Texas 2, Houston 1
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Where: Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Ted Barrett, 1B -
Seth Buckminster, 2B -
Chris Conroy, 3B -
Alfonso Marquez
Attendance:
29794
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Rangers 2, Astros 1: Nick Martinez allowed five hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings as host Texas edged Houston.
Robinson Chirinos homered and Daniel Robertson also drove in a run as the Rangers won for the 10th time in 11 games. Adrian Beltre and Jake Smolinski had three hits apiece and Neal Cotts allowed a run in the ninth before notching his second save.
Martinez (5-11) struck out five and walked none while winning his second consecutive start. Astros starter Brett Oberholtzer (5-13) allowed two runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings while losing his third straight outing.
Chirinos smacked a leadoff blast over the fence in center in the fourth for the game’s first run. J.P. Arencibia followed with a double, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Robertson’s single to left-center field.
Houston’s run came in the ninth when Dexter Fowler walked, Jake Marisnick doubled and Matt Dominguez hit a sacrifice fly. Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 0-for-4 to drop his major league-leading average to .343, eight points ahead of Detroit’s Victor Martinez.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Fowler went 1-for-3 and is 10-for-25 during a six-game hitting streak. … The three-hit game was Beltre’s third in eight contests. … Houston 1B Jon Singleton struck out in both his at-bats and is hitless in 22 at-bats over his last nine games, fanning 18 times.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
7 |
0 |
9 |
.219 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Texas
|
12 |
1 |
18 |
.353 |
23 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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