PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/24/2070
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1686 - TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (51-19) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 7 14 1
Houston Astros (34-36) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 9 0
Matsuura Excels in 7-3 Texas Win
Led by Ken'ichi Matsuura, the Texas Rangers downed the Houston Astros, 7-3. Matsuura was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Rangers. The winning pitcher was Francisco Martínez. His record is now 8-3. The right-hander went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits for the Rangers. A.J Klein picked up the save for Texas, his 15th of the year.

Texas relied on the hitting of Walton Ward to pick up the win. The center fielder ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the eighth inning to put the Rangers on top, 5-2. For the game, Ward had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"This team is real focused right now," said Texas manager Danny Sheehan.

The Rangers improved to a lofty 51-19.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Matsuura 2B 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 .312 4 27
A. Venktesh 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .269 5 21
N. Oike LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .257 14 38
M. Gutiérrez 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .326 24 63
J. Torres DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .289 12 46
B. Smith RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .257 8 27
   a-C. Mench PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 12 34
R. Kinney C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288 8 28
T. White SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .195 2 6
W. Ward CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .279 5 17
Totals 39 7 14 7 3 9 14      
a - C. Mench pinch hit for B. Smith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gutiérrez (10, 6th Inning off R. Valdéz, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Matsuura (18, 8th Inning off M. Ibáñez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Ward (1, 8th Inning off M. Ibáñez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Gutiérrez (24, 4th Inning off R. Valdéz, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Matsuura (4, 7th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Matsuura 7 , A. Venktesh 2 , N. Oike 2 , M. Gutiérrez 6 , J. Torres , R. Kinney , T. White , W. Ward 4
2-out RBI: K. Matsuura , A. Venktesh , W. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Venktesh , M. Gutiérrez , J. Torres , T. White
GIDP: C. Mench
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Matsuura (18) , N. Oike 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Ward (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Venktesh-Matsuura-Gutiérrez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Taneda SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .245 7 21
E. Vonhof LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 6 36
T. Burt RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .271 17 52
C. Dascenzo DH 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .332 23 58
S. Guillén 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233 5 24
B. Martin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 9 22
A. Becerra 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .300 4 26
P. Martínez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .210 1 11
R. Beltrán CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .240 0 5
   a-D. McCray PR, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 3 7
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 9 17      
a - D. McCray pinch ran for R. Beltrán in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Dascenzo (12, 9th Inning off R. Santos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Dascenzo (23, 2nd Inning off F. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Burt (17, 6th Inning off F. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Taneda , T. Burt 4 , C. Dascenzo 7 , S. Guillén , B. Martin , A. Becerra , R. Beltrán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Taneda 2 , S. Guillén
GIDP: T. Burt
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Taneda-Becerra-Guillén)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Martínez W (8-3) 7.0 4 2 2 1 8 2 104 3.67   
R. Santos 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 21 4.76   
A. Hale 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.48   
A. Klein SV (15) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Martínez 68
Batters Faced: F. Martínez 26, R. Santos 6, A. Hale 2, A. Klein 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Martínez 4-9, R. Santos 2-0, A. Hale 0-1, A. Klein 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Martínez 104-71, R. Santos 21-14, A. Hale 10-5, A. Klein 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hale 2-1 , A. Klein 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Valdéz 5.2 6 2 2 1 7 1 90 3.00   
J. Rodríguez L (2-4) 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 1 32 4.75   
M. Ibáñez 1.0 5 4 4 0 0 0 23 3.57   
S. West 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Valdéz 55
Batters Faced: R. Valdéz 23, J. Rodríguez 7, M. Ibáñez 7, S. West 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Valdéz 5-4, J. Rodríguez 0-3, M. Ibáñez 1-1, S. West 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Valdéz 90-53, J. Rodríguez 32-17, M. Ibáñez 23-14, S. West 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodríguez 1-0 , M. Ibáñez 1-0 , S. West 1-1
WP: R. Valdéz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken'ichi Matsuura
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 34787
Special Notes: CF Roberto Beltrán was injured while running the bases.
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