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Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

2023-07-26 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 40398 · 73°F, dome · 2:58

Texas Rangers defeated Houston Astros 13–5. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Alex Bregman homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Pena scores. Kyle Tucker scores. Texas Rangers took the lead in the 4th — Leody Taveras singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Mitch Garver scores. Robbie Grossman scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Leody Taveras singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Mitch Garver scores. Robbie Grossman scores — worth 21% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Marcus Semien (P): Benches clearing.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	2	4	7	0	0	0	0	13	17
HOU	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	6

W: Andrew Heaney L: Framber Valdez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mark Ripperger · 1B: Shane Livensparger · 2B: Dan Bellino · 3B: Phil Cuzzi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marcus Semien	3	3	3	2	0	0
Ezequiel Duran	5	1	1	0	1	2
Nathaniel Lowe	4	2	2	3	2	0
Adolis Garcia	5	1	1	4	0	1
Josh Jung	5	0	2	0	0	1
Jonah Heim	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mitch Garver	4	1	2	0	1	0
Robbie Grossman	5	2	2	0	0	0
Leody Taveras	5	2	2	3	0	0
Sam Huff	3	1	1	1	0	1
Josh Smith	2	0	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Pena	4	1	2	0	0	1
Kyle Tucker	1	1	0	0	2	0
Alex Bregman	3	1	2	3	0	0
Yordan Alvarez	2	0	1	0	1	0
Jose Abreu	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chas McCormick	3	1	0	0	1	2
Corey Julks	4	0	0	0	0	1
Martin Maldonado	1	0	0	0	0	1
Yainer Diaz	3	1	1	2	0	0
Grae Kessinger	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jake Meyers	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mauricio Dubon	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andrew Heaney	5.0	4	3	3
Jose Leclerc	2.0	1	0	2
Owen White	2.0	1	1	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Framber Valdez	3.2	8	2	1
Seth Martinez	1.0	6	1	1
Rafael Montero	1.1	0	1	1
Parker Mushinski	2.0	3	0	2
Ryne Stanek	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marcus Semien: S7/G56
Ezequiel Duran: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Nathaniel Lowe: S3/G34
Adolis Garcia: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Bot 1

Jose Altuve: 53/G56
Jeremy Pena: D7/L7L
Kyle Tucker: W
Alex Bregman: HR/F7LD.2-H;1-H
Yordan Alvarez: HP
Jose Abreu: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 2

Josh Jung: S9/G4
Jonah Heim: 3/P3F/FL
Mitch Garver: 9/F89D
Robbie Grossman: 53/G5

Bot 2

Chas McCormick: K
Corey Julks: 8/F8D
Martin Maldonado: K

Top 3

Leody Taveras: 9/F9D
Marcus Semien: HP
Ezequiel Duran: 9/L9LD
Nathaniel Lowe: HR/F9D.1-H
Adolis Garcia: 53/G5

Bot 3

Jose Altuve: 43/G6M
Jeremy Pena: 8/F89D
Kyle Tucker: 43/G34

Top 4

Josh Jung: 53/G56S
Jonah Heim: K
Mitch Garver: S57/G56
Robbie Grossman: D7/L78XD+.1-3
Leody Taveras: S9/L89D+.3-H;2-H
Marcus Semien: HR/F7D.1-H
Ezequiel Duran: W
Nathaniel Lowe: PB.1-2
Nathaniel Lowe: W+WP.2-3
Adolis Garcia: K

Bot 4

Alex Bregman: S7/G56
Yordan Alvarez: W.1-2
Jose Abreu: 9/F89
Chas McCormick: K
Corey Julks: 3/P34

Top 5

Josh Jung: 9/F9L
Sam Huff: HR/F7D
Mitch Garver: 63/G6S
Robbie Grossman: T8/L89XD+
Leody Taveras: S7/G56.3-H
Marcus Semien: S9/G34.1-2
Ezequiel Duran: S6/G6.2-3;1-2
Nathaniel Lowe: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Adolis Garcia: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Josh Jung: K

Bot 5

Yainer Diaz: 63/G56S
Jose Altuve: 53/G56S
Jeremy Pena: S9/L89
Kyle Tucker: W.1-2
Alex Bregman: 7/F7

Top 6

Sam Huff: 53/G2
Mitch Garver: W
Robbie Grossman: 7/F78
Leody Taveras: 43/G34

Bot 6

Yordan Alvarez: D8/F78XD+
Jose Abreu: 7/F7D
Chas McCormick: 63/G6
Corey Julks: 9/L9D+

Top 7

Josh Smith: S34/G3
Ezequiel Duran: K
Nathaniel Lowe: 8/F8D
Adolis Garcia: 54(1)/FO/G56S.B-1

Bot 7

Yainer Diaz: 7/F7D
Grae Kessinger: K
Jeremy Pena: K

Top 8

Josh Jung: S7/L7D+
Sam Huff: K
Mitch Garver: S7/L7LD.1-2
Robbie Grossman: 8/F78D
Leody Taveras: 9/L89

Bot 8

Jake Meyers: K
Mauricio Dubon: 9/F89
Yordan Alvarez: 3/G3

Top 9

Josh Smith: 43/G34
Ezequiel Duran: K
Nathaniel Lowe: 8/F8XD

Bot 9

Jose Abreu: 5/L5
Chas McCormick: W
Corey Julks: K
Yainer Diaz: HR/F7D.1-H
Grae Kessinger: 13/G4MS-

Notes & reviews

Rangers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned.
Rangers second baseman Semien ejected by HP umpire Ripperger for inciting benches clearing ej,maldm001,P,rippm901,Benches clearing
Astros catcher Martin Maldonado ejected by HP umpire Ripperger for inciting benches clearing

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