MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/15/2059
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2731 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (73-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 1
Texas Rangers (70-75) 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 X 8 16 1
Rangers Beat Astros, 8-1
The Texas Rangers topped the Houston Astros, 8-1, the lion's share of the credit going to left fielder Bob Scruggs. On the day, Scruggs went 3-4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Rangers. The winning pitcher was Dorian Dion. He's now 7-6. He went 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 8 hits for the Rangers. The last-place Rangers go to 70-75.

Tim Kammer took Houston hurler Jimmy Burns deep in the bottom of the second. His 2-run home run put the Rangers on top, 2-0. In all, Kammer had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"Things kind of got away from us," said Houston skipper Ron Astros GM.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Curry LF 5 0 2 1 0 3 4 .278 12 41
B. Parson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 12 50
   a-D. Marbury PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 2 9
   b-T. Clark 1B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 1 16
   d-P. Liles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 10 29
A. Vick 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 10 30
J. Mellion DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .285 18 64
   c-E. Ross DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342 7 22
P. Wilson RF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 13 42
D. Rittgers SS 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .284 8 50
D. Pacheco CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 0 6
I. Zhukov C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .248 5 23
B. Mills 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 1 10
Totals 37 1 11 1 0 8 26      
a - D. Marbury pinch hit for B. Parson in the 7th
b - T. Clark substituted for D. Marbury in the 7th
c - E. Ross inserted as DH in the 8th
d - P. Liles pinch hit for T. Clark in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Vick (8, 1st Inning off D. Dion, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Rittgers (25, 2nd Inning off D. Dion, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Curry 2 , A. Vick 2 , E. Ross , D. Rittgers 5 , D. Pacheco , I. Zhukov , B. Mills
2-out RBI: M. Curry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Marbury , P. Liles , J. Mellion 2 , I. Zhukov
GIDP: B. Parson , P. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: B. Mills
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Rittgers (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Rittgers-Parson, Rittgers-Mills-Wilson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gipe 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .285 3 18
B. Scruggs LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .298 12 58
   b-B. Miller PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 0 2
D. Knobloch 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .305 16 73
   a-A. Watson 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 1 5
A. Murray RF, LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .223 20 67
R. Crouch C 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .267 6 45
A. Papineau DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .156 2 9
J. Littlefield CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .261 11 66
J. Nelson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .306 0 4
T. Kammer SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .188 3 6
Totals 39 8 16 8 1 3 17      
a - A. Watson substituted for D. Knobloch in the 5th
b - B. Miller pinch hit for B. Scruggs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Littlefield (24, 2nd Inning off J. Burns, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Scruggs (33, 4th Inning off J. Burns, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Gipe (1, 4th Inning off J. Burns, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kammer (3, 2nd Inning off J. Burns, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Littlefield (11, 4th Inning off J. Burns, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Scruggs (12, 6th Inning off J. Litz, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Gipe (3, 6th Inning off J. Litz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gipe 7 , B. Scruggs 7 , D. Knobloch 2 , A. Murray , R. Crouch , A. Papineau , J. Littlefield 7 , J. Nelson , T. Kammer 5
2-out RBI: B. Scruggs , R. Crouch , T. Kammer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Knobloch , R. Crouch , J. Nelson
GIDP: R. Crouch , A. Papineau
Hit by Pitch: R. Crouch
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Kammer (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gipe (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Nelson-Kammer-Gipe, Nelson-Kammer-Gipe)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Burns L (4-7) 3.2 9 5 5 0 1 2 56 5.09   
J. Litz 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 2 36 20.25   
D. Yoo 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 36 10.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burns 22
Batters Faced: J. Burns 20, J. Litz 9, D. Yoo 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burns 4-6, J. Litz 1-2, D. Yoo 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burns 56-39, J. Litz 36-25, D. Yoo 36-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Litz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Yoo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dion W (7-6) 6.2 8 1 1 0 5 0 98 5.46   
B. Seay 2.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 44 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dion 59
Batters Faced: D. Dion 28, B. Seay 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dion 10-4, B. Seay 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dion 98-60, B. Seay 44-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Seay 2-0
WP: B. Seay
Hit Batsmen: B. Seay
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Scruggs
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 24076
Special Notes: Dan Knobloch was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.RP Joel Litz was injured while pitching.
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