MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/22/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 939 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (15-10) 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 8 1
Houston Astros (14-10) 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 8 7 0
Astros Win Thriller, 8-6
The Houston Astros powered past the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-6, at Minute Maid Park. George Springer went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3, to lead the charge. The win gives Houston a record of 14-10.

Springer delivered in the clutch for Houston. In the bottom of the ninth, he took a 2-2 slider from Tampa Bay pitcher Diego Castillo and parked it over the fence. The 2-run home run won it for Houston.

"This place sure got loud," said Al Melchior, the Houston manager.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Choi 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .341 5 15
A. Meadows DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .255 5 19
J. Gallo LF 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .178 8 21
H. Renfroe RF 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 .186 3 9
B. Lowe 2B 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 .235 2 11
K. Kiermaier CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .233 5 13
Y. Diaz 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .271 4 6
W. Adames SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .302 4 13
M. Zunino C 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .286 1 4
Totals 33 6 8 6 7 15 11      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Kiermaier (2, 2nd Inning off J. James, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lowe (2, 3rd Inning off J. James, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Gallo (8, 7th Inning off T. Gott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lowe 4 , Y. Diaz , J. Gallo 4 , M. Zunino 3 , K. Kiermaier 3
2-out RBI: M. Zunino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Diaz , A. Meadows
GIDP: W. Adames , J. Choi
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Adames (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Adames-Choi)
PB: M. Zunino
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer CF 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .327 11 24
M. Brantley LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 1 8
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .387 10 21
Y. Alvarez DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .365 8 23
J. Altuve 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .222 5 17
C. Correa SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .241 3 11
Y. Gurriel 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .344 6 12
J. Reddick RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .114 0 2
M. Maldonado C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .156 2 11
   a-A. Toro PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308 0 2
Totals 31 8 7 7 5 2 9      
a - A. Toro pinch hit for M. Maldonado in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Springer 2 (11, 3rd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off D. Castillo, 1 on, 1 out) A. Bregman (10, 6th Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez , C. Correa , G. Springer 9 , J. Reddick , A. Bregman 4
2-out RBI: G. Springer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Gurriel , M. Maldonado
GIDP: C. Correa
Sac Fly: J. Reddick
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hughes-Altuve-Gurriel, Correa-Altuve-Gurriel)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos 5.2 6 6 4 3 1 2 100 56 5.46   
A. Kittredge 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 2.45   
J. Alvarado 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 7 1.93   
P. Fairbanks L (1-1) 1.0 0 1 1 1 1 0 16 10 2.93   
D. Castillo 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 4 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 35
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 26, A. Kittredge 3, J. Alvarado 3, P. Fairbanks 4, D. Castillo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 8-7, A. Kittredge 3-0, J. Alvarado 2-0, P. Fairbanks 1-1, D. Castillo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 100-56, A. Kittredge 16-12, J. Alvarado 16-7, P. Fairbanks 16-10, D. Castillo 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kittredge 1-0 , D. Castillo 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. James 2.0 3 5 5 5 4 1 61 34 5.92   
J. Hughes 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 2.25   
L. McCullers Jr. 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 24 16 4.68   
C. Perez 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 13 7.36   
T. Gott BS (1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 13 15.43   
B. Peacock 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 8 3.86   
C. Devenski 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 3.52   
J. Smith W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. James 25
Batters Faced: J. James 14, J. Hughes 4, L. McCullers Jr. 6, C. Perez 4, T. Gott 4, B. Peacock 3, C. Devenski 4, J. Smith 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. James 0-2, J. Hughes 1-1, L. McCullers Jr. 1-0, C. Perez 0-1, T. Gott 0-1, B. Peacock 1-0, C. Devenski 1-1, J. Smith 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. James 61-34, J. Hughes 15-12, L. McCullers Jr. 24-16, C. Perez 17-13, T. Gott 21-13, B. Peacock 15-8, C. Devenski 16-10, J. Smith 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. McCullers Jr. 1-0 , C. Perez 1-0 , B. Peacock 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Springer
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 76 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 32860
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