MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/03/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2190 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (56-53) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 0
Houston Astros (44-63) 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 X 7 12 0
Gardner goes 3-for-4, Leads Astros to Win
Houston left fielder Joe Gardner had a 3-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Texas Rangers, 7-3. Brian Thomas got the win, improving to 3-3. He held the Rangers to 3 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 4. Houston is now 44-63.

With Houston leading 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Gardner hit a fastball from Gavin Nelson for a 2-run home run. It was his 20th home run of the season and put the Astros ahead, 3-0.

"We played hard and won," said Gardner. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .243 11 37
M. Peckermark CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .278 7 21
A. de Vries 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .267 13 41
B. Ballard RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .247 22 58
B. Kaiser DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .272 17 52
V. Ealy SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 10 39
J. Li LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .167 1 2
C. Torlak 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338 1 17
A. Bairro C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .219 2 8
Totals 29 3 6 3 4 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Peckermark (3, 4th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Ealy (12, 5th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Li (1, 7th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Peckermark 2 , B. Ballard , V. Ealy 2 , J. Li 4 , A. Bairro 2
2-out RBI: M. Peckermark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. de Vries , B. Ballard
GIDP: B. Ballard , B. Kaiser , V. Ealy
Hit by Pitch: A. de Vries
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Geisler (27) , M. Peckermark (4)
CS: A. Bairro (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ealy-de Vries-Geisler)
OF assists: 1 (Ballard(Christie at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 7 22
J. Trump 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .289 15 53
J. Woods CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .259 19 55
J. Christie DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .243 14 47
E. Chotkowski 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .221 21 47
R. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .224 14 39
E. Katz RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .245 12 44
J. Gardner LF 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .245 20 47
B. Johnston C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .127 0 2
Totals 33 7 12 6 2 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Christie (21, 6th Inning off G. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gardner (9, 8th Inning off D. Romero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Christie (2, 2nd Inning off G. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gardner (20, 2nd Inning off G. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Chotkowski (21, 4th Inning off G. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Scott , J. Woods , J. Christie 5 , E. Chotkowski 5 , R. Chavez , E. Katz 2 , J. Gardner 7
2-out RBI: J. Woods , J. Gardner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Christie , J. Gardner , B. Johnston
GIDP: R. Chavez
Sac Bunt: B. Johnston
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Chotkowski-Trump-Chavez, Scott-Trump-Chavez, Johnston-Scott, Trump-Scott-Chavez)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Nelson L (5-4) 5.2 9 4 4 0 6 2 100 4.21   
D. Romero 2.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 42 3.24   
R. Rayner 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Nelson 41
Batters Faced: G. Nelson 24, D. Romero 11, R. Rayner 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Nelson 5-4, D. Romero 3-2, R. Rayner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Nelson 100-63, D. Romero 42-23, R. Rayner 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Romero 1-0 , R. Rayner 1-0
WP: G. Nelson , D. Romero
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thomas W (3-3) 6.0 5 3 3 4 4 1 93 3.29   
K. McPeak SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 33 1.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thomas 50
Batters Faced: B. Thomas 25, K. McPeak 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thomas 9-3, K. McPeak 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thomas 93-46, K. McPeak 33-18
Hit Batsmen: K. McPeak
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Gardner
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 79 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 19724
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