Monday, September 23rd, 2013 7:05PM CST
The Texas Rangers began their final push toward a playoff spot with a dominant 12-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night. This decisive win was powered by Alex Rios hitting for the cycle and a masterful pitching performance from Derek Holland, who recorded his second shutout of the season while striking out nine.
Date: Monday, September 23rd, 2013
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 33,743
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
HOU |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: A Rios (30, J Lyles); I Kinsler (30, J Lyles); L Martin (19, J Lyles); A Pierzynski (23, D Martinez)
Triples: A Rios (4, D Martinez)
Home Runs: A Rios (18, 4th inning off D Martinez 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Rios 4 (76), I Kinsler (67), D Murphy (45), L Martin 3 (44), E Andrus (66), A Beltre (89), M Moreland (59)
2-out Runs Batted In: I Kinsler, D Murphy, L Martin 3
Sacrifice Flies: A Beltre; M Moreland
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-16 (A Rios 1-1, D Murphy 0-1, R Chirinos 0-1, A Beltre 0-1, A Rosales 0-1, L Martin 1-3, I Kinsler 1-2, A Pierzynski 0-2, M Moreland 0-1, E Andrus 1-2, C Gentry 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Chirinos 1; I Kinsler 1; M Moreland 1; E Andrus 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Holland 23-33
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Holland 13-11-35-23
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Holland 5-12
Game Scores: D Holland 83

Double Plays: 1 (A Pierzynski-I Kinsler)

Stolen Bases: C Gentry (19, 2nd base off J Lyles/C Corporan)

Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (B Barnes 0-1, J Altuve 0-1, J Villar 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Altuve 1

Wild Pitches: D Martinez
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Lyles 9-18; D Martinez 7-16; C Lo 2-3; J Fields 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Lyles 8-6-16-13; D Martinez 5-7-9-14; C Lo 0-0-2-3; J Fields 4-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lyles 4-2; D Martinez 2-4; C Lo 2-1; J Fields 0-1
Game Scores: J Lyles 16

Errors: M Dominguez (15, throw); J Villar (14, ground ball)
Assists: B Barnes (E Andrus at 2nd base, L Martin at 3rd base)
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