MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/27/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2144 - SATURDAY, JULY 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers (66-39) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 0
Houston Astros (55-49) 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 7 9 0
Astros Stick Dodgers with 7-5 Loss
The Houston Astros overcame a fine performance by Los Angeles left fielder Juan Soto to defeat the Dodgers, 7-5, at Minute Maid Park. Soto was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Ryan Pressly collected his 28th save. Houston is now 55-49, while Los Angeles is 66-39.

Houston took a 6-4 lead on Jose Altuve's 22nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Altuve hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Los Angeles pitcher Jason Foley shaking his head.

Altuve told the Houston Herald: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Freeman 1B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .335 20 71
J. Soto LF 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .287 30 69
Y. Hernandez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302 3 22
M. Busch DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .225 4 14
W. Smith C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .195 5 29
J. DeLuca CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .217 13 42
G. Lux SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .265 8 52
M. Vargas 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 1 22
   a-D. Vogelbach PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 6 18
J. Ramos RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .325 4 12
   b-R. Marchan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 0 4
Totals 33 5 7 5 3 11 10      
a - D. Vogelbach pinch hit for M. Vargas in the 9th
b - R. Marchan pinch hit for J. Ramos in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Soto (30, 1st Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Freeman (20, 3rd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Lux (8, 4th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Freeman 5 , J. Soto 6 , W. Smith , G. Lux 4
2-out RBI: W. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Busch , W. Smith , J. DeLuca
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Freeman (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .296 22 62
   a-W. Tovar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 7
K. Tucker RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .266 14 43
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .247 6 30
Y. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .281 21 54
J. Dirden DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .289 7 29
   b-P. Leon DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 8
C. McCormick LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .244 18 42
M. Dubon CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .302 7 43
J. Pena SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214 3 29
J. Abreu 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .240 12 35
Totals 32 7 9 7 2 9 11      
a - W. Tovar substituted for J. Altuve in the 8th
b - P. Leon inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (27, 5th Inning off D. May, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Abreu (13, 7th Inning off J. Foley, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Dirden (7, 1st Inning off D. May, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Altuve 2 (22, 3rd Inning off D. May, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Foley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 8 , K. Tucker 3 , J. Dirden 5 , C. McCormick , J. Pena , J. Abreu 2
2-out RBI: J. Dirden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Diaz , J. Dirden , J. Abreu
Sac Fly: M. Dubon
Hit by Pitch: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 5
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. May 5.0 5 4 4 1 6 2 106 1.98   
J. Foley L (1-3) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 16 2.70   
A. Vesia 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 25 4.22   
E. Phillips 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. May 46
Batters Faced: D. May 22, J. Foley 6, A. Vesia 7, E. Phillips 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. May 6-3, J. Foley 2-2, A. Vesia 0-2, E. Phillips 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. May 106-64, J. Foley 16-11, A. Vesia 25-15, E. Phillips 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Phillips 2-0
WP: A. Vesia
Hit Batsmen: D. May
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. 5.0 5 4 4 3 6 3 102 2.64   
C. Wright W (2-0) 2.2 1 1 1 0 5 0 31 2.51   
B. Abreu H (11) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.19   
R. Pressly SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 44
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 22, C. Wright 9, B. Abreu 2, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 6-2, C. Wright 3-0, B. Abreu 0-1, R. Pressly 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 102-56, C. Wright 31-20, B. Abreu 3-2, R. Pressly 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Abreu 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Soto
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 41740
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