MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/12/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 910 - SATURDAY, MAY 12TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (28-13) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1
Houston Astros (20-21) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4 10 0
Astros Nip Rangers, 4-3
Houston right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne pitched his team to victory over the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park. The final score was 4-3. Chris Rusin picked up the save, his 1st. The third-place Astros improved to 20-21.

Xander Bogaerts, who is on pace for 209 hits this season, helped out the Houston cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the shortstop went 2 for 4 with 2 singles.

"Good pitching, clutch hitting," said Houston skipper Eric Myers. "I can't complain."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .327 4 26
C. Hernandez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .318 2 23
B. Harper RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255 10 23
E. Thames 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .250 4 23
J. Candelario 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .265 8 25
J. Pederson LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .267 10 23
A. Simmons SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .327 3 22
M. Stassi C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .288 5 21
A. Cabrera DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .267 3 21
Totals 32 3 6 3 4 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Stassi (6, 3rd Inning off O. Despaigne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pederson (10, 9th Inning off A. Minter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pederson 4 , A. Simmons , C. Hernandez , M. Stassi 2 , E. Inciarte , A. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Cabrera 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: E. Thames (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Holt 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .342 0 6
R. Odor DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .333 6 15
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .325 4 23
W. Castillo C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .219 6 19
D. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 7 24
G. Polanco CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .226 3 16
J. Heyward RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .237 2 16
C. Moran 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310 3 18
D. Stewart LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .304 0 3
Totals 32 4 10 4 2 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Heyward (8, 7th Inning off A. Chafin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Odor (6, 1st Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Stewart , C. Moran , R. Odor 5 , X. Bogaerts 2 , G. Polanco , B. Holt , J. Heyward 3
2-out RBI: X. Bogaerts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Stewart (2) , G. Polanco (3)
CS: X. Bogaerts (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Castillo)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester L (5-2) 5.0 7 3 3 1 6 1 68 44 3.52   
A. Chafin 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 28 18 5.40   
M. Rzepczynski 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 11 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 46
Batters Faced: J. Lester 21, A. Chafin 7, M. Rzepczynski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 0-7, A. Chafin 3-0, M. Rzepczynski 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 68-44, A. Chafin 28-18, M. Rzepczynski 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rzepczynski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Despaigne W (2-2) 5.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 78 45 5.50   
D. Neverauskas H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 13 2.74   
T. Zych H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 4.60   
A. Colome H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 2.87   
A. Minter H (2) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 24 17 6.50   
C. Rusin SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Despaigne 54
Batters Faced: O. Despaigne 21, D. Neverauskas 3, T. Zych 3, A. Colome 3, A. Minter 4, C. Rusin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Despaigne 4-8, D. Neverauskas 1-1, T. Zych 0-1, A. Colome 1-2, A. Minter 0-1, C. Rusin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Despaigne 78-45, D. Neverauskas 21-13, T. Zych 15-11, A. Colome 13-10, A. Minter 24-17, C. Rusin 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rusin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Odrisamer Despaigne
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 39879
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