MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/12/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2359 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Houston Astros (62-56) 0 0 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 11 15 0
Tampa Bay Rays (68-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
Astros Top Rays, 11-2, Behind Melendez
Starting pitcher Jaime Melendez held up his part of the bargain, helping the Houston Astros stymie the Tampa Bay Rays, 11-2. The triumph puts Houston at 62-56 for the season.

Melendez scattered 2 hits over 6 innings for the Astros. With the win, Melendez goes to 8-3 on the year with 120 strikeouts.

"I had one goal in mind," said Melendez. "Keep pounding the zone."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .277 15 48
M. Dubon CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .300 10 53
J. Altuve 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .293 25 71
Y. Alvarez DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .286 33 75
Y. Diaz C 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .265 24 58
A. Bregman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .255 6 36
C. McCormick LF 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 .237 19 49
J. Pena SS 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .227 4 39
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .243 12 40
Totals 41 11 15 11 2 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Pena (16, 3rd Inning off J. Springs, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tucker 3 , M. Dubon 2 , J. Altuve , Y. Alvarez , Y. Diaz , A. Bregman , C. McCormick 2 , J. Pena 4 , J. Abreu
2-out RBI: K. Tucker , C. McCormick 2 , J. Pena 2 , J. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dubon , Y. Diaz , J. Abreu
Sac Fly: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bregman-Altuve-Abreu, Altuve-Pena-Abreu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Misner CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 10 29
   a-M. Margot PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 4 39
H. Ramirez LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .310 3 28
Y. Díaz 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .312 16 66
J. Lowe RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 18 57
I. Paredes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .219 19 67
T. Morgan DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .375 0 3
O. Basabe SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .216 3 17
V. Bruján 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .257 7 37
T. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 9 49
Totals 31 2 6 2 1 9 8      
a - M. Margot pinch hit for K. Misner in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Paredes (23, 5th Inning off J. Melendez, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Ramirez (18, 7th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Morgan (1, 7th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Díaz (16, 7th Inning off M. Boyd, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Ramirez 2 , Y. Díaz 4 , J. Lowe , I. Paredes 3 , T. Morgan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Basabe 2
GIDP: I. Paredes , T. Morgan
Team LOB: 3
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melendez W (8-3) 6.0 2 0 0 0 9 0 76 3.18   
M. Boyd 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 35 4.69   
K. Graveman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melendez 77
Batters Faced: J. Melendez 19, M. Boyd 10, K. Graveman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melendez 5-3, M. Boyd 0-6, K. Graveman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melendez 76-51, M. Boyd 35-19, K. Graveman 8-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Springs L (6-5) 2.2 8 7 7 1 3 0 55 5.07   
A. Civale 3.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 50 3.65   
A. Kittredge 1.2 5 3 3 0 2 0 27 5.09   
E. Reifert 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Springs 12
Batters Faced: J. Springs 17, A. Civale 14, A. Kittredge 10, E. Reifert 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Springs 3-2, A. Civale 2-8, A. Kittredge 0-3, E. Reifert 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Springs 55-34, A. Civale 50-31, A. Kittredge 27-19, E. Reifert 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Civale 1-0 , A. Kittredge 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jaime Melendez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 30972
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