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Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

2023-04-15 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 39257 · 73°F, dome · 2:35

Houston Astros defeated Texas Rangers 8–2. Texas Rangers opened the scoring in the 3rd — Marcus Semien singles on a ground ball to left fielder Corey Julks. Travis Jankowski scores. Leody Taveras to 2nd. Houston Astros took the lead in the 4th — Yainer Diaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Leody Taveras. Jeremy Pena scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Yordan Alvarez doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Travis Jankowski. Yainer Diaz scores. Mauricio Dubon scores — worth 22% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Bruce Bochy (M): Balls and strikes.

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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	7
HOU	0	0	2	1	0	0	5	0		8	10

W: Hunter Brown L: Cole Ragans SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Erich Bacchus · 1B: Ryan Wills · 2B: Mike Estabrook · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marcus Semien	4	0	1	1	0	0
Josh Smith	3	0	1	0	0	1
Nathaniel Lowe	4	0	1	0	0	1
Adolis Garcia	4	0	1	1	0	1
Josh Jung	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jonah Heim	3	0	0	0	1	0
Robbie Grossman	2	0	0	0	1	1
Travis Jankowski	3	1	2	0	1	0
Leody Taveras	4	1	0	0	0	1
Bubba Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mauricio Dubon	5	2	2	0	0	0
Alex Bregman	4	1	1	0	1	0
Yordan Alvarez	4	1	1	3	1	0
Jose Abreu	4	1	0	1	0	1
Kyle Tucker	2	0	1	0	2	0
Jeremy Pena	4	1	2	2	0	1
Corey Julks	4	0	1	0	0	2
Yainer Diaz	3	1	1	1	0	0
Jake Meyers	4	1	1	0	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Gray	2.0	1	1	2
Cole Ragans	4.0	5	0	3
Ian Kennedy	0.1	2	2	0
Josh Sborz	1.2	2	1	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hunter Brown	7.0	5	1	5
Bryan Abreu	1.0	1	0	1
Rafael Montero	1.0	1	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marcus Semien: 8/F8XD+
Josh Smith: S7/L7+
Nathaniel Lowe: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 1

Mauricio Dubon: 53/G56
Alex Bregman: 4/F4MD
Yordan Alvarez: 43/G34

Top 2

Adolis Garcia: 4/L6MD
Josh Jung: K
Jonah Heim: 8/F8XD

Bot 2

Jose Abreu: 6/F78S
Kyle Tucker: W
Jeremy Pena: K
Corey Julks: SB2
Corey Julks: K

Top 3

Robbie Grossman: E4/TH/G34.B-1
Travis Jankowski: S6/G4M.1-3
Leody Taveras: FC/G56.3XH(525);1-3;B-1
Marcus Semien: S7/G56.3-H(UR);1-2
Josh Smith: HP.2-3;1-2
Nathaniel Lowe: K
Adolis Garcia: S6/G6.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Josh Jung: K

Bot 3

Yainer Diaz: S1/L1S
Jake Meyers: K
Mauricio Dubon: S9/L9.1-2
Alex Bregman: 9/F89S
Yordan Alvarez: D7/F78.2-H;1-H
Jose Abreu: K

Top 4

Jonah Heim: 43/G4D
Robbie Grossman: K
Travis Jankowski: S7/F7S
Leody Taveras: PO1(E1/TH).1-2
Leody Taveras: K

Bot 4

Kyle Tucker: 4/L4D+
Jeremy Pena: S6/G6S
Corey Julks: S8/L8S.1-3
Yainer Diaz: 8/SF/F8.3-H
Jake Meyers: 4/F89S

Top 5

Marcus Semien: 53/G56
Josh Smith: 8/F8D
Nathaniel Lowe: 7/F78S

Bot 5

Mauricio Dubon: 8/L8XD+
Alex Bregman: 8/L8D
Yordan Alvarez: 3/G3

Top 6

Adolis Garcia: 63/G6
Josh Jung: 43/G4M
Jonah Heim: 4/L4D+

Bot 6

Jose Abreu: 53/G56
Kyle Tucker: S8/L8D+
Jeremy Pena: 8/F8D
Corey Julks: K.BX1(23)

Top 7

Robbie Grossman: W
Travis Jankowski: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Leody Taveras: 63/G6M

Bot 7

Yainer Diaz: 9/F9
Jake Meyers: S9/F9LS
Mauricio Dubon: S7/G6.1-2
Alex Bregman: W.2-3;1-2
Yordan Alvarez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jose Abreu: FC6/G6.3-H;2-H(NR);1-2(E6);B-1
Kyle Tucker: W.2-3;1-2
Jeremy Pena: D57/L7LS+.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
Corey Julks: 3/P3F/FL
Yainer Diaz: 53/G56

Top 8

Marcus Semien: 53/G5
Josh Smith: K
Nathaniel Lowe: S7/L7D.BX2(74)

Bot 8

Jake Meyers: 8/F8D
Mauricio Dubon: 53/G5
Alex Bregman: S7/L7
Yordan Alvarez: 7/F7S

Top 9

Adolis Garcia: K
Josh Jung: S7/G56
Jonah Heim: W.1-2
Bubba Thompson: K
Travis Jankowski: W.2-3;1-2
Leody Taveras: 7/F7

Notes & reviews

Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld.
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy ejected by HP umpire Erich Bacchus for arguing balls and strikes

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