Texas Rangers’ Rougned Odor bunts for a single against the Houston Astros in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Houston.
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“If you wondered if games in July matter, that’s probably proof positive that there’s some emotion involved and there’s some intent to win the game, ” Hinch said.
They’ve consistently struggled against the Texas Rangers’ Colby Lewis, who looks to continue his dominance at Minute Maid Park on Saturday night. It was the first of four straight singles by Texas in the inning, but Josh Hamilton grounded out after that to allow McHugh to escape the jam.
Elvis Andrus is 6 for 13 with three doubles in the last four games and is batting. We did a good job of putting some runs across, but in the end I gave up a few too many.
Conger’s two-run homer in the ninth off Shawn Tolleson cut the Rangers’ lead to 7-6, but the Astros couldn’t close the deal.
With the exception of the home run to Correa, it was a solid start for start for Lewis who allowed only two runs on four hits in seven innings pitched.
Texas manager Jeff Banister lamented about the Rangers’ inability to get important hits when they needed them following his team’s series-opening loss to the Houston Astros on Friday.
The last time the Texas Rangers went to Houston, they were coming off an terrible April and were one of the worst teams in all of baseball.
All told, Odor finished the evening a double short of the cycle after bunting for a single in his first at-bat before launching a two-run home run to right field in the third inning.
“I think I was mainly just pleased that I know that I’m healthy and there’s no issues with my knee at all”, Feldman said. He doesn’t need to act like that.
The Astros scored three in the inning and had runners at second and third with two out when Sam Freeman got L.J.
Feldman continued to labor, retiring the Rangers in order only once – in the fifth. The Astros, trailing 5-1, had Marwin Gonzalez at first with two outs when Jose Altuve doubled to left off reliever Tanner Scheppers. Lewis has been brilliant in 12 career appearances (nine starts) against Houston, however, going 6-1 with a 1.85 ERA.
Gattis has developed a knack for hitting balls to the deepest part of Minute Maid Park and leads the Astros with five triples after hitting just one in his first two seasons combined. He will face off against Colby Lewis (8-4, 4.77 ERA) for the Rangers. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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Astros: 1B Chris Carter left the game in the second inning after spraining his right ankle when he landed awkwardly after making a catch.
