ALCS Game 2: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers, October 16, 2023
ALCS Game 2
October 16, 2023, 4:37 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Texas Rangers
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Texas RangersHouston Astros
.789
OPS.768
233
HR222
881
Runs827
4.28
ERA3.94
1.27
WHIP1.28
1351
Strikeouts by pitchers1460
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Marcus Semien led Texas Rangers with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Corey SeagerSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan CarterLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adolis GarcíaRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonah HeimC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathaniel Lowe1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Jung3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Leody TaverasCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
Yordan Alvarez and Michael Brantley led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| José Abreu1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazPH/C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
Pitching
Nathan Eovaldi went 6.0 innings for Texas Rangers (9 SO, 3 ER); Framber Valdez went 2.2 innings for Houston Astros (6 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Nathan Eovaldi | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Josh Sborz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| José Leclerc | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Framber Valdez | 2.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Rafael Montero | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.P. France | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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