MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
10/08/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 18691 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
Houston Astros 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 6 6 0
Raucous Minute Maid Park Crowd Propels Astros to 6-3 Victory; Series Tied at 1
The Houston Astros topped the New York Yankees by the score of 6-3 and moved into a 1-1 tie in the Division Series today. The largest share of the credit belongs to Houston starter Lance McCullers Jr., who threw 6.1 innings of 4-hit ball in the win.

The Astros picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," McCullers Jr. told the Houston Today.

The next game is set to be played for Tuesday, October 10th , 2023 at Yankee Stadium in New York.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mullins CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .200 0 2
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .316 1 5
M. Conforto RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 0 0
G. Torres 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .278 1 2
L. Voit DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 2 3
K. Lewis LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .176 1 2
G. Urshela 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .353 1 4
A. Knizner C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .211 1 2
A. Simmons SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .438 2 2
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 12 14      
BATTING
Triples: C. Mullins (1, 5th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Voit (2, 9th Inning off J. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mullins 4 , D. LeMahieu , L. Voit 4 , G. Urshela , A. Simmons
2-out RBI: C. Mullins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. LeMahieu
GIDP: D. LeMahieu
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Knizner)
OF assists: 1 (Lewis(Altuve at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 5 1 1 1 0 3 7 .200 1 1
J. Altuve DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .500 0 2
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .143 0 1
K. Tucker LF 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 .000 0 1
   b-G. Rich 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Correa SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .143 1 1
   a-E. Norwood SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
C. Biggio RF 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .500 1 1
J. Profar 2B, LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .167 0 0
M. Zunino C 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 .500 1 3
Totals 27 6 6 6 10 6 23      
a - E. Norwood substituted for C. Correa in the 9th
b - G. Rich substituted for K. Tucker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez (1, 2nd Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Merrifield (1, 1st Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Correa (1, 2nd Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 4 , J. Altuve 2 , C. Correa 4 , Y. Alvarez 2 , M. Zunino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , A. Bregman , J. Profar
Sac Fly: J. Altuve , A. Bregman
Hit by Pitch: J. Profar
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Profar-Alvarez)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Montgomery L (1-1) 3.1 5 5 5 6 3 2 86 5.23   
A. Russ 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00   
P. Fry 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 33 2.08   
P. Maton 2.0 0 1 1 2 1 0 31 4.50   
M. King 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 25
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 22, A. Russ 1, P. Fry 5, P. Maton 8, M. King 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 1-6, A. Russ 0-1, P. Fry 0-1, P. Maton 2-3, M. King 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 86-43, A. Russ 4-3, P. Fry 33-19, P. Maton 31-13, M. King 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Russ 3-0 , M. King 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Montgomery
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (1-0) 6.1 4 2 2 3 6 0 86 2.84   
J. Rivera H (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 27 5.40   
J. Urquidy SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 60
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 25, J. Rivera 7, J. Urquidy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 5-7, J. Rivera 0-1, J. Urquidy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 86-52, J. Rivera 27-20, J. Urquidy 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rivera 1-0
WP: L. McCullers Jr.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 65 degrees
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 49982
Special Notes: Cavan Biggio ties the AL playoff game record for bases on balls with 4.
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