PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/22/2052
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 13215 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2052 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (90-65) 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 10 0
Texas Rangers (94-62) 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 X 8 12 0
de Kok has 4 RBI, Rangers Move to 94-62
The Texas Rangers downed the Houston Astros, 8-7, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Oliver de Kok led the way, going 2-for-2 for Texas. Texas reliever José Vargas picked up the win, upping his record to 8-0. Bobby Wade was saddled with the loss. Bill Black notched his 31st save in 37 chances.

de Kok contributed when he hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. Coming with no outs and runners on 1st and 2nd, the home run proved to be critical to helping Texas get the win.

"We got the victory," said de Kok. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."

At 94-62, the Rangers are currently second in the American League Southern Division.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Valentín SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283 4 48
T. Olson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .262 1 39
M. Aitkenhead DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .335 50 122
D. Henley LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 20 89
T. Kakuta 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .217 25 68
A. O'Brien CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .313 17 62
I. Bongers RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .263 27 80
P. MacLean 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .242 19 68
   a-K. Thompo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 4 22
R. Petty C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .227 5 26
Totals 37 7 10 7 1 8 9      
a - K. Thompo substituted for P. MacLean in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kakuta (28, 3rd Inning off R. Holt, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Aitkenhead (39, 3rd Inning off R. Holt, 0 on, 1 out) R. Petty (14, 2nd Inning off R. Holt, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. O'Brien (4, 3rd Inning off R. Holt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Kakuta (25, 8th Inning off J. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Bongers (27, 3rd Inning off R. Holt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. MacLean , T. Kakuta 6 , M. Aitkenhead 2 , R. Petty 2 , A. O'Brien 5 , I. Bongers 5
2-out RBI: P. MacLean , T. Kakuta , R. Petty , A. O'Brien , I. Bongers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Petty , D. Henley , M. Valentín
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Bongers (16) , M. Valentín (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Martínez 2B 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .289 31 75
O. de Kok 1B 2 2 2 4 2 0 2 .340 31 117
B. Jenkins LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .284 27 88
A. Hernández CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .285 26 102
A. Sumait DH 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .351 9 85
L. Cummings RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 8 .278 8 22
D. Martin SS 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .274 4 52
L. Harper C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 10 49
G. Winsor 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .227 1 3
Totals 35 8 12 8 7 7 28      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Winsor (2, 8th Inning off B. Wade, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Sumait 3 (39, 5th Inning off H. Alexander, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off C. Martínez, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off F. Rodríguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. de Kok (31, 8th Inning off B. Wade, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Martínez , L. Cummings , D. Martin , L. Harper , G. Winsor 2 , O. de Kok 5 , A. Hernández , A. Sumait 7
2-out RBI: D. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cummings , D. Martin 2 , B. Jenkins
Sac Fly: O. de Kok
Team LOB: 11
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Alexander 5.0 6 2 2 4 6 0 89 53 3.50   
C. Martínez 1.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 33 17 6.26   
B. Wade L (3-6), BS (5) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 28 16 5.07   
F. Rodríguez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 10 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Alexander 49
Batters Faced: H. Alexander 25, C. Martínez 7, B. Wade 6, F. Rodríguez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Alexander 3-6, C. Martínez 1-3, B. Wade 1-1, F. Rodríguez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Alexander 89-53, C. Martínez 33-17, B. Wade 28-16, F. Rodríguez 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wade 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Holt 4.0 8 6 6 0 2 1 59 41 3.69   
J. Vargas W (8-0) 4.0 2 1 1 1 6 1 57 35 2.58   
B. Black SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Holt 24
Batters Faced: R. Holt 20, J. Vargas 15, B. Black 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Holt 4-6, J. Vargas 4-2, B. Black 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Holt 59-41, J. Vargas 57-35, B. Black 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oliver de Kok
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 48794
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