Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
Final
Recap
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run first inning in Texas' 10-7 win over the Astros on Tuesday night, a day after three Houston pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter against the Rangers. The first Texas hit was a single by No. 3 hitter Brandon Nimmo, while Jake Burger had a two-run single and Evan Carter drove in two more with a bouncing triple past first baseman Christian Walker into the right-field corner. Pederson, who struck out against Jason Alexander (1-1) to start the bottom of the first, drove a 1-2 fastball from the right-hander about a dozen rows into the seats in right field for his fourth homer.
Team stats
8Hits9
4Home runs2
3Walks2
7Strikeouts4
0Stolen bases0
123Pitches thrown134
4Pitching strikeouts7
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar SalazarC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Braden Shewmake2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick AllenPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam SmithRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor TrammellLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake MeyersPH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Walker1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice MatthewsCF-2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeremy PenaSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach DezenzoPH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason AlexanderP | 6.0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| AJ BlubaughP | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
