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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 08/17/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 2375 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Texas Rangers (57-64) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 1 |  
								| Houston Astros (50-70) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Rangers Top Astros, 6-1, Behind Ovens-Toots |  
					| Texas Rangers starter Kevin Ovens-Toots hurled his team past the Houston Astros, 6-1. The Rangers  raised their record to 57-64. 
 In his 112-pitch effort, Ovens-Toots allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 8 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 9.
 
 "I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Ovens-Toots.
 
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					| TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - M. Yukizawa substituted for J. Giesbrecht in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
J. Giesbrecht
 (20, 1st Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
V. Ealy
 (17, 6th Inning off B. Lynch, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
R. Chavez
 (9, 1st Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
J. Ferguson
 (1, 8th Inning off B. Rondeau, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
S. Geisler
, 
M. Peckermark
 2
, 
R. Chavez
 6
, 
J. Giesbrecht
 4
, 
I. Faber
 2
, 
J. Ferguson
 5
, 
V. Ealy
 2
 2-out RBI: 
R. Chavez
, 
I. Faber
 2
, 
V. Ealy
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
S. Geisler
, 
M. Peckermark
, 
R. Chavez
, 
I. Faber
, 
T. Prado
 GIDP: 
J. Giesbrecht
 Sac Bunt: 
T. Prado
 Team LOB: 
9
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
S. Geisler
 (26)
, 
J. Giesbrecht
 (7)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
J. Ferguson
 (4)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Chavez)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| K. Ovens-Toots W (5-11) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 112 | 5.73 |  
	| D. Nsoah | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6.20 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Lynch L (8-15) | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 103 | 5.40 |  
	| B. Rondeau | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 4.58 |  
	| C. Ge | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.45 |  
	| L. Crumpton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2.54 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
B. Lynch
 37
 Batters Faced: 
B. Lynch
 27, 
B. Rondeau
 11, 
C. Ge
 1, 
L. Crumpton
 3
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
B. Lynch
 8-5, 
B. Rondeau
 3-1, 
C. Ge
 1-0, 
L. Crumpton
 1-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
B. Lynch
 103-60, 
B. Rondeau
 40-25, 
C. Ge
 3-3, 
L. Crumpton
 12-7
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
B. Rondeau
 1-0
, 
C. Ge
 2-0
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Kevin Ovens-Toots Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Roof closed, 82 degrees
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM CT
 Time: 
3:31
 Attendance: 
18520
 Special Notes: 
 John Giesbrecht was ejected in the 9th inning for arguing a strike call.
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