Texas Rangers at Houston Astros
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Altuve's homer lifts Astros to sweep Rangers, take AL West lead
The victory coupled with Seattle’s loss to Kansas City moves the Astros 1/2 game ahead of the Mariners for first place in the AL West.
The game was tied 2-2 when Carlos Correa singled to start the third. Altuve’s home run off Jacob deGrom (12-8) to the seats in left field put the Astros on top 4-2. Altuve has 37 homers and 100 RBI in his career against the Rangers, which are his most against any team.
Peña connected off deGrom on his home run to the first row in right field to start Houston’s fifth and push the lead to 5-2.
Cristian Javier (2-3) allowed five hits and two runs in six strong innings for the win in his seventh start after missing more than a year recovering from Tommy John surgery. Bryan King pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save.
DeGrom yielded six hits and tied a season-high with five runs. He lasted just five innings after the Astros forced him to throw 35 pitches in the first.
Peña hit a leadoff double before a single by Correa. There were two outs in the inning when Yainer Diaz’s single scored them both to give Houston an early lead.
Alejandro Osuna singled with one out in the second and stole second base. The Rangers cut the lead to 2-1 on an RBI double by Josh Jung. Cody Freeman singled with two outs to send Jung home and tie it.
The Rangers went 2 for 8 with runners in scoring position as they lost their fourth straight game.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Jung grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Helman fouled out to third. |
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9th Inning | Helman hit for Osuna |
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9th Inning | A. García grounded out to pitcher. |
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9th Inning | Dubón at second base. |
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8th Inning | Caratini grounded out to shortstop. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 6 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 130 | Pitches | 128 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.5 | Runs Created | 2.9 |
| .194 | Batting Average | .194 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .226 | Slugging Percentage | .419 |
| .161 | Secondary Average | .258 |
| .265 | On Base Percentage | .219 |
| .491 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .638 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 1.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.1 |
| 18.0 | Batter Rating | 34.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 0.67 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.82 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.00 |
| .032 | Isolated Power | .226 |
| 0.60 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.11 |
| .088 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .031 |
| -.032 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .065 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 69.5 | MLB Rating | 79.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
