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Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

2019-09-18 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 38417 · 73°F, dome · 2:35

Houston Astros defeated Texas Rangers 3–2. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 5th — Yuli Gurriel homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Ronald Guzman grounds into a double play, shortstop Alex Bregman to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. Nick Solak out at 2nd. Ronald Guzman out at 1st — worth 29% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Gerrit Cole L: Kolby Allard SV: Roberto Osuna

Umpires — HP: Lance Barksdale · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Chris Segal · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shin-Soo Choo	3	0	0	0	1	2
Elvis Andrus	4	0	1	0	0	3
Willie Calhoun	4	1	2	0	0	0
Danny Santana	3	0	1	0	1	1
Nick Solak	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rougned Odor	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ronald Guzman	4	1	1	1	0	2
Scott Heineman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Trevino	3	0	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Altuve	4	1	1	1	0	0
Michael Brantley	2	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Bregman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Yordan Alvarez	4	1	2	0	0	1
Yuli Gurriel	3	1	2	2	1	1
Kyle Tucker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Aledmys Diaz	4	0	0	0	0	1
Martin Maldonado	2	0	0	0	2	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kolby Allard	5.0	4	4	2
Edinson Volquez	1.0	0	0	0
Emmanuel Clase	1.0	2	0	2
Rafael Montero	1.0	0	0	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gerrit Cole	8.0	6	1	10
Roberto Osuna	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shin-Soo Choo: 7/F78S
Elvis Andrus: S8/G6M+
Willie Calhoun: WP.1-2
Willie Calhoun: 43/G34D.2-3
Danny Santana: K

Bot 1

George Springer: 63/G56+
Jose Altuve: 9/F89S
Michael Brantley: W
Alex Bregman: 53/G56-

Top 2

Nick Solak: 63/G6+
Rougned Odor: K
Ronald Guzman: K

Bot 2

Yordan Alvarez: K
Yuli Gurriel: W
Kyle Tucker: 7/F7LM
Aledmys Diaz: FC5/G56.1-3(E5/TH);B-2
Martin Maldonado: W
George Springer: 53/G56-

Top 3

Scott Heineman: 9/F9D+
Jose Trevino: 8/F8LD
Shin-Soo Choo: K

Bot 3

Jose Altuve: 4/F4MD-
Michael Brantley: HP
Alex Bregman: S7/L78S+.1-2
Yordan Alvarez: 8/L8RM
Yuli Gurriel: S5/G5+.2-3;1-2
Kyle Tucker: 5/F5D-

Top 4

Elvis Andrus: K
Willie Calhoun: S9/L3D+.BX2(96)
Danny Santana: 8/F8RM

Bot 4

Aledmys Diaz: 3/F3-
Martin Maldonado: W
George Springer: K
Jose Altuve: 64(1)/FO/G56

Top 5

Nick Solak: 8/F8LD+
Rougned Odor: 7/F7M
Ronald Guzman: K

Bot 5

Michael Brantley: 43/G4
Alex Bregman: 8/F8RXD+
Yordan Alvarez: S7/L6D+
Yuli Gurriel: HR/F78D+.1-H
Kyle Tucker: 8/F8RD

Top 6

Scott Heineman: K
Jose Trevino: 53/G15-
Shin-Soo Choo: K

Bot 6

Aledmys Diaz: 63/G6+
Martin Maldonado: 9/F9S
George Springer: 3/G34

Top 7

Elvis Andrus: K
Willie Calhoun: S6/G6MD
Danny Santana: S9/L34D.1-3
Nick Solak: SB2.3-H(E2/TH)(NR)
Nick Solak: 63/G6.2-3
Rougned Odor: 9/F89D

Bot 7

Jose Altuve: HR/F89D+
Michael Brantley: 43/G4
Alex Bregman: K
Yordan Alvarez: S7/L78S
Yuli Gurriel: K

Top 8

Ronald Guzman: HR/L9LD+
Scott Heineman: 43/G4MD
Jose Trevino: S5/G5S-
Shin-Soo Choo: W.1-2
Elvis Andrus: K
Willie Calhoun: 9/F9D

Bot 8

Kyle Tucker: K
Aledmys Diaz: K
Martin Maldonado: 8/F8RXD+

Top 9

Danny Santana: W
Nick Solak: S7/L78S-.1-2
Rougned Odor: K
Ronald Guzman: 6(1)3/GDP/G6+

Notes & reviews

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Astros challenged call that Calhoun was safe at 2nd; call overturned - single and out stretching
Astros challenged call that Brantley was out at 1st; call upheld - ground out
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