Major League Baseball
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Houston 5,
Texas 4
When: 5:07 PM ET, Friday, October 20, 2023
Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Daniel Bellino, 2B - Stu Scheurwater, 3B - Mark Ripperger, LF - James Hoye, RF - Doug Eddings
Attendance: 41519
Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Daniel Bellino, 2B - Stu Scheurwater, 3B - Mark Ripperger, LF - James Hoye, RF - Doug Eddings
Attendance: 41519
Final Scoring Summary
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 |
| Mauricio Dubon | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .353 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| Jose Abreu | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
| Kyle Tucker | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Chas McCormick | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 |
| Michael Brantley | PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Jeremy Pena | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 |
| Yainer Diaz | PH-C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| Jonathan Singleton | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Grae Kessinger | PR-SS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Kyle Tucker (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Jose Altuve (2), Alex Bregman (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Jose Altuve 4, Alex Bregman 4, Yordan Alvarez 2, Jose Abreu, Kyle Tucker 3, Yainer Diaz | |||||||||
| RBI - Jose Altuve 3 (4), Alex Bregman (4), Jose Abreu (4) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alex Bregman (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Altuve (1), Michael Brantley (2), Jeremy Pena 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.38 |
| Hector Neris | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Bryan Abreu | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Ryan Pressly (W 1-0) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HBP - Adolis Garcia (by Abreu) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 82-54, Hector Neris 17-8, Bryan Abreu 6-1, Ryan Pressly 24-18 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 2-5, Hector Neris 2-2, Bryan Abreu 0-0, Ryan Pressly 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 24, Hector Neris 5, Bryan Abreu 2, Ryan Pressly 8 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Hector Neris 1-0, Ryan Pressly 2-0 | ||||||||
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Marcus Semien | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 |
| Corey Seager | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .227 |
| Evan Carter | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .222 |
| Adolis Garcia | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Travis Jankowski | PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Leody Taveras | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| Josh Jung | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .263 |
| Mitch Garver | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .118 |
| Josh H. Smith | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jonah Heim | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Robbie Grossman | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Corey Seager (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Adolis Garcia (2), Nathaniel Lowe (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Corey Seager 2, Evan Carter, Adolis Garcia 4, Josh Jung, Nathaniel Lowe 4, Mitch Garver, Jonah Heim 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Adolis Garcia 3 (6), Nathaniel Lowe (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Corey Seager (1), Evan Carter (3), Nathaniel Lowe 2 (2), Mitch Garver (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Leody Taveras (2, 2nd off Pressly/Maldonado) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Marcus Semien (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jordan Montgomery | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.54 |
| Josh Sborz | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Aroldis Chapman (H 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Jose Leclerc (L 0-1; BS 1) | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.36 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jordan Montgomery 82-54, Josh Sborz 18-12, Aroldis Chapman 15-8, Jose Leclerc 30-18 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jordan Montgomery 10-3, Josh Sborz 1-0, Aroldis Chapman 0-1, Jose Leclerc 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jordan Montgomery 24, Josh Sborz 6, Aroldis Chapman 3, Jose Leclerc 7 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Josh Sborz 3-0, Jose Leclerc 1-0 | ||||||||