ALCS Game 5: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros, October 20, 2023
ALCS Game 5
October 20, 2023, 5:07 PM ET | Globe Life Field
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Texas Rangers
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Houston AstrosTexas Rangers
.768
OPS.789
222
HR233
827
Runs881
3.94
ERA4.28
1.28
WHIP1.27
1460
Strikeouts by pitchers1351
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mauricio DubónCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazPH/C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon SingletonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grae KessingerPR/SS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Jonah Heim led Texas Rangers with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey SeagerSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan CarterLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adolis GarcíaRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis JankowskiPR/RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leody TaverasCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Jung3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitch GarverDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh SmithPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah HeimC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Pitching
Justin Verlander went 5.2 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 4 ER); Jordan Montgomery went 5.1 innings for Texas Rangers (3 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Justin Verlander | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Héctor Neris | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Jordan Montgomery | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Josh Sborz | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Leclerc | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- 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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