Major League Baseball

FINAL
Texas Rangers 9
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Houston Astros 1
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Match Report

Semien's grand slam caps 6-run 7th, Rangers beat Astros 9-1

— Marcus Semien hit a grand slam to cap a six-run seventh inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Astros 9-1 on Sunday night for their first series win at Houston in nearly five years.

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Top Performers

TEX

  • Travis Jankowski CF H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Jonah Heim C H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 1
  • Josh Jung 3B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Nathaniel Lowe 1B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 2

HOU

  • Kyle Tucker RF H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Yordan Alvarez DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Mauricio Dubon LF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Jeremy Pena SS H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1

Head to Head

TEX 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

HOU

  1. 14Mauricio Dubon2B
  2. 3Alex Bregman3B
  3. 44Yordan AlvarezLF
  4. 79Jose Abreu1B
  5. 23Kyle TuckerRF
  6. 3Jeremy PenaSS
  7. 93David HensleyDH
  8. 6Jake MeyersCF
  9. 15Martin MaldonadoC

Substitutes

  1. 18Cesar SalazarPH

TEX

  1. 10Marcus Semien2B
  2. 20Ezequiel DuranSS
  3. 46Nathaniel Lowe1B
  4. 53Adolis GarciaRF
  5. 6Josh Jung3B
  6. 15Jonah HeimC
  7. 8Robbie GrossmanDH
  8. 30Leody TaverasCF
  9. 12Bubba ThompsonLF

Substitutes

  1. 9Josh SmithSS
  2. 16Travis JankowskiLF

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36178 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36178 9th Inning
  3. Foul Out 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36178 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41829 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36178 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36178 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31549 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31549 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31549 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31549 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41829 8th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    41829 8th Inning
  16. Play Result 9-1

    Taveras doubled to left, Grossman scored and Jung scored.

    41829 8th Inning
  17. Double 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41829 8th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    41829 8th Inning
  19. Play Result 7-1

    Heim hit sacrifice fly to right, Lowe scored, Jung to third.

    41829 8th Inning
  20. Sacrifice Fly 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41829 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41829 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 8th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31549 7th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    39814 7th Inning
  27. Play Result 6-1

    Bregman walked, Peña scored, Meyers to second, Hensley to third.

    39814 7th Inning
  28. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball 4

    39814 7th Inning
  29. Ball 6-0

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    39814 7th Inning
  30. Ball 6-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    39814 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39814 7th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39814 7th Inning
  33. Ball 6-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39814 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    39945 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39945 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39945 7th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39945 7th Inning
  38. End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
    32377 7th Inning
  39. Play Result 6-0

    Semien homered to left (365 feet), Jung scored, Heim scored and Grossman scored.

    32377 7th Inning
  40. Home Run 6-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32377 7th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  42. Strike Swinging 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32377 7th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  45. End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
    36581 7th Inning
  46. Play Result 2-0

    Grossman singled to left, García scored, Heim to second, Jung to third.

    36581 7th Inning
  47. Single 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36581 7th Inning
  48. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    36581 7th Inning
  49. Play Result 1-0

    Heim walked, Lowe scored, Jung to second, García to third.

    36581 7th Inning
  50. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 5 : Ball 4

    36581 7th Inning
  51. Strike Looking 1-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    36581 7th Inning
  52. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    36581 7th Inning
  53. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    36581 7th Inning
  54. Ball 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36581 7th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36581 7th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39945 6th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 5th Inning
  1. End Inning 9-1

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    36178 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 9-1

    Dubón grounded into double play, third to second to first, Salazar out at second.

    36178 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36178 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36178 9th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Josh Sborz pitches to Mauricio Dubon

    36178 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    36178 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 9-1

    Salazar singled to center.

    36178 9th Inning
  9. Single 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36178 9th Inning
  10. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    36178 9th Inning
  11. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36178 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36178 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Josh Sborz pitches to Cesar Salazar

    36178 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 9-1

    Salazar hit for Maldonado

    9th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    36178 9th Inning
  16. Play Result 9-1

    Meyers fouled out to first.

    36178 9th Inning
  17. Foul Out 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36178 9th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Josh Sborz pitches to Jake Meyers

    36178 9th Inning
  19. Start Inning 9-1

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  20. End Inning 9-1

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    41829 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 9-1

    García struck out swinging.

    41829 9th Inning
  23. Strike Swinging 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    41829 9th Inning
  24. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    41829 9th Inning
  25. Strike Swinging 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41829 9th Inning
  26. Strike Looking 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41829 9th Inning
  27. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Ronel Blanco pitches to Adolis Garcia

    41829 9th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    41829 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 9-1

    Lowe lined out to center.

    41829 9th Inning
  30. Line Out 9-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41829 9th Inning
  31. Strike Looking 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    41829 9th Inning
  32. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    41829 9th Inning
  33. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41829 9th Inning
  34. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41829 9th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Ronel Blanco pitches to Nathaniel Lowe

    41829 9th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    41829 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 9-1

    J. Smith flied out to right.

    41829 9th Inning
  38. Fly Out 9-1

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    41829 9th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 9th Inning
  40. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    41829 9th Inning

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