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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS 08/14/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS |  
					| GAME ID: 2333 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Houston Astros (46-72) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |  
								| Texas Rangers (63-55) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Astros Prevail, 5-4, Over Texas |  
					| The Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers, 5-4, at Globe Life Park in Arlington today. Leading the charge for Houston was catcher Bryan Johnston. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Mat Pear, the winner, goes to 10-7. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, with no walks and 5 strikeouts over 5.2 innings.  The Astros go to 46-72 with the win. 
 Joe Gardner, the fan favorite , had a direct impact on the outcome. Gardner contributed a 2-run  home run in the top of the second inning to put Houston up, 2-0.
 
 "I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Texas manager Juan Smith III said following the tough loss.
 
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					| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Home Runs: 
J. Gardner
 (22, 2nd Inning off F. Holzknecht, 1 on, 1 out) 
, 
B. Johnston
 (1, 4th Inning off F. Holzknecht, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Trump
, 
J. Christie
 3
, 
R. Chavez
, 
E. Katz
, 
J. Gardner
 4
, 
E. Hunter
 2
, 
P. Adegoke
, 
B. Johnston
 6
 2-out RBI: 
B. Johnston
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Scott
, 
R. Chavez
, 
E. Katz
, 
B. Johnston
 GIDP: 
R. Chavez
 Sac Bunt: 
J. Gardner
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
B. Johnston
 (1)
 CS: 
B. Johnston
 (2)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Scott-Trump-Chavez)
 OF assists: 
1 (Hunter(Peckermark at home))
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								| a - Z. Davidson pinch hit for C. Torlak in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
M. Peckermark
 (4, 4th Inning off M. Pear, 1 on, 1 out) 
, 
J. Giesbrecht
 (17, 4th Inning off M. Pear, 0 on, 1 out)
 Triples: 
B. Ballard
 (1, 9th Inning off J. Tejeda, 2 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
S. Geisler
, 
J. Giesbrecht
 3
, 
M. Peckermark
 3
, 
B. Ballard
 4
, 
Z. Chi
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
Z. Chi
, 
Z. Davidson
 GIDP: 
C. Torlak
 Team LOB: 
4
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
S. Geisler
 (31)
, 
M. Peckermark
 (6)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
J. Giesbrecht
 (9)
 Double Plays: 
1 (de Vries-Giesbrecht-Geisler)
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					| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Pear W (10-7) | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 3.43 |  
	| B. Leija H (1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10.80 |  
	| J. Holloway H (1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.40 |  
	| B. Thomas H (4) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4.61 |  
	| J. Tejeda SV (1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.70 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
M. Pear
 54
 Batters Faced: 
M. Pear
 21, 
B. Leija
 7, 
J. Holloway
 1, 
B. Thomas
 3, 
J. Tejeda
 3
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
M. Pear
 7-3, 
B. Leija
 3-2, 
J. Holloway
 0-0, 
B. Thomas
 0-0, 
J. Tejeda
 1-1
 Pitches - Strikes: 
M. Pear
 99-66, 
B. Leija
 28-15, 
J. Holloway
 4-3, 
B. Thomas
 18-11, 
J. Tejeda
 8-6
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
J. Holloway
 1-0
, 
J. Tejeda
 2-2
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Bryan Johnston Ballpark: 
Globe Life Park in Arlington
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
6:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:41
 Attendance: 
49243
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