Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Match Player Stats On Jun 12, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 12, 2017

HOUSTON -- Yu Darvish delivered a strong performance over seven innings, and Nomar Mazara provided some insurance with a two-out, three-run home run in the eighth inning during the Texas Rangers' 6-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night at Minute Maid Park.

Darvish (6-4) allowed just one hit, an RBI single by Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, and three walks while striking out four.

Aside from the lone run he surrendered, Darvish did not allow a runner to reach scoring position. He retired the first seven batters he faced, and after issuing a one-out walk to Marwin Gonzalez in the sixth inning, set down his final five batters.

The Rangers (31-32) have won four consecutive games and five of six overall. They scraped across a pair of runs against Astros right-hander Joe Musgrove (4-5) before scoring against the Houston bullpen in the sixth inning and again in the eighth.

Third baseman Adrian Beltre produced an RBI double off right-hander Chris Devenski that scored Elvis Andrus for a 3-1 lead in the sixth. Mazara belted his eighth home run to straightaway center field off righty Dayan Diaz in the eighth.

The Astros (44-21), ravaged by injuries to their starting rotation, lost right fielder Josh Reddick to a mild concussion. The Astros have dropped five of their last seven games.

Making his first start since May 26 after going on the disabled list with right shoulder discomfort, Musgrove breezed through the first inning and retired the first two batters in the second before suddenly hitting a bump in the road.

Rougned Odor and Joey Gallo recorded back-to-back RBI triples in the second, with Odor plating Jonathan Lucroy to break the scoreless tie. Gallo was subsequently erased at the plate for the final out of the frame. He was trying to score on a miscue by the Astros, but Musgrove recovered the errant baseball and made a throw to catcher Brian McCann, who applied the tag on Gallo just before he touched home plate.

Musgrove departed with two outs in the fifth inning, having allowed two runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 75 pitches.

A half-inning later, the Astros mustered their first hit off Darvish, with Bregman plating Carlos Beltran with his two-out single to left, but Beltre got that run back for the Rangers in the sixth.

NOTES: Astros RHP Lance McCullers landed on the 10-day disabled list Monday, retroactive to June 9, with lower back discomfort. McCullers was scheduled to start on Tuesday, but RHP Brad Peacock will pitch on short rest. Houston RHP Francis Martes will make his first career start on Wednesday. ... Barring unforeseen setbacks, Texas RHP Tyson Ross is on pace to make his season and Rangers debut on Friday against the Seattle Mariners. Ross is on the 60-day disabled list recovering from thoracic outlet surgery and back spasms. He signed as a free agent with Texas after spending the previous four seasons with San Diego. ... Rangers CF Carlos Gomez will complete additional workouts with the club before a decision is made regarding when he will be sent out for a rehab assignment. Gomez landed on the DL on May 16 with a right hamstring strain.