Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers

Aug 29, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	5
TEX	3	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	-	13	16	0	8

loss:

Z. Greinkewin: Texas Rangers logo

T. Hearn

Game Recap

ARLINGTON -- Entering Sunday, the Rangers were the only team in the Major Leagues without a grand slam in 2021. In fact, they hadn’t hit a grand slam since 2019. Adolis Garcia changed that by launching the first Rangers’ grand slam this season, igniting an eight-run fifth inning for Texas....

Scoring Summary

HOUTEX

1
Adolis Garcia singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Yonny Hernandez scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 3rd. [1 run]
01
1
Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Brantley. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Throwing error by catcher Martin Maldonado. [1 run] [1 out]
02
1
DJ Peters doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Adolis Garcia scores. [1 run]
03
3
DJ Peters out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Meyers. Adolis Garcia scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
04
4
Yonny Hernandez doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Jose Trevino scores. [1 run]
05
5
Yordan Alvarez homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
15
5
Jake Meyers doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jason Martin. Kyle Tucker scores. [1 run]
25
5
DJ Peters homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
26
5
Jose Trevino singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Nick Solak scores. Jason Martin to 2nd. [1 run]
27
5
Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Jason Martin scores. Jose Trevino to 3rd. Yonny Hernandez to 2nd. [1 run]
28
5
Adolis Garcia hits a grand slam (29) to right field. Jose Trevino scores. Yonny Hernandez scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. [4 runs]
212
5
Nick Solak singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Nathaniel Lowe scores. [1 run]
213

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273
2Michael BrantleyLF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.317
Taylor JonesPH-LF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.245
3Yuli Gurriel1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.311
4Yordan AlvarezDH	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.285
5Alex Bregman3B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280
6Aledmys DiazSS	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.294
7Kyle TuckerRF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.278
8Jake MeyersCF	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.324
9Martin MaldonadoC	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.177
Garrett StubbsC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.174
TOTAL	6	32	2	2	7	2	1	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack GreinkeRHP	4.0	9	6	6	1	2	1	76	3.66
Bryan AbreuRHP	0.2	5	7	7	1	1	1	37	5.75
Blake TaylorLHP	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	3.55
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	4.86
Brooks RaleyLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	5.35
TOTAL	8.0	16	13	13	7	3	2	157	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Yonny Hernandez3B-SS	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	.270
2Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	2	5	2	1	2	0	0	3	.266
Ryan Dorow3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3Adolis GarciaDH	3	4	3	5	1	1	1	0	.253
4Nathaniel Lowe1B	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	.254
5DJ PetersRF	3	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.188
6Nick Solak2B	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.237
7Jason MartinLF	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	3	.190
8Jose TrevinoC	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	.227
9Leody TaverasCF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.062

TOTAL	16	38	13	13	7	3	2	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Taylor HearnLHP	6.2	6	2	2	6	0	1	89	3.96
Dennis SantanaRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5.49
Jharel CottonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	5.79
Demarcus EvansRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	4.56

TOTAL	9.0	6	2	2	7	2	1	132	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUTEX

TOP 1
POP OUT — Jose Altuve pops out to second baseman Nick Solak. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Michael Brantley strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Yuli Gurriel flies out to center fielder Leody Taveras. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Yonny Hernandez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker, deflected by second baseman Jose Altuve.
00
SINGLE — Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Yonny Hernandez to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — Adolis Garcia singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Yonny Hernandez scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 3rd. [1 run]
01
SAC FLY — Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Brantley. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Throwing error by catcher Martin Maldonado. [1 run] [1 out]
02
DOUBLE — DJ Peters doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Adolis Garcia scores. [1 run]
03
GROUNDOUT — Nick Solak grounds out, shortstop Aledmys Diaz to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. [2 outs]
03
GROUNDOUT — Jason Martin grounds out to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. [3 outs]
03

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Team Stats

HOU

TEX

2Runs13

6Hits16

2Errors0

.188Batting Avg.421

32At Bats38

3Extra-base Hits7

1Home Runs2

2Runs-Batted-In13

2Walks3

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts7

5Left on Base8

12Total Bases27

Game Details

Sunday, August 29, 2021 · 2:35 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 31,062 (77.1%)

weather: 72 degrees, roof closed