HOU 8, TEX 5 | Oct 18, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, October 19, 2023•Globe Life Field•74°F, Roof Closed

HOU

Astros

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

Cristian Javier

LOSS

Max Scherzer

SAVE

Ryan Pressly

The Astros defeated the Rangers 8-5.

★Mauricio Dubón3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Josh Jung2 HR, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Josh Jung homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Nathaniel Lowe scores.

Weather: 74°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:03 AM UTCT: 3:05Att: 42,368Venue: Globe Life Field

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92.4%B

11 missed calls

+0.5% TEX

+0.64 runs TEX

Win Probability

TEX WinHOU Win

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

Game 748552 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	.200/.226/.400	104.4	.519	.817
Chas McCormickLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316/.316/.316	-	-	-
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.185/.267/.407	102.4	.251	.446
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	1	2	2	0	0	.407/.467/1.148	117.1	.691	.945
José Abreu1B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.250/.300/.607	112.5	.253	.289
Kyle TuckerRF	2	2	1	0	3	0	.125/.300/.208	106.6	.440	.567
Mauricio DubónCF	4	1	3	1	0	0	.500/.500/.500	104.8	.712	.821
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	0	1	1	0	1	.231/.259/.269	94.4	.124	.114
Martín MaldonadoC	4	1	2	2	0	2	.222/.300/.222	101.1	.420	.383
Bench
Michael BrantleyLF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.263/.333/.474	104.5	.265	.329
Cristian JavierP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	8	12	7	4	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Altuve (3rd off Scherzer, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Tucker; Abreu

TB:17

RBI:Maldonado 2; Dubón; Altuve; Peña; Alvarez 2

Team LOB:7

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Marcus Semien2B	3	1	0	0	1	0	.171/.237/.229	87.5	.064

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cristian JavierW	5.2	3	2	2	1	3	1	85-51	88.9	1.69
Héctor NerisH	1.1	2	2	2	0	1	1	19-13	92.6	11.57
Bryan Abreu	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	17-10	94.2	1.42
Ryan PresslyS	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	13-8	88.2	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	5	5	3	5	2	134-82	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Neris 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Javier 85-51; Neris 19-13; Abreu 17-10; Pressly 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Javier 3-11; Neris 0-3; Abreu 1-2; Pressly 1-0

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Max ScherzerL	4.0	5	5	5	1	4	1	63-42	88.1	11.25

Top 2 • HOU

3-0

Martin Maldonado singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Evan Carter, deflected by third baseman Josh Jung. Kyle Tucker scores. Mauricio Dubon scores. Martin Maldonado out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Evan Carter to catcher Jonah Heim to second baseman Marcus Semien.

EV: 101.1 mph107 ftLA: 5°

Top 3 • HOU

4-0

Jose Altuve homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.4 mph💣 413 ftLA: 33°

Top 4 • HOU

5-0

Mauricio Dubon singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Jose Abreu scores.

EV: 102.5 mph216 ftLA: 12°

Bot 5 • TEX

5-2

Josh Jung homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Nathaniel Lowe scores.

EV: 102.3 mph💣 389 ftLA: 32°

Top 7 • HOU

7-2

Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Martin Maldonado scores. Jose Altuve scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.

EV: 80.1 mph239 ftLA: 20°

Bot 7 • TEX

7-4

Josh Jung homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Nathaniel Lowe scores.

EV: 107.0 mph💣 429 ftLA: 28°

Top 8 • HOU

8-4

Jeremy Pena singles on a ground ball to right fielder Adolis Garcia. Kyle Tucker scores. Mauricio Dubon to 2nd.

EV: 92.0 mph9 ftLA: -20°

Bot 8 • TEX

8-5

Adolis Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Marcus Semien scores.

EV: 77.9 mph101 ftLA: 7°

WP:Scherzer

HBP:Alvarez (by Scherzer)

Inherited runners-scored:Smith 2-2; Gray 2-0; Pérez 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Scherzer 63-42; Bradford 11-7; Stratton 19-10; Smith 12-5; Gray 15-9; Pérez 18-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Scherzer 1-6; Bradford 0-4; Stratton 1-2; Smith 0-1; Gray 1-1; Pérez 1-2

Bench
Mitch GarverDH	3	0	0	0	1	1	.238/.273/.429	103.6	.383	.492
Max ScherzerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cody BradfordP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris StrattonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Will SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jon GrayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Martín PérezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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