MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/17/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2861 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (55-97) 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 6 0
Houston Astros (93-59) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
Orioles Deal Astros 4-2 Loss
The Baltimore Orioles knocked off the Houston Astros, 4-2, at Minute Maid Park. Ryan Mountcastle was a big reason Baltimore won. The left fielder went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Baltimore pitcher Michael Baumann got the win. He's now 3-4. Justin Verlander was tagged with the loss. The Orioles go to 55-97 with the win.

Baltimore grabbed the momentum in the top of the fifth, when Mountcastle hit a solo home run. His 26th home run of the season put the Orioles out in front, 2-1.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Mountcastle said.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gennett DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .332 11 32
H. Alberto 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .327 26 71
T. Mancini 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 16 47
R. Nunez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .258 28 75
Y. Diaz RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .317 10 33
R. Mountcastle LF 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 .260 26 68
M. Williams CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 10 37
J. Iglesias SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 6 25
A. Wynns C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 2 18
Totals 31 4 6 4 1 10 3      
BATTING
Triples: Y. Diaz (3, 7th Inning off R. Osuna, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Alberto (26, 1st Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out) R. Mountcastle 2 (26, 5th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Osuna, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Wynns , H. Alberto 4 , Y. Diaz 3 , J. Iglesias , R. Mountcastle 8
GIDP: S. Gennett
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Iglesias (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mancini-Iglesias-Mancini)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .286 43 94
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .315 44 122
Y. Alvarez DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .295 41 119
Y. Gurriel 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .293 40 117
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 24 91
K. Calhoun RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .266 26 77
J. Reddick LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 17 48
G. Stubbs C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .298 9 36
I. Vargas 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .288 1 9
   a-K. Tucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 7 25
Totals 31 2 5 2 6 5 14      
a - K. Tucker pinch hit for I. Vargas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Stubbs (11, 5th Inning off M. Baumann, 0 on, 1 out) A. Bregman (47, 8th Inning off T. Blach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Springer (43, 8th Inning off T. Blach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Stubbs 2 , Y. Gurriel , G. Springer 4 , A. Bregman 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Springer , I. Vargas , K. Calhoun
GIDP: C. Correa
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Vargas-Gurriel)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Baumann W (3-4) 6.1 3 1 1 2 1 0 86 51 5.51   
S. Armstrong H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 19 9 6.14   
T. Blach H (1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 24 15 6.00   
H. Harvey SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 6 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Baumann 62
Batters Faced: M. Baumann 23, S. Armstrong 3, T. Blach 7, H. Harvey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Baumann 5-12, S. Armstrong 0-0, T. Blach 0-2, H. Harvey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Baumann 86-51, S. Armstrong 19-9, T. Blach 24-15, H. Harvey 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Blach 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Verlander L (6-3) 5.1 3 2 2 1 7 2 80 55 4.63   
R. Osuna 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 17 11 6.23   
J. Smith 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 15 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 60
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 19, R. Osuna 6, J. Smith 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 3-5, R. Osuna 2-1, J. Smith 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 80-55, R. Osuna 17-11, J. Smith 16-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Mountcastle
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 41932
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