League Championship Series Game 2 - The Rangers defeated the Astros by a score of 5-4 - Mon, Oct 16 03:37 PM CDT
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Game Status: Final - Score: 5-4 Rangers
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| Rangers Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semien - 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .188 | .235 | .250 |
| 2 | Seager - SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .348 | .559 | .609 |
| 3 | Grossman - LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .176 | .188 |
| Carter - LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .350 | .536 | .700 | |
| 4 | García, Ad - RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .281 | .484 |
| 5 | Garver - DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 | .278 | .500 |
| 6 | Heim - C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .300 | .357 |
| 7 | Lowe, N - 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .194 | .267 |
| 8 | Jung - 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .345 | .630 |
| 9 | Taveras - CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .348 | .483 | .609 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| Rangers |
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| BATTING: 3B: Taveras (1, France, J). HR: Heim (1, 3rd inning off Valdez, F, 0 on, 0 out). TB: García, Ad; Garver; Heim 4; Lowe, N; Seager; Semien 2; Taveras 3. RBI: García, Ad (6); Garver (8); Heim (4); Lowe, N (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garver 2; Semien; Carter; Taveras. Team RISP: 3-for-14. Team LOB: 7. |
| FIELDING: E: Jung (1, fielding). |
| Astros Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altuve - 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .160 | .192 | .280 |
| 2 | Bregman - 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .217 | .280 | .478 |
| 3 | Tucker - RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .200 | .136 |
| 4 | Alvarez, Y - DH | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .391 | .440 | 1.261 |
| 5 | Abreu, J - 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .261 | .320 | .652 |
| 6 | Brantley - LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .357 | .438 | .643 |
| 7 | McCormick - CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .316 | .316 | .316 |
| 8 | Peña - SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | .261 | .273 |
| 9 | Maldonado, M - C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
| a-Diaz, Y - C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| Astros |
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| a-Struck out for Maldonado, M in the 5th. |
| BATTING: 2B: Brantley (1, Eovaldi). HR: Alvarez, Y 2 (6, 2nd inning off Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 out, 8th inning off Chapman, 0 on, 2 out); Bregman (2, 4th inning off Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Alvarez, Y 8; Brantley 3; Bregman 4; McCormick. RBI: Alvarez, Y 2 (8); Brantley (2); Bregman (3). 2-out RBI: Brantley; Alvarez, Y. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCormick 2; Bregman 2. Team RISP: 0-for-6. Team LOB: 6. |
| FIELDING: E: Valdez, F 2 (2, fielding, throw). DP: (Bregman). |
| Rangers Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eovaldi (W, 3-0) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 91-62 | 2.29 |
| Sborz (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 0.00 |
| Chapman (H, 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-5 | 2.08 |
| Leclerc (S, 3) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24-10 | 1.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Astros Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez, F (L, 0-2) | 2.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 64-42 | 11.57 |
| Montero | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-9 | 0.00 |
| France, J | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38-22 | 0.00 |
| Maton, P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-3 | 0.00 |
| Abreu, B | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 |
| Pressly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-10 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Game Info |
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| WP: Pressly. |
| HBP: García, Ad (by Valdez, F). |
| Pitches-strikes: Eovaldi 91-62; Sborz 15-9; Chapman 8-5; Leclerc 24-10; Valdez, F 64-42; Montero 15-9; France, J 38-22; Maton, P 7-3; Abreu, B 11-7; Pressly 20-10. |
| Groundouts-flyouts: Eovaldi 6-2; Sborz 2-0; Chapman 1-1; Leclerc 2-2; Valdez, F 2-1; Montero 0-1; France, J 0-2; Maton, P 2-0; Abreu, B 0-0; Pressly 2-0. |
| Batters faced: Eovaldi 25; Sborz 3; Chapman 3; Leclerc 6; Valdez, F 18; Montero 4; France, J 8; Maton, P 2; Abreu, B 3; Pressly 4. |
| Inherited runners-scored: Montero 1-0; Maton, P 1-0. |
| Umpires: HP: Mark Ripperger. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Jordan Baker. LF: Dan Bellino. RF: Stu Scheurwater. |
| Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. |
| Wind: 0 mph, None. |
| First pitch: 3:39 PM. |
| T: 3:01. |
| Att: 42,879. |
| Venue: Minute Maid Park. |
| October 16, 2023 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1 | Robbie Grossman reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Framber Valdez. Marcus Semien scores. Corey Seager to 3rd. Robbie Grossman to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Framber Valdez. | 1-0 TEX |
| Top 1 | Adolis Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Corey Seager scores. Robbie Grossman to 3rd. | 2-0 TEX |
| Top 1 | Mitch Garver singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Robbie Grossman scores. Adolis Garcia to 2nd. | 3-0 TEX |
| Top 1 | Nathaniel Lowe singles on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Brantley. Adolis Garcia scores. Mitch Garver to 2nd. | 4-0 TEX |
| Bottom 2 | Yordan Alvarez homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. | 4-1 TEX |
| Top 3 | Jonah Heim homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. | 5-1 TEX |
| Bottom 4 | Alex Bregman homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. | 5-2 TEX |
| Bottom 6 | Michael Brantley doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Yordan Alvarez scores. | 5-3 TEX |
| Bottom 8 | Yordan Alvarez homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. | 5-4 TEX |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Decisions
- Winner: Nathan Eovaldi (3-0, 2.29)
- Loser: Framber Valdez (0-2, 11.57)
- Save: Jose Leclerc (3, 1.23)
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