Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 8, Texas 2
Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Sunday, March 31, 2013
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Chris Conroy
Attendance: 41307
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Texas 000002000261
Houston 00022301-890
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Texas 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1
Houston 1-0 1-0 0-0 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Houston Astros have a 1-0 record at home this season. The Texas Rangers have a 0-1 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Astros have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Texas has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rangers have won 0 of their last 10 games.
  • Bud Norris pitched 5.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.18. Erik Bedard closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Matt Harrison took the loss for Texas.
  • Rick Ankiel had the only homerun for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Texas   Houston
Matt Harrison Player Bud Norris
Loss W/L Win
5.2 IP 5.2
9 Strikeouts 5
6 Hits 5
7.94 ERA 3.18
Hitting
Texas   Houston
Nelson Cruz Player Justin Maxwell
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 2
0 HR 0
2 TB 6
.667 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Texas 6 0 6 .188 7 2 3 0 1
Houston 9 1 16 .281 13 7 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Texas. The Astros have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Texas will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Rangers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.