MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/08/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 740 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (3-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Houston Astros (6-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Astros Earn 1-0 Win Versus Padres
Framber Valdez, who finished 5th in the AL in ERA with 3.60 last year, imposed his will on the Padres from the get-go. Relying mainly on his sinker, the left-hander spearheaded the 1-0 Houston triumph. Houston pitcher Hunter Harvey got the win, upping his record to 2-0. Pete Fairbanks got the loss. The Padres, now 3-9, continue their sluggish start.

The Astros got a clutch hit from pinch hitter Yainer Diaz. In the bottom of the ninth, he hit a run-scoring single to center, to win the game for the Astros.

"The key at this level is throwing strike one," said Valdez. "Successful pitchers do it."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Chourio RF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .235 0 1
S. Fairchild LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 0 0
   a-B. Nimmo PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 2 4
Y. Díaz 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .256 4 8
Z. Neto SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .182 1 4
T. Ward DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 2 2
E. Sosa 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .116 1 3
L. Arraez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .474 2 8
F. Fermin C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 0 3
H. Bader CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .122 0 2
   b-L. Raley PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0 3 11 6      
a - B. Nimmo pinch hit for S. Fairchild in the 6th
b - L. Raley pinch hit for H. Bader in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Díaz (2, 9th Inning off K. Kelly, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Díaz 2 , Z. Neto 2 , T. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Ward 2 , H. Bader
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Chourio (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .283 1 3
L. Nootbaar RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .191 2 7
T. Hernández DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312 4 9
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 0 2
C. Walker 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .233 3 7
J. Ortiz SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .326 1 7
H. Kim 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 2 10
A. Thomas CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .316 0 6
W. MacIver C 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 0 1
   a-Y. Diaz PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .302 1 5
Totals 32 1 8 1 3 6 20      
a - Y. Diaz pinch hit for W. MacIver in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hernández (4, 6th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Kim (1, 7th Inning off C. Schmidt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , T. Hernández 2 , J. Ortiz 2 , H. Kim 4 , A. Thomas , Y. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , L. Nootbaar , J. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: C. Walker
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Nootbaar(Díaz at home))
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rasmussen 5.1 3 0 0 1 4 0 88 2.08   
C. Schmidt 2.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 27 4.15   
P. Fairbanks L (0-2) 0.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rasmussen 65
Batters Faced: D. Rasmussen 21, C. Schmidt 11, P. Fairbanks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rasmussen 5-7, C. Schmidt 3-3, P. Fairbanks 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rasmussen 88-57, C. Schmidt 27-18, P. Fairbanks 6-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Schmidt 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Rasmussen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez 5.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 68 5.27   
P. Murfee 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 24 4.15   
A. Weems 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.38   
K. Kelly 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 3.38   
H. Harvey W (2-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 66
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 19, P. Murfee 5, A. Weems 1, K. Kelly 5, H. Harvey 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 5-5, P. Murfee 0-1, A. Weems 0-1, K. Kelly 1-0, H. Harvey 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 68-42, P. Murfee 24-18, A. Weems 4-3, K. Kelly 24-11, H. Harvey 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Harvey 1-0
WP: F. Valdez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Framber Valdez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 29250
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