8/10 PGT: I <3 Leody [TEX 8, HOU 4]

### Rangers (48-61) @ Astros (71-40)

First Pitch: 7:10 PM at Minute Maid Park

|Pitcher|TV|Radio
-|-|-|-
[Rangers](/r/TexasRangers)|[Glenn Otto](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=657248) (4-8, 5.31 ERA)|BSSW|KRLD, KFLC (ES)
[Astros](/r/Astros)|[Justin Verlander](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=434378) (15-3, 1.73 ERA)|ATTH|KBME, TUDN/KLAT (ES)

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### Line Score – Game Over

| |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|R|H|E
|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:
|[TEX](/TEX)|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|5|**8**|**12**|**0**
|[HOU](/HOU)|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|1|**4**|**8**|**0**

### Box Score

||**HOU**|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|SO|BA|||**TEX**|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|SO|BA
-|-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|-|-|-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:
**2B**|[Altuve](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=514888)|3|0|0|0|2|0|.283||**2B**|[Semien](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543760)|4|0|1|1|0|0|.239
**1B**|[Gurriel, Y](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=493329)|5|0|0|0|0|1|.235||**SS**|[Seager](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=608369)|5|1|3|1|0|1|.254
**DH**|[Alvarez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=670541)|5|1|1|1|0|3|.295||**RF**|[García, Ad](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=666969)|4|2|3|0|1|1|.252
**3B**|[Bregman](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=608324)|4|2|1|0|1|0|.251||**1B**|[Lowe, N](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663993)|5|1|1|0|0|2|.281
**RF**|[Tucker](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663656)|5|1|3|2|0|1|.247||**CF**|[Taveras](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=665750)|4|1|2|5|0|1|.296
**SS**|[Peña](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=665161)|5|0|0|1|0|1|.243||**C**|[Viloria](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=650619)|3|0|0|1|1|2|.244
**CF**|[McCormick](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=676801)|4|0|0|0|1|4|.232||**3B**|[Duran, E](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=677649)|5|1|1|0|0|3|.240
**CF**|[Dubón](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=643289)|3|0|0|0|0|0|.210||**DH**|[Miller, B](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543543)|3|0|0|0|0|2|.197
[](/spacer)LF|[](/spacer)[Díaz, A](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=649557)|2|0|1|0|0|0|.253||[](/spacer)DH|[](/spacer)[Smith, Josh](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669701)|1|1|1|0|0|0|.226
**C**|[Maldonado](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=455117)|1|0|1|0|1|0|.186||**LF**|[Thompson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669352)|3|0|0|0|0|2|.182
[](/spacer)PH|[](/spacer)[Mancini](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641820)|1|0|1|0|0|0|.268||[](/spacer)PH|[](/spacer)[Heim](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641680)|0|0|0|0|1|0|.249
[](/spacer)C|[](/spacer)[Vázquez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543877)|0|0|0|0|0|0|.278||[](/spacer)LF|[](/spacer)[Hernandez, E](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=609274)|0|1|0|0|0|0|.207

**HOU**|IP|H|R|ER|BB|SO|P-S|ERA||**TEX**|IP|H|R|ER|BB|SO|P-S|ERA
-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|-|-|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:
[Verlander](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=434378 “Game Score: ???”)|6.0|5|3|3|1|7|92-65|1.85||[Otto](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=657248 “Game Score: ???”)|5.0|4|2|2|4|5|87-52|5.20
[Stanek](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592773 “Game Score: ???”)|1.0|2|0|0|0|2|17-11|1.15||[Burke](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=656271 “Game Score: ???”)|2.0|1|1|1|1|1|24-14|1.23
[Neris](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=593576 “Game Score: ???”)|1.0|1|0|0|0|0|8-4|3.40||[Moore, M](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=519043 “Game Score: ???”)|1.0|2|0|0|0|2|23-16|1.90
[Pressly](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=519151 “Game Score: ???”)|1.0|0|0|0|0|3|11-9|2.91||[Hearn](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621368 “Game Score: ???”)|1.0|0|0|0|0|1|13-7|5.14
[Maton, P](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664208 “Game Score: ???”)|0.1|3|5|4|1|0|14-6|4.00||[Hernández, J](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=642546 “Game Score: ???”)|1.0|1|1|0|0|1|18-11|2.25
[Abreu, B](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=650556 “Game Score: ???”)|0.2|1|0|0|1|2|19-11|2.52|| ||||||||

### Scoring Plays

Inning|Event|Score
:-:|-|:-:
B2|Jeremy Pena grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 2nd.|**1**-0
T4|Leody Taveras triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. Nathaniel Lowe scores.|1-**1**
T4|Meibrys Viloria out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Chas McCormick. Leody Taveras scores.|1-**2**
B4|Kyle Tucker homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field.|**2**-2
T6|Leody Taveras out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mauricio Dubon. Adolis Garcia scores.|2-**3**
B7|Yordan Alvarez homers (31) on a fly ball to right field.|**3**-3
T10|Marcus Semien out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Aledmys Diaz. Ezequiel Duran scores.|3-**4**
T10|Corey Seager singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Josh H. Smith scores. Elier Hernandez to 2nd.|3-**5**
T10|Leody Taveras doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Chas McCormick. Elier Hernandez scores. Corey Seager scores. Adolis Garcia scores.|3-**8**
B10|Kyle Tucker singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Alex Bregman scores.|**4**-8

### Highlights

Description|Length|Video
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Alex Bregman crosses home for the Astros’ first run|0:30|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/73cc4172-e7df10ac-cec5fceb-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Bregman makes the play and gets Semien at first|0:33|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/6d41d77a-92c13ffa-072454c5-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Leody Taveras’ 21st RBI of the year is a triple|0:38|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/167eac57-ad1df3f2-35399889-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Meibrys Viloria’s sac fly gives Rangers the lead|0:32|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/054b04af-7e9c5660-f6829429-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Kyle Tucker’s game-tying homer in the 4th|0:29|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/4523c0af-8b7d78c5-c76a15a1-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Leody Taveras’ sac fly puts Texas ahead in the 6th|0:32|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/e332dcdb-545ac02a-2048cc87-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Adolis García steals second after review in the 6th|0:47|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/6202969b-50646046-79a69e2c-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
McCormick gets the out at home, call is confirmed|1:11|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/c978f6c3-f011d67c-e10f6c84-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Yordan Alvarez hits a thunderous solo homer to right|0:32|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/da166b78-5249b00b-47a22677-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Yordan Alvarez’s game-tying homer ‘ Creator Cuts|0:50|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/56dcc8ae-cb773953-a9a2a655-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Glenn Otto strikes out five, gives up two runs|1:17|[Video](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-08/10/3fad2467-3113ecc4-71cc672f-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)
Marcus Semien’s sac fly in the 10th puts Texas ahead|0:14|[Video](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/6fb27717-29a6-43f5-808e-07d8575d64ec.mp4)
Seager’s single scores Smith, Texas pulls ahead|0:12|[Video](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/753794bd-f560-407b-ab03-c32b0e825484.mp4)
Bryan Abreu In play, no out to Leody Taveras|0:19|[Video](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/70602a5a-45f7-48e8-8674-657fe520cc7c.mp4)
TEX @ HOU|0:17|[Video](https://bdata-producedclips.mlb.com/5a89ff79-8cf4-42e2-a21b-63b16c4fe68c.mp4)

### Decisions

Winning Pitcher|Losing Pitcher|Save
:-:|:-:|:-:
Hearn (5-6, 5.14)|Maton, P (0-2, 4.00)|

*Game ended at 10:52 PM.*
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