Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros

Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 7:00PM CST

Texas Rangers

Rangers

TEX

Home

6
vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

5
Houston Astros

Game Recap

In a tense Texas showdown on the night of September 16, 2015, the Texas Rangers defeated the visiting Houston Astros by a final score of 6-5. This narrow victory propelled the Rangers past the Astros and into first place in the American League West standings. The winning run came in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the ninth inning when Mitch Moreland hit a sacrifice fly.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

Time: 7:00PM CST

Stadium: Choctaw Stadium

Location: Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 26,942

Line Score

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Texas RangersTEX 400100001
Houston AstrosHOU 030200000

Game Stats


Texas Rangers Batting

Rangers Batting

Doubles: Beltré (23, McHugh)

Runs Batted In: Fielder (78), Beltré 2 (57), Odor (53), Andrus (54), Moreland (74)

2-out Runs Batted In: Beltré

Sacrifice Flies: Moreland

Sacrifice Hit: Gimenez

Ground Into Double Play: Andrus 2

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Choo 0-1, Fielder 1-1, Beltré 1-2, Gimenez 0-2, DeShields 0-1, Gallo 0-1, Andrus 1-2, Odor 0-1, Moreland 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Choo 1; Gimenez 3; Moreland 2


Texas Rangers Pitching

Rangers Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Moreland (By McHugh)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Holland 20-29; Ohlendorf 1-2; Freeman 2-4; Dyson 1-2; Tolleson 4-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Holland 15-6-19-24; Ohlendorf 3-1-0-1; Freeman 4-4-1-1; Dyson 0-3-3-1; Tolleson 3-0-1-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Holland 7-9; Ohlendorf 1-0; Freeman 1-0; Dyson 1-0; Tolleson 3-0

Game Scores: D Holland 28


Texas Rangers Fielding

Rangers Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Moreland-Andrus-Moreland)

Errors: Beltré (15, throw)


Texas Rangers Baserunning

Rangers Baserunning

Stolen Bases: DeShields (23, 2nd base off McHugh/Conger); Andrus (18, 2nd base off McHugh/Conger); Gallo (3, 2nd base off McHugh/Conger)



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: Correa (18, Holland); Carter (14, Holland); Conger (10, Holland)

Triples: Altuve (2, Holland)

Runs Batted In: Carter (53), Conger (33), Marisnick (33), Gattis 2 (77)

2-out Runs Batted In: Gattis 2

Sacrifice Hit: Marisnick

Ground Into Double Play: Altuve

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (Conger 1-1, Marisnick 1-1, Altuve 0-2, Springer 0-1, Correa 0-2, Gattis 1-2, Rasmus 0-1, Villar 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rasmus 1; Correa 2; Gattis 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Pérez pitched to 1 batter in the 9th

Intentional Walks: Correa (By Holland)

Hit By Pitch: Springer (By Holland)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McHugh 15-22; Thatcher 1-2; Fields 1-4; Sipp 2-2; Qualls 3-4; Neshek 3-3; Pérez 2-2; Harris 1-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McHugh 13-5-24-13; Thatcher 3-2-2-1; Fields 1-3-3-3; Sipp 1-1-1-1; Qualls 2-1-2-4; Neshek 2-0-3-3; Pérez 1-3-4-2; Harris 0-0-0-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McHugh 3-4; Thatcher 1-0; Fields 1-1; Sipp 0-1; Qualls 2-1; Neshek 2-0; Pérez 0-1; Harris 0-1

Game Scores: C McHugh 26


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Altuve-Correa-Carter, Villar-Carter)

Errors: Rasmus (4, throw)


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