MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 779 - SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (8-6) 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 2 12 14 1
Houston Astros (8-7) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Rangers, Baty Pin Bad Loss on Astros
Riding the 2-hit performance of the 26-year old third baseman Brett Baty, the Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Astros, 12-1. Texas reliever John Means was the winner. His record is now 1-0. Rhett Kouba took the loss. The win leaves Texas with a record of 8-6.

With Texas leading 6-1 in the top of the eighth, Baty came up to bat against Houston pitcher Aaron Brown. Baty hit a changeup to right for a grand slam home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Rangers on top, 10-1.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Baty said.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Taveras CF 6 2 3 0 0 1 2 .333 3 8
J. Vivas 2B 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 .176 0 0
N. Lowe DH 5 1 2 0 1 1 4 .327 4 9
A. García RF 5 2 2 3 1 1 4 .312 4 10
B. Baty 3B 4 4 2 4 1 0 2 .250 4 11
M. Semien 1B 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .190 0 3
D. Hill LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .133 0 2
A. Rosario SS 5 0 0 2 0 0 5 .227 1 5
S. Huff C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .364 1 3
   a-W. Langford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 3 8
   b-J. Heim C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 2
Totals 41 12 14 12 7 6 26      
a - W. Langford pinch hit for S. Huff in the 9th
b - J. Heim substituted for W. Langford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien (1, 5th Inning off V. Bellozo, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. García (1, 9th Inning off R. Gusto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. García (1, 1st Inning off R. Kouba, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Semien (1, 3rd Inning off R. Kouba, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Baty (4, 8th Inning off A. Brown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Taveras 3 , N. Lowe 2 , A. García 5 , B. Baty 5 , M. Semien 6 , D. Hill , S. Huff
2-out RBI: , A. García 2 , M. Semien , D. Hill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. García 2 , B. Baty , A. Rosario 2 , S. Huff
Hit by Pitch: B. Baty , M. Semien
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vivas 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hill (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Rosario-Vivas-Semien, Vivas-Rosario-Semien)
PB: S. Huff
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. O'Neill RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .268 2 3
W. Meckler 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .268 0 8
Y. Diaz C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .192 2 13
   a-T. Cabbage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .444 0 3
K. Tucker LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .300 4 10
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
Y. Alvarez DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .316 3 9
K. Alcantara CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 1 2
J. Pena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .204 0 3
I. Kiner-Falefa 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .500 0 1
Totals 35 1 9 0 4 4 25      
a - T. Cabbage pinch hit for Y. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Kiner-Falefa (2, 3rd Inning off J. Latz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. O'Neill 2 , W. Meckler , Y. Alvarez , K. Alcantara 2 , I. Kiner-Falefa 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , J. Altuve , J. Pena 2
GIDP: Y. Diaz , T. Cabbage
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Kiner-Falefa (1)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Kiner-Falefa (3)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Latz 4.0 4 1 0 3 2 0 65 4.85   
J. Means W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 1.74   
B. Burke 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 1.64   
K. Ginkel 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Latz 51
Batters Faced: J. Latz 19, J. Means 9, B. Burke 7, K. Ginkel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Latz 2-7, J. Means 1-4, B. Burke 2-3, K. Ginkel 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Latz 65-40, J. Means 31-21, B. Burke 22-15, K. Ginkel 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Means 2-0 , B. Burke 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Kouba L (1-2) 2.2 7 5 5 2 1 0 63 7.11   
V. Bellozo 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 6.14   
F. Cobos 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 28 1.74   
A. Blubaugh 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 0 25 7.94   
A. Brown 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 31 6.00   
R. Gusto 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Kouba 19
Batters Faced: R. Kouba 18, V. Bellozo 9, F. Cobos 8, A. Blubaugh 5, A. Brown 7, R. Gusto 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Kouba 4-3, V. Bellozo 2-2, F. Cobos 3-1, A. Blubaugh 2-0, A. Brown 0-2, R. Gusto 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Kouba 63-38, V. Bellozo 30-21, F. Cobos 28-14, A. Blubaugh 25-13, A. Brown 31-17, R. Gusto 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Bellozo 1-0 , A. Blubaugh 1-0 , A. Brown 3-3 , R. Gusto 2-2
WP: R. Kouba , A. Blubaugh , A. Brown
Hit Batsmen: R. Kouba , A. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brett Baty
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 43627
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