MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/12/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1993 - FRIDAY, JULY 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (51-43) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2
Houston Astros (47-47) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 6 0
Astros Pull Back to .500 With Win Over Rangers
Houston Astros right-hander Jaime Melendez pitched a good game against the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park, leading his team to victory, 4-1. Melendez went 5 innings to notch the win. He scattered 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 8. His record improves to 7-3. Houston, at 47-47, sits in second place in the American League West Division.

The Astros picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"We had a good game plan," Melendez said, "and we were able to execute it."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Semien SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267 17 56
D. Gilbert RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 8 27
   a-B. Crim PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 6 23
   b-R. Mauricio RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 5
E. Carter DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .290 17 44
A. García LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .242 22 59
J. Heim C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .249 7 37
J. Foscue 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .287 11 46
L. Taveras CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 7 39
J. Jung 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 13 37
J. Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 8 30
Totals 30 1 5 1 3 11 13      
a - B. Crim pinch hit for D. Gilbert in the 8th
b - R. Mauricio substituted for B. Crim in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Taveras (23, 5th Inning off J. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Carter , A. García , J. Heim , L. Taveras 2 , J. Jung
2-out RBI: J. Heim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Semien , D. Gilbert , J. Foscue
GIDP: J. Heim , J. Johnson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Semien (10) , E. Carter 2 (28)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Heim (1) , L. Taveras (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Jung-Johnson-Foscue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .285 16 51
   a-W. Tovar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 0 5
K. Tucker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .261 12 38
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 5 25
Y. Alvarez DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .283 27 59
Y. Diaz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 19 52
C. McCormick LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .240 15 35
M. Dubon CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 7 37
J. Pena SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .206 3 24
J. Abreu 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 11 31
Totals 29 4 6 3 2 2 8      
a - W. Tovar substituted for J. Altuve in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: Y. Alvarez (1, 3rd Inning off K. Rocker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Altuve (16, 1st Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 5 , K. Tucker , A. Bregman , Y. Alvarez 4
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , Y. Diaz , C. McCormick
GIDP: Y. Diaz
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Diaz-Pena-Abreu, Pena-Tovar-Abreu)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rocker L (7-5) 6.2 6 4 3 2 2 1 98 4.05   
C. Lee 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rocker 48
Batters Faced: K. Rocker 27, C. Lee 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rocker 11-5, C. Lee 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rocker 98-62, C. Lee 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lee 2-1
WP: C. Lee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melendez W (7-3) 5.0 2 0 0 2 8 0 77 3.84   
K. Graveman H (6) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 3.07   
M. Boyd H (10) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 4.91   
R. Pressly SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melendez 69
Batters Faced: J. Melendez 19, K. Graveman 5, M. Boyd 6, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melendez 0-7, K. Graveman 1-1, M. Boyd 2-1, R. Pressly 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melendez 77-47, K. Graveman 20-10, M. Boyd 22-16, R. Pressly 7-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jaime Melendez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 41900
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