Major League Baseball
Houston Astros
4
Texas Rangers
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
George Springer hit a leadoff homer in the season opener for the second year in a row, Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings and the Houston Astros started their championship defense with a 4-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | vs Chicago White Sox | L 3-7 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | vs Chicago White Sox | L 3-6 | MLB |
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Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Andrus scored on Giles' wild pitch.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Correa doubled to right center, Altuve scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Marisnick homered to left (397 feet).
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Altuve hit sacrifice fly to right, McCann scored, Springer to third.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Springer homered to right (364 feet).
End of the 9th
Chirinos struck out swinging.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
Chirinos batting
Choo singled to center.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Andrus scored on Giles' wild pitch.
Pitch 1: ball 1
Choo batting
Mazara flied out to right, Andrus to third.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Mazara batting
Beltré flied out to center.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: ball 1
Beltré batting
Andrus doubled to left.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Andrus batting
Giles relieved Peacock.
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Delino DeShieldsCF80
Joey Gallo1B17
Elvis AndrusSS18
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nomar MazaraRF15
Shin-Soo ChooDH17
Robinson ChirinosC23
Rougned Odor2B24
Ryan RuaLF16
George SpringerRF4
Alex Bregman3B3
Jose Altuve2B27
Carlos CorreaSS1
Marwin Gonzalez1B14
Josh ReddickLF22
Evan GattisDH11
Jake MarisnickCF94
Brian McCannC16
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