The Texas Rangers scored one while the Houston Astros scored four home runs.
The Rangers had five more hits tonight than last night! Six hits! That’s pretty good. That’s one more hit than Houston! They also walked eight times. That’s a ton of baserunners!
The bad news is none of Texas’ hits went for extra bases and only one of them produced a run — a run that scored when the game was 4-0 — which means Texas has now scored one run in 18 innings against the team that has allowed by far the most runs
in the big leagues this year.
Meanwhile, the Astros hit the most home runs that Jacob deGrom has ever allowed in a start. I guess on the bright side, they were all solo shots.
The Rangers have not gotten off on a good foot in their quest for the Silver Boot, I dare say.
Player of the Game: Joc Pederson singled in the Rangers’ first and only run of the series in the top of the seventh.
Up Next: The Rangers will try to avoid getting swept tomorrow afternoon with RHP Nathan Eovaldi expected back on the mound for Texas opposite RHP Peter Lambert for Houston.
The Sunday matinee first pitch from Daikin Park is scheduled for 1:10 pm CDT and will be carried on the Rangers Sports Network.
