MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/04/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2254 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (38-73) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Houston Astros (70-41) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Astros Win at Home, 4-2
The Houston Astros picked up a win at Minute Maid Park, knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-2. On the mound for Houston was right-hander Hunter Brown. He played a key role in the triumph. In 6 innings, Brown surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. Houston raised its record to 70-41 with the win.

The Astros got a big at-bat from designated hitter Yordan Alvarez. For the game, Alvarez went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 29th home run of the season gave Houston a 3-2 lead.

"Winning never gets dull," said Alvarez.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 10 34
J. Mcneil LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 4 20
M. Haniger CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .213 12 43
D. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .217 2 23
A. Toro 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .201 11 39
T. Mancini DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .219 11 36
C. Mitchell RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .205 5 32
R. Marchan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 1 27
A. Barnes 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 2 7
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 11 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Haniger (12, 1st Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. McKinstry , J. Mcneil , M. Haniger 4 , A. Toro , T. Mancini , C. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Barnes
GIDP: D. Smith
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Mitchell (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272 4 37
H. Kim SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .274 9 65
L. Nootbaar RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .269 22 76
Y. Alvarez DH 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .282 29 85
C. Walker 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .276 29 92
T. Cabbage 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .235 17 38
   a-J. Ortiz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 9
O. Narvaez C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .294 5 39
L. Urias 2B, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .252 15 49
N. Gordon CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .266 1 13
Totals 31 4 7 4 4 11 13      
a - J. Ortiz substituted for T. Cabbage in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Walker (29, 5th Inning off D. Pipkin, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Alvarez (29, 5th Inning off D. Pipkin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , Y. Alvarez 4 , C. Walker 5 , T. Cabbage , N. Gordon 2
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , C. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , L. Urias 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cabbage (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Urias-Kim-Walker)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Megill 4.2 4 2 2 3 8 0 86 5.45   
D. Pipkin L (0-3) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 2 32 7.81   
T. Stephan 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.21   
N. Sandlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Megill 53
Batters Faced: T. Megill 21, D. Pipkin 8, T. Stephan 5, N. Sandlin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Megill 5-1, D. Pipkin 0-3, T. Stephan 3-0, N. Sandlin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Megill 86-52, D. Pipkin 32-21, T. Stephan 23-15, N. Sandlin 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Pipkin 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Brown W (6-5) 6.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 85 4.66   
A. Kittredge H (10) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 3.49   
P. Murfee SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 61
Batters Faced: H. Brown 22, A. Kittredge 7, P. Murfee 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 8-3, A. Kittredge 3-1, P. Murfee 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 85-57, A. Kittredge 30-21, P. Murfee 19-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hunter Brown
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 41806
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