Rangers at Astros August 9, 2022

Game Time: 8:10 ET

Stadium: Minute Maid Park

Attendance: 30,629

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HOU	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	X	7	7	0

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TEX	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	7	0
HOU	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	X	7	7	0

Game

Season

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Running

4th inning - SB: Josh Smith (2nd base off J. Urquidy/ C. Vazquez)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Semien to Seager to Lowe)

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Running

5th inning - SB: Jose Altuve (3rd base off M. Perez/ J. Heim)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Altuve to Gurriel)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:49

Umpires: HP-Dan Bellino, 1B-Phil Cuzzi, 2B-Junior Valentine, 3B-Cory Blaser

Weather: 70 degrees.

News From August 9, 2022

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Bubba Thompson

Doubles, swipes bag

OFTexas Rangers AAA

August 9, 2022

Thompson went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and an RBI in a 7-5 loss Tuesday in Houston.

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Martin Perez

Falls apart in loss

PTexas Rangers

August 9, 2022

Perez (9-3) took the loss Tuesday in Houston, allowing seven runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two in five innings.

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Alejandro Osuna

Pushes up to High-A

OFTexas Rangers A+

August 9, 2022

Osuna was recently promoted to High-A Hickory and has hit .261/.280/.435 with a homer and a steal through his first six games there.

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Ezequiel Duran

Day off Tuesday

SSTexas Rangers

August 9, 2022

Duran is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Astros, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Josh Jung

Ready for Triple-A debut

3BTexas Rangers

August 9, 2022

Jung (shoulder) will be activated from Triple-A Round Rock's 60-day injured list Tuesday and start at third base in his season debut for the affiliate, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

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Jose Altuve

Doubles, steals base

2BHouston Astros

August 9, 2022

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in a 7-5 win Tuesday over Texas.

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Ryan Pressly

Earns 22nd save

PHouston Astros

August 9, 2022

Pressly picked up the save Tuesday, striking out two and allowing a hit in the ninth inning of a 7-5 victory over Texas.

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Jose Urquidy

Hit hard, picks up win

PHouston Astros

August 9, 2022

Urquidy (11-4) recorded the victory Tuesday over Texas despite allowing five runs on five hits, two walks and two hit batsmen while striking out three in five innings.

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Niko Goodrum

Starts up rehab assignment

SSHouston Astros

August 9, 2022

Goodrum (hamstring) has gone 4-for-16 with two doubles, four walks, five runs, three RBI and a stolen base in six games since beginning a rehab assignment July 30 with the Astros' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate.

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Chas McCormick

Hits bench in Tucker's return

OFHouston Astros

August 9, 2022

McCormick is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

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Trey Mancini

Sitting Tuesday

1BHouston Astros

August 9, 2022

Mancini is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

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Kyle Tucker

Ends four-game lineup absence

OFHouston Astros

August 9, 2022

Tucker (illness) will start in right field and bat fifth in Tuesday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Pedro Leon

Sidelined with facial fracture

OFHouston Astros AAA

August 9, 2022

Leon was diagnosed Tuesday with a facial fracture and will be placed on Triple-A Sugar Land's 7-day injured list, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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