MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK METS
06/29/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1819 - SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (42-40) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
New York Mets (48-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Astros Cut Down Mets, 2-0
Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. pitched his team past the New York Mets, 2-0. Ryan Pressly earned the save, his 21st. The third-place Astros have a record of 42-40.

Houston used the bat of Yordan Alvarez to capture the win. The designated hitter jacked a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Astros ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a dandy.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said New York manager Dave Gawron.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .289 12 41
   a-W. Tovar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 0 5
K. Tucker RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .269 11 30
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 5 24
Y. Alvarez DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .273 22 44
C. McCormick LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 14 32
M. Dubon CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 6 33
J. Pena SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .206 3 24
C. Salazar C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .195 1 7
J. Abreu 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264 11 29
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 6 13      
a - W. Tovar substituted for J. Altuve in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (21, 8th Inning off S. Armstrong, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (22, 4th Inning off G. Marquez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve , K. Tucker 3 , Y. Alvarez 4 , M. Dubon , J. Pena , C. Salazar
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alvarez , C. McCormick , J. Abreu
GIDP: J. Abreu
Sac Bunt: J. Pena
Hit by Pitch: Y. Alvarez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Altuve (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pena (8) , J. Abreu (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Tovar-Abreu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nimmo CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .299 8 33
F. Lindor SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 13 33
T. Turner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313 18 48
K. Bryant LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 14 48
A. Santander RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 8 47
P. Alonso 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .197 18 45
F. Alvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .239 13 32
J. McNeil 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 2 28
L. Guillorme DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 0 8
Totals 32 0 4 0 2 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Santander (18, 2nd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 1 out) , K. Bryant (15, 4th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Turner (12, 6th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Turner 2 , K. Bryant 2 , A. Santander 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Turner , P. Alonso , F. Alvarez , J. McNeil
GIDP: F. Alvarez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Turner-Alonso)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (10-1) 6.1 4 0 0 0 7 0 93 1.96   
M. Boyd H (7) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.40   
R. Pressly SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 72
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 25, M. Boyd 6, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 2-10, M. Boyd 1-3, R. Pressly 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 93-62, M. Boyd 23-15, R. Pressly 13-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Marquez L (4-3) 7.0 6 2 2 0 4 1 89 4.21   
S. Armstrong 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 2.04   
A. Ottavino 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Marquez 61
Batters Faced: G. Marquez 27, S. Armstrong 7, A. Ottavino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Marquez 8-8, S. Armstrong 1-3, A. Ottavino 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Marquez 89-60, S. Armstrong 27-17, A. Ottavino 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ottavino 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Marquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 35311
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