MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/12/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 779 - FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (8-6) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 4 1
Houston Astros (5-10) 3 0 3 2 0 3 0 1 X 12 17 1
Vaughn Slugs 3 Homers, Astros Get 12-4 Win
The Houston Astros downed the Texas Rangers, 12-4. The hitting star was first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Vaughn hit 3 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored three times for the Astros. Graham Ashcraft earned the win to go to 2-1. He allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts in 7 innings of work. The loss has the Rangers at 8-6.

With Houston leading 8-4 in the bottom of the sixth, Vaughn batted against Texas pitcher Josh Hader. Vaughn hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Astros on top, 11-4.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Vaughn, "one at-bat at a time."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Bader CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .173 3 8
B. Harper 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .345 4 11
A. Duvall LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 3 8
J. Martinez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 2 7
G. Moreno C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 3
   a-A. Hedges PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
B. Crawford SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .286 1 5
T. Naquin RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .250 0 1
K. Newman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 3
N. Allen 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
Totals 30 4 4 4 3 10 5      
a - A. Hedges pinch hit for G. Moreno in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Bader (3, 5th Inning off G. Ashcraft, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Crawford (1, 6th Inning off G. Ashcraft, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Bader 4 , B. Crawford 4 , N. Allen 2
2-out RBI: H. Bader , B. Crawford , N. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Bader
Hit by Pitch: B. Harper
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Naquin (1)
CS: A. Duvall (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Newman (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Allen-Crawford-Harper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. O'Neill CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .103 0 2
L. Arraez 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 4 .474 1 5
F. Tatis Jr. RF 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 .317 5 13
R. Lewis 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .232 2 5
K. Hiura DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .700 3 5
J. Chisholm Jr. SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .175 1 5
A. Vaughn 1B 4 3 4 7 1 0 0 .358 4 13
J. Fraley LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .125 2 4
K. Ruiz C 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .429 1 4
Totals 41 12 17 12 4 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Ruiz (2, 2nd Inning off A. Heaney, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hiura (2, 3rd Inning off A. Heaney, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Tatis Jr. (5, 1st Inning off A. Heaney, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Lewis (2, 1st Inning off A. Heaney, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Vaughn 3 (4, 3rd Inning off A. Heaney, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Hader, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Nardi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Arraez 3 , F. Tatis Jr. 4 , R. Lewis 5 , K. Hiura 3 , J. Chisholm Jr. 2 , A. Vaughn 13 , K. Ruiz 4
2-out RBI: , J. Chisholm Jr. 2 , A. Vaughn 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Arraez , F. Tatis Jr. , J. Fraley
GIDP: L. Arraez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Ruiz (1)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Heaney L (1-2) 3.1 8 6 6 1 4 3 61 6.19   
G. Crochet 0.2 3 2 2 3 1 0 28 3.27   
D. Coleman 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 23 4.00   
J. Hader 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 28 4.70   
A. Nardi 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 15.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Heaney 21
Batters Faced: A. Heaney 19, G. Crochet 8, D. Coleman 6, J. Hader 8, A. Nardi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Heaney 5-1, G. Crochet 1-0, D. Coleman 2-0, J. Hader 1-3, A. Nardi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Heaney 61-40, G. Crochet 28-13, D. Coleman 23-14, J. Hader 28-20, A. Nardi 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Coleman 1-0 , J. Hader 2-2
WP: G. Crochet
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Ashcraft W (2-1) 7.0 4 4 4 3 8 2 85 5.00   
D. Coulombe 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Ashcraft 58
Batters Faced: G. Ashcraft 28, D. Coulombe 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Ashcraft 4-8, D. Coulombe 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Ashcraft 85-52, D. Coulombe 22-14
Hit Batsmen: G. Ashcraft
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew Vaughn
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 35247
Special Notes: Andrew Vaughn ties the HOU regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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