Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers

1-0, 1-0 Away

Final

0-1, 0-1 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
G. SpringerRF	1-4	1	1	1	.250
A. Bregman3B	1-3	0	0	0	.333
J. Altuve2B	0-2	1	0	1	.000
C. CorreaSS	1-3	0	0	1	.333
M. Gonzalez1B	1-3	0	0	0	.333
J. ReddickLF	0-4	0	0	0	.000
E. GattisDH	0-3	0	0	0	.000
J. MarisnickCF	1-4	1	1	1	.250
B. McCannC	1-4	1	0	0	.250

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Verlander	6.0	4	0	2	5	90-53	0.00
C. Devenski	1.0	0	0	0	2	12-9	0.00
B. Peacock	1.0	0	0	0	1	14-9	0.00
K. Giles	1.0	2	1	0	1	17-12	9.00

HOU

TEX

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Choctaw Stadium

3:30 PM, March 29, 2018Coverage: ESPN

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 47,253

Game Time:2:59

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals
First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Second Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
Third Base Umpire - Gabe Morales

Springer, World Series champ Astros top Texas 4-1 in opener

George Springer hit a leadoff homer in the season opener for the second year in a row, Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings and the Houston Astros started their championship defense with a 4-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.

Mar 30, 2018, 02:32 am - Associated Press


HOU
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0

J. Verlander1-0

6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

C. Hamels0-1

5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 4 BB

Scoring Summary

		HOU	TEX
1st	Springer homered to right (364 feet).	1	0
3rd	Altuve hit sacrifice fly to right, McCann scored, Springer to third.	2	0
4th	Marisnick homered to left (397 feet).	3	0
8th	Correa doubled to right center, Altuve scored.	4	0
9th	Andrus scored on Giles' wild pitch.	4	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
4
Rangers
1

Game 1

3/29

Astros
1
Rangers
5

Game 2

3/30

Astros
9
Rangers
3

Game 3

3/31

Astros
8
Rangers
2

Game 4

4/1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

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