MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/13/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 3849 - MONDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Astros (67-55) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 12 1
Chicago White Sox (77-45) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Astros Earn 5-3 Win Against White Sox
Houston pitcher Diego Núñez did his part in helping his team beat the Chicago White Sox, 5-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Houston reliever Héctor Trujillo picked up the win, upping his record to 5-7. Daron O'Reilly took the loss. Jaime López notched his 3rd save in 4 chances.

Houston used the timely hitting of Arthus Rodríguez to seize the win. The left fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the tenth inning to put the Astros on top, 5-3. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

In postgame comments, Rodríguez said he was glad to contribute to an exciting win.

The victory gives the Astros a record of 67-55.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Gigure DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .260 7 26
K. Paul SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .268 2 29
D. Burnham 3B 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .269 10 38
N. Smith LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .238 17 77
   a-L. Ortíz PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309 25 62
   d-N. Ortíz PH, RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .262 4 14
C. Baerga 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .299 9 58
M. Carr 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 13 56
   b-A. Rodríguez PH, LF 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .282 7 38
S. Archer CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258 9 48
C. Mendoza C, 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .218 8 30
J. Blair RF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .221 4 15
   c-D. Whitehead PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 2 16
Totals 39 5 12 5 3 13 19      
a - L. Ortíz pinch hit for N. Smith in the 8th
b - A. Rodríguez pinch hit for M. Carr in the 9th
c - D. Whitehead pinch hit for J. Blair in the 9th
d - N. Ortíz pinch hit for L. Ortíz in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Baerga (28, 4th Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Burnham (12, 8th Inning off A. Hirashita, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Mendoza (11, 9th Inning off D. O'Reilly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Smith (17, 4th Inning off D. Dean, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Mendoza (8, 5th Inning off D. Dean, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Gigure , K. Paul , D. Burnham 2 , N. Smith 4 , C. Baerga 3 , M. Carr , A. Rodríguez , C. Mendoza 7 , J. Blair
2-out RBI: N. Smith , A. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Paul 2 , M. Carr , S. Archer , C. Mendoza , D. Whitehead
Sac Bunt: K. Paul
Hit by Pitch: S. Archer
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Blair (6)
CS: K. Paul (6) , D. Burnham (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Baerga (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Catron LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .254 24 69
B. Tonkin 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .303 14 45
G. Brett, Jr. 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .312 18 76
G. Martinez DH 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .280 9 59
   a-S. O'Brian DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 8 20
K. Puckett CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .252 16 67
P. Masini 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 13 50
E. Ávila RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .271 9 24
   b-C. Medina PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 17 60
Y. Kodo SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305 16 45
   c-T. Burgos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 11 40
   d-P. King SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 3 18
C. Patrick C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .221 2 13
Totals 37 3 6 3 4 9 19      
a - S. O'Brian inserted as DH in the 8th
b - C. Medina pinch hit for E. Ávila in the 9th
c - T. Burgos pinch hit for Y. Kodo in the 9th
d - P. King substituted for T. Burgos in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Martinez (29, 1st Inning off D. Núñez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Ávila (9, 2nd Inning off D. Núñez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tonkin , G. Brett, Jr. , G. Martinez 3 , E. Ávila 4 , C. Patrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tonkin , G. Brett, Jr. 2 , K. Puckett , P. Masini
Team LOB: 8
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Núñez 7.0 6 3 2 2 6 1 97 2.99   
H. Trujillo W (5-7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.93   
H. Bates H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 1.59   
J. López SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Núñez 59
Batters Faced: D. Núñez 30, H. Trujillo 6, H. Bates 4, J. López 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Núñez 11-4, H. Trujillo 1-3, H. Bates 0-1, J. López 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Núñez 97-62, H. Trujillo 18-12, H. Bates 24-14, J. López 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. López 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dean 6.0 7 3 3 1 8 2 91 3.47   
A. Hirashita 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.13   
D. O'Reilly L (4-5) 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 30 2.79   
A. Watson 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 23 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dean 53
Batters Faced: D. Dean 25, A. Hirashita 5, D. O'Reilly 8, A. Watson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dean 7-2, A. Hirashita 0-1, D. O'Reilly 1-2, A. Watson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dean 91-62, A. Hirashita 22-14, D. O'Reilly 30-20, A. Watson 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. O'Reilly 1-0 , A. Watson 1-1
WP: D. Dean , A. Hirashita
Hit Batsmen: A. Watson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Diego Núñez
Ballpark: U.S. Cellular Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 46762
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