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Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

2016-08-06 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 42272 · 73°F, dome, dry · 3:07

Texas Rangers defeated Houston Astros 3–2. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Preston Tucker walks. Alex Bregman scores. Carlos Correa to 3rd. Evan Gattis to 2nd. Texas Rangers took the lead in the 7th — Carlos Beltran singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Marisnick. Shin-Soo Choo scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Jonathan Lucroy homers (15) on a fly ball to left field — worth 16% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Jose Altuve (P): Called third strike.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	13
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9

W: Keone Kela L: Chris Devenski SV: Sam Dyson

Umpires — HP: Alan Porter · 1B: Will Little · 2B: Ted Barrett · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shin-Soo Choo	3	1	2	0	2	1
Ian Desmond	5	0	1	0	0	1
Carlos Beltran	4	0	3	1	0	0
Adrian Beltre	5	0	0	0	0	0
Rougned Odor	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jonathan Lucroy	4	2	2	2	0	0
Mitch Moreland	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nomar Mazara	3	0	1	0	1	1
Elvis Andrus	4	0	3	0	0	0
Delino DeShields	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	5	1	0	0	0	3
Alex Bregman	5	1	3	1	0	2
Jose Altuve	3	0	0	0	1	1
Carlos Correa	3	0	1	0	1	0
Evan Gattis	3	0	1	0	1	2
Preston Tucker	3	0	2	1	1	1
A. J. Reed	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jake Marisnick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Castro	4	0	1	0	0	1
Marwin Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lucas Harrell	3.2	5	5	5
Tony Barnette	1.1	2	0	1
Keone Kela	1.0	0	0	1
Jeremy Jeffress	1.0	0	0	2
Jake Diekman	1.0	0	0	3
Sam Dyson	1.0	2	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Fister	6.0	9	2	2
Chris Devenski	1.0	2	1	1
Tony Sipp	0.2	1	0	0
Michael Feliz	1.1	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shin-Soo Choo: S7/L7LD+
Ian Desmond: S9/L34D+.1-2
Carlos Beltran: 7/F7S
Adrian Beltre: 7/F7D
Rougned Odor: 6(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 1

George Springer: K
Alex Bregman: D7/F78XD+
Jose Altuve: 53/G56-.2-3
Carlos Correa: W
Evan Gattis: W.1-2
Preston Tucker: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
A. J. Reed: K

Top 2

Jonathan Lucroy: 3/F34S-
Mitch Moreland: 8/F8LXD+
Nomar Mazara: S7/L7S
Elvis Andrus: S14/G13.1-2
Shin-Soo Choo: W.2-3;1-2
Ian Desmond: 53/G56S-

Bot 2

Jake Marisnick: S8/L8LS
Jason Castro: SB2
Jason Castro: K
George Springer: K
Alex Bregman: K

Top 3

Carlos Beltran: S7/L6D
Adrian Beltre: 8/F8RD
Rougned Odor: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 3

Jose Altuve: W
Carlos Correa: CS2(24)
Carlos Correa: 8/L8RD+
Evan Gattis: S7/G56+
Preston Tucker: S3/G34S-.1-3
A. J. Reed: W.1-2
Jake Marisnick: 5(2)/FO/G5+.1-2

Top 4

Jonathan Lucroy: 53/G5
Mitch Moreland: 8/F8LXD+
Nomar Mazara: W
Elvis Andrus: S9/L9S+.1-2
Shin-Soo Choo: S9/MREV/G34+.2XH(92);1-2

Bot 4

Jason Castro: 3/G3-
George Springer: 53/G5
Alex Bregman: S8/L8LS+
Jose Altuve: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 5

Ian Desmond: 53/G15-
Carlos Beltran: D7/L78D+
Adrian Beltre: 53/G5.2-3
Rougned Odor: K

Bot 5

Carlos Correa: S5/G5S-
Evan Gattis: K
Preston Tucker: S9/L8RM.1-3
A. J. Reed: 46(1)3/GDP/G34+

Top 6

Jonathan Lucroy: HR/F7D
Mitch Moreland: 7/F78M
Nomar Mazara: K
Elvis Andrus: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 6

Jake Marisnick: 8/F8RXD+
Jason Castro: 53/G56S-
George Springer: K

Top 7

Shin-Soo Choo: W
Ian Desmond: SB2
Ian Desmond: K
Carlos Beltran: S8/L8LS.2-H
Adrian Beltre: 9/F9LD
Rougned Odor: D8/L78D+.1XH(862)

Bot 7

Alex Bregman: K
Jose Altuve: K
Carlos Correa: 43/G4

Top 8

Jonathan Lucroy: HR/F89D+
Mitch Moreland: 5/F5F-
Nomar Mazara: 1
Elvis Andrus: S7/L7M
Shin-Soo Choo: SB2
Shin-Soo Choo: K

Bot 8

Evan Gattis: K
Preston Tucker: K
A. J. Reed: K

Top 9

Ian Desmond: 53/G6S
Delino DeShields: K
Adrian Beltre: 53/G5-

Bot 9

Jake Marisnick: 53/G56S-
Jason Castro: S9/L34D
George Springer: 54(1)/FO/G56-
Alex Bregman: DI.1-2
Alex Bregman: S7/G56+.2-H
Marwin Gonzalez: 43/G4S-

Notes & reviews

replay,4,choos001,TEX,barrt901,HOU03,,N,M,TEX,A $when Nomar Mazara was called out at HP, Rangers manager Jeff Banister challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay
Rangers right fielder Carlos Beltran left the game due to an injured leg
Altuve ejected by HP umpire Porter for arguing Called third strike

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