Astros at Rangers August 31, 2022

Game Time: 2:05 ET

Stadium: Globe Life Field

Attendance: 19,607

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HOU	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	0
TEX	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	1

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HOU	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	0
TEX	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	1

Game

Season

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Running

1st inning - SB: Marcus Semien (2nd base off C. Javier/ C. Vazquez)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (M.Pérez to Semien to Seager to Lowe)

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:23

Umpires: HP-James Hoye, 1B-Jim Wolf, 2B-D.J. Reyburn, 3B-Ángel Hernández

Weather: 70 degrees.

News From August 31, 2022

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Rafael Montero

Tallies 10th save

PHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Montero allowed one hit and struck out one across a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Wednesday against the Rangers.

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Cristian Javier

Tallies eighth win

PHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Javier (8-9) allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out seven across five innings to earn the win Wednesday against the Rangers.

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Yordan Alvarez

Intends to rejoin lineup Friday

OFHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Alvarez (hand), who is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, said he "100 percent" expects to return to the starting nine Friday versus the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Chas McCormick

Still tending to sore pinkie finger

OFHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Astros manager Dusty Baker confirmed that McCormick was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers due to a sore right pinkie finger, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Chas McCormick

Scratched Wednesday

OFHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

McCormick was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Rangers for an undisclosed reason, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

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Martin Maldonado

Idle for another game

CHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Maldonado (hand) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

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Yordan Alvarez

Not in Wednesday's lineup

OFHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Alvarez (hand) isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers.

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Hector Neris

Nabs third save

PHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Neris pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to earn the save in a 4-2 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday.

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Jeremy Pena

Tallies three hits

SSHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Pena went 3-for-5 with a run scored Tuesday against the Rangers.

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Jose Altuve

Homers, scores twice

2BHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Altuve went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored Tuesday against the Rangers.

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Framber Valdez

Another excellent effort

PHouston Astros

August 31, 2022

Valdez (14-4) allowed two earned runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out eight across eight innings to earn the win Tuesday against the Rangers.

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Corey Seager

Slugs 29th homer

SSTexas Rangers

August 31, 2022

Seager went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Astros.

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Martin Perez

Rare poor performance

PTexas Rangers

August 31, 2022

Perez (10-5) allowed five earned runs on nine hits and four walks while striking out five across five innings to take the loss Wednesday against the Astros.

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Jack Leiter

Plagued by control issues

PTexas Rangers

August 31, 2022

Leiter has a 4.92 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 107:50 K:BB through 89.2 innings for Double-A Frisco this year.

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Dallas Keuchel

Getting another start

PTexas Rangers F

August 31, 2022

Keuchel is scheduled to start Thursday's series opener in Boston, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

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Kohei Arihara

Shifts to bullpen

PTexas Rangers

August 31, 2022

The Rangers announced Wednesday that Arihara has been moved to the bullpen, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

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Zak Kent

Promoted to Triple-A

PTexas Rangers AAA

August 31, 2022

Kent was promoted to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

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Jonah Heim

Not starting Wednesday

CTexas Rangers

August 31, 2022

Heim isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Houston.

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Mark Mathias

Riding pine Wednesday

DHTexas Rangers

August 31, 2022

Mathias isn't starting Wednesday against the Astros.

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Dane Dunning

Takes seventh loss

PTexas Rangers AAA

August 31, 2022

Dunning gave up two earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out five over five innings to take the loss in a 4-2 defeat against the Astros on Tuesday.

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Ezequiel Duran

Goes yard in loss

3BTexas Rangers

August 31, 2022

Duran went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Astros.

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Bubba Thompson

Launches first MLB homer

OFTexas Rangers

August 31, 2022

Thompson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Houston.

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