MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/02/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2224 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (63-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 9 0
Houston Astros (58-51) 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 6 11 0
Astros Knock Off Rays, 6-5
The Houston Astros did just enough to secure a victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-5, at Minute Maid Park. Nobody did more than pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.. McCullers Jr., the winner, moves to 12-1. He threw 5.1 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up no walks. The loss makes Tampa Bay 63-46.

Yainer Diaz, who is a two-time All-Star, came through for Houston with a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh. The catcher went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 3 runs and collected 1 RBI.

"Lance was Lance," said Astros manager James Woolsey. "We know what we'll get whenever he takes the mound."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Misner CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .249 9 24
R. Arozarena LF 4 1 2 4 0 1 2 .241 4 18
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313 15 62
C. Seager SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .313 19 64
I. Paredes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .206 16 59
J. Lowe RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 17 54
   a-H. Ramirez PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320 3 26
T. Murphy C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 9 44
V. Bruján 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .259 7 31
M. Margot DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248 4 37
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 6 14      
a - H. Ramirez pinch hit for J. Lowe in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Misner (11, 3rd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Arozarena (4, 8th Inning off H. Brown, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Misner 2 , R. Arozarena 5 , Y. Díaz , I. Paredes , H. Ramirez , T. Murphy , V. Bruján 2
2-out RBI: H. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Díaz , C. Seager , T. Murphy
GIDP: J. Lowe
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Arozarena (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Díaz-Seager-McClanahan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 14 43
M. Dubon CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .303 8 46
J. Altuve 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .300 25 70
   a-J. Pena SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 3 32
Y. Alvarez DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .286 30 68
Y. Diaz C 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 .282 23 57
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .240 6 31
C. McCormick LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .237 18 43
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .240 12 37
W. Tovar SS, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .241 1 8
Totals 34 6 11 5 5 4 17      
a - J. Pena substituted for J. Altuve in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Diaz (17, 2nd Inning off S. McClanahan, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Dubon (19, 5th Inning off S. McClanahan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (30, 2nd Inning off S. McClanahan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Altuve (25, 7th Inning off E. Reifert, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Diaz (23, 7th Inning off E. Reifert, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Tucker , M. Dubon 2 , J. Altuve 5 , Y. Alvarez 5 , Y. Diaz 6 , A. Bregman , J. Abreu , W. Tovar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dubon , J. Altuve , Y. Diaz , W. Tovar
GIDP: J. Abreu
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bregman-Altuve-Abreu)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. McClanahan L (9-7) 5.0 6 4 4 4 3 1 95 4.31   
E. Reifert 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 2 36 2.82   
C. White 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. McClanahan 38
Batters Faced: S. McClanahan 24, E. Reifert 11, C. White 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. McClanahan 5-6, E. Reifert 3-2, C. White 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. McClanahan 95-51, E. Reifert 36-20, C. White 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Reifert 2-1
WP: S. McClanahan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (12-1) 5.1 3 0 0 0 5 0 92 2.54   
K. Graveman H (8) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 26 2.92   
H. Brown 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 27 5.07   
M. Boyd H (11) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.83   
R. Pressly SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 67
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 19, K. Graveman 8, H. Brown 5, M. Boyd 2, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 6-5, K. Graveman 2-2, H. Brown 1-0, M. Boyd 0-1, R. Pressly 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 92-60, K. Graveman 26-14, H. Brown 27-13, M. Boyd 6-4, R. Pressly 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Brown 2-2 , M. Boyd 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 41669
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