MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/16/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1648 - SUNDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (45-26) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 8 12 1
Houston Astros (48-24) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 4 0
McLain Hits 2 home runs in Tigers Win
Getting a good performance from second baseman Matt McLain, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Houston Astros, 8-4. McLain slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Tigers. Tanner Bibee snagged the win in relief. He goes to 5-0 on the season. Hunter Brown suffered the loss. The win gives Detroit a season record of 45-26.

Detroit used the hitting of Freddie Freeman to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Tigers on top, 4-1. For the game, Freeman had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"We've got a great group of guys," McLain said, "and we're having fun right now."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .254 6 24
   a-B. Thompson LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 6
F. Freeman DH 5 1 3 4 0 1 2 .271 9 45
F. Tatis RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .283 15 50
M. Olson 1B 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 .259 21 62
J. Ramirez 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .251 6 31
M. McLain 2B 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 .248 15 35
B. Marsh CF, LF 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 .264 5 28
A. Kirk C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .247 3 22
N. Allen SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .240 0 5
Totals 35 8 12 8 6 7 22      
a - B. Thompson substituted for R. Arozarena in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (13, 2nd Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McLain 2 (15, 4th Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off G. Speier, 2 on, 0 outs) , F. Freeman (9, 5th Inning off H. Brown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Arozarena 2 , F. Freeman 6 , M. Olson , J. Ramirez 4 , M. McLain 8 , N. Allen
2-out RBI: F. Freeman , M. McLain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tatis , N. Allen
GIDP: F. Tatis 2 , A. Kirk
Hit by Pitch: B. Marsh
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. McLain (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Allen-McLain-Olson, McLain-Allen-Olson, Allen-McLain-Olson)
PB: A. Kirk
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .258 3 24
H. Kim SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295 6 41
L. Nootbaar RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .288 15 57
Y. Alvarez DH 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .294 19 55
C. Walker 3B 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .285 17 65
O. Narvaez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .292 4 27
T. Cabbage 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .222 11 26
L. Urias 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .263 11 32
A. Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 3 25
Totals 28 4 4 4 7 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Kwan (11, 1st Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Narvaez (15, 8th Inning off J. Loaisiga, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (19, 8th Inning off J. Loaisiga, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 2 , H. Kim , Y. Alvarez 4 , O. Narvaez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cabbage
GIDP: S. Kwan , H. Kim , T. Cabbage
Sac Fly: H. Kim
Hit by Pitch: Y. Alvarez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Walker-Urias-Cabbage, Walker-Urias-Cabbage, Kim-Urias-Cabbage)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Giolito 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 4.96   
V. Arano 2.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 37 6.94   
T. Bibee W (5-0) 1.2 1 1 1 2 3 0 40 1.90   
I. Campbell H (5) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 2.11   
J. Loaisiga 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 16 2.97   
J. Merryweather 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 38
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 3, V. Arano 11, T. Bibee 8, I. Campbell 6, J. Loaisiga 5, J. Merryweather 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 0-2, V. Arano 3-3, T. Bibee 1-1, I. Campbell 3-1, J. Loaisiga 1-1, J. Merryweather 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 8-4, V. Arano 37-17, T. Bibee 40-20, I. Campbell 22-9, J. Loaisiga 16-9, J. Merryweather 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Bibee 1-0 , I. Campbell 3-1 , J. Merryweather 1-0
WP: T. Bibee
Hit Batsmen: V. Arano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Brown L (4-4) 5.1 8 4 4 3 5 2 87 5.18   
A. Kittredge 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 26 3.41   
G. Speier 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 15 2.32   
K. Kelly 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 38
Batters Faced: H. Brown 25, A. Kittredge 6, G. Speier 7, K. Kelly 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 3-6, A. Kittredge 2-0, G. Speier 0-2, K. Kelly 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 87-51, A. Kittredge 26-13, G. Speier 15-8, K. Kelly 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kittredge 2-0 , G. Speier 1-1 , K. Kelly 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Speier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt McLain
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 41964
Special Notes: SP Lucas Giolito was injured while pitching.
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