MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/20/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 584 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (15-25) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 10 15 0
Houston Astros (19-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
Kinsler Socks 2 Homers in 10-2 Win
The Texas Rangers grabbed a win, 10-2, over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Texas second baseman Ian Kinsler hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. The win puts Texas at 15-25.

With Texas leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Kinsler hit a curveball from Gerrit Cole for a solo home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Rangers ahead, 2-0.

Said losing manager : "The at-bats, obviously, needed to be better."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 5 3 3 2 0 0 2 .262 3 4
M. Young SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .368 3 18
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .171 6 10
J. Hamilton LF 5 1 1 2 0 4 4 .177 7 18
M. Bradley CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 4 .216 6 15
I. Rodriguez C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265 1 10
M. Teixeira DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .270 1 4
J. Gonzalez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .225 2 6
B. Bell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .269 2 11
Totals 40 10 15 10 1 11 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Palmeiro 2 (6, 8th Inning off B. Lidge, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Scott, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: I. Kinsler (1, 1st Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bradley (1, 8th Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Kinsler 2 (3, 3rd Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Palmeiro (6, 3rd Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Bradley (6, 6th Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Young (3, 8th Inning off B. Lidge, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hamilton (7, 8th Inning off B. Lidge, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Teixeira (1, 8th Inning off M. Scott, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Kinsler 11 , M. Young 6 , R. Palmeiro 8 , J. Hamilton 4 , M. Bradley 7 , M. Teixeira 4 , B. Bell 2
2-out RBI: R. Palmeiro , M. Bradley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Kinsler , I. Rodriguez , J. Gonzalez
GIDP: I. Kinsler , M. Bradley
Hit by Pitch: R. Palmeiro
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kinsler-Young-Palmeiro, Young-Kinsler-Palmeiro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 3 11
J. Bagwell 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 6 17
   b-B. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
J. Altuve DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .224 4 27
K. Tucker RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .266 4 19
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 6 21
L. Berkman LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 5 26
   a-C. Johnson PH, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 1
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108 6 10
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256 2 7
B. Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 7 17
Totals 30 2 5 2 0 6 5      
a - C. Johnson pinch hit for L. Berkman in the 8th
b - B. Watson pinch hit for J. Bagwell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Johnson (1, 8th Inning off C. Hough, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Biggio , J. Altuve 2 , C. Johnson 4 , B. Ausmus
GIDP: J. Bagwell , A. Bregman
Hit by Pitch: J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Biggio-Thon-Bagwell, Thon-Biggio-Bagwell)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hough W (4-4) 9.0 5 2 2 0 6 1 118 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hough 75
Batters Faced: C. Hough 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hough 13-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hough 118-75
Hit Batsmen: C. Hough
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cole L (2-6) 5.2 6 4 4 1 7 3 91 5.40   
B. Lidge 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 2 26 6.00   
M. Scott 2.0 5 3 3 0 3 2 40 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 47
Batters Faced: G. Cole 23, B. Lidge 8, M. Scott 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 4-4, B. Lidge 2-1, M. Scott 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 91-63, B. Lidge 26-16, M. Scott 40-30
WP: G. Cole , B. Lidge
Hit Batsmen: G. Cole
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ian Kinsler
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 69 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 15232
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