MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/29/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2996 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (102-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 5 0
Cleveland Guardians (83-79) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
Houston Defeated By Guardians, 5-3
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Houston Astros, 5-3. Cleveland pitcher and Belmont, North Carolina, native Jeffrey Springs led the way. With the win, Cleveland pushed its record to 83-79.

In the top of the ninth, Trey Cabbage stood in the box, looking for a pitch to hammer. The Astros were trailing 5-3, but had runners on 1st and 3rd. That's when Joel Payamps made a terrific pitch and Cabbage struck out. Gone was the dream of a Houston comeback.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 6 56
H. Kim SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 10 92
L. Nootbaar RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .266 30 104
Y. Alvarez DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .298 50 143
C. Walker 1B 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .289 39 126
L. Urias 2B 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .251 23 81
T. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 11 34
   a-T. Cabbage PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 29 61
D. Hensley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .202 3 13
A. Thomas CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 7 36
Totals 30 3 5 3 4 10 9      
a - T. Cabbage pinch hit for T. Murphy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Walker (31, 9th Inning off W. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Walker (39, 7th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , H. Kim , C. Walker 6 , L. Urias
2-out RBI: L. Urias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Cabbage
GIDP: T. Murphy
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Walker (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Speier-Kim-Walker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .297 9 55
K. Bryant 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .236 19 73
T. Kemp RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .281 4 46
G. Sanchez DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .238 45 129
M. Moniak CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .332 24 83
C. Wong C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .290 14 79
B. Dalbec 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .234 32 91
J. Peterson 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .273 6 47
M. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .224 3 41
Totals 31 5 8 5 5 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kemp (19, 2nd Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Peterson (5, 3rd Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi , K. Bryant , T. Kemp 2 , G. Sanchez , M. Moniak , C. Wong , J. Peterson 4
2-out RBI: T. Kemp , J. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Sanchez 2 , J. Peterson , M. Rojas 2
GIDP: M. Rojas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Benintendi (18) , B. Dalbec (27)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bryant-Peterson-Dalbec)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Brown L (9-8) 2.2 6 5 5 3 2 0 79 4.97   
B. Bielak 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 31 4.85   
G. Speier 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 21
Batters Faced: H. Brown 17, B. Bielak 8, G. Speier 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 5-1, B. Bielak 3-1, G. Speier 6-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 79-46, B. Bielak 31-15, G. Speier 23-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bielak 1-0 , G. Speier 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Springs W (16-12) 5.0 1 0 0 3 6 0 84 3.63   
Y. Kikuchi 2.0 1 2 2 1 2 1 34 5.29   
J. Leclerc H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.01   
W. Smith H (22) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 3.55   
J. Payamps SV (6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Springs 68
Batters Faced: J. Springs 17, Y. Kikuchi 8, J. Leclerc 3, W. Smith 4, J. Payamps 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Springs 5-2, Y. Kikuchi 1-3, J. Leclerc 0-2, W. Smith 1-1, J. Payamps 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Springs 84-49, Y. Kikuchi 34-21, J. Leclerc 10-8, W. Smith 13-8, J. Payamps 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Payamps 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeffrey Springs
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:10 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 31493
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