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Rangers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 16, 2023
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers, played on April 16, 2023 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andrew Heaney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Framber Valdez |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 39,122 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ryan Wills 1B: Mike Estabrook 2B: Laz Diaz 3B: Erich Bacchus |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | Second Baseman |
| Ezequiel Duran | Shortstop |
| Nathaniel Lowe | First Baseman |
| Adolis Garcia | Right Fielder |
| Josh Jung | Third Baseman |
| Jonah Heim | Catcher |
| Robbie Grossman | DH |
| Leody Taveras | Center Fielder |
| Bubba Thompson | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Bochy | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mauricio Dubon | Second Baseman |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Yordan Alvarez | Left Fielder |
| Jose Abreu | First Baseman |
| Kyle Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Jeremy Pena | Shortstop |
| David Hensley | DH |
| Jake Meyers | Center Fielder |
| Martin Maldonado | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 16, 2023
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Valdez
Semien hits a line drive into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Valdez
Duran strikes out. Maldonado drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Duran out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowe vs. Valdez
Lowe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubon vs. Heaney
Dubon hits a fly ball into right field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Heaney
Bregman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Heaney
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Abreu vs. Heaney
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Valdez
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jung vs. Valdez
Jung strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Heim vs. Valdez
Heim hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Meyers. Heim reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Grossman vs. Valdez
Grossman strikes out. Maldonado drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Grossman out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Heaney
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Heaney
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jung fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hensley vs. Heaney
Hensley strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Meyers vs. Heaney
There goes Pena. The throw from Heim and he is safe. Pena steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Meyers vs. Heaney
Meyers hits a fly ball into right field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Valdez
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Valdez
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Valdez
Semien hits a fly ball into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Heaney
Maldonado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dubon vs. Heaney
Dubon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jung fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bregman vs. Heaney
Bregman hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alvarez vs. Heaney
Alvarez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Valdez
Duran strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowe vs. Valdez
Lowe hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Valdez
Garcia hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Maldonado fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Heaney
Abreu hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Heaney
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Heaney
Pena is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hensley vs. Heaney
There goes Pena. The throw from Heim and he is safe. Pena steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hensley vs. Heaney
There goes Pena. The throw from Heim and he is safe. Pena steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hensley vs. Heaney
Hensley strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jung vs. Valdez
Jung strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Heim vs. Valdez
Heim takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grossman vs. Valdez
Grossman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Valdez
Taveras hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Maldonado fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Heaney
Meyers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Maldonado vs. Heaney
Maldonado strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dubon vs. Heaney
Dubon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garcia throws the ball in to Duran who tags Dubon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Meyers moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Bregman vs. Heaney
Bregman hits a fly ball into right field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Valdez
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dubon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Valdez
Semien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Valdez
Duran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dubon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Burke
Brock Burke now pitching.
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Burke
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Burke
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowe vs. Valdez
Lowe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Lowe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Valdez
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pena. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jung vs. Valdez
Jung hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lowe moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Heim vs. Valdez
Heim takes first base on ball four. Lowe scores. Garcia moves to third. Jung moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grossman vs. Valdez
Grossman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Garcia scores. Jung moves to third. Heim moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Taveras vs. Neris
Hector Neris now pitching.
Taveras hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Jankowski vs. Neris
Travis Jankowski pinch hits for Bubba Thompson.
Jankowski strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Semien vs. Neris
Semien hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Neris
Duran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Neris, and towards Dubon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Burke
Unknown Player now playing shortstop. Travis Jankowski now playing left field.
Pena hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Garcia. Pena reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hensley vs. Burke
Hensley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Meyers vs. Burke
Meyers takes first base on ball four. Pena moves to third. Hensley moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Maldonado vs. Hernandez
Jonathan Hernandez now pitching.
Maldonado strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Dubon vs. Hernandez
Dubon strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Bregman vs. Hernandez
Bregman takes first base on ball four. Pena scores. Hensley moves to third. Meyers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Alvarez vs. Smith
Will Smith now pitching.
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jung fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowe vs. Blanco
Ronel Blanco now pitching.
Lowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Abreu juggles the ball. That's an error on Abreu. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Blanco
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jung vs. Blanco
Jung hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alvarez. Jung reaches second base with a double. Lowe moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heim vs. Blanco
Heim hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lowe tags and scores. Jung tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grossman vs. Blanco
Grossman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taveras vs. Blanco
Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alvarez. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Jung scores. Grossman goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jankowski vs. Blanco
Jankowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Smith
Abreu hits a popup towards third. Jung settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Smith
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Sborz
Josh Sborz now pitching.
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hensley vs. Sborz
Hensley hits a line drive into right field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Blanco
Semien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
vs. Blanco
hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lowe vs. Blanco
Lowe hits a line drive into center field. Meyers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Blanco
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyers vs. Sborz
Meyers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Sborz
Cesar Salazar pinch hits for Martin Maldonado.
Salazar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dubon vs. Sborz
Dubon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jung fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/2023 -- Texas at Houston (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Semien M, 2b 5 1 2 4 Dubon M, 2b 5 0 1 0
Duran E, ss 4 0 0 0 Bregman A, 3b 3 0 0 1
Smith J, ss 1 0 0 0 Alvarez Y, lf 4 0 1 0
Lowe N, 1b 5 2 1 0 Abreu J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Garcia A, rf 5 1 0 0 Tucker K, rf 2 0 0 0
Jung J, 3b 4 2 2 0 Pena J, ss 3 1 1 0
Heim J, c 1 1 1 2 Hensley D, dh 3 0 0 0
Grossman R, dh 3 2 1 1 Meyers J, cf 2 0 0 0
Taveras L, cf 4 0 1 2 Maldonado M, c 2 0 0 0
Thompson B, lf 2 0 0 0 Salazar C, ph 1 0 1 0
Jankowski T, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 8 9 29 1 4 1
Texas 000 000 630 -- 9
Houston 000 000 100 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Heaney A 5.0 2 0 0 3 4
Burke B (W)* 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Hernandez J 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Smith W 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Sborz J 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez F (L)+ 6.0 4 5 1 2 7
Neris H 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Blanco R 2.0 3 3 0 0 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 5 batters in 7th
E -- Pena J, Abreu J
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 4, Houston 9
2B -- Heim J, Lowe N, Pena J, Jung J, Taveras L
HR -- Semien M
SB -- Pena J 3
SF -- Heim J
HBP -- by Heaney A (Pena J), by Blanco R (Grossman R)
T -- 2:59
A -- 39122
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