Thursday, April 21st, 2016 7:05PM CST
On April 21, 2016, the Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Astros with a final score of 7 to 4. Ian Desmond provided a key hit for Texas, crushing his first home run of the season, a three-run blast. Rangers pitcher A.J. Griffin delivered a strong performance on the mound, surpassing the outing by Houston's starter, 2015 American League Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel.
Date: Thursday, April 21st, 2016
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 25,886
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
HOU |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Desmond (2, Keuchel); Mazara (2, Keuchel)
Triples: Andrus (1, Keuchel)
Home Runs: Desmond (1, 1st inning off Keuchel 2 on, 2 Out); Beltré (3, 7th inning off Neshek 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Desmond 3 (5), DeShields (4), Andrus (9), Fielder (14), Beltré (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: Desmond 3, Andrus
Sacrifice Hit: Alberto
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-9 (Desmond 1-1, Andrus 1-1, Fielder 0-1, Beltré 1-1, Mazara 1-2, DeShields 0-2, Rua 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mazara 1; Rua 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Griffin 14-24; Barnette 6-7; Diekman 0-1; Tolleson 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Griffin 22-7-26-16; Barnette 2-5-8-5; Diekman 1-1-0-1; Tolleson 0-2-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Griffin 5-7; Barnette 3-0; Diekman 0-1; Tolleson 2-0
Game Scores: A Griffin 60

Picked Off: Holaday (1st base by Castro)

Doubles: Altuve (5, Griffin); Springer (2, Griffin); Tucker (4, Griffin)
Home Runs: Rasmus 2 (5, 4th inning off Griffin 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off Barnette 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Springer (10), Rasmus 3 (11)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rasmus 2
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Springer 1-1, Correa 0-1, Tucker 0-1, Valbuena 0-1, Gómez 0-1, White 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Valbuena 1; Tucker 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Keuchel 18-29; Neshek 4-4; Fields 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Keuchel 12-23-6-24; Neshek 4-3-1-3; Fields 1-4-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Keuchel 7-4; Neshek 1-1; Fields 0-1
Game Scores: D Keuchel 27

Errors: Castro (2, dropped foul ball)
Assists: Gómez (DeShields at 3rd base)
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