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Josh Smith game-ending HR for Rangers in 4-3 win after Astros go ahead on consecutive hit batters

ARLINGTON, Texcas (AP) Josh Smith hit his first game-ending homer at any level, and it came for the Texas Rangers against the Houston Astros in the opener of the final series this season between the AL West rivals and last two World Series champions.

Smith pulled a 410-foot homer into the right-center seats with two outs in the 10th Monday night to give the Rangers a 4-3 win after Houston had gone ahead in the top of the inning when consecutive batters were hit by pitches.

“That's pretty cool, and then to do it against the rival and division team is pretty sweet,” Smith said of his homer. "To do in that situation against that team with where we’re at right now is pretty important”

Corey Seager hit his 23rd homer, his fourth in four games, with two outs in the eighth for the defending champion Rangers (54-59), who moved five games within AL West-leading and idle Seattle. They are 8 1/2 games back for a wild-card spot.

“The excitement speaks for it all. You know that’s how the team feels right now. It almost feels like a weight lifted off our shoulders. You know, you get to exhale a little bit,” said Seager, who was on deck when Smith went deep. “So really cool swing out of him, and something we really needed.”

That game-ending blast off Caleb Ferguson (1-4) made a winner out of All-Star closer Kirby Yates (4-1), who in the top of the 10th hit consecutive batters with pitches, the first a disputed play, to force in a go-ahead run.

Texas had intentionally walked slugger Yordan Alvarez with one out before Yainer Diaz checked his swing and claimed he was hit on the hand by the pitch. The Rangers challenged when home plate umpire Will Little granted the base, but the call stood on replay review. Yates then hit Jeremy Peña with a pitch to force in a run.

“I don't think you can have two bigger home runs of what we got late,” Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. “Those big home runs and and really, you look at Kirby that game. It could have gotten away there in the 10th inning. But kept his poise and got the next two guys out to keep it a one-run ballgame.”

Houston (57-55), the 2022 champ, is 1 1/2 games behind the Mariners after twice giving up the lead against the Rangers.

“That’s baseball. Sometimes you got to tip your hat," said Alex Bregman, who homered for the Astros. “Seager took a really good swing on a good pitch and Smith took a great swing as well.”

Texas took a 6-5 lead in the season series with two games remaining. They both finished with 90 wins last year, and Houston was declared the AL West champion on the head-to-head tiebreaker after winning nine of 13 games during the regular season, and made Texas a wild card.

The Astros led 2-1 in the eighth when Peña drove in a run with a slow, two-hop infield single with the bases loaded against reliever David Robertson, who then struck out the last two batters.

The Astros were 1 for 7 with five strikeouts with the bases loaded from the seventh inning until the end of the game.

Both starting pitchers, Houston’s Hunter Brown and Texas lefty Andrew Heaney, struck out four while giving up only one run over six innings.

Heaney pitched one-hit ball in his six innings, that hit being Bregman's 15th homer for a 1-0 lead in the third. Heaney allowed only two other base runners, on a walk and hit batter, but neither got past first base.

When José Leclerc replaced Heaney to start the seventh, Houston had a walk, hit and sacrifice bunt. Andrew Chafin, acquired in a trade last week, entered with a four-pitch walk to load the bases before consecutive strikeouts.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Astros: Justin Verlander, who hasn't pitched since June 9 because of neck stiffness, will throw a bullpen session this week. A rehab assignment should follow if all goes well for the three-time Cy Young Award winner.

UP NEXT

RHP Tyler Mahle makes his Rangers debut, pitching for the first time since Tommy John surgery in May 2023. Texas signed him to a $22 million, two-year deal in free agency last December, knowing he had to rehab for much of this season. Astros lefty Framber Valdez faces the Rangers for the time since losing to them twice in last year's AL Championship Series.

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	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Astros HOU57-55	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	4	1
Rangers TEX54-59	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	5	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

W: K. Yates (4-1)L: C. Ferguson (1-4)S: (0)
HR: HOU - A. Bregman (26), TEX - J. Smith (13), C. Seager (30)

HOUAstros

TEXRangers

.A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney
P
6.0 IP, ER, BB, 4 SO, 80 P
.H. BrownHunter Brown
P
6.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 97 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.301	.352	.442	.794	4.0
A. Bregman 3B	5	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	.248	.306	.411	.717	5.5
Y. Alvarez DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	.298	.383	.524	.907	1.5
Y. Diaz C	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.295	.324	.439	.763	3.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	.273	.317	.387	.704	5.0
J. Meyers CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	.230	.295	.394	.689	-0.5
C. McCormick LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209	.274	.313	.587	0.0
a- V. Caratini PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.260	.314	.439	.753	1.0
T. Cabbage LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.217	.253	.349	.602	-0.5
M. Dubon 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.267	.291	.385	.676	-1.0
b- J. Singleton PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.230	.311	.354	.665	-0.5
P. Leon RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.111	.200	.111	.311	-1.5

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Alvarez DH	3
Y. Diaz C	2
J. Pena SS	4
J. Meyers CF	3
C. McCormick LF	2
a- V. Caratini PH	0
T. Cabbage LF	2
M. Dubon 1B	3
b- J. Singleton PH-1B	1
P. Leon RF	4

a-walked for McCormick in the 7th
b-struck out for Dubon in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Smith LF	5	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	.278	.369	.442	.811	6.5
C. Seager SS	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.277	.358	.496	.854	5.5
M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.246	.316	.407	.723	0.0
J. Jung 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.324	.375	.703	1.078	2.5
W. Langford DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.242	.308	.371	.679	0.5
N. Lowe 1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	.260	.356	.382	.738	1.0
A. Garcia RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.209	.273	.386	.658	1.5
L. Taveras CF	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.227	.289	.358	.647	1.0
b- R. Grossman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.237	.342	.340	.682	-0.5
C. Kelly C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.239	.321	.388	.709	0.0
a- J. Heim PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.232	.277	.346	.623	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
J. Smith LF	5
C. Seager SS	4
M. Semien 2B	4
J. Jung 3B	3
W. Langford DH	3
N. Lowe 1B	3
A. Garcia RF	4
L. Taveras CF	2
b- R. Grossman PH	1
C. Kelly C	2
a- J. Heim PH-C	2

a-grounded out for Kelly in the 8th
b-struck out for Taveras in the 10th

HR - A. Bregman (15)
SH - J. Meyers (2)
RBI - A. Bregman (52), J. Pena 2 (50)
2-Out RBI - A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Cabbage 4 (4), P. Leon 2 (2)

2B - J. Jung (3)
HR - J. Smith (12), C. Seager (23)
SF - L. Taveras (2)
RBI - J. Smith 2 (48), C. Seager (55), L. Taveras (31)
2-Out RBI - J. Smith 2 (2), C. Seager
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Smith, W. Langford, A. Garcia

E - C. McCormick

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown	6.0	3	1	1	2	4	0	3.98	1.37	17.0
B. Abreu	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.60	1.25	3.5
R. Pressly (BS, 7)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3.50	1.33	1.5
J. Hader	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	3.86	1.00	3.5
C. Ferguson (L, 1-4) (BS, 2)	0.2	1	2	1	0	2	1	5.29	1.50	-4.0

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown	6.0
B. Abreu	1.0
R. Pressly (BS, 7)	1.0
J. Hader	1.0
C. Ferguson (L, 1-4) (BS, 2)	0.2

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Heaney	6.0	1	1	1	1	4	1	3.98	1.22	19.0
J. Leclerc	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.05	1.24	-1.0
A. Chafin	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.49	1.42	2.0
D. Robertson	1.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	3.00	1.00	-1.0
K. Yates (W, 4-1)	2.0	0	1	0	1	4	0	1.08	0.91	12.0

PITCHERS	IP
A. Heaney	6.0
J. Leclerc	0.1
A. Chafin	0.2
D. Robertson	1.0
K. Yates (W, 4-1)	2.0

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 97-59, B. Abreu 17-11, R. Pressly 13-8, J. Hader 26-18, C. Ferguson 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 7-5, R. Pressly 2-1, C. Ferguson 0-1
Batters Faced - H. Brown 23, B. Abreu 3, R. Pressly 4, J. Hader 4, C. Ferguson 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Heaney 80-49, J. Leclerc 15-7, A. Chafin 14-6, D. Robertson 27-16, K. Yates 25-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Heaney 5-7, J. Leclerc 1-0, D. Robertson 2-0, K. Yates 2-0
Batters Faced - A. Heaney 21, J. Leclerc 3, A. Chafin 3, D. Robertson 7, K. Yates 9

.A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney
P
6.0 IP, ER, BB, 4 SO, 80 P
.H. BrownHunter Brown
P
6.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 97 P

	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Astros HOU57-55	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	4	1
Rangers TEX54-59	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	5	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.301	.352	.442	.794	4.0
A. Bregman 3B	5	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	.248	.306	.411	.717	5.5
Y. Alvarez DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	.298	.383	.524	.907	1.5
Y. Diaz C	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.295	.324	.439	.763	3.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	.273	.317	.387	.704	5.0
J. Meyers CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	.230	.295	.394	.689	-0.5
C. McCormick LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209	.274	.313	.587	0.0
a- V. Caratini PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.260	.314	.439	.753	1.0
T. Cabbage LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.217	.253	.349	.602	-0.5
M. Dubon 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.267	.291	.385	.676	-1.0
b- J. Singleton PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.230	.311	.354	.665	-0.5
P. Leon RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.111	.200	.111	.311	-1.5
Total	33	3	4	3	1	6	12	25	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Alvarez DH	3
Y. Diaz C	2
J. Pena SS	4
J. Meyers CF	3
C. McCormick LF	2
a- V. Caratini PH	0
T. Cabbage LF	2
M. Dubon 1B	3
b- J. Singleton PH-1B	1
P. Leon RF	4
Total	33

a-walked for McCormick in the 7th
b-struck out for Dubon in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Smith LF	5	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	.278	.369	.442	.811	6.5
C. Seager SS	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.277	.358	.496	.854	5.5
M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.246	.316	.407	.723	0.0
J. Jung 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.324	.375	.703	1.078	2.5
W. Langford DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.242	.308	.371	.679	0.5
N. Lowe 1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	.260	.356	.382	.738	1.0
A. Garcia RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.209	.273	.386	.658	1.5
L. Taveras CF	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.227	.289	.358	.647	1.0
b- R. Grossman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.237	.342	.340	.682	-0.5
C. Kelly C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.239	.321	.388	.709	0.0
a- J. Heim PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.232	.277	.346	.623	-0.5
Total	33	4	5	4	2	3	11	9	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Smith LF	5
C. Seager SS	4
M. Semien 2B	4
J. Jung 3B	3
W. Langford DH	3
N. Lowe 1B	3
A. Garcia RF	4
L. Taveras CF	2
b- R. Grossman PH	1
C. Kelly C	2
a- J. Heim PH-C	2
Total	33

a-grounded out for Kelly in the 8th
b-struck out for Taveras in the 10th

HR - A. Bregman (15)
SH - J. Meyers (2)
RBI - A. Bregman (52), J. Pena 2 (50)
2-Out RBI - A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Cabbage 4 (4), P. Leon 2 (2)

2B - J. Jung (3)
HR - J. Smith (12), C. Seager (23)
SF - L. Taveras (2)
RBI - J. Smith 2 (48), C. Seager (55), L. Taveras (31)
2-Out RBI - J. Smith 2 (2), C. Seager
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Smith, W. Langford, A. Garcia

E - C. McCormick

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown	6.0	3	1	1	2	4	0	3.98	1.37	17.0
B. Abreu	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.60	1.25	3.5
R. Pressly (BS, 7)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3.50	1.33	1.5
J. Hader	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	3.86	1.00	3.5
C. Ferguson (L, 1-4) (BS, 2)	0.2	1	2	1	0	2	1	5.29	1.50	-4.0
Total	9.2	5	4	3	3	11	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown	6.0
B. Abreu	1.0
R. Pressly (BS, 7)	1.0
J. Hader	1.0
C. Ferguson (L, 1-4) (BS, 2)	0.2
Total	9.2

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Heaney	6.0	1	1	1	1	4	1	3.98	1.22	19.0
J. Leclerc	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.05	1.24	-1.0
A. Chafin	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.49	1.42	2.0
D. Robertson	1.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	3.00	1.00	-1.0
K. Yates (W, 4-1)	2.0	0	1	0	1	4	0	1.08	0.91	12.0
Total	10.0	4	3	2	6	12	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Heaney	6.0
J. Leclerc	0.1
A. Chafin	0.2
D. Robertson	1.0
K. Yates (W, 4-1)	2.0
Total	10.0

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 97-59, B. Abreu 17-11, R. Pressly 13-8, J. Hader 26-18, C. Ferguson 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 7-5, R. Pressly 2-1, C. Ferguson 0-1
Batters Faced - H. Brown 23, B. Abreu 3, R. Pressly 4, J. Hader 4, C. Ferguson 3

Pitches-Strikes - A. Heaney 80-49, J. Leclerc 15-7, A. Chafin 14-6, D. Robertson 27-16, K. Yates 25-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Heaney 5-7, J. Leclerc 1-0, D. Robertson 2-0, K. Yates 2-0
Batters Faced - A. Heaney 21, J. Leclerc 3, A. Chafin 3, D. Robertson 7, K. Yates 9

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
A. Bregman homered to left 1 0
5TH INNING
Taveras hit sacrifice fly to left, N. Lowe scored, Garcia to third on left fielder McCormick throwing error 1 1
8TH INNING
Pena reached on an infield single to shortstop, J. Altuve scored, Alvarez to third, Diaz to second 2 1
C. Seager homered to right 2 2
10TH INNING
Pena hit by pitch, J. Altuve scored, Alvarez to third, Diaz to second 3 2
J. Smith homered to right, A. Garcia scored 3 4

3RD INNING
	A. Bregman homered to left	1	0

5TH INNING
	Taveras hit sacrifice fly to left, N. Lowe scored, Garcia to third on left fielder McCormick throwing error	1	1

8TH INNING
	Pena reached on an infield single to shortstop, J. Altuve scored, Alvarez to third, Diaz to second	2	1
	C. Seager homered to right	2	2

10TH INNING
	Pena hit by pitch, J. Altuve scored, Alvarez to third, Diaz to second	3	2
	J. Smith homered to right, A. Garcia scored	3	4

1ST INNING
Astros
A. Heaney Pitching:
J. Altuve: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Altuve walked
A. Bregman: Bregman flied out to deep center
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Alvarez struck out swinging
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Diaz lined out to center
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
H. Brown Pitching:
J. Smith: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul tip, Smith struck out on foul tip
C. Seager: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Seager flied out to left
M. Semien: Foul, Semien reached on an infield single to shortstop
J. Jung: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Jung grounded out to second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Astros
A. Heaney Pitching:
J. Pena: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Pena grounded out to shortstop
J. Meyers: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Meyers hit by pitch
C. McCormick: Foul, Foul, Foul, McCormick reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Meyers out at second
M. Dubon: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Dubon grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
H. Brown Pitching:
W. Langford: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Langford lined out to shortstop
N. Lowe: Strike looking, Ball, Lowe grounded out to first
A. Garcia: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Garcia flied out to center
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Astros
A. Heaney Pitching:
P. Leon: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Leon flied out to shallow right
J. Altuve: Foul, Altuve grounded out to shortstop
A. Bregman: Strike looking, A. Bregman homered to left
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Alvarez flied out to center
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
H. Brown Pitching:
L. Taveras: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Taveras lined out to left
C. Kelly: Ball, Kelly grounded out to third
J. Smith: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Smith grounded out to first
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Astros
A. Heaney Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Foul, Foul, Ball, Diaz grounded out to shortstop
J. Pena: Ball, Strike swinging, Pena flied out to right
J. Meyers: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Meyers struck out looking
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
H. Brown Pitching:
C. Seager: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
M. Semien: Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Semien struck out looking
J. Jung: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Jung doubled to deep center
W. Langford: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Langford struck out looking
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Astros
A. Heaney Pitching:
C. McCormick: Foul, Ball, McCormick flied out to right
M. Dubon: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Dubon struck out swinging
P. Leon: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Leon struck out looking
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Rangers
H. Brown Pitching:
N. Lowe: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Lowe walked
A. Garcia: Garcia singled to left center, Lowe to third
L. Taveras: Ball, Foul, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Foul, Ball, Taveras hit sacrifice fly to left, N. Lowe scored, Garcia to third on left fielder McCormick throwing error
C. Kelly: Strike looking, Kelly grounded out to shortstop
J. Smith: Foul, Foul, Ball, Smith flied out to shallow shortstop
End of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Astros
A. Heaney Pitching:
J. Altuve: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Altuve flied out to center
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Bregman lined out to right
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Alvarez flied out to deep left
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
H. Brown Pitching:
C. Seager: Seager lined out to center
M. Semien: Strike looking, Ball, Semien grounded out to third
J. Jung: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Jung walked
W. Langford: Ball, Ball, Foul, Langford flied out to center
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Astros
Jose Leclerc relieved Andrew Heaney
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Diaz walked
J. Pena: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Pena singled to center, Diaz to second
J. Meyers: Ball, Foul, Foul, Meyers hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Diaz to third, Pena to second
Victor Caratini hit for Chas McCormick
Andrew Chafin relieved Jose Leclerc
V. Caratini: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Caratini walked
M. Dubon: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Dubon struck out swinging
P. Leon: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Leon struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Trey Cabbage in left field
Bryan Abreu relieved Hunter Brown
N. Lowe: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Lowe struck out swinging
A. Garcia: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Garcia lined out to center
L. Taveras: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Taveras popped out to shortstop
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Astros
David Robertson relieved Andrew Chafin
J. Altuve: Altuve singled to left
A. Bregman: Foul, Foul, Ball, Altuve to second on wild pitch, Bregman grounded out to second, Altuve to third
Y. Alvarez: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Alvarez intentionally walked
Y. Diaz: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Diaz walked, Alvarez to second
J. Pena: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pena reached on an infield single to shortstop, J. Altuve scored, Alvarez to third, Diaz to second
J. Meyers: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
T. Cabbage: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Cabbage struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Ryan Pressly relieved Bryan Abreu
Jonah Heim hit for Carson Kelly
J. Heim: Heim grounded out to first
J. Smith: Smith grounded out to first
C. Seager: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, C. Seager homered to right
M. Semien: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Semien struck out swinging
End of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Astros
Jonah Heim catching
Kirby Yates relieved David Robertson
Jonathan Singleton hit for Mauricio Dubon
J. Singleton: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Singleton struck out swinging
P. Leon: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Leon struck out swinging
J. Altuve: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Altuve grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Jonathan Singleton at first base
Josh Hader relieved Ryan Pressly
J. Jung: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Jung struck out swinging
W. Langford: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Langford walked
N. Lowe: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Langford to second on balk, Foul, Strike swinging, Lowe struck out swinging
A. Garcia: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
10TH INNING
Astros
K. Yates Pitching:
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Bregman struck out swinging
Y. Alvarez: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Alvarez intentionally walked
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz hit by pitch, Altuve to third, Alvarez to second
J. Pena: Ball, Pena hit by pitch, J. Altuve scored, Alvarez to third, Diaz to second
J. Meyers: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
T. Cabbage: Cabbage grounded out to first
Middle of the 10th (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Adolis Garcia placed on second
Robbie Grossman hit for Leody Taveras
R. Grossman: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Grossman struck out swinging
J. Heim: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Heim struck out swinging
J. Smith: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, J. Smith homered to right, A. Garcia scored
End of the 10th (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)