Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 5, Texas 4
When: 5:07 PM ET, Friday, October 20, 2023
Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Daniel Bellino, 2B - Stu Scheurwater, 3B - Mark Ripperger, LF - James Hoye, RF - Doug Eddings
Attendance: 41519
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve 2B 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .273
Mauricio Dubon CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .353
Alex Bregman 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .211
Yordan Alvarez DH 5 0 2 0 0 3 0 .400
Jose Abreu 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .211
Kyle Tucker RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .167
Chas McCormick LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200
     Michael Brantley PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Jeremy Pena SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167
     Yainer Diaz PH-C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Martin Maldonado C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167
     Jonathan Singleton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
     Grae Kessinger PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 5 8 5 4 7 17  
Batting
2B - Kyle Tucker (2)
HR - Jose Altuve (2), Alex Bregman (2)
TB - Jose Altuve 4, Alex Bregman 4, Yordan Alvarez 2, Jose Abreu, Kyle Tucker 3, Yainer Diaz
RBI - Jose Altuve 3 (4), Alex Bregman (4), Jose Abreu (4)
2-Out RBI - Alex Bregman (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve (1), Michael Brantley (2), Jeremy Pena 2 (2)
Team LOB - 8
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Justin Verlander 5.2 6 4 4 1 3 2 4.38
Hector Neris 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
Bryan Abreu 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.00
Ryan Pressly (W 1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
HBP - Adolis Garcia (by Abreu)
Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 82-54, Hector Neris 17-8, Bryan Abreu 6-1, Ryan Pressly 24-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 2-5, Hector Neris 2-2, Bryan Abreu 0-0, Ryan Pressly 1-1
Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 24, Hector Neris 5, Bryan Abreu 2, Ryan Pressly 8
Inherited Runners-Scored - Hector Neris 1-0, Ryan Pressly 2-0
Texas
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Marcus Semien 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143
Corey Seager SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .227
Evan Carter LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .222
Adolis Garcia RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .278
     Travis Jankowski PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leody Taveras CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308
Josh Jung 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .263
Mitch Garver DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .118
     Josh H. Smith PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jonah Heim C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .222
     Robbie Grossman PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 6 18  
Batting
2B - Corey Seager (1)
HR - Adolis Garcia (2), Nathaniel Lowe (1)
TB - Corey Seager 2, Evan Carter, Adolis Garcia 4, Josh Jung, Nathaniel Lowe 4, Mitch Garver, Jonah Heim 2
RBI - Adolis Garcia 3 (6), Nathaniel Lowe (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Corey Seager (1), Evan Carter (3), Nathaniel Lowe 2 (2), Mitch Garver (3)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Leody Taveras (2, 2nd off Pressly/Maldonado)
Fielding
E - Marcus Semien (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jordan Montgomery 5.1 5 2 2 2 3 1 1.54
Josh Sborz 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Aroldis Chapman (H 3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
Jose Leclerc (L 0-1; BS 1) 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 7.36
Pitches-Strikes - Jordan Montgomery 82-54, Josh Sborz 18-12, Aroldis Chapman 15-8, Jose Leclerc 30-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jordan Montgomery 10-3, Josh Sborz 1-0, Aroldis Chapman 0-1, Jose Leclerc 0-1
Batters Faced - Jordan Montgomery 24, Josh Sborz 6, Aroldis Chapman 3, Jose Leclerc 7
Inherited Runners-Scored - Josh Sborz 3-0, Jose Leclerc 1-0