Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros

Thursday, March 29th, 2018 2:30PM CST

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Game Recap

The Houston Astros opened their 2018 season and championship defense on Thursday with a 4-1 victory against the Texas Rangers. Key contributions came from George Springer, who led off the game with a home run for the second consecutive year, and pitcher Justin Verlander, who delivered six scoreless innings.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, March 29th, 2018

Time: 2:30PM CST

Stadium: Choctaw Stadium

Location: Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 47,253

Line Score

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Houston AstrosHOU 101100010

Game Stats


Texas Rangers Batting

Rangers Batting

Doubles: Andrus (1, Giles)

Ground Into Double Play: Choo

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Chirinos 0-1, Beltré 0-1, Mazara 0-2, Choo 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Chirinos 1; Mazara 1


Texas Rangers Pitching

Rangers Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hamels 14/24; Leclerc 1/1; Martin 2/3; Bush 3/6; Jepsen 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hamels 16-12-14-12; Leclerc 1-2-0-0; Martin 3-3-1-1; Bush 6-1-2-2; Jepsen 2-2-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hamels 7-3; Leclerc 0-0; Martin 1-0; Bush 0-1; Jepsen 1-1

Game Scores: C Hamels 50


Texas Rangers Fielding

Rangers Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Hamels-Odor-Gallo, Odor-Andrus-Gallo)


Texas Rangers Baserunning

Rangers Baserunning

Picked Off: Odor (1st base by Verlander)



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: Bregman (1, Hamels); Correa (1, Bush)

Home Runs: Springer (1, 1st inning off Hamels 0 on, 0 Out); Marisnick (1, 4th inning off Hamels 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Springer (1), Altuve (1), Marisnick (1), Correa (1)

2-out Runs Batted In: Marisnick

Sacrifice Flies: Altuve

Ground Into Double Play: Marisnick; González

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Altuve 0-1, Gattis 0-1, Correa 0-1, Reddick 0-1, González 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gattis 1; González 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

Wild Pitches: Giles

Hit By Pitch: Mazara (By Verlander)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 11/23; Devenski 3/3; Peacock 3/3; Giles 1/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander 12-9-17-15; Devenski 1-3-4-1; Peacock 4-2-1-2; Giles 2-4-2-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 3-9; Devenski 0-1; Peacock 1-1; Giles 0-2

Game Scores: J Verlander 67


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Correa-González)


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