MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/07/2040
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2683 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (72-70) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
Houston Astros (64-77) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Astros Lose at Home, 3-1, to Detroit
The Detroit Tigers had to overcome a good performance from Houston pitcher Rodrigo Guevara to claim a 3-1 win at Minute Maid Park. Guevara went 9 innings and allowed 3 runs. The winning pitcher was Mike Evans. He tossed 89 pitches over 5.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. The save went to Marco Contreras, his 24th this season.

Detroit used the bat of Tim Cunningham to capture the win. The right fielder jacked a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Tigers ahead, 2-1. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a dandy.

"Can't say enough about our pitching," said Cunningham.

At 72-70, the Tigers claim 4th place in the American League Central Division.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Quintanilla DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 0 29
D. Garza CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .303 30 79
A. Valadez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .236 44 92
   a-J. Kopriva 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
H. Navarro LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .263 27 57
   b-M. Gray LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 8 29
J. Wilson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .238 20 60
T. Cunningham RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .257 7 49
G. Irwin 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 9 34
E. Jarman SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 6 40
A. Sandoval C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 11 65
Totals 32 3 5 3 0 8 5      
a - J. Kopriva substituted for A. Valadez in the 9th
b - M. Gray substituted for H. Navarro in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Cunningham (7, 5th Inning off R. Guevara, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Navarro (27, 9th Inning off R. Guevara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Navarro 5 , T. Cunningham 4 , G. Irwin , E. Jarman
2-out RBI: H. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sandoval
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Navarro (14) , E. Jarman (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Porath CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .308 10 30
J. Turks DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .285 17 48
A. Cardenas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 20 58
G. Estrada 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .251 41 86
E. Valencia LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 24 60
F. Ramos 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 27 64
S. Judge RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .187 3 8
A. McArver C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .180 16 45
K. Camp SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240 8 42
   a-K. Hogan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 10 26
Totals 33 1 6 1 3 5 18      
a - K. Hogan pinch hit for K. Camp in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Porath , G. Estrada , E. Valencia , F. Ramos , A. McArver 2
2-out RBI: A. McArver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cardenas , A. McArver , K. Camp
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Valencia (3)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Evans W (5-11) 5.1 4 1 1 2 3 0 89 6.01   
R. Trevino H (5) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.96   
C. Sherlock H (19) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.87   
M. Contreras SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Evans 57
Batters Faced: M. Evans 22, R. Trevino 3, C. Sherlock 8, M. Contreras 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Evans 6-7, R. Trevino 1-0, C. Sherlock 3-2, M. Contreras 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Evans 89-56, R. Trevino 12-6, C. Sherlock 25-17, M. Contreras 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sherlock 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Guevara L (6-7) 9.0 5 3 3 0 8 2 108 6.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Guevara 73
Batters Faced: R. Guevara 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Guevara 9-10
Pitches - Strikes: R. Guevara 108-77
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rodrigo Guevara
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 3:30 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 31402
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