MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/06/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2278 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (71-42) 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 9 0
Texas Rangers (39-75) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Astros Upend Rangers, 5-2
Houston pitcher Nick Martinez did his part in helping his team beat the Texas Rangers, 5-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Martinez got the win, improving to 2-6. He gave up 7 hits and walked 0 over 6 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Houston raised its record to 71-42 with the win.

Houston used the hitting of Lars Nootbaar to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Astros on top, 3-0. For the game, Nootbaar had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Astros manager Logan F.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .268 4 37
H. Kim SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271 9 66
L. Nootbaar RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .273 23 78
Y. Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .283 30 89
C. Walker 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .278 30 94
T. Cabbage 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .232 18 39
   a-J. Ortiz SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 10
O. Narvaez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .290 5 39
L. Urias 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 15 49
N. Gordon CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .276 1 13
Totals 36 5 9 5 1 9 10      
a - J. Ortiz substituted for T. Cabbage in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: J. Ortiz (3, 8th Inning off Y. Matsui, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Walker (30, 2nd Inning off P. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Nootbaar (23, 3rd Inning off P. Lambert, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Cabbage (18, 7th Inning off P. Lambert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Nootbaar 5 , C. Walker 5 , T. Cabbage 4 , J. Ortiz 3 , O. Narvaez , N. Gordon 2
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar , J. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , O. Narvaez
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duran CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 10 47
L. Rengifo 2B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .250 13 43
J. Fraley RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249 18 58
J. Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249 23 67
T. Gray 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .162 12 34
M. Vierling LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .259 6 35
B. Kennedy 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .199 2 20
A. Sánchez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .254 1 24
B. Shewmake SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .389 0 3
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Gray 2 (12, 2nd Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Duran (5, 3rd Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duran 3 , L. Rengifo 2 , T. Gray 4 , M. Vierling 2 , B. Kennedy , A. Sánchez
2-out RBI: L. Rengifo , B. Kennedy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Fraley , B. Kennedy
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fraley (3)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Martinez W (2-6) 6.0 7 2 2 0 9 0 85 5.17   
P. Sewald H (17) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.93   
T. Mayza H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.78   
H. Harvey SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Martinez 59
Batters Faced: N. Martinez 25, P. Sewald 8, T. Mayza 1, H. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Martinez 3-6, P. Sewald 2-2, T. Mayza 1-0, H. Harvey 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Martinez 85-59, P. Sewald 23-15, T. Mayza 5-3, H. Harvey 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mayza 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lambert L (1-9) 6.1 6 4 4 1 5 3 95 7.68   
J. Murray 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.30   
Y. Matsui 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 20 3.88   
R. Knehr 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lambert 49
Batters Faced: P. Lambert 26, J. Murray 3, Y. Matsui 5, R. Knehr 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lambert 8-6, J. Murray 0-1, Y. Matsui 0-0, R. Knehr 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lambert 95-58, J. Murray 9-5, Y. Matsui 20-14, R. Knehr 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Murray 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Martinez
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 18973
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