Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Match Player Stats On Jun 14, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 15, 2017

HOUSTON -- Derek Fisher and Jake Marisnick scored two runs each in a nine-run sixth inning as the Houston Astros cruised to a 13-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park.

Fisher, making his big league debut, ignited the outburst with a leadoff home run off Rangers reliever Jeremy Jeffress for his first career high. Marisnick followed with his seventh homer as the following six batters reached base for Houston (45-22), two against Jeffress and four against right-hander Tony Barnette.

Fisher added an RBI single later in the sixth and came home along with Marisnick when George Springer lined a two-run double to the gap in right-center field off Dillon Gee.

The Astros sent 13 batters to the plate in the inning to salvage the series finale.

Batting seventh, Fisher was 2-for-3 with two walks and two RBIs. Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three runs scored.

Every Astros starter reached base, with designated hitter Carlos Beltran chasing Rangers starter Andrew Cashner (3-6) with an RBI single in the fifth inning that gave Houston a 4-1 lead.

Astros right-hander Francis Martes (1-0) made the most of his first career start as Texas (32-33) had its winning streak snapped at five games.

Martes followed his shaky debut against the Angels with a steely performance in his first start. He retired the Rangers in order in the first and second innings and sandwiched two strikeouts around a Jurickson Profar single in the third.

In fact, Martes wasn't truly challenged until the fifth inning when he loaded the bases with no outs and the Astros leading 2-0. He allowed just one run after that mess, and that came on a wild pitch that scored Jonathan Lucroy.

Martes induced an infield popup from Shin-Soo Choo for the second out and, with the bases still loaded, got a called third strike on Nomar Mazara to cap his outing.

Martes allowed one run, three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

NOTES: The Astros placed OF Josh Reddick on the seven-day concussion disabled list and selected OF Derek Fisher to the major league roster. Reddick was concussed Monday night running into the wall in right field. Fisher, the Astros' fourth-ranked prospect and 37th overall selection in the 2014 draft, posted a slash line of .335/.401/.608 with 16 home runs and 45 RBIs in 60 games with Triple-A Fresno. ... Texas RHP Tyson Ross will make his Rangers and season debut on Friday night against the Seattle Mariners. Ross, who signed as a free agent on Jan. 19, had been sidelined after undergoing offseason thoracic outlet syndrome surgery. ... Rangers LHP Cole Hamels is likely to make his first rehab assignment start on Friday and could return to the rotation when Texas visits Cleveland for a four-game series beginning June 26. Hamels landed on the 10-day disabled list on May 3 with a right oblique strain.