{"id":32367,"date":"2017-06-15T10:26:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T10:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=32367"},"modified":"2017-06-15T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T11:11:23","slug":"fisher-hits-first-homer-as-astros-down-rangers-13-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/mlb\/fisher-hits-first-homer-as-astros-down-rangers-13-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Fisher hits first homer as Astros down Rangers 13-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fisher hits first homer as Astros down Rangers 13-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Derek Fisher didn’t have to wait too long to collect his first major league hit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The wait for No. 2 was even shorter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fisher homered and had an RBI single for his first major league hits in a nine-run sixth inning to help the Houston Astros to a 13-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Something you can dream of,” he said. “I can’t say that I would expect to have something like that my first night. But definitely happy that it happened.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The Astros led by three with no outs in the sixth when Fisher, who made his debut on Wednesday, connected off Jeremy Jeffress for a solo home run to the seats in left field. Two pitches later, Jake Marisnick hit a pitch into nearly the same spot to extend the lead to 6-1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Houston had pushed the lead to 10-1 when Fisher came up again with two outs in the inning. This time he laced a single to right field to send another run home.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s a tall task to ask the team to get a guy up twice (in one inning) in his debut,” manager A.J. Hinch said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fisher is the first player to get the first two hits of his career in the same inning since Adam Laroche did it for the Braves on April 7, 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the Astros weren’t done scoring in that inning yet. Dillon Gee plunked Marisnick before George Springer added a two-run double to make it 13-1. The Rangers finally escaped the sixth when the 13th batter of the inning, pinch-hitter Alex Bregman, grounded out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Houston’s top prospect Francis Martes (1-0) allowed three hits and one run while fanning seven in five innings in his first major league start.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rangers starter Andrew Cashner (3-6) yielded 10 hits and four runs in 4-plus innings for the loss.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joey Gallo hit his 18th home run on a 466-foot shot to straightaway center field in the seventh for the Rangers, whose five-game winning streak was snapped.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was a 5-1 road trip that didn’t quite end the way we wanted it to, but I think we still got some good momentum going home,” manager Jeff Banister said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marwin Gonzalez drove in three runs and Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran added two RBIs apiece for the Astros.<\/span><\/p>\n

Houston took a 1-0 lead on a groundout by Carlos Correa in the first. McCann doubled to start the second and the Astros extended their lead to 2-0 when he scored on a single by Gonzalez.<\/span><\/p>\n

Martes sailed through the first four innings, retiring 12 of the first 14 batters he faced. He ran into trouble in the fifth when Jonathan Lucroy started the inning with a single. Martes then walked Gallo before plunking Jurickson Profar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Martes struck out Jared Hoying before Lucroy scored on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 2-1. Delino DeShields drew a walk to load the bases again, but Martes retired the next two batters to escape the jam.<\/span><\/p>\n

TRAINER’S ROOM<\/span><\/p>\n

Rangers: LHP Cole Hamels, who has been out since May 3 with a strained right oblique, could begin a rehabilitation assignment with Double-A Frisco as soon as Friday. … OF Carlos Gomez (right hamstring strain) went 0 for 3 in a rehabilitation start at Frisco on Wednesday night. He is likely to come off the DL on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Astros: Fisher was called up when OF Josh Reddick was placed on the 7-day concussion list on Wednesday, retroactive to Tuesday. Reddick was injured when he crashed into the wall trying to make a catch on Monday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

THEY SAID IT<\/span><\/p>\n

Banister on Gallo’s home run: “That one was real far. I’m not sure I’ve seen one go that far in this ballpark (but) they don’t give you extra points for long ones.”<\/span><\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/span><\/p>\n

Rangers: Texas is off on Thursday before Tyson Ross will make his debut for the Rangers on Friday when the team opens a three-game series against the Mariners. Ross has been out all season after having thoracic outlet surgery in October.<\/span><\/p>\n

Astros: Houston also has a day off on Thursday before opening a three-game series against Boston on Friday with Mike Fiers (4-2, 4.29 ERA) on the mound. Fiers allowed two hits and no earned runs in a season-high 7 1\/3 innings in a 3-1 win over the Angels on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2017\/06\/14\/fisher-homers-in-mlb-debut-as-astros-down-rangers-13-2\/102873648\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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