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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS 08/15/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS |  
					| GAME ID: 2348 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Houston Astros (47-72) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |  
								| Texas Rangers (63-56) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Astros Win at Texas, 4-2 |  
					| Getting an impressive start from Brian Lynch, Houston beat Texas by the score of 4-2. Josh Holloway, credited with the save, is now 3 for 4 in save opportunities. The Astros sport a record of 47-72. 
 Houston relied on the hitting of Joe Gardner to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 2-run  home run in the top of the first inning to put the Astros on top, 3-0. For the game, Gardner had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
 
 "It was a solid team effort," said Gardner after the game.
 
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					| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Scott
 (15, 1st Inning off G. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
B. Hill
 (10, 6th Inning off G. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
J. Gardner
 (23, 1st Inning off G. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Scott
 2
, 
E. Katz
, 
R. Chavez
, 
J. Gardner
 5
, 
B. Hill
 3
, 
E. Chotkowski
 2-out RBI: 
J. Gardner
, 
B. Hill
 GIDP: 
J. Christie
 Team LOB: 
2
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Gardner-Chotkowski)
 OF assists: 
2 (Gardner(Giesbrecht at 3rd base), Gardner(Giesbrecht at 3rd base))
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
C. Torlak
 (17, 7th Inning off K. McPeak, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
C. Torlak
 (2, 9th Inning off J. Holloway, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
S. Geisler
, 
B. Kaiser
, 
J. Giesbrecht
 2
, 
A. de Vries
, 
M. Peckermark
, 
B. Ballard
, 
C. Torlak
 6
 2-out RBI: 
B. Ballard
, 
C. Torlak
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
B. Kaiser
, 
R. Llewellyn
, 
B. Ballard
, 
Z. Davidson
 Team LOB: 
9
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
B. Kaiser
 (25)
, 
A. de Vries
 (4)
 CS: 
B. Kaiser
 (19)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Giesbrecht-de Vries-Geisler)
 OF assists: 
1 (Peckermark(Hill at 3rd base))
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					| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Lynch W (7-9) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 98 | 4.24 |  
	| K. McPeak H (5) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1.46 |  
	| J. Holloway SV (3) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5.68 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| G. Nelson L (5-6) | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 103 | 4.30 |  
	| L. Legros | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3.88 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Brian Lynch Ballpark: 
Globe Life Park in Arlington
 Weather: 
Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:08
 Attendance: 
49687
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