ALCS Game 3: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros, October 18, 2023
ALCS Game 3
October 18, 2023, 8:03 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
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Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Mauricio Dubón led Houston Astros with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauricio DubónCF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Jung led Texas Rangers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey SeagerSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan CarterLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adolis GarcíaRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah HeimC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Travis JankowskiPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Jung3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leody TaverasCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
Cristian Javier went 5.2 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 2 ER); Max Scherzer went 4.0 innings for Texas Rangers (4 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Cristian Javier | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Héctor Neris | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Max Scherzer | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Cody Bradford | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Gray | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Martín Pérez | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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