MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/22/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2843 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (90-62) 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 8 14 1
Texas Rangers (72-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 0
Astros Winners, 8-2, at Globe Life Park in Arlington
Houston first baseman Hideyuki Takahashi had a 5-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Texas Rangers, 8-2. Luis Rodas, the winner, improved to 16-9. He held Texas to 1 run on 5 hits over 6.2 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. Houston improves to 90-62 with the win. They lead their division by 9 games.

With Houston leading 3-0 in the top of the seventh, Takahashi hit a slider from Montes Galli for a grand slam home run. It was his 42nd home run of the season and put the Astros ahead, 7-0.

"I like the roll we're on," said Houston manager Zeb Currier.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Darling SS 5 2 1 0 0 2 4 .271 9 40
J. Johnson 2B 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .314 12 70
W. Valiente DH 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .275 35 114
H. Takahashi 1B 3 1 2 5 0 0 1 .278 42 121
   b-L. Andersen PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 2
T. Gibb RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .307 25 90
   a-M. Jones PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 2 6
P. Bown CF 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 .280 25 80
J. Currie C 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .246 8 40
Z. Atwood LF 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .297 10 73
D. Huston 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .294 10 26
Totals 38 8 14 8 4 11 18      
a - M. Jones pinch hit for T. Gibb in the 7th
b - L. Andersen pinch hit for H. Takahashi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Valiente (27, 4th Inning off N. Jenkins, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Darling (18, 6th Inning off N. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Takahashi (42, 7th Inning off M. Galli, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Darling 2 , J. Johnson 3 , W. Valiente 3 , H. Takahashi 5 , Z. Atwood 4 , D. Huston 2
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Valiente , T. Gibb , J. Currie , D. Huston
Sac Fly: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: Z. Atwood 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Huston (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodas-Takahashi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Montanye RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258 5 46
S. Pabian 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .324 21 85
J. Kerby 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .259 24 85
B. Thompson LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .288 16 66
J. Roberts 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .286 10 38
   a-J. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .149 10 26
D. Rivera DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .241 18 52
V. Costales C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .268 17 56
F. Fernandez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 8 24
E. Arroyo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .216 10 37
Totals 35 2 8 1 6 6 25      
a - J. Herrera pinch hit for J. Roberts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Costales (20, 8th Inning off N. Mulcahey, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kerby (28, 9th Inning off N. Mulcahey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Pabian (21, 7th Inning off L. Rodas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Pabian 4 , J. Kerby 3 , B. Thompson 2 , V. Costales 2 , F. Fernandez , E. Arroyo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pabian , J. Roberts 2 , J. Herrera , D. Rivera 2 , E. Arroyo
Hit by Pitch: F. Fernandez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Thompson (39)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rodas W (16-9) 6.2 5 1 1 6 6 1 114 3.94   
N. Mulcahey 2.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 48 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rodas 60
Batters Faced: L. Rodas 31, N. Mulcahey 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rodas 1-12, N. Mulcahey 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rodas 114-63, N. Mulcahey 48-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Mulcahey 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Rodas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Jenkins L (7-11) 6.0 8 2 2 2 5 0 88 4.44   
M. Galli 0.1 3 5 5 1 0 1 21 3.45   
K. Strickland 1.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 30 3.79   
S. Ayala 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Jenkins 51
Batters Faced: N. Jenkins 26, M. Galli 5, K. Strickland 8, S. Ayala 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Jenkins 5-6, M. Galli 1-0, K. Strickland 1-0, S. Ayala 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Jenkins 88-59, M. Galli 21-14, K. Strickland 30-20, S. Ayala 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Galli 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideyuki Takahashi
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 36186
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