MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
04/11/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 541 - SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Astros (8-6) 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 0
Texas Rangers (9-5) 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 9 1
Rangers Get Dramatic 8-7 Triumph
The Texas Rangers relied on the hitting of left fielder Joc Pederson to stop the Houston Astros, 8-7. For the game, Pederson slugged 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Texas, now 9-5, has played well in the early going.

Texas won the game in the bottom of the tenth inning. With two outs and Tyler Duffey on the mound for Houston, right fielder Bryce Harper hit a dramatic solo home run, bringing Rangers fans to their feet.

"This place sure got loud," said Jake Storiale, the Texas manager.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Polanco SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .309 0 4
D. Valencia 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .333 1 2
   a-D. Smith PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 4
J. Gyorko 3B 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .281 3 10
M. Margot LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 0 3
D. Pedroia 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .353 1 3
M. Joyce RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .162 2 3
M. Kemp DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 1 2
A. Romine C 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .167 1 3
B. Hamilton CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .191 0 4
Totals 39 7 8 7 3 7 10      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for D. Valencia in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gyorko (2, 5th Inning off J. Lester, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Romine (1, 5th Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 1 out) D. Pedroia (1, 6th Inning off Y. Almonte, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Hamilton (1, 3rd Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Kemp (1, 6th Inning off Y. Almonte, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Kemp 4 , J. Gyorko 2 , J. Polanco , B. Hamilton 3 , A. Romine 2 , D. Valencia , D. Pedroia 3
2-out RBI: J. Gyorko , D. Valencia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Margot , M. Joyce
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .220 0 4
A. Simmons SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .234 3 7
M. Muncy DH 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 .264 4 8
B. Harper RF 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 .296 5 17
J. Pederson LF 3 2 2 5 1 1 0 .283 6 18
B. Belt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .074 0 1
K. Seager 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .320 1 6
A. Avila C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
L. Guillorme 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .304 1 5
Totals 37 8 9 8 3 16 7      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (3, 3rd Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Muncy (4, 1st Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 1 out) J. Pederson 2 (6, 3rd Inning off G. Cole, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off N. Vincent, 0 on, 1 out) B. Harper (5, 10th Inning off T. Duffey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Muncy 4 , J. Pederson 8 , A. Simmons 2 , B. Harper 4 , E. Inciarte 2 , K. Seager 2
2-out RBI: J. Pederson , B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Muncy
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Inciarte 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Simmons (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Cole 2.2 5 6 6 2 3 2 64 37 6.64   
J. Pazos 2.1 0 0 0 0 6 0 31 23 0.00   
N. Vincent BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 17 13 5.14   
B. Brennan 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 15 0.87   
A. Colome 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 13 0.00   
T. Duffey L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 7 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 21
Batters Faced: G. Cole 14, J. Pazos 7, N. Vincent 5, B. Brennan 7, A. Colome 4, T. Duffey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 2-2, J. Pazos 1-0, N. Vincent 0-1, B. Brennan 3-0, A. Colome 2-0, T. Duffey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 64-37, J. Pazos 31-23, N. Vincent 17-13, B. Brennan 27-15, A. Colome 17-13, T. Duffey 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Colome 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester 4.2 5 5 4 1 2 0 74 42 4.86   
Y. Almonte BS (1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 21 14 3.86   
A. Chafin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 8 0.00   
T. Mayza 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 3.38   
J. Diekman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 11.57   
R. Moronta 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 6 4.15   
A. Vizcaino W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 37
Batters Faced: J. Lester 21, Y. Almonte 6, A. Chafin 3, T. Mayza 4, J. Diekman 3, R. Moronta 4, A. Vizcaino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 7-5, Y. Almonte 1-2, A. Chafin 1-0, T. Mayza 1-2, J. Diekman 0-1, R. Moronta 0-2, A. Vizcaino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 74-42, Y. Almonte 21-14, A. Chafin 11-8, T. Mayza 14-8, J. Diekman 18-12, R. Moronta 17-6, A. Vizcaino 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Almonte 1-0 , A. Vizcaino 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joc Pederson
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 21 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 38168
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