HOU 12, TEX 3 | Sep 6, 2023 | The Best Box Score

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Thursday, September 7, 2023•Globe Life Field•74°F, Roof Closed

HOU

Astros

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

Justin Verlander

LOSS

Max Scherzer

The Astros cruised past the Rangers 12-3 in a dominant performance.

★José Abreu2 HR, 7 RBI

⚾Justin Verlander7.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 K

★Marcus Semien2 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 3: Jose Abreu hits a grand slam (13) to left center field. Jeremy Pena scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Kyle Tucker scores.

Weather: 74°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 2:45Att: 36,417Venue: Globe Life Field

Ump Audit

Mark Wegner

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95.0%B

7 missed calls

+18.9% TEX

+0.63 runs HOU

Win Probability

TEX WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	2	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	12	14	1
TEX	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Game 716687 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Grae Kessinger2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.211/.302/.342	-	-	-
Jeremy PeñaSS	6	2	2	0	0	2	.263/.325/.391	107.4	.195	.243
Yordan AlvarezDH	3	2	1	2	2	1	.293/.405/.574	110.1	.504	.831
Alex Bregman3B	5	1	2	0	0	0	.272/.370/.450	102.8	.408	.448
Jake MeyersLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226/.299/.378	-	-	-
José Abreu1B	5	2	3	7	0	0	.236/.295/.365	113.3	.489	.882
Chas McCormickRF	1	1	1	1	0	0	.289/.371/.527	103.8	.780	.1533
Mauricio DubónCF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.275/.304/.404	100	.487	.451
Martín MaldonadoC	4	0	1	0	1	1	.189/.256/.343	100.3	.342	.312
Bench
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.316/.403/.555	100.4	.307	.286
Kyle TuckerRF	3	3	1	0	2	1	.290/.376/.508
Totals	40	12	14	12	5	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Alvarez (1st off Scherzer, 1 on, 1 out); Brantley (2nd off Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out); Abreu (3rd off Scherzer, 3 on, 1 out); Abreu (9th off Burke, 2 on, 0 out); McCormick (9th off Burke, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Bregman; Abreu; Peña

TB:32

RBI:Abreu 7; Brantley 2; McCormick; Alvarez 2

SF:Brantley

GIDP:Maldonado 2

Team LOB:8

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Marcus Semien2B	4	2	4	3	0	0	.277/.350/.463	108.6	.617

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin VerlanderW	7.0	4	2	1	1	6	1	100-64	87.5	3.23
Kendall Graveman	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	12-8	93.1	3.25
Ryan Pressly	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	89.2	3.26
Totals	9.0	5	3	2	1	8	2	122-79	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Verlander 100-64; Graveman 12-8; Pressly 10-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Verlander 4-12; Graveman 1-1; Pressly 1-1

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Max ScherzerL	3.0	6	7	7	2	4	3	60-40	87.1	3.91

Top 1 • HOU

2-0

Yordan Alvarez homers (25) on a line drive to center field. Jeremy Pena scores.

EV: 110.1 mph💣 424 ftLA: 20°

Bot 1 • TEX

2-1

Marcus Semien homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 104.3 mph💣 404 ftLA: 33°

Top 2 • HOU

3-1

Michael Brantley homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 91.8 mph💣 357 ftLA: 35°

Top 3 • HOU

7-1

Jose Abreu hits a grand slam (13) to left center field. Jeremy Pena scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Kyle Tucker scores.

EV: 103.1 mph💣 425 ftLA: 30°

Top 5 • HOU

8-1

Michael Brantley out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Travis Jankowski. Kyle Tucker scores.

EV: 92.2 mph317 ftLA: 28°

Bot 5 • TEX

8-2

Marcus Semien singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Michael Brantley. Travis Jankowski scores. Leody Taveras to 2nd.

EV: 103.7 mph93 ftLA: 4°

Bot 8 • TEX

8-3

Marcus Semien homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 99.9 mph💣 402 ftLA: 28°

Top 9 • HOU

12-3

Chas McCormick homers (20) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 103.8 mph💣 420 ftLA: 27°

11-3

Jose Abreu homers (14) on a line drive to left field. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker scores.

EV: 113.3 mph💣 353 ftLA: 19°

WP:Scherzer

HBP:Altuve (by Leclerc)

Inherited runners-scored:Leclerc 2-0; Bradford 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Scherzer 60-40; Stratton 34-17; Leclerc 6-5; Bradford 31-22; Chapman 11-9; Burke 26-19

Groundouts-flyouts:Scherzer 2-4; Stratton 1-3; Leclerc 1-0; Bradford 5-0; Chapman 1-0; Burke 1-0

Bench
Adolis GarcíaRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.244/.322/.494	90.5	.003	.002
Max ScherzerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris StrattonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José LeclercP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cody BradfordP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aroldis ChapmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brock BurkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-