MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
09/22/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2976 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (75-76) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Cleveland Indians (76-75) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
Springs Now 15-10 After Subduing Indians
The Houston Astros topped the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, in American League action at Progressive Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Houston pitcher Jeffrey Springs. The Astros, at 75-76, sit in 5th place in the American League West Division.

Springs was in the zone all game. He frustrated Cleveland hitters while giving the Astros 7 innings of quality work. Springs threw 102 pitches, allowing 2 hits and getting 12 punchouts.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Springs.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 .273 14 61
V. Pasquantino DH 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 .264 19 80
A. Judge RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .287 39 104
C. Espinola LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .245 7 18
J. Hardinger 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .267 15 61
C. Walker 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .252 22 68
B. Kennedy 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .246 6 19
R. Marchan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .252 1 22
J. Pena SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276 16 66
Totals 36 4 9 4 6 13 23      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Pasquantino (40, 6th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hardinger (22, 7th Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Espinola (7, 1st Inning off S. Woods Richardson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier , V. Pasquantino 2 , A. Judge , C. Espinola 5 , J. Hardinger 3 , C. Walker , B. Kennedy
2-out RBI: C. Espinola
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Judge 3 , B. Kennedy , R. Marchan 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Espinola (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edman 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .221 16 43
J. Kelenic LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .243 25 72
B. Braun 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 24 83
   a-M. Mervis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
A. Santander RF 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 .275 26 80
H. Ramos DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .261 12 33
   b-A. Thomas DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 1 9
W. Adames SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 16 46
M. Margot CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .261 7 38
A. Barger 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313 3 15
N. Fortes C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300 0 2
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 14 10      
a - M. Mervis pinch hit for B. Braun in the 9th
b - A. Thomas inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Edman (23, 4th Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Barger (2, 5th Inning off J. Springs, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Mervis (1, 9th Inning off M. Tamarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Edman 3 , M. Mervis 2 , A. Barger 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ramos , A. Thomas , N. Fortes
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Barger (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Springs W (15-10) 7.0 2 0 0 1 12 0 102 4.37   
M. Tamarez 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 21 3.72   
S. Bieber SV (35) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Springs 84
Batters Faced: J. Springs 24, M. Tamarez 6, S. Bieber 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Springs 3-6, M. Tamarez 2-0, S. Bieber 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Springs 102-65, M. Tamarez 21-16, S. Bieber 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bieber 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Woods Richardson L (2-1) 5.0 6 4 4 5 5 1 99 2.64   
J. Hernandez 1.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 25 2.41   
G. Hollowell 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 4.67   
A. Kittredge 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Woods Richardson 39
Batters Faced: S. Woods Richardson 26, J. Hernandez 7, G. Hollowell 6, A. Kittredge 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Woods Richardson 5-5, J. Hernandez 0-1, G. Hollowell 2-0, A. Kittredge 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Woods Richardson 99-56, J. Hernandez 25-19, G. Hollowell 23-15, A. Kittredge 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Hollowell 2-0
WP: G. Hollowell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeffrey Springs
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 36592
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