THESHOW
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/21/2041
 
THESHOW
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2530 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (65-58) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Houston Astros (73-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 X 4 9 0
Astros Snatch Late Win
Starting pitcher Bob Bush was a major factor in the 4-2 Houston Astros triumph over the Minnesota Twins. Houston goes to 73-50, Minnesota to 65-58.

José Mercado took Lúcio Barrios deep in the bottom of the eighth. His 2-run home run put the Astros on top, 4-2. In all, Mercado had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"We did a lot of things right," said Bush.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Rodríguez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .255 10 49
L. Boccasino CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .197 15 45
S. Sanders DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 20 71
J. Becerra 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .263 17 60
D. England LF 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 .283 22 63
E. Paganin C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 5 33
D. Adams 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 5 12
   a-J. Krieger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .173 2 10
C. Porter 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 14 46
Á. Sánchez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2 1 9 6      
a - J. Krieger pinch hit for D. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sanders (33, 1st Inning off B. Bush, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Boccasino (20, 3rd Inning off B. Bush, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. England 2 (22, 2nd Inning off B. Bush, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Bush, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Boccasino 2 , S. Sanders 2 , J. Becerra 2 , D. England 8 , E. Paganin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sanders , J. Becerra , J. Krieger
Sac Bunt: E. Paganin
Hit by Pitch: D. England
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Becerra (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Becerra-Sánchez-Miller)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rivera DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .263 16 48
A. Juárez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .286 11 30
Á. Guzmán LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .305 37 75
J. Mercado SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .273 29 76
T. Valéncia 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .244 25 53
J. Archuleta CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .251 4 27
E. Sutton 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .274 13 44
   b-M. Castillo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 1 15
B. Davis RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 0 6
   a-J. Robles PH, RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .270 22 68
I. Camacho C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .226 4 22
Totals 32 4 9 4 2 11 14      
a - J. Robles pinch hit for B. Davis in the 7th
b - M. Castillo substituted for E. Sutton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Mercado (29, 8th Inning off L. Barrios, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rivera , J. Mercado 5 , T. Valéncia 2 , J. Archuleta , E. Sutton , B. Davis , I. Camacho
2-out RBI: J. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Juárez , B. Davis
GIDP: J. Rivera
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Archuleta (54) , E. Sutton (4) , B. Davis (5)
CS: Á. Guzmán (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Archuleta-Camacho)
OF assists: 1 (Archuleta(Becerra at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Miller 6.1 6 1 1 1 8 0 100 2.76   
L. Barrios L (5-5), BS (6) 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 38 4.44   
J. Cook 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Miller 64
Batters Faced: B. Miller 24, L. Barrios 7, J. Cook 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Miller 5-4, L. Barrios 1-1, J. Cook 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Miller 100-64, L. Barrios 38-25, J. Cook 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Barrios 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bush W (10-7) 8.0 6 2 2 0 8 2 103 3.87   
J. Reyes SV (38) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bush 70
Batters Faced: B. Bush 29, J. Reyes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bush 10-4, J. Reyes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bush 103-69, J. Reyes 25-14
Hit Batsmen: B. Bush
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Bush
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 38161
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