MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/27/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2965 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (101-59) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Cleveland Guardians (82-78) 2 0 4 3 4 0 0 0 X 13 17 1
Kemp Stars in 13-5 Guardians Win
The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Houston Astros, 13-5, at Progressive Field. Cleveland right fielder Tony Kemp had a superb performance. He was 3 for 4 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. The victory gives the Guardians a record of 82-78.

Gary Sanchez hit a run-scoring double off Justin Verlander in the bottom of the third, which put the Guardians in front, 3-2. In addition to the double, Sanchez had 2 singles, while going 3 for 5.

"We hit the ball hard," said Cleveland manager Paul B. "Line drive after line drive."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .279 6 56
H. Kim SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 10 92
L. Nootbaar RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 30 104
Y. Alvarez DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .298 50 142
C. Walker 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .287 38 124
L. Urias 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .249 22 77
T. Murphy C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .230 11 34
D. Hensley 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .208 3 13
A. Thomas CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .280 7 36
Totals 35 5 9 5 3 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez (41, 8th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Walker (38, 2nd Inning off H. Neris, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Urias (22, 4th Inning off E. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , H. Kim , Y. Alvarez 2 , C. Walker 4 , L. Urias 4 , T. Murphy , D. Hensley 2 , A. Thomas
2-out RBI: S. Kwan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , T. Murphy
GIDP: D. Hensley
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hensley (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Urias-Kim-Walker, Hensley-Urias-Walker, Hensley-Urias-Walker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 .297 9 55
K. Bryant 3B 5 3 2 1 1 1 5 .238 19 73
T. Kemp RF 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 .280 4 45
G. Sanchez DH 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .238 44 127
M. Moniak CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .333 24 82
C. Wong C 3 0 1 2 2 1 2 .290 14 77
B. Dalbec 1B 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 .236 32 91
J. Peterson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 .270 6 46
M. Rojas SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .227 3 40
Totals 39 13 17 13 8 6 23      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Wong (35, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Sanchez (33, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Bryant (29, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Benintendi (38, 4th Inning off B. Bielak, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Kemp (2, 5th Inning off J. Fleming, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi 3 , K. Bryant 3 , T. Kemp 5 , G. Sanchez 4 , M. Moniak 2 , C. Wong 2 , B. Dalbec 2 , M. Rojas 2
2-out RBI: M. Moniak , C. Wong , B. Dalbec 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Bryant , J. Peterson 2
GIDP: K. Bryant , J. Peterson 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Benintendi (17)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Dalbec (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Peterson-Dalbec)
OF assists: 1 (Benintendi(Hensley at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander L (6-11) 3.0 7 6 6 3 2 0 55 5.49   
B. Bielak 0.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 28 4.93   
J. Fleming 0.2 4 4 4 1 1 0 25 6.75   
B. Hughes 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 33 2.18   
K. Kelly 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 18
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 17, B. Bielak 7, J. Fleming 7, B. Hughes 6, K. Kelly 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 5-0, B. Bielak 1-0, J. Fleming 0-1, B. Hughes 1-2, K. Kelly 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 55-31, B. Bielak 28-17, J. Fleming 25-14, B. Hughes 33-20, K. Kelly 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fleming 3-1 , B. Hughes 1-1 , K. Kelly 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Neris 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 22 4.13   
E. Rodriguez W (14-9) 5.1 4 3 3 2 7 1 85 4.48   
K. Gibson 1.2 4 0 0 0 2 0 37 6.14   
K. Winn 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Neris 37
Batters Faced: H. Neris 5, E. Rodriguez 21, K. Gibson 9, K. Winn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Neris 1-1, E. Rodriguez 3-4, K. Gibson 1-2, K. Winn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Neris 22-14, E. Rodriguez 85-56, K. Gibson 37-25, K. Winn 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Winn 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Kemp
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 24616
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