MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
10/13/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 13586 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 6 1
New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
Astros Top Yankees 5-2 to Begin LCS
The Houston Astros powered past the hometown New York Yankees, 5-2, in the opener of the League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium today. Houston starting pitcher Jaime Melendez threw 5.0 innings of 3-hit ball, to lead the charge. The Astros now lead the series 1-0.

Houston relied on the hitting of Yordan Alvarez to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Astros on top, 2-0. For the game, Alvarez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Alvarez said.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Yankee Stadium in New York.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .080 1 2
M. Dubon CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 1
J. Altuve 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .238 0 0
   a-J. Dirden LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Alvarez LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .222 2 5
   b-W. Tovar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Diaz C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .261 1 6
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .150 1 2
C. McCormick DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .318 4 6
P. Leon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 2 5
   c-J. Correa 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Pena SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 2 3
Totals 32 5 6 5 2 10 7      
a - J. Dirden substituted for J. Altuve in the 8th
b - W. Tovar substituted for Y. Alvarez in the 8th
c - J. Correa substituted for P. Leon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Diaz (3, 6th Inning off C. Rodón, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (2, 1st Inning off C. Rodón, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Pena (2, 3rd Inning off C. Rodón, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. McCormick (4, 7th Inning off C. Rodón, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 5 , Y. Diaz 2 , C. McCormick 4 , J. Pena 5
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , Y. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , A. Bregman
GIDP: P. Leon
Hit by Pitch: M. Dubon
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pena (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Tucker
Double Plays: 2 (Bregman-Altuve-Leon, Tovar-Pena-Leon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Volpe 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .316 0 1
B. Harper RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .231 0 1
A. Judge LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .286 1 2
L. Robert CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .308 1 2
A. Wells DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 1 1
G. Torres 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 0 2
   a-G. Allen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
   b-J. Jackson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
J. Pederson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .333 1 1
K. Newman SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .438 0 2
J. Trevino C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 0 2
   c-E. Rosario PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 1 7 10 15      
a - G. Allen pinch hit for G. Torres in the 8th
b - J. Jackson substituted for G. Allen in the 9th
c - E. Rosario pinch hit for J. Trevino in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Harper 2 , L. Robert 2 , J. Pederson
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Judge , A. Wells , G. Torres
GIDP: A. Judge , A. Wells
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Rodón
Double Plays: 1 (Newman-Volpe-Pederson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melendez W (1-0) 5.0 3 1 0 2 6 0 76 0.87   
C. Wright H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 27 1.69   
B. Abreu 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 21 1.50   
R. Montero H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 0.00   
R. Pressly SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melendez 63
Batters Faced: J. Melendez 19, C. Wright 5, B. Abreu 6, R. Montero 4, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melendez 6-2, C. Wright 1-0, B. Abreu 0-1, R. Montero 2-0, R. Pressly 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melendez 76-49, C. Wright 27-14, B. Abreu 21-10, R. Montero 17-10, R. Pressly 10-7
WP: J. Melendez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodón L (1-1) 6.0 6 5 5 2 7 3 95 3.46   
J. Leclerc 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 2.25   
J. Loáisiga 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodón 45
Batters Faced: C. Rodón 25, J. Leclerc 7, J. Loáisiga 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodón 6-4, J. Leclerc 0-4, J. Loáisiga 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodón 95-62, J. Leclerc 26-19, J. Loáisiga 9-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Leclerc
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jaime Melendez
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 54100
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