Astros vs. Rangers - MLB Game Summary - 31 August 2022 | ESPN

Houston Astros

83-47, 40-27 away

4

Texas Rangers

58-70, 28-37 home

2

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Altuve2B	2-5	2	1	1	.284
J. PenaSS	3-5	1	0	0	.246
A. Bregman3B	0-2	1	0	1	.267
K. TuckerRF	1-4	0	0	0	.261
Y. Gurriel1B	0-3	0	0	1	.243
T. ManciniLF	0-3	0	0	0	.258
M. DubonCF	0-0	0	0	0	.216
C. VazquezC	1-3	0	0	1	.289
J.J. MatijevicDH	0-4	0	0	0	.186
C. McCormickCF-LF	1-4	0	0	0	.238

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
F. Valdez	8.0	7	2	0	8	104-69	2.63
H. Neris	1.0	0	0	0	2	15-9	3.48

According to ESPN Analytics

Walks Issued

HOU

0

6

TEX

Stolen Bases

HOU

0

1

TEX

Strikeouts Thrown

HOU

10

8

TEX

Total Bases

HOU

12

13

TEX

Globe Life Field

Globe Life Field

10:05 AM, 31 August 2022

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 25,566

64%

Capacity: 40,000

Game Time:2:56

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez
First Base Umpire - James Hoye
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn

Valdez wins sixth straight as Astros beat Rangers 4-2

— Jose Altuve homered to back Framber Valdez, who won his sixth straight decision, as the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday night.


HOU
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	1

F. Valdez14-4

8.0 IP, 2 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

D. Dunning3-7

5.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

H. Neris3

1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning				HOU	TEX
		1st	Bregman hit sacrifice fly to left, Altuve scored.	1	0
		3rd	Altuve homered to left (398 feet).	2	0
		3rd	Vázquez singled to right, Bregman scored, Mancini to second, Gurriel to third.	3	0
		3rd	Thompson homered to left center (433 feet).	3	1
		5th	Duran homered to center (420 feet).	3	2
		7th	Gurriel walked, Peña scored, Tucker to second, Bregman to third.	4	2

Astros
4
Rangers
2

Astros
5
Rangers
3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	106	56	.654	-	W2
Seattle	90	72	.556	16	W3
Los Angeles	73	89	.451	33	L3
Texas	68	94	.420	38	W2
Oakland	60	102	.370	46	W4

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