Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Houston 9,
Texas 3
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, March 31, 2018
Where: Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Ed Hickox, 1B - Gabe Morales, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 36892
Where: Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Ed Hickox, 1B - Gabe Morales, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 36892
Final Scoring Summary
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| George Springer | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .091 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .545 |
| Derek Fisher | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .455 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | LF-2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| Evan Gattis | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .182 |
| J.D. Davis | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 |
| Brian McCann | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .375 |
| Jake Marisnick | CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .222 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - George Springer (1), Carlos Correa (2), Marwin Gonzalez (1), Evan Gattis (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Carlos Correa (1), Jake Marisnick (2) | |||||||||
| TB - George Springer 2, Jose Altuve 4, Carlos Correa 8, Marwin Gonzalez 2, Evan Gattis 2, Brian McCann 2, Jake Marisnick 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - George Springer (2), Jose Altuve (2), Carlos Correa 2 (3), Marwin Gonzalez 2 (2), Brian McCann (1), Jake Marisnick 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - George Springer (1), Jose Altuve (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Bregman (1), Carlos Correa (1), Marwin Gonzalez (3), J.D. Davis (3), Jake Marisnick (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Marwin Gonzalez (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Lance McCullers Jr. (W 1-0) | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Will Harris | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tony Sipp | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Collin McHugh | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Lance McCullers Jr. 91-60, Will Harris 7-5, Tony Sipp 32-17, Collin McHugh 21-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance McCullers Jr. 5-0, Will Harris 0-0, Tony Sipp 2-0, Collin McHugh 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Lance McCullers Jr. 21, Will Harris 2, Tony Sipp 8, Collin McHugh 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Will Harris 1-0, Collin McHugh 2-0 | ||||||||
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Joey Gallo | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .167 |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 |
| Jurickson Profar | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nomar Mazara | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .364 |
| Rougned Odor | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .111 |
| Juan Centeno | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Drew Robinson | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Tocci | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Adrian Beltre (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Elvis Andrus (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Elvis Andrus 5, Adrian Beltre 2, Nomar Mazara 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Elvis Andrus (2), Adrian Beltre (1), Nomar Mazara (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Elvis Andrus (2), Nomar Mazara (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Shin-Soo Choo 2 (2), Rougned Odor (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Matt Moore (L 0-1) | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Nick Gardewine | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Jesse Chavez | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Jake Diekman | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Jose Leclerc | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt Bush | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| WP - Matt Moore 2, Matt Bush | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Matt Moore 85-53, Nick Gardewine 14-12, Jesse Chavez 35-24, Jake Diekman 13-5, Jose Leclerc 16-8, Matt Bush 20-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Moore 3-2, Nick Gardewine 1-0, Jesse Chavez 3-2, Jake Diekman 0-0, Jose Leclerc 0-1, Matt Bush 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Matt Moore 19, Nick Gardewine 5, Jesse Chavez 10, Jake Diekman 3, Jose Leclerc 3, Matt Bush 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jose Leclerc 2-1 | ||||||||