THESHOW
CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/24/2041
 
THESHOW
CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 5457 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Catamounts (63-90) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 2
Houston Astros (87-66) 2 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 X 13 15 0
Astros Lambaste Catamounts, 13-2
The Houston Astros handed the Carolina Catamounts a sound defeat, 13-2, at Minute Maid Park. Joe Rivera was a main contributor to the win. He went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 3 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for Houston. Houston pitcher Bob Bush got the win, upping his record to 12-9. Monty Howell got the loss. The Astros lead the American League Central Division by 3 games.

José Mercado, who led the NL in wins above replacement with 7.5 in 2035, came through for Houston with a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the seventh. The shortstop went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 4 RBI.

"We were firing on all cylinders today," said Astros manager Jay Wells.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anderson CF 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .206 22 48
B. Galván DH 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .232 15 38
M. Harrison SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .237 6 17
L. Myers RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .201 11 29
I. Montalvo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .195 25 59
S. Manley 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .244 7 27
R. Benítez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 17 35
   a-H. Mellane PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .175 2 5
B. Johnson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .193 17 39
J. Lund C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 1 14
Totals 35 2 9 2 4 8 23      
a - H. Mellane pinch hit for R. Benítez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Johnson (17, 2nd Inning off B. Bush, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Galván 3 , M. Harrison 2 , S. Manley 2 , B. Johnson 5
2-out RBI: B. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Myers , I. Montalvo , B. Johnson
GIDP: R. Benítez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Harrison (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Anderson (1) , M. Harrison (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rivera DH 3 3 2 2 3 1 0 .266 24 58
M. Castillo 2B 5 2 4 1 1 1 0 .287 1 19
Á. Guzmán LF 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 .300 43 93
J. Mercado SS 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 .272 35 93
T. Valéncia 1B 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .236 29 64
J. Archuleta CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .254 9 42
B. Davis RF 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .239 1 8
E. Sutton 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .262 15 50
I. Camacho C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 5 24
Totals 40 13 15 12 8 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Castillo 2 (13, 1st Inning off M. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off M. Howell, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Archuleta (21, 5th Inning off J. Zimmerman, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Mercado (19, 7th Inning off E. Hatcher, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Davis (2, 7th Inning off A. Ames, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rivera 2 (24, 1st Inning off M. Howell, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off A. Ames, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mercado (35, 5th Inning off J. Zimmerman, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Davis (1, 5th Inning off J. Zimmerman, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Archuleta (9, 7th Inning off A. Ames, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Valéncia (29, 7th Inning off E. Hatcher, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rivera 8 , M. Castillo 6 , J. Mercado 6 , T. Valéncia 4 , J. Archuleta 6 , B. Davis 8 , E. Sutton
2-out RBI: M. Castillo , J. Mercado , T. Valéncia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Á. Guzmán 3 , E. Sutton
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mercado-Castillo-Valéncia)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Howell L (1-2) 4.0 5 2 1 3 1 1 66 5.75   
J. Zimmerman 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 11 6.23   
A. Ames 2.1 4 6 6 3 3 2 53 4.80   
E. Hatcher 1.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 43 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Howell 44
Batters Faced: M. Howell 21, J. Zimmerman 4, A. Ames 14, E. Hatcher 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Howell 5-6, J. Zimmerman 0-1, A. Ames 3-1, E. Hatcher 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Howell 66-38, J. Zimmerman 11-7, A. Ames 53-28, E. Hatcher 43-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hatcher 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bush W (12-9) 5.0 6 1 1 2 5 1 96 3.80   
M. Flores 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.45   
D. Humphrey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.06   
B. Butler 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 6.75   
J. Bradley 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bush 54
Batters Faced: B. Bush 22, M. Flores 5, D. Humphrey 2, B. Butler 5, J. Bradley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bush 5-4, M. Flores 3-0, D. Humphrey 0-2, B. Butler 0-1, J. Bradley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bush 96-61, M. Flores 21-13, D. Humphrey 5-4, B. Butler 23-16, J. Bradley 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Humphrey 1-0 , J. Bradley 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Rivera
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 37703
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