MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/14/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1188 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Houston Astros (67-44) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 1
Texas Rangers (41-67) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Texas Loses, 8-4, in 12
The Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers, 8-4, in American League action at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Houston pitcher J R Richard had a standout performance. Houston pitcher Billy Wagner earned the win, hiking his record to 6-1. Akinori Otsuka suffered the loss. Houston, now 67-44, holds down first place in the American League Western Division.

The result might have been different, had it not been for 26-year old first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Bagwell had a 2-run single in the top of the 12th inning to put the Astros ahead, 6-4. For the game, Bagwell had 1 double and 1 single in 6 at-bats.

"We're in a marathon, not a sprint," Richard said in postgame remarks. "Soon enough, the finish line will be in sight."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 6 1 2 1 0 1 0 .312 6 36
J. Bagwell 1B 6 2 2 2 0 1 0 .267 20 52
B. Serrell 2B 6 1 2 2 0 0 1 .298 14 50
K. Tucker RF 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 .259 17 60
A. Bregman 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .272 14 66
L. Berkman LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .197 9 42
C. Cedeno CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 5 15
   a-C. Correa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 3 18
   b-R. Hidalgo CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 3 22
D. Thon SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .235 2 29
B. Ausmus C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .271 11 32
   c-K. Caminiti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 3 8
   d-J. Ferguson C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 46 8 12 8 3 8 14      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for C. Cedeno in the 6th
b - R. Hidalgo substituted for C. Correa in the 6th
c - K. Caminiti pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th
d - J. Ferguson substituted for K. Caminiti in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bagwell (25, 1st Inning off B. Rogan, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bregman (26, 1st Inning off B. Rogan, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Ausmus (10, 5th Inning off B. Rogan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Altuve (27, 12th Inning off A. Otsuka, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Serrell (14, 12th Inning off A. Otsuka, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 3 , J. Bagwell 3 , B. Serrell 5 , K. Tucker , A. Bregman 2 , L. Berkman , D. Thon , B. Ausmus 2 , J. Ferguson
2-out RBI: K. Tucker , A. Bregman , D. Thon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cedeno , B. Ausmus
Sac Bunt: L. Berkman
Hit by Pitch: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker 2 (17)
CS: A. Bregman (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bagwell (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Serrell-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hamilton LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .256 10 39
   b-N. Joseph PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 13 38
   c-J. Gonzalez LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 2 6
N. Cruz RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .199 4 16
C. Seager SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .259 10 55
B. Rogan P, DH 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .283 16 58
R. Palmeiro 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .206 8 27
   d-J. Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 2 4
   e-M. Napoli 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 0 0
M. Young 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .231 2 26
M. Bradley CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 8 27
B. Bell 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 8 30
   a-R. Dandridge PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .184 1 12
J. Sundberg C 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205 0 1
Totals 42 4 7 4 4 11 14      
a - R. Dandridge pinch hit for B. Bell in the 7th
b - N. Joseph pinch hit for J. Hamilton in the 8th
c - J. Gonzalez substituted for N. Joseph in the 9th
d - J. Franco pinch hit for R. Palmeiro in the 11th
e - M. Napoli substituted for J. Franco in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Seager 2 (30, 1st Inning off J. Richard, 1 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off L. Andersen, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hamilton (21, 5th Inning off J. Richard, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Joseph (13, 8th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hamilton 2 , N. Joseph 4 , C. Seager 4 , R. Palmeiro , M. Young 2
2-out RBI: R. Palmeiro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Seager , B. Rogan , B. Bell , J. Sundberg
GIDP: M. Bradley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Young (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bell (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Palmeiro)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Richard 6.2 4 3 3 3 4 0 100 3.38   
F. DiPino BS (2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 17 1.99   
L. Andersen 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 1.64   
B. Wagner W (6-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Richard 55
Batters Faced: J. Richard 26, F. DiPino 5, L. Andersen 8, B. Wagner 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Richard 10-5, F. DiPino 1-0, L. Andersen 1-1, B. Wagner 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Richard 100-58, F. DiPino 17-13, L. Andersen 29-19, B. Wagner 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Rogan 5.1 5 4 3 3 5 0 98 3.15   
J. Zimmerman 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 4.91   
F. Cordero 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.72   
J. Russell 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 5.66   
A. Otsuka L (1-5) 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 1 12 6.81   
D. O'Day 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rogan 46
Batters Faced: B. Rogan 24, J. Zimmerman 7, F. Cordero 7, J. Russell 6, A. Otsuka 4, D. O'Day 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rogan 5-5, J. Zimmerman 4-1, F. Cordero 2-2, J. Russell 3-2, A. Otsuka 0-0, D. O'Day 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rogan 98-59, J. Zimmerman 26-18, F. Cordero 24-17, J. Russell 27-15, A. Otsuka 12-8, D. O'Day 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Zimmerman 2-1
Hit Batsmen: D. O'Day
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J R Richard
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:32
Attendance: 19836
Wednesday, January 7th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82