Valdez, Tucker lead Astros to 2-1 win over Rangers
Framber Valdez tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts in 6 1/3 solid innings, Kyle Tucker homered and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
1
Houston Astros
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HOU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Daikin Park
Match Report
Top Performers
TEX
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B
H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
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Sherten Apostel 3B
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
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Anderson Tejeda SS
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
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Nick Solak 1B
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
HOU
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Michael Brantley DH
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
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Kyle Tucker RF
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
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Alex Bregman 3B
H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 1
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George Springer DH
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
Head to Head
HOU wins series 2-1
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
- Enyel De Los Santos Out
- Cristian Javier Out
- Brice Matthews Out
- Daulton Varsho Out
Texas Rangers
- Corey Seager Out
- Cal Quantrill 60-Day-IL
- Jack Leiter 60-Day-IL
- Cole Winn 60-Day-IL
- Carter Baumler 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
- George SpringerCF4
Jose Altuve2B27- Michael BrantleyDH23
- Alex Bregman3B3
- Kyle TuckerLF23
Yuli Gurriel1B10
Carlos CorreaSS1
Josh ReddickRF22
Martin MaldonadoC15
TEX
Leody TaverasCF30- Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B2
- Nick SolakDH15
Joey GalloRF17
Rougned Odor2B24- Sherten Apostel1B82
- Anderson TejedaSS35
Eli WhiteLF38
Jeff MathisC45
Substitutes
Derek DietrichPH12
Sam HuffC31
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
White singled to center, Apostel scored.
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Single 1-2
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 0-2
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 0-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 0-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Tucker homered to right (364 feet), Bregman scored.
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Home Run 0-2
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 0-0
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 0-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Apostel grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Brooks Raley pitches to Sherten Apostel
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Odor grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Brooks Raley pitches to Rougned Odor
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Gallo struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Brooks Raley pitches to Joey Gallo
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Play Result 1-2
Raley relieved James
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Start Inning 1-2
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-2
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Brantley lined out to center.
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Line Out 1-2
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Jonathan Hernandez pitches to Michael Brantley
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Altuve grounded out to third, Springer to second.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Jonathan Hernandez pitches to Jose Altuve
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Springer singled to right.
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Single 1-2
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Jonathan Hernandez pitches to George Springer
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Maldonado flied out to center.
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Fly Out 1-2
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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