Hildenberger H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 1.02   
A. Swarzak SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 9 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 44
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 22, A. Chafin 3, M. Bowman 4, T. Hildenberger 3, A. Swarzak 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 6-4, A. Chafin 1-0, M. Bowman 0-1, T. Hildenberger 2-0, A. Swarzak 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 88-54, A. Chafin 15-8, M. Bowman 16-9, T. Hildenberger 10-7, A. Swarzak 15-9
Hit Batsmen: A. Swarzak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Thames
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 19 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM MST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 39875
Special Notes: Asdrubal Cabrera was ejected in the 3rd inning for arguing a strike call. Jeimer Candelario and Jimmy Herget were ejected in the 7th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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