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Alvarez hits 117 mph homer, Astros beat Rangers 6-4 to take season series again

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Yordan Alvarez hit a 117 mph homer for the Houston slugger's hardest shot of the season, Yusei Kikuchi struck out eight pitching into the sixth inning and the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Wednesday.

The victory clinched the season series for the Astros for the eighth consecutive year in a decisive final regular-season meeting between last season's AL Championship Series opponents and the past two World Series champions. The Texas rivals split the first 12 meetings, including the first two in this series.

The Silver Boot trophy actually meant something last year when Houston had the tiebreaker and avoided the wild card after tying Texas atop the AL West. The Rangers took the longer postseason route to the franchise's first championship.

Victor Caratini also went deep while Jeremy Peña, Mauricio Dubón, Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman drove in a run apiece for Houston, which started the day a half-game behind Seattle in the division with Texas five back.

“It’s important,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “We don’t know what’s going to happen in the next 50 games. We just want to put our club in a good position to win the West. It matters.”

Kikuchi (5-9) held Texas scoreless through five innings before Marcus Semien's 17th home run, a solo shot, leading off the sixth.

The Japanese left-hander gave up four hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings a day after Framber Valdez lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning on Corey Seager’s two-run homer in the Astros’ 4-2 victory.

It was the first start for Kikuchi since tying a franchise record with eight consecutive strikeouts in his Houston debut following the trade that brought the 33-year-old from Toronto. His previous victory was June 11 with the Blue Jays, but the Astros are 2-0 in his starts.

“I feel like I’ve been settling in and getting used to my surroundings,” Kikuchi said through an interpreter. “But getting those two wins definitely eases the pressure.”

Houston closer Josh Hader, pitching on a third consecutive day for the first time this season, struck out Seager to start a perfect ninth for his 24th consecutive save, tying Brad Lidge's single-season franchise record from 2005.

Alvarez's solo shot for his 22nd homer and second in as many games was a low liner 415 feet into the Texas bullpen in deep right-center field for a 2-0 lead in the third.

“I really didn’t think that was going to be a homer,” Alvarez said through an interpreter. “I was running hard and then I looked up and the ball was gone, and I was like, ‘Oh, wow.’”

Peña's fielder's choice scored Bregman in the first against José Ureña (3-7), who gave up two runs on six hits and three walks in four innings.

“We move on,” Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. “I keep saying that. It’s all you can do. It was a tight series. That’s always tough when you lose a series to the team you’re chasing.”

Houston's Zach Dezenzo doubled leading off the second for his first major league hit while playing first base a day after going 0 for 4 in his big league debut as the designated hitter.

The 24-year-old singled and scored from first on Dubón's double after Caratini's solo shot, his sixth homer, in a three-run sixth inning against José Leclerc. Dubón scored on Altuve's single.

Dezenzo reached base a third time on an eighth-inning walk and scored on Bregman's single.

“Yesterday was yesterday. A lot of emotions. Pretty overwhelming,” Dezenzo said. “Today I felt a lot more like myself, just playing the game again, enjoying it, having fun with the guys.”

Nathaniel Lowe had an RBI triple for Texas, and Jonah Heim drove in a run with a single.

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Both teams open three-game series on the East Coast on Friday. The Astros haven't announced any starters for their Boston series. Rangers LHP Cody Bradford (3-0, 3.96 ERA) is set to face the Yankees in his second start and third appearance since missing 3 1/2 months with a rib stress fracture that was originally listed as a low back strain.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU59-55	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	6	13	1
Rangers TEX54-61	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	9	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

W: Y. Kikuchi (5-9)L: J. Urena (3-7)S: J. Hader (24)
HR: HOU - V. Caratini (8), Y. Alvarez (35), TEX - M. Semien (23)

HOUAstros

TEXRangers

.Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi
P
5.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 SO, 100 P
.J. HaderJosh Hader
P
1.0 IP, SO, 11 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	.303	.355	.441	.796	3.0
A. Bregman 3B	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	3	.252	.308	.413	.721	3.5
Y. Alvarez LF	3	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	.300	.386	.536	.922	8.0
C. McCormick LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.268	.306	.575	0.0
Y. Diaz DH	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	.300	.328	.441	.769	2.5
J. Pena SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.268	.315	.380	.695	1.5
V. Caratini C	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	3	.268	.324	.465	.789	8.0
J. Meyers CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.230	.293	.390	.683	-0.5
Z. Dezenzo 1B	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	6.0
M. Dubon RF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	.263	.286	.380	.665	5.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Alvarez LF	3
C. McCormick LF	0
Y. Diaz DH	5
J. Pena SS	4
V. Caratini C	4
J. Meyers CF	5
Z. Dezenzo 1B	3
M. Dubon RF	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Smith LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.271	.364	.432	.796	-0.5
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.274	.355	.496	.851	0.0
M. Semien 2B	5	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	.245	.318	.409	.727	6.5
J. Jung 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	.283	.327	.587	.913	-0.5
W. Langford CF	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.242	.311	.372	.682	8.0
N. Lowe 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	.263	.357	.390	.747	5.5
A. Garcia RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	.208	.273	.382	.655	1.5
R. Grossman DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.230	.337	.329	.666	-0.5
a- L. Taveras PH-DH	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.226	.288	.357	.644	0.5
J. Heim C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.233	.277	.345	.622	3.0
T. Jankowski PR	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.201	.253	.243	.000	-
C. Kelly C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.321	.388	.709	0.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Smith LF	5
C. Seager SS	4
M. Semien 2B	5
J. Jung 3B	5
W. Langford CF	2
N. Lowe 1B	4
A. Garcia RF	3
R. Grossman DH	2
a- L. Taveras PH-DH	1
J. Heim C	4
T. Jankowski PR	0
C. Kelly C	0

a-flied out for Grossman in the 6th

2B - Z. Dezenzo, M. Dubon (20)
HR - Y. Alvarez (22), V. Caratini (6)
RBI - J. Altuve (48), A. Bregman (53), Y. Alvarez (58), J. Pena (51), V. Caratini (20), M. Dubon (34)
2-Out RBI - J. Altuve, A. Bregman, M. Dubon
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Alvarez, V. Caratini, J. Meyers 3 (3)

2B - W. Langford (17)
3B - N. Lowe
HR - M. Semien (17)
SF - L. Taveras (3)
RBI - M. Semien (57), N. Lowe (46), L. Taveras (32), J. Heim (47)
2-Out RBI - J. Heim
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Smith, M. Semien, A. Garcia, R. Grossman

SB - W. Langford (10)

E - V. Caratini (2)

DP - 3 (Seager-Semien-Lowe; Seager-Semien-Lowe; Seager-Semien-Lowe)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Y. Kikuchi (W, 5-9)	5.1	4	2	2	3	8	1	4.62	1.33	18.0
T. Scott	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.82	1.03	-2.0
B. Abreu (H, 27)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.54	1.24	3.5
R. Pressly (H, 20)	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	3.63	1.37	-0.5
J. Hader (S, 24)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.75	0.99	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
Y. Kikuchi (W, 5-9)	5.1
T. Scott	0.1
B. Abreu (H, 27)	1.1
R. Pressly (H, 20)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 24)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Urena (L, 3-7)	4.0	6	2	2	3	0	1	3.74	1.32	-4.0
J. Leclerc	1.2	4	3	3	0	2	1	4.47	1.28	-1.0
A. Chafin	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.35	1.39	2.0
J. Sborz	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	1.13	2.0
B. Burke	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	7.30	1.86	-1.0
D. Robertson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.94	1.00	1.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Urena (L, 3-7)	4.0
J. Leclerc	1.2
A. Chafin	0.2
J. Sborz	0.2
B. Burke	1.0
D. Robertson	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - Y. Kikuchi 100-60, T. Scott 13-6, B. Abreu 17-14, R. Pressly 18-13, J. Hader 11-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Y. Kikuchi 5-4, B. Abreu 2-1, R. Pressly 1-1, J. Hader 0-1
Batters Faced - Y. Kikuchi 23, T. Scott 3, B. Abreu 5, R. Pressly 6, J. Hader 3

Pitches-Strikes - J. Urena 65-34, J. Leclerc 32-23, A. Chafin 16-8, J. Sborz 8-6, B. Burke 25-19, D. Robertson 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Urena 8-2, J. Leclerc 2-3, J. Sborz 2-0, B. Burke 2-2, D. Robertson 1-1
Batters Faced - J. Urena 19, J. Leclerc 9, A. Chafin 3, J. Sborz 2, B. Burke 6, D. Robertson 4

.Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi
P
5.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 SO, 100 P
.J. HaderJosh Hader
P
1.0 IP, SO, 11 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU59-55	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	6	13	1
Rangers TEX54-61	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	9	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	.303	.355	.441	.796	3.0
A. Bregman 3B	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	3	.252	.308	.413	.721	3.5
Y. Alvarez LF	3	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	.300	.386	.536	.922	8.0
C. McCormick LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.268	.306	.575	0.0
Y. Diaz DH	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	.300	.328	.441	.769	2.5
J. Pena SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.268	.315	.380	.695	1.5
V. Caratini C	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	3	.268	.324	.465	.789	8.0
J. Meyers CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.230	.293	.390	.683	-0.5
Z. Dezenzo 1B	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	6.0
M. Dubon RF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	.263	.286	.380	.665	5.0
Total	37	6	13	6	2	5	4	22	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Alvarez LF	3
C. McCormick LF	0
Y. Diaz DH	5
J. Pena SS	4
V. Caratini C	4
J. Meyers CF	5
Z. Dezenzo 1B	3
M. Dubon RF	4
Total	37

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Smith LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.271	.364	.432	.796	-0.5
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.274	.355	.496	.851	0.0
M. Semien 2B	5	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	.245	.318	.409	.727	6.5
J. Jung 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	.283	.327	.587	.913	-0.5
W. Langford CF	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.242	.311	.372	.682	8.0
N. Lowe 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	.263	.357	.390	.747	5.5
A. Garcia RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	.208	.273	.382	.655	1.5
R. Grossman DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.230	.337	.329	.666	-0.5
a- L. Taveras PH-DH	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.226	.288	.357	.644	0.5
J. Heim C	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.233	.277	.345	.622	3.0
T. Jankowski PR	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.201	.253	.243	.000	-
C. Kelly C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.321	.388	.709	0.0
Total	35	4	9	4	1	4	11	17	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Smith LF	5
C. Seager SS	4
M. Semien 2B	5
J. Jung 3B	5
W. Langford CF	2
N. Lowe 1B	4
A. Garcia RF	3
R. Grossman DH	2
a- L. Taveras PH-DH	1
J. Heim C	4
T. Jankowski PR	0
C. Kelly C	0
Total	35

a-flied out for Grossman in the 6th

2B - Z. Dezenzo, M. Dubon (20)
HR - Y. Alvarez (22), V. Caratini (6)
RBI - J. Altuve (48), A. Bregman (53), Y. Alvarez (58), J. Pena (51), V. Caratini (20), M. Dubon (34)
2-Out RBI - J. Altuve, A. Bregman, M. Dubon
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Alvarez, V. Caratini, J. Meyers 3 (3)

2B - W. Langford (17)
3B - N. Lowe
HR - M. Semien (17)
SF - L. Taveras (3)
RBI - M. Semien (57), N. Lowe (46), L. Taveras (32), J. Heim (47)
2-Out RBI - J. Heim
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Smith, M. Semien, A. Garcia, R. Grossman

SB - W. Langford (10)

E - V. Caratini (2)

DP - 3 (Seager-Semien-Lowe; Seager-Semien-Lowe; Seager-Semien-Lowe)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Y. Kikuchi (W, 5-9)	5.1	4	2	2	3	8	1	4.62	1.33	18.0
T. Scott	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.82	1.03	-2.0
B. Abreu (H, 27)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.54	1.24	3.5
R. Pressly (H, 20)	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	3.63	1.37	-0.5
J. Hader (S, 24)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.75	0.99	10.5
Total	9.0	9	4	4	4	11	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
Y. Kikuchi (W, 5-9)	5.1
T. Scott	0.1
B. Abreu (H, 27)	1.1
R. Pressly (H, 20)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 24)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Urena (L, 3-7)	4.0	6	2	2	3	0	1	3.74	1.32	-4.0
J. Leclerc	1.2	4	3	3	0	2	1	4.47	1.28	-1.0
A. Chafin	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.35	1.39	2.0
J. Sborz	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	1.13	2.0
B. Burke	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	7.30	1.86	-1.0
D. Robertson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.94	1.00	1.0
Total	9.0	13	6	6	5	4	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Urena (L, 3-7)	4.0
J. Leclerc	1.2
A. Chafin	0.2
J. Sborz	0.2
B. Burke	1.0
D. Robertson	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - Y. Kikuchi 100-60, T. Scott 13-6, B. Abreu 17-14, R. Pressly 18-13, J. Hader 11-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Y. Kikuchi 5-4, B. Abreu 2-1, R. Pressly 1-1, J. Hader 0-1
Batters Faced - Y. Kikuchi 23, T. Scott 3, B. Abreu 5, R. Pressly 6, J. Hader 3

Pitches-Strikes - J. Urena 65-34, J. Leclerc 32-23, A. Chafin 16-8, J. Sborz 8-6, B. Burke 25-19, D. Robertson 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Urena 8-2, J. Leclerc 2-3, J. Sborz 2-0, B. Burke 2-2, D. Robertson 1-1
Batters Faced - J. Urena 19, J. Leclerc 9, A. Chafin 3, J. Sborz 2, B. Burke 6, D. Robertson 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Pena reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, A. Bregman scored, Alvarez to third, Diaz out at second 1 0
3RD INNING
Y. Alvarez homered to center 2 0

1ST INNING
	Pena reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, A. Bregman scored, Alvarez to third, Diaz out at second	1	0

3RD INNING
	Y. Alvarez homered to center	2	0


V. Caratini homered to right	3	0
Dubon doubled to deep center, Z. Dezenzo scored	4	0
Altuve singled to center, M. Dubon scored	5	0
M. Semien homered to left	5	1
Lowe tripled to deep left, W. Langford scored	5	2
Taveras hit sacrifice fly to right, N. Lowe scored	5	3

8TH INNING
Bregman singled to right center, Z. Dezenzo scored, Dubon to third 6 3
Heim singled to left, W. Langford scored, Garcia to second 6 4

8TH INNING
	Bregman singled to right center, Z. Dezenzo scored, Dubon to third	6	3
	Heim singled to left, W. Langford scored, Garcia to second	6	4

1ST INNING
Astros
J. Urena Pitching:
J. Altuve: Strike swinging, Altuve popped out to second
A. Bregman: Ball, Ball, Bregman singled to center
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Alvarez walked, Bregman to second
Y. Diaz: Diaz reached on an infield single to shortstop, Bregman to third, Alvarez to second
J. Pena: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pena reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, A. Bregman scored, Alvarez to third, Diaz out at second
V. Caratini: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Caratini walked, Pena to second
J. Meyers: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Meyers grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 1st (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
J. Smith: Ball, Strike looking, Smith flied out to left
C. Seager: Seager grounded out to second
M. Semien: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Semien lined out to right
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Astros
J. Urena Pitching:
Z. Dezenzo: Ball, Dezenzo doubled to deep left
M. Dubon: Ball, Foul, Ball, Dubon grounded out to second, Dezenzo to third
J. Altuve: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Altuve walked
A. Bregman: Foul, Ball, Foul, Bregman grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Altuve out at second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Rangers
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
J. Jung: Ball, Jung singled to left
W. Langford: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Jung to third on catcher Caratini throwing error, Ball, Langford grounded out to shortstop
N. Lowe: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Lowe struck out looking
A. Garcia: Garcia flied out to deep center
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Astros
J. Urena Pitching:
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Y. Alvarez homered to center
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Strike looking, Diaz singled to shallow center
J. Pena: Strike looking, Foul, Pena lined out to center
V. Caratini: Ball, Caratini singled to shallow center, Diaz to second
J. Meyers: Ball, Meyers grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Caratini out at second
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
R. Grossman: Strike looking, Ball, Grossman grounded out to third
J. Heim: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Heim singled to center
J. Smith: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Smith struck out looking
C. Seager: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Seager walked, Heim to second
M. Semien: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Semien struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Astros
J. Urena Pitching:
Z. Dezenzo: Ball, Foul, Dezenzo lined out to right
M. Dubon: Strike looking, Foul, Dubon grounded out to second
J. Altuve: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Altuve flied out to right
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
J. Jung: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Jung struck out looking
W. Langford: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Langford walked
N. Lowe: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Foul, Lowe singled to center, Langford to second
A. Garcia: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
R. Grossman: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Grossman struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Astros
Jose Leclerc relieved Jose Urena
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Bregman flied out to left
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Foul, Foul, Alvarez flied out to right
Y. Diaz: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Diaz grounded out to catcher
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
J. Heim: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Heim lined out to center
J. Smith: Ball, Smith grounded out to first
C. Seager: Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Seager struck out on foul tip
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Astros
J. Leclerc Pitching:
J. Pena: Foul, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Pena struck out swinging
V. Caratini: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, V. Caratini homered to right
J. Meyers: Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Meyers struck out looking
Z. Dezenzo: Ball, Dezenzo singled to left
M. Dubon: Dubon doubled to deep center, Z. Dezenzo scored
J. Altuve: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Altuve singled to center, M. Dubon scored
Andrew Chafin relieved Jose Leclerc
A. Bregman: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Bregman struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error)
Rangers
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
M. Semien: Strike looking, Ball, M. Semien homered to left
J. Jung: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Jung struck out swinging
W. Langford: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Langford walked
Tayler Scott relieved Yusei Kikuchi
N. Lowe: Ball, Ball, Langford stole second, Lowe tripled to deep left, W. Langford scored
A. Garcia: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Garcia walked
Leody Taveras hit for Robbie Grossman
L. Taveras: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt to first, Foul, Ball, Taveras hit sacrifice fly to right, N. Lowe scored
Bryan Abreu relieved Tayler Scott
J. Heim: Heim fouled out to first
End of the 6th (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Astros
Leody Taveras at designated hitter
Y. Alvarez: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Alvarez walked
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
Josh Sborz relieved Andrew Chafin
J. Pena: Strike looking, Ball, Alvarez to second on wild pitch, Ball, Strike looking, Pena grounded out to first, Alvarez to third
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Foul, Caratini grounded out to second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
B. Abreu Pitching:
J. Smith: Smith grounded out to first
C. Seager: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Seager flied out to deep center
M. Semien: Strike looking, Ball, Semien singled to shallow left
J. Jung: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Jung struck out looking
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Astros
Brock Burke relieved Josh Sborz
J. Meyers: Strike looking, Meyers grounded out to shortstop
Z. Dezenzo: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Dezenzo walked
M. Dubon: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Dubon singled to shallow right, Dezenzo to second
J. Altuve: Strike looking, Altuve flied out to deep left
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Bregman singled to right center, Z. Dezenzo scored, Dubon to third
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Alvarez flied out to left
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Chas McCormick in left field
Ryan Pressly relieved Bryan Abreu
W. Langford: Strike looking, Langford doubled to left
N. Lowe: Ball, Ball, Lowe lined out to center
A. Garcia: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Garcia reached on an infield single to pitcher
L. Taveras: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Foul tip, Taveras struck out on foul tip
J. Heim: Ball, Heim singled to left, W. Langford scored, Garcia to second
Travis Jankowski ran for Jonah Heim
J. Smith: Ball, Strike swinging, Smith flied out to left
End of the 8th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Astros
Carson Kelly catching
David Robertson relieved Brock Burke
Y. Diaz: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Diaz singled to center
J. Pena: Foul, Ball, Ball, Pena hit by pitch, Diaz to second
V. Caratini: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Caratini grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Diaz to third, Pena out at second
J. Meyers: Meyers flied out to deep right
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Josh Hader relieved Ryan Pressly
C. Seager: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
M. Semien: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Semien flied out to shallow right
J. Jung: Ball, Jung popped out to second
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)