THESHOW
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/23/2041
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THESHOW
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2562 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (65-60) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 4 1
Houston Astros (75-50) 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 X 7 11 0
Astros Pick Up 7-3 Win
The Houston Astros relied on the hitting of shortstop José Mercado to stop the Minnesota Twins, 7-3. For the game, Mercado hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Gilberto García, the winner, improved to 10-8. He held Minnesota to 3 runs on 4 hits over 7 innings, while racking up 13 strikeouts. The third-place Twins have lost 4 consecutive games.

Tim O'Kinsella was 1 for 2 with a double and 2 walks for Houston. In a tie game with one out in the bottom of the sixth, O'Kinsella came through with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It put the Astros in front, 3-2.

"We've got a great group of guys," Mercado said, "and we're having fun right now."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Quebell 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .291 4 28
O. Rodríguez RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .257 10 50
S. Sanders DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 20 71
J. Becerra 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .256 17 60
D. England LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .279 22 63
L. Boccasino CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .198 16 46
Á. Sánchez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-R. Rosete PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 8
   b-D. Adams SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 5 12
C. Porter 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .207 15 48
E. Paganin C 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .201 5 33
Totals 29 3 4 3 2 14 6      
a - R. Rosete pinch hit for Á. Sánchez in the 7th
b - D. Adams substituted for R. Rosete in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Rodríguez (28, 6th Inning off G. García, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Porter (15, 6th Inning off G. García, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Boccasino (16, 7th Inning off G. García, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Rodríguez 3 , L. Boccasino 4 , C. Porter 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sanders , J. Becerra
Sac Bunt: K. Quebell 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: Á. Sánchez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Sánchez-Quebell-Becerra)
OF assists: 1 (Boccasino(Valéncia at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Juárez 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .286 11 30
T. O'Kinsella DH 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 .241 13 26
Á. Guzmán LF 3 1 0 1 1 0 6 .305 38 77
J. Mercado SS 5 2 2 4 0 1 3 .277 31 80
J. Robles RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 22 69
   a-B. Davis RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 0 6
T. Valéncia 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .242 25 53
M. Castillo 2B 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .346 1 15
J. Archuleta CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 4 27
S. Ayala C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .246 4 18
Totals 32 7 11 6 7 6 23      
a - B. Davis substituted for J. Robles in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. O'Kinsella (6, 5th Inning off B. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Juárez (22, 8th Inning off C. Brock, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Mercado 2 (31, 7th Inning off C. Brock, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Brock, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Juárez 3 , T. O'Kinsella 2 , J. Mercado 8 , M. Castillo 4 , J. Archuleta , S. Ayala
2-out RBI: J. Mercado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Juárez , Á. Guzmán , J. Mercado , J. Robles , T. Valéncia
GIDP: J. Mercado
Sac Fly: T. O'Kinsella , Á. Guzmán
Team LOB: 10
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blackburn 4.2 5 2 1 4 4 0 96 3.28   
C. Brock L (2-2) 3.0 6 5 5 3 2 2 63 4.71   
J. Arellano 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blackburn 48
Batters Faced: B. Blackburn 23, C. Brock 17, J. Arellano 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blackburn 4-5, C. Brock 3-3, J. Arellano 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blackburn 96-58, C. Brock 63-40, J. Arellano 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brock 2-0
WP: B. Blackburn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. García W (10-8) 7.0 4 3 3 2 13 2 107 4.41   
G. Scarabelli SV (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. García 68
Batters Faced: G. García 27, G. Scarabelli 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. García 4-4, G. Scarabelli 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. García 107-67, G. Scarabelli 30-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Scarabelli 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Mercado
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 38634
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