MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/30/2027
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 13966 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (83-76) 1 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 12 1
Houston Astros (85-74) 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
Rangers Win, Now 83-76
The Texas Rangers withstood a fine game by Houston second baseman Brice Matthews at Daikin Park, to upend the Astros, 11-4. Matthews went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs. Reliever Skylar Hales picked up the win. His record improves to 3-3. Hayden Wesneski took the loss. The second-place Astros have dropped 5 straight games.

Texas second baseman Mikey Romero contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the third. With two down, he hit a fastball to left field for a 2-run single. It was his 128th hit of the season and put the Rangers ahead, 5-2.

Texas manager commended his team for "putting the hammer down."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Carter RF 4 0 2 4 0 1 1 .254 14 50
   c-E. Duran PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 8 38
W. Langford LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .290 28 80
E. Tovar SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266 30 88
   d-T. Story PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .141 3 7
C. Seager 3B 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 .286 34 84
C. Wong C 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .223 11 42
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .291 24 100
L. Taveras CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .205 12 48
   a-G. Mitchell PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 8 23
M. Romero 2B 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .231 17 73
   b-F. Arias PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
O. Caissie DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .241 16 63
Totals 39 11 12 11 6 10 16      
a - G. Mitchell pinch hit for L. Taveras in the 7th
b - F. Arias pinch hit for M. Romero in the 7th
c - E. Duran pinch hit for E. Carter in the 7th
d - T. Story pinch hit for E. Tovar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Romero (29, 2nd Inning off H. Wesneski, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Carter (28, 3rd Inning off H. Wesneski, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Wong (12, 4th Inning off E. Batista, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Pasquantino (24, 2nd Inning off H. Wesneski, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Langford (28, 8th Inning off E. Batista, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Carter 3 , W. Langford 5 , C. Seager , C. Wong 3 , V. Pasquantino 4 , L. Taveras , M. Romero 3 , O. Caissie
2-out RBI: , E. Carter 2 , C. Seager , L. Taveras , M. Romero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Langford , E. Tovar
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Langford (29) , O. Caissie (8)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Tovar (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Seager-Romero-Pasquantino, Seager-Arias-Pasquantino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Matthews 2B 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 .303 4 18
Y. Diaz C 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .308 21 70
I. Paredes DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 27 72
C. Walker 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .239 22 61
J. Altuve LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .257 18 65
C. Smith 3B 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 .206 29 81
B. Doyle CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .229 7 42
T. Trammell RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 11 32
J. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 11 73
Totals 34 4 8 4 4 6 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Altuve (18, 3rd Inning off C. Ragans, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Matthews (4, 7th Inning off S. Hales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Matthews 6 , Y. Diaz , C. Walker , J. Altuve 4 , B. Doyle , T. Trammell
2-out RBI: Y. Diaz , C. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , B. Doyle
GIDP: B. Doyle , J. Pena
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Matthews (7)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ragans 4.2 4 3 2 3 2 1 91 3.63   
S. Hales W (3-3) 2.2 3 1 1 1 4 1 49 2.58   
D. Bednar 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ragans 45
Batters Faced: C. Ragans 22, S. Hales 11, D. Bednar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ragans 3-9, S. Hales 3-0, D. Bednar 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ragans 91-50, S. Hales 49-30, D. Bednar 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hales 1-0 , D. Bednar 1-0
WP: C. Ragans
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Akin 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 18 3.68   
H. Wesneski L (8-9) 2.1 6 8 8 4 2 1 66 5.44   
E. Batista 3.2 4 2 2 1 4 1 66 3.55   
T. Stephan 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Akin 41
Batters Faced: K. Akin 5, H. Wesneski 17, E. Batista 16, T. Stephan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Akin 0-1, H. Wesneski 2-3, E. Batista 3-4, T. Stephan 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Akin 18-12, H. Wesneski 66-36, E. Batista 66-42, T. Stephan 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Batista 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brice Matthews
Ballpark: Daikin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 41824
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