MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/20/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1307 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (30-20) 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 0
Toronto Blue Jays (25-25) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 0
Astros Win, 7-4, at Toronto
Starting pitcher Justin Verlander pitched well enough to help the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-4. With the win, Houston upped its record to 30-20.

Houston relied on the hitting of Jose Altuve to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Astros on top, 5-0. For the game, Altuve had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We had a good game plan," Verlander said, "and we were able to execute it."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .330 19 42
A. Bregman 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .321 16 38
J. Altuve 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .249 10 34
C. Correa SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .230 5 25
K. Tucker LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .211 3 9
Y. Gurriel 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .332 13 31
A. Toro DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .174 2 7
S. Wrenn RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .274 2 5
M. Maldonado C 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .209 7 22
Totals 41 7 16 7 2 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (6, 4th Inning off J. Merryweather, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Springer (9, 2nd Inning off H. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Gurriel (13, 3rd Inning off H. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out) J. Altuve (10, 2nd Inning off H. Ryu, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Maldonado (7, 2nd Inning off H. Ryu, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 6 , S. Wrenn 2 , C. Correa 3 , G. Springer 3 , J. Altuve 5 , K. Tucker , M. Maldonado 5 , A. Bregman , A. Toro
2-out RBI: Y. Gurriel , C. Correa , J. Altuve , A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Wrenn , J. Altuve , A. Toro
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Correa-Gurriel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 6 26
R. Tellez DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 9 25
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .350 16 39
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312 11 41
T. Shaw 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .201 10 25
D. Fisher RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .258 8 24
D. Jansen SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 3 9
R. McGuire C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 1 9
A. Alford CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .181 0 6
Totals 33 4 8 4 1 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Guerrero Jr. 2 (16, 4th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off A. Pruitt, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Jansen (10, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Fisher (8, 9th Inning off C. Sneed, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Shaw (10, 4th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fisher 6 , V. Guerrero Jr. 4 , D. Jansen 2 , A. Alford , T. Shaw 4
2-out RBI: D. Fisher , T. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Biggio
GIDP: D. Jansen
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Alford (Correa at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Verlander W (5-2) 7.1 6 2 2 1 5 1 104 64 4.01   
A. Pruitt 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 12 8 5.06   
C. Sneed 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16 10 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 62
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 27, A. Pruitt 3, C. Sneed 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 6-9, A. Pruitt 0-1, C. Sneed 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 104-64, A. Pruitt 12-8, C. Sneed 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sneed 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Ryu L (4-5) 2.2 9 7 7 0 1 3 47 29 4.97   
J. Merryweather 2.1 4 0 0 2 2 0 45 26 2.59   
C. Anderson 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 38 24 6.81   
J. Nicasio 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 7.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ryu 9
Batters Faced: H. Ryu 17, J. Merryweather 12, C. Anderson 9, J. Nicasio 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ryu 3-4, J. Merryweather 2-2, C. Anderson 2-2, J. Nicasio 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ryu 47-29, J. Merryweather 45-26, C. Anderson 38-24, J. Nicasio 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Merryweather 1-1 , J. Nicasio 1-0
WP: H. Ryu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 67 degrees
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 43348
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