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Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

2016-05-20 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 28724 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph from LF · 2:33

Texas Rangers defeated Houston Astros 2–1. Texas Rangers opened the scoring in the 3rd — Prince Fielder doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Tony Kemp. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Ian Desmond scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Prince Fielder doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Tony Kemp. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Ian Desmond scores — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Colby Lewis L: Lance McCullers SV: Sam Dyson

Umpires — HP: Nic Lentz · 1B: CB Bucknor · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: Jim Reynolds · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shin-Soo Choo	0	1	0	0	2	0
Ian Desmond	4	1	1	0	0	2
Prince Fielder	3	0	1	2	1	0
Adrian Beltre	4	0	0	0	0	2
Rougned Odor	4	0	1	0	0	2
Mitch Moreland	4	0	0	0	0	2
Nomar Mazara	4	0	1	0	0	2
Bobby Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	2
Elvis Andrus	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ryan Rua	2	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jose Altuve	4	1	1	0	0
George Springer	4	0	1	0	1
Carlos Correa	4	0	1	0	0
Colby Rasmus	4	0	1	1	3
Evan Gattis	4	0	1	0	1
Colin Moran	3	0	0	0	0
Luis Valbuena	2	0	0	0	1
Jason Castro	3	0	1	0	2
Tony Kemp	2	0	0	0	0
Marwin Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	1
Tyler White	1	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Colby Lewis	7.0	4	6
Jake Diekman	1.0	0	2
Sam Dyson	1.0	2	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lance McCullers	6.0	5	3	7
Michael Feliz	3.0	0	0	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shin-Soo Choo: W
Ian Desmond: K
Prince Fielder: 43/G4.1-2
Adrian Beltre: 3/G34

Bot 1

Jose Altuve: 13/G13+
George Springer: S4/G6S-
Carlos Correa: 46(1)/FO/G4
Colby Rasmus: K

Top 2

Rougned Odor: S7/L6D+
Mitch Moreland: K
Nomar Mazara: BK.1-2
Nomar Mazara: 43/G4.2-3
Bobby Wilson: 4/F3-

Bot 2

Evan Gattis: 63/G56
Colin Moran: 7/F7LD
Luis Valbuena: 5/P

Top 3

Elvis Andrus: 8/F8LD
Shin-Soo Choo: W
Ian Desmond: S8/L8LS+.1-2
Prince Fielder: D7/L78D+.2-H;1-H
Adrian Beltre: K
Rougned Odor: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 3

Jason Castro: S8/L8LS
Tony Kemp: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Jose Altuve: 8/F89XD+

Top 4

Mitch Moreland: K
Nomar Mazara: S7/G56+
Bobby Wilson: K
Elvis Andrus: D7/G5.1XH(762)

Bot 4

George Springer: 9/F9S
Carlos Correa: S8/L8RM
Colby Rasmus: SB2
Colby Rasmus: K
Evan Gattis: 6/P

Top 5

Ryan Rua: 9/F9M
Ian Desmond: 63/G6
Prince Fielder: W
Adrian Beltre: 53/G56

Bot 5

Colin Moran: 7/L78M+
Luis Valbuena: K
Jason Castro: K

Top 6

Rougned Odor: K
Mitch Moreland: 31/G34
Nomar Mazara: K

Bot 6

Tony Kemp: 13/BG34S
Jose Altuve: 8/F8LXD+
George Springer: K

Top 7

Bobby Wilson: K
Elvis Andrus: 63/G6
Ryan Rua: K

Bot 7

Carlos Correa: 14
Colby Rasmus: K
Evan Gattis: S7/L56+
Colin Moran: 43/G34

Top 8

Ian Desmond: K
Prince Fielder: 8/L8LS
Adrian Beltre: K

Bot 8

Marwin Gonzalez: K
Jason Castro: K
Tyler White: 3/F3F-

Top 9

Rougned Odor: K
Mitch Moreland: 8/F8LD
Nomar Mazara: K

Bot 9

Jose Altuve: D9/G3
George Springer: 13/G15-
Carlos Correa: 53/G5-
Colby Rasmus: S7/L78S+.2-H
Evan Gattis: K

Notes & reviews

Rangers right fielder Shin-Soo Choo left the game due to an injured leg
the line drive struck Colby Lewis on the back of the head and turned into a popup behind 2B

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