MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/29/2040
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1360 - TUESDAY, MAY 29TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (25-28) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
Houston Astros (31-23) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Rays Win at Houston, 3-1
Tampa Bay Rays starter Mike Benson turned in a top-notch performance against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The result was a win for the Rays, 3-1. Tampa Bay is now 25-28.

Tampa Bay took a 3-1 lead on Jerry Lowder's 7th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Houston pitcher Danny Huizar in the top of the seventh.

In postgame comments to the Tampa Bay Observer, Lowder said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lowder LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .228 7 22
   a-N. Brown LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 11
S. Pena 3B 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .274 5 26
C. Barnes RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .319 1 6
J. Fausett 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .289 13 32
J. Gormley DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .287 2 11
J. Solis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 1 20
B. Reinhard SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .236 0 15
A. Cain C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272 3 16
E. Barr CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .198 0 8
Totals 33 3 7 2 5 9 14      
a - N. Brown substituted for J. Lowder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Barr (6, 9th Inning off S. Little, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lowder (7, 7th Inning off D. Huizar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lowder 4 , C. Barnes 2 , J. Fausett , B. Reinhard , A. Cain , E. Barr 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowder , S. Pena , J. Gormley , J. Solis
GIDP: J. Gormley
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Pena (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Solis-Reinhard-Fausett, Reinhard-Solis-Fausett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .194 1 8
J. Turks LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .313 4 7
F. Ramos 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 10 21
K. Hogan DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .240 4 14
A. Morris C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 0 2
   a-S. Ahn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 11 29
S. Judge CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
T. Dick RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 5 18
A. Cardenas 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .310 11 27
K. Camp 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 1 20
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 8 8      
a - S. Ahn pinch hit for A. Morris in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Cardenas (11, 3rd Inning off M. Benson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burton , K. Hogan , S. Judge , A. Cardenas 4 , K. Camp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Turks
GIDP: F. Ramos , A. Morris
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Camp-Cardenas)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Benson W (2-6) 7.2 5 1 1 1 5 1 97 4.01   
H. Diaz SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Benson 69
Batters Faced: M. Benson 28, H. Diaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Benson 9-7, H. Diaz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Benson 97-62, H. Diaz 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Diaz 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McLendon L (4-1) 2.0 2 2 2 3 2 0 44 5.25   
R. Guevara 3.2 3 0 0 2 4 0 48 4.82   
D. Huizar 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 25 5.06   
S. Little 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McLendon 39
Batters Faced: J. McLendon 11, R. Guevara 15, D. Huizar 8, S. Little 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McLendon 2-2, R. Guevara 4-2, D. Huizar 4-1, S. Little 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. McLendon 44-22, R. Guevara 48-31, D. Huizar 25-17, S. Little 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Guevara 1-1 , D. Huizar 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Benson
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:20 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 28358
Special Notes: SP Jordan McLendon was injured while pitching.
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