Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 8, Texas 5
When: 8:03 PM ET, Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Daniel Bellino, LF - Stu Scheurwater, RF - Mark Ripperger
Attendance: 42368
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jose Altuve 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .154
Michael Brantley LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250
     Chas McCormick LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
Yordan Alvarez DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .364
Jose Abreu 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .167
Kyle Tucker RF 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 .100
Mauricio Dubon CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .571
Jeremy Pena SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .182
Martin Maldonado C 4 1 2 2 0 2 3 .333
Totals 37 8 12 7 4 5 19  
Batting
2B - Jose Abreu (1), Kyle Tucker (1)
HR - Jose Altuve (1)
TB - Jose Altuve 5, Yordan Alvarez 2, Jose Abreu 2, Kyle Tucker 2, Mauricio Dubon 3, Jeremy Pena, Martin Maldonado 2
RBI - Jose Altuve (1), Yordan Alvarez 2 (4), Mauricio Dubon (1), Jeremy Pena (1), Martin Maldonado 2 (2)
2-Out RBI - Yordan Alvarez 2 (3), Martin Maldonado 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Brantley (1), Jose Abreu (1)
Team LOB - 7
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Cristian Javier (W 1-0) 5.2 3 2 2 1 3 1 3.18
Hector Neris (H 1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 6.75
Bryan Abreu 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.00
Ryan Pressly (SV 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Cristian Javier 85-51, Hector Neris 19-13, Bryan Abreu 17-10, Ryan Pressly 13-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Cristian Javier 3-8, Hector Neris 0-3, Bryan Abreu 1-2, Ryan Pressly 1-0
Batters Faced - Cristian Javier 21, Hector Neris 6, Bryan Abreu 5, Ryan Pressly 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Hector Neris 1-0
Texas
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Marcus Semien 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167
Corey Seager SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Evan Carter LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .200
Adolis Garcia RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .182
Jonah Heim C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Mitch Garver DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .091
     Travis Jankowski PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .250
Josh Jung 3B 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .273
Leody Taveras CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
Totals 32 5 6 5 3 5 7  
Batting
2B - Evan Carter (2)
HR - Josh Jung 2 (2)
TB - Evan Carter 2, Adolis Garcia, Nathaniel Lowe 2, Josh Jung 8
RBI - Adolis Garcia (2), Josh Jung 4 (4)
2-Out RBI - Adolis Garcia (1), Josh Jung 4 (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Adolis Garcia (1)
GIDP - Josh Jung (1)
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Evan Carter (Maldonado at 2nd), Adolis Garcia (Alvarez at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Max Scherzer (L 0-1) 4.0 5 5 5 1 4 1 11.25
Cody Bradford 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Chris Stratton 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 18.00
Will Smith 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Jon Gray 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 9.00
Martin Perez 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
WP - Max Scherzer
HBP - Yordan Alvarez (by Scherzer)
Pitches-Strikes - Max Scherzer 63-42, Cody Bradford 11-7, Chris Stratton 19-10, Will Smith 12-5, Jon Gray 15-9, Martin Perez 18-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Max Scherzer 1-3, Cody Bradford 0-2, Chris Stratton 1-1, Will Smith 0-0, Jon Gray 1-1, Martin Perez 1-1
Batters Faced - Max Scherzer 18, Cody Bradford 4, Chris Stratton 6, Will Smith 3, Jon Gray 6, Martin Perez 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Will Smith 2-2, Jon Gray 2-0, Martin Perez 2-0