Pitches-strikes: Javier 85-51; Neris 19-13; Abreu, B 17-10; Pressly 13-8; Scherzer 63-42; Bradford 11-7; Stratton, C 19-10; Smith, W 12-5; Gray, Jn 15-9; Pérez, M 18-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Javier 3-8; Neris 0-3; Abreu, B 1-2; Pressly 1-0; Scherzer 1-3; Bradford 0-2; Stratton, C 1-1; Smith, W 0-0; Gray, Jn 1-1; Pérez, M 1-1.
Batters faced: Javier 21; Neris 6; Abreu, B 5; Pressly 3; Scherzer 18; Bradford 4; Stratton, C 6; Smith, W 3; Gray, Jn 6; Pérez, M 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Neris 1-0; Smith, W 2-2; Gray, Jn 2-0; Pérez, M 2-0.
Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Jordan Baker. 3B: Dan Bellino. LF: Stu Scheurwater. RF: Mark Ripperger.
Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
First pitch: 7:03 PM.
Att: 42,368.
Venue: Globe Life Field.
October 18, 2023
Inning
Scoring Play
Score
Top 2
Martin Maldonado singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Evan Carter, deflected by third baseman Josh Jung. Kyle Tucker scores. Mauricio Dubon scores. Martin Maldonado out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Evan Carter to catcher Jonah Heim to second baseman Marcus Semien.
3-0 HOU
Top 3
Jose Altuve homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.
4-0 HOU
Top 4
Mauricio Dubon singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Jose Abreu scores.
5-0 HOU
Bottom 5
Josh Jung homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Nathaniel Lowe scores.
5-2 HOU
Top 7
Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Martin Maldonado scores. Jose Altuve scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.
7-2 HOU
Bottom 7
Josh Jung homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Nathaniel Lowe scores.
7-4 HOU
Top 8
Jeremy Pena singles on a ground ball to right fielder Adolis Garcia. Kyle Tucker scores. Mauricio Dubon to 2nd.
8-4 HOU
Bottom 8
Adolis Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Marcus Semien scores.
Martin Maldonado singles on a ground ball to left fielder Evan Carter. Kyle Tucker scores. Mauricio Dubon scores. Martin Maldonado out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Evan Carter to catcher Jonah Heim to second baseman Marcus Semien.
Pitch from Max Scherzer: Four-Seam Fastball @ 93.9 mph
Hit by Martin Maldonado: Launched 101.1 mph at 5° for a total distance of 107 ft