FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/21/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1517 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (58-94) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Texas Rangers (55-98) 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 X 9 7 1
Astros Suffer 9-2 Road Loss
The Texas Rangers and starting pitcher Javier Assad stifled the Houston offense en route to a comfortable 9-2 win at Globe Life Field. With this game in the books, Texas is 55-98, Houston 58-94.

The Astros had been locked in a 2-2 tie with the Rangers going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 22-year old third baseman Antonio Perez came to the plate. Perez hit a bases-clearing double on a 1-1 changeup from Houston hurler Jake Peavy. It was Perez's 24th double of the year.

Said losing manager Claybor Finley: "At the end of the day, we've got to play better."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Orsulak CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .317 14 78
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .298 16 60
C. Reynolds LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .289 17 85
L. Biittner DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .276 11 60
W. Cordero SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .266 19 74
B. Terry 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .254 24 81
E. Rivera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 8 58
S. Martin 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .241 21 61
B. Gulden C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220 1 18
Totals 34 2 10 2 2 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gulden (10, 2nd Inning off J. Assad, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Orsulak (34, 9th Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Biittner (11, 3rd Inning off J. Assad, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Orsulak 3 , M. Cabrera , L. Biittner 5 , W. Cordero , B. Terry 2 , E. Rivera , B. Gulden 2
2-out RBI: L. Biittner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Orsulak 2 , M. Cabrera , B. Terry , B. Gulden
Sac Bunt: B. Gulden
Sac Fly: C. Reynolds
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Orsulak (30) , W. Cordero (39)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Rivera (17)
OF assists: 1 (Orsulak(Perez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231 20 69
B. Moss DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .270 26 68
K. Bass RF 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 .320 34 105
E. Suárez SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 .237 31 82
M. Lansing 1B 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 .258 7 44
T. Stephenson C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .293 15 71
R. Auerbach 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .269 7 54
A. Perez 3B 3 0 1 4 1 0 2 .261 9 66
J. Nossek LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .279 7 42
Totals 30 9 7 9 7 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Lansing 2 (29, 2nd Inning off J. Peavy, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off G. Frazier, 3 on, 1 out) , A. Perez (24, 6th Inning off J. Peavy, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Moss , E. Suárez , M. Lansing 4 , T. Stephenson , A. Perez 2 , J. Nossek
2-out RBI: T. Stephenson , A. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Moss , R. Auerbach , J. Nossek
Sac Fly: K. Bass
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Nossek (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Nossek (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Lansing)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Peavy L (6-15) 6.0 4 5 5 5 8 0 104 7.06   
G. Frazier 0.1 3 4 3 1 0 0 14 4.81   
J. Reardon 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 7.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Peavy 47
Batters Faced: J. Peavy 26, G. Frazier 6, J. Reardon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Peavy 6-3, G. Frazier 0-1, J. Reardon 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Peavy 104-61, G. Frazier 14-10, J. Reardon 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Reardon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Assad W (5-15) 6.2 8 2 2 2 3 1 107 8.52   
B. Groom H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.13   
L. Little 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 9.95   
M. Soroka 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Assad 51
Batters Faced: J. Assad 30, B. Groom 1, L. Little 3, M. Soroka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Assad 11-6, B. Groom 1-0, L. Little 0-1, M. Soroka 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Assad 107-68, B. Groom 4-2, L. Little 12-7, M. Soroka 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Groom 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Javier Assad
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 10726
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