Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 7:00PM CST
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.
Date: Tuesday, September 15th, 2015
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 26,942
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
HOU |
0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Moreland-Andrus-Moreland)
Errors: Beltré (15, throw)

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

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

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

Double Plays: 2 (Altuve-Correa-Carter, Villar-Carter)
Errors: Rasmus (4, throw)
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