MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DREAMS
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/27/2090
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DREAMS
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1547 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 2090 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (49-55) 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 11 17 0
Houston Astros (39-65) 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 13 0
Texas Wins, Starczewski has 4 RBI
The Texas Rangers trumped the Houston Astros, 11-6, at Minute Maid Park. Texas right fielder Kurt Starczewski was terrific. He went 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 4. Texas reliever Pancho Gonzáles picked up the win, upping his record to 3-0. Raúl Díaz was saddled with the loss. Texas's record now stands at 49-55, placing them third in the American League Western Division.

The Rangers took a 6-4 lead in the top of the fifth inning. Facing Houston hurler Raúl Díaz with two outs, Starczewski hit a 3-run home run.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Starczewski told the Texas Citizen.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Anderson CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .225 11 33
J. Ortega DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .225 12 26
M. MacFadden LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .270 18 46
K. Starczewski RF 4 3 2 4 1 2 1 .205 16 43
R. Norris SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .321 16 56
   b-E. Göbbels PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   c-J. Wheeler SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 9 25
P. Hernández 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .268 28 72
M. Lewellen 2B 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 .667 0 2
   a-V. Garza PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 4 25
P. Graham 3B, 2B 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .234 11 42
A. Gallegos C 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .257 8 32
Totals 40 11 17 11 3 12 21      
a - V. Garza pinch ran for M. Lewellen in the 8th
b - E. Göbbels pinch hit for R. Norris in the 9th
c - J. Wheeler substituted for E. Göbbels in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Hernández (18, 4th Inning off R. Díaz, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Lewellen (1, 8th Inning off W. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Göbbels (1, 9th Inning off A. Clark, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Anderson (8, 1st Inning off R. Díaz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Starczewski (16, 5th Inning off R. Díaz, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Graham (11, 9th Inning off A. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Anderson 3 , J. Ortega 2 , M. MacFadden 3 , K. Starczewski 5 , R. Norris , E. Göbbels 2 , P. Hernández 3 , M. Lewellen 3 , P. Graham 5 , A. Gallegos
2-out RBI: K. Starczewski , M. Lewellen , P. Graham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortega , R. Norris , P. Graham , A. Gallegos
GIDP: P. Hernández
Sac Fly: P. Hernández , M. Lewellen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. MacFadden (4)
CS: J. Ortega (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pope CF, 2B 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 .247 16 39
M. Haley LF 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 .280 11 42
K. Davis DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .224 17 48
C. Nieves RF, CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 .253 13 49
A. Parker 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .308 5 16
A. Mack 2B 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 .254 11 31
   b-V. Bennett PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 1 3
J. Plummer SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .193 9 32
   a-S. Lapa PR, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
A. Pellegrini 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .302 6 20
C. Briggs C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .209 6 22
   c-T. Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 1 13
Totals 40 6 13 6 5 8 23      
a - S. Lapa pinch ran for J. Plummer in the 3rd
b - V. Bennett pinch hit for A. Mack in the 8th
c - T. Stewart pinch hit for C. Briggs in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pope (20, 1st Inning off R. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Nieves (20, 1st Inning off R. Harper, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Lapa (1, 6th Inning off S. Pattaya, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Mack (11, 3rd Inning off R. Harper, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pope 4 , K. Davis 2 , C. Nieves 3 , A. Parker 2 , A. Mack 4 , S. Lapa 2 , A. Pellegrini , C. Briggs
2-out RBI: C. Nieves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Haley , C. Nieves , A. Parker , J. Plummer , S. Lapa , A. Pellegrini
Hit by Pitch: J. Plummer
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pope (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lapa-Mack-Parker)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Harper 2.1 6 4 4 2 3 1 61 5.27   
P. Gonzáles W (3-0) 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 53 3.38   
S. Pattaya 3.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 46 0.00   
J. Gómez H (9) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.15   
K. Bane SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Harper 26
Batters Faced: R. Harper 16, P. Gonzáles 12, S. Pattaya 12, J. Gómez 2, K. Bane 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Harper 0-4, P. Gonzáles 2-3, S. Pattaya 3-4, J. Gómez 1-0, K. Bane 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Harper 61-37, P. Gonzáles 53-37, S. Pattaya 46-26, J. Gómez 7-6, K. Bane 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Gonzáles 1-0 , S. Pattaya 3-1 , J. Gómez 1-0 , K. Bane 2-0
WP: R. Harper
Hit Batsmen: R. Harper
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Díaz L (6-10) 4.2 9 6 6 0 10 1 85 4.20   
A. Owens 1.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 37 6.79   
W. Williams 1.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 30 4.30   
A. Clark 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 10 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Díaz 32
Batters Faced: R. Díaz 22, A. Owens 10, W. Williams 8, A. Clark 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Díaz 0-3, A. Owens 2-1, W. Williams 3-1, A. Clark 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Díaz 85-60, A. Owens 37-24, W. Williams 30-16, A. Clark 10-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Williams 1-0 , A. Clark 2-2
WP: R. Díaz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kurt Starczewski
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 21575
Special Notes: Jeremiah Plummer and Robby Harper were ejected in the 3rd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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