MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/30/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2003 - TUESDAY, JULY 30TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (54-43) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 0
Texas Rangers (46-50) 0 5 0 3 6 1 1 0 X 16 18 1
Texas Buries Houston, 16-3
The Texas Rangers soundly defeated the Houston Astros, 16-3, at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Shane Trahan, who is on pace for 74 RBI this season, let his bat do the talking. He was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 5 for Texas. Kelan Purcell picked up the win, improving his season record to 11-5. He struck out 4 in 5 innings. The Rangers saw their win-loss record go to 46-50. At the same time, the Astros fell to 54-43.

Scott Pabian, who is a two-time All-Star, chipped in a 3-run home run for Texas in the bottom of the second. For the game, the third baseman had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 3 runs scored, and 4 runs batted in.

Said losing manager Zeb Currier: "They kicked the stuffing out of us."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .292 3 24
T. Gibb RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 9 34
   c-P. Douglas PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 0 2
W. Valiente DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .239 23 62
P. Bown CF 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 .304 24 75
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .282 27 63
J. Rodriquez 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .262 15 51
   a-K. Young PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 0 6
M. Darling SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .245 10 34
J. Johnson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 10 46
   b-D. Huston PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .304 2 6
J. McClanahan C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .243 12 39
Totals 34 3 7 3 4 6 17      
a - K. Young pinch hit for J. Rodriquez in the 7th
b - D. Huston pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 7th
c - P. Douglas pinch hit for T. Gibb in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Bown (24, 4th Inning off K. Purcell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Atwood , P. Bown 4 , H. Takahashi 2 , K. Young , M. Darling , J. McClanahan
2-out RBI: K. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Huston
Hit by Pitch: T. Gibb
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Darling)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Guertin 1B 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 .288 6 39
S. Trahan RF 5 3 4 5 0 1 0 .263 12 44
S. Pabian 3B 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 .307 10 53
J. Kerby 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .246 12 39
B. Thompson LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 .269 12 52
S. Sandoval CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .160 0 4
A. Dickler DH 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .244 5 11
L. Bennett C 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .268 6 32
E. Arroyo SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .239 4 17
Totals 41 16 18 16 4 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Arroyo (9, 2nd Inning off M. Samaniego, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Thompson 2 (20, 5th Inning off M. Sandoval, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Sandoval, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Guertin (24, 5th Inning off N. Avery, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Pabian (10, 2nd Inning off M. Samaniego, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Trahan (12, 4th Inning off N. Avery, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Dickler (5, 6th Inning off M. Sandoval, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Guertin 2 , S. Trahan 7 , S. Pabian 6 , J. Kerby , B. Thompson 5 , S. Sandoval , A. Dickler 5 , L. Bennett , E. Arroyo 3
2-out RBI: B. Guertin , S. Trahan 2 , S. Pabian 2 , J. Kerby , B. Thompson 2 , E. Arroyo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Sandoval 2 , L. Bennett
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Pabian (4)
OF assists: 1 (Sandoval(Huston at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Samaniego L (3-3) 3.0 7 6 6 3 2 1 68 5.60   
N. Avery 1.2 5 6 6 1 2 1 44 6.31   
M. Sandoval 2.2 6 4 4 0 4 1 41 5.92   
J. Guerra 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Samaniego 18
Batters Faced: M. Samaniego 18, N. Avery 11, M. Sandoval 14, J. Guerra 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Samaniego 3-3, N. Avery 0-3, M. Sandoval 3-1, J. Guerra 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Samaniego 68-35, N. Avery 44-27, M. Sandoval 41-28, J. Guerra 7-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Avery 1-1 , M. Sandoval 1-1
WP: M. Samaniego , N. Avery
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Purcell W (11-5) 5.0 2 1 1 2 4 1 71 4.92   
M. Galli 2.2 4 2 1 1 2 0 49 3.43   
J. Jafar 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Purcell 61
Batters Faced: K. Purcell 19, M. Galli 14, J. Jafar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Purcell 6-5, M. Galli 1-4, J. Jafar 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Purcell 71-44, M. Galli 49-27, J. Jafar 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jafar 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Galli
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Trahan
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 27028
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