MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
04/12/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 806 - SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (11-4) 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 13 14 0
Texas Rangers (4-11) 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 12 2
Rangers Continue Skid Thanks to Alvarez, Astros
The Houston Astros topped the Texas Rangers by the score of 13-11, with the biggest share of the credit going to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Alvarez was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 6 for the Astros on the day. The win puts Houston at 11-4.

The game was at a stalemate until designated hitter Aledmys Diaz came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Texas pitcher Jose Leclerc, he hit a 0-1 fastball for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting Houston on top, 13-11.

Texas manager Chris Woodward said he was disappointed with the loss. "Whenever you score that many runs, you expect to win the game."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 5 2 2 3 1 0 1 .338 6 15
C. Correa SS 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 .327 5 6
A. Bregman 3B 2 2 1 0 4 0 0 .321 3 15
G. Springer CF 4 1 0 0 2 2 6 .200 2 6
Y. Alvarez LF 4 3 3 6 2 0 2 .230 3 15
A. Diaz DH 6 1 3 2 0 2 1 .400 0 2
M. Brantley RF 6 2 4 0 0 0 3 .385 2 10
A. Toro 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .273 0 1
M. Maldonado C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .179 0 1
   a-K. Tucker PH 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 .275 2 7
   b-G. Stubbs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 1 3
Totals 42 13 14 13 10 8 30      
a - K. Tucker pinch hit for M. Maldonado in the 9th
b - G. Stubbs substituted for K. Tucker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Diaz (2, 1st Inning off K. Allard, 0 on, 1 out) J. Altuve (5, 9th Inning off J. Leclerc, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez 2 (3, 1st Inning off K. Allard, 3 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off L. Farrell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 9 , A. Diaz 4 , J. Altuve 3 , A. Bregman , A. Toro , M. Brantley 4
2-out RBI: , Y. Alvarez 2 , A. Diaz , J. Altuve
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alvarez , C. Correa , G. Springer , A. Toro , M. Brantley , M. Maldonado
GIDP: G. Springer
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Altuve-Toro, Osuna-Correa-Toro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Andrus SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .262 0 6
R. Odor 2B 3 2 2 5 2 0 0 .391 3 8
W. Calhoun LF 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .256 2 3
J. Gallo RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 .153 4 10
D. Santana CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .370 2 10
R. Chirinos C 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .200 3 5
R. Guzman 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .275 3 6
T. Frazier 3B 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .180 1 6
M. Duffy DH 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .300 0 1
Totals 36 11 12 11 6 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Santana 2 (8, 4th Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Biagini, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Calhoun (2, 4th Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Gallo (4, 4th Inning off C. Devenski, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Odor 2 (3, 4th Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. Urquidy, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Calhoun 5 , M. Duffy 2 , J. Gallo 4 , R. Guzman , R. Odor 8 , D. Santana 4 , T. Frazier , R. Chirinos
2-out RBI: J. Gallo , R. Odor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gallo , D. Santana , T. Frazier
GIDP: T. Frazier 2
Sac Fly: J. Gallo
Hit by Pitch: M. Duffy
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Santana (3) , E. Andrus (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Odor (1) , E. Andrus (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Andrus-Odor-Guzman)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Urquidy 3.2 8 8 8 2 2 3 88 49 11.93   
C. Devenski 2.0 1 2 2 2 3 1 37 20 3.38   
J. Biagini 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 27 16 24.55   
T. Ivey W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 10 9.00   
R. Osuna SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urquidy 11
Batters Faced: J. Urquidy 20, C. Devenski 9, J. Biagini 7, T. Ivey 5, R. Osuna 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urquidy 5-3, C. Devenski 3-0, J. Biagini 2-0, T. Ivey 2-1, R. Osuna 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urquidy 88-49, C. Devenski 37-20, J. Biagini 27-16, T. Ivey 20-10, R. Osuna 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Biagini 1-0 , T. Ivey 1-1
WP: J. Urquidy
Hit Batsmen: J. Biagini
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Allard 4.2 7 5 4 6 3 1 104 59 7.71   
L. Farrell 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 23 16 2.45   
J. Fields 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 21 12 12.46   
R. Montero 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10 8 14.40   
J. Leclerc L (1-3), BS (3) 1.0 2 3 0 2 2 0 25 17 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Allard 29
Batters Faced: K. Allard 28, L. Farrell 7, J. Fields 6, R. Montero 3, J. Leclerc 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Allard 4-7, L. Farrell 1-1, J. Fields 0-4, R. Montero 0-0, J. Leclerc 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Allard 104-59, L. Farrell 23-16, J. Fields 21-12, R. Montero 10-8, J. Leclerc 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Farrell 2-0 , J. Fields 1-0 , R. Montero 1-1 , J. Leclerc 3-3
WP: K. Allard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Roof closed, 70 degrees
Start Time: 1:35 PM CST
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 22396
Special Notes: Alex Bregman ties the HOU regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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