Major League Baseball
Texas Rangers
2
Houston Astros
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Gerrit Cole struck out 10 batters, including his 300th of the season, in eight strong innings, Yuli Gurriel and Jose Altuve homered and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night to lock up a postseason berth.
| 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 |
| Full Schedule | |||
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul
Guzmán homered to right (360 feet).
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Altuve homered to right (403 feet).
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Calhoun scored on throwing error by catcher Maldonado, Santana stole second.
Calhoun scored on throwing error by catcher Maldonado, Santana stole second.
Calhoun scored on throwing error by catcher Maldonado, Santana stole second.
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Gurriel homered to left (362 feet), Alvarez scored.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Middle of the 9th inning
Guzmán grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Solak out at second.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Roberto Osuna pitches to Ronald Guzman
Odor struck out swinging.
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Roberto Osuna pitches to Rougned Odor
Solak singled to left, Santana to second.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Roberto Osuna pitches to Nick Solak
Santana walked.
Pitch 6 : Ball 4
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Roberto Osuna pitches to Danny Santana
Osuna relieved Cole
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th inning
Maldonado flied out to center.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Rafael Montero pitches to Martin Maldonado
Díaz struck out swinging.
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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HOU wins series 2-0
George SpringerCF4
Jose Altuve2B27
Michael BrantleyLF23
Alex BregmanSS3
Yordan AlvarezDH44
Yuli Gurriel1B10
Kyle TuckerRF23
Aledmys Diaz3B12
Martin MaldonadoC15
Shin-Soo ChooDH17
Elvis AndrusSS18
Willie CalhounLF5
Danny SantanaRF22
Nick Solak3B15
Rougned Odor2B24
Ronald Guzman1B84
Scott HeinemanCF26
Jose TrevinoC35
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