Post Game Thread (Aug 7, 2024): Astros (59-55) @ Rangers (54-61)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	6	13	1	10
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	9	0	9

Box Score

TEX		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Smith	5	0	0	0	0	1	.271
SS	Seager	4	0	0	0	1	2	.274
2B	Semien	5	1	2	1	0	1	.245
3B	Jung	5	0	1	0	0	3	.283
CF	Langford	2	2	1	0	2	0	.242
1B	Lowe, N	4	1	2	1	0	1	.263
RF	García, Ad	3	0	1	0	1	1	.208
DH	Grossman	2	0	0	0	0	1	.231
DH	Taveras	1	0	0	1	0	1	.226
C	Heim	4	0	2	1	0	0	.233
PR	Jankowski	0	0	0	0	0	0	.201
C	Kelly, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239

TEX	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ureña	4.0	6	2	2	3	0	65-34	3.74
Leclerc	1.2	4	3	3	0	2	32-23	4.47
Chafin	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	16-8	3.35
Sborz	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	3.38
Burke	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	25-19	7.30
Robertson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.94

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Altuve	4	0	1	1	1	0	.303
3B	Bregman	5	1	2	1	0	1	.252
LF	Alvarez, Y	3	1	1	1	2	0	.300
LF	McCormick	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204
DH	Diaz, Y	5	0	3	0	0	1	.300
SS	Peña	4	0	0	1	0	1	.268
C	Caratini	4	1	2	1	1	0	.268
CF	Meyers	5	0	0	0	0	1	.230
1B	Dezenzo	3	2	2	0	1	0	.286
RF	Dubón	4	1	2	1	0	0	.263

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Kikuchi	5.1	4	2	2	3	8	100-60	4.62
Scott, Tay	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	13-6	1.82
Abreu, B	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	17-14	2.54
Pressly	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	18-13	3.63
Hader	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-9	3.75

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Jeremy Peña grounds into a force out, shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Marcus Semien. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Yainer Diaz out at 2nd. Jeremy Peña to 1st.	0-1
T3	Yordan Alvarez homers (22) on a line drive to center field.	0-2
T6	Victor Caratini homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.	0-3
T6	Mauricio Dubón doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Josh Smith. Zach Dezenzo scores.	0-4
T6	Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to center fielder Wyatt Langford. Mauricio Dubón scores.	0-5
B6	Marcus Semien homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.	1-5
B6	Nathaniel Lowe triples (1) on a line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Wyatt Langford scores.	2-5
B6	Leody Taveras out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Mauricio Dubón. Nathaniel Lowe scores.	3-5
T8	Alex Bregman singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Adolis García. Zach Dezenzo scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd.	3-6
B8	Jonah Heim singles on a line drive to left fielder Chas McCormick. Wyatt Langford scores. Adolis García to 2nd.	4-6

Highlights

Description	Length
Yusei Kikuchi against the Rangers	0:07
Probable pitchers for Astros at Rangers – August 7, 2024	0:06
Bullpen availability for Texas, August 7 vs Astros	0:07
Bullpen availability for Houston, August 7 vs Rangers	0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, August 7 vs Rangers	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, August 7 vs Rangers	0:07
Fielding alignment for Texas, August 7 vs Astros	0:11
Bench availability for Texas, August 7 vs Astros	0:07
Starting lineups for Astros at Rangers – August 7, 2024	0:09
Breaking down Yordan Alvarez's home run	0:13
Visualizing Yordan Alvarez's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Breaking down José Ureña's pitches	0:04
Victor Caratini: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
A deep dive into Victor Caratini's home run	0:11
Breaking down Yusei Kikuchi's pitches	0:04
The distance behind Marcus Semien's home run	0:11
Yusei Kikuchi's outing against the Rangers	0:23
Marcus Semien's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Astros score on a fielder's choice	0:22
Zach Dezenzo's first career hit	0:29
Yordan Alvarez's solo home run (22)	0:29
Yusei Kikuchi ends the 3rd winning with a K	0:06
Zach Dezenzo's family discusses his first hit	2:03
Victor Caratini's solo home run (6)	0:28
Mauricio Dubón's RBI double	0:28
Jose Altuve's RBI single	0:17
Marcus Semien's solo home run (17)	0:29
Nathaniel Lowe's RBI triple	0:29
Leody Taveras' sacrifice fly	0:24
Yordan Alvarez drills 117 mph home run	0:38
Yusei Kikuchi strikes out eight	1:16
Alex Bregman's RBI single	0:33
Jonah Heim's RBI single	0:18

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Kikuchi (5-9, 4.62 ERA)	Ureña (3-7, 3.74 ERA)	Hader (24 SV, 3.75 ERA)

Game ended at 4:38 PM.