MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/23/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 3926 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (69-62) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 7 1
Houston Astros (73-58) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 X 5 5 0
Astros Improve to 73-58 with 5-4 Win
Houston Astros starter Geoff Cross pitched a strong game against the Cleveland Indians at Minute Maid Park, leading the Astros to victory, 5-4. The American League Southern Division-leading Astros have a record of 73-58.

Duane Whitehead took Ty Vázquez deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 2-run home run put the Astros on top, 2-1. In all, Whitehead had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 3.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Houston manager .
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Lambert 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .274 15 52
M. Villanueva DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .276 14 52
M. Martínez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .233 24 67
J. Baker CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218 18 54
C. McBride SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 7 26
   a-V. Hunter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 1 2
   b-D. Murphy SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 4 31
   c-D. Rawson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 3
   d-B. Matchim SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 0 4
W. Ning 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 10 39
J. Murphy LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .228 19 47
Z. Beasley C 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .277 1 25
   e-C. Polanco PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 3 10
C. Mendoza RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .225 3 23
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 9 11      
a - V. Hunter pinch hit for C. McBride in the 6th
b - D. Murphy substituted for V. Hunter in the 6th
c - D. Rawson pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 8th
d - B. Matchim substituted for D. Rawson in the 8th
e - C. Polanco pinch hit for Z. Beasley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Beasley (20, 5th Inning off G. Cross, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Villanueva (24, 7th Inning off M. Guanlao, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Mendoza (24, 7th Inning off B. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Lambert (25, 7th Inning off M. Guanlao, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lambert 2 , M. Villanueva 2 , M. Martínez , W. Ning , Z. Beasley 2 , C. Mendoza 3
2-out RBI: C. Lambert , M. Villanueva , C. Mendoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Martínez
Sac Fly: C. Lambert
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Martínez (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnham 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 11 41
M. Carr 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .268 14 59
L. Ortíz CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .302 28 68
Z. Gigure DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .262 9 32
C. Baerga 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .296 12 70
N. Smith LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .243 18 86
A. Rodríguez RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268 7 42
D. Whitehead C 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .236 3 19
K. Paul SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 2 34
Totals 30 5 5 5 3 6 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Whitehead (3, 5th Inning off T. Vázquez, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Baerga (12, 6th Inning off W. Brown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Carr , L. Ortíz , C. Baerga 4 , D. Whitehead 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ortíz
Team LOB: 4
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Vázquez L (5-8) 5.0 3 4 4 2 3 1 80 4.07   
W. Brown 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 41 0.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Vázquez 46
Batters Faced: T. Vázquez 21, W. Brown 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Vázquez 5-7, W. Brown 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Vázquez 80-47, W. Brown 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Brown 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cross W (9-10) 5.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 80 4.45   
B. Scott H (13) 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 30 3.23   
M. Guanlao H (19) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 7 3.31   
H. Trujillo SV (17) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cross 61
Batters Faced: G. Cross 20, B. Scott 7, M. Guanlao 3, H. Trujillo 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cross 2-6, B. Scott 3-2, M. Guanlao 0-0, H. Trujillo 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cross 80-49, B. Scott 30-19, M. Guanlao 7-5, H. Trujillo 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Guanlao 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Geoff Cross
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 21747
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