Nelson Cruz's grand slam helps Rangers beat Astros for 10th time
Nelson Cruz hit a grand slam, Nick Tepesch took a shutout into the sixth inning
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
5
Texas Rangers
10
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| TEX | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 5-10
C Pena grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Castro scored on throwing error by first baseman M Moreland, C Carter safe at second on throwing error by first baseman M Moreland.
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Error 5-10
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Foul Ball 4-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-10
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-10
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-10
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Play Result 4-10
J Martinez singled to left, C Carter scored, C Pena to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-10
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-10
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Play Result 3-10
C Carter doubled to left, B Wallace and J Castro scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-10
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Advancing On Play 2-10
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
J Castro singled to right, J Altuve scored, B Wallace to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-10
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Foul Ball 0-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-10
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Play Result 0-10
L Martin singled to right center, M Moreland scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-10
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-9
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Play Result 0-9
A Beltre homered to left (367 feet), N Cruz scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-9
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Play Result 0-7
D Murphy grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, L Martin scored, I Kinsler out at second.
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Advancing On Force 0-7
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-6
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
N Cruz homered to center (412 feet), E Andrus, I Kinsler and D Murphy scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-6
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End Inning 5-10
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-10
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Play Result 5-10
J Altuve struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-10
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-10
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-10
J Altuve batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-10
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Play Result 5-10
M Krauss grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-10
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-10
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-10
M Krauss batting
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Play Result 5-10
M Krauss hit for R Cedeno.
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-10
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Play Result 5-10
M Dominguez grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-10
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-10
M Dominguez batting
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Play Result 5-10
J Frasor relieved R Wolf.
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Start Inning 5-10
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-10
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-10
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Play Result 5-10
A Pierzynski grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-10
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-10
A Pierzynski batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-10
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Play Result 5-10
A Beltre intentionally walked.
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Intentional Ball 5-10
Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 5-10
Pitch 3: ball 3 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 5-10
Pitch 2: ball 2 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 5-10
Pitch 1: ball 1 (intentional ball)
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Head to Head
TEX wins series 2-1
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Ian Kinsler2B3
David MurphyLF18
Nelson CruzRF32
Adrian Beltre3B29
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Lance BerkmanDH27
Mitch Moreland1B18
Elvis AndrusSS18
Leonys MartinCF17
HOU
Jose Altuve2B27
Brett Wallace1B39
Jason CastroC18
Chris CarterLF48
Carlos PenaDH21
J.D. MartinezRF28
Brandon BarnesCF90
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Ronny CedenoSS7
Substitutes
Marc KraussPH61
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