MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/14/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2388 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
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Houston Astros (63-57) 0 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 13 0
Tampa Bay Rays (69-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Alvarez, Astros Wallop Rays, 10-1
The Houston Astros defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-1, in American League action at Tropicana Field. Yordan Alvarez pulled his weight. The 6-year veteran belted 3 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring three times. Framber Valdez got the save, the 3rd for him this season. The second-place Astros improved to 63-57.

Alvarez had a big hit for Houston with no one out in the top of the third. With Houston leading 2-0, Alvarez hit a grand slam home run. It was his 36th home run of the season and put the Astros up, 6-0.

"We didn't put up much resistance," said losing manager Michael Jank.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .293 25 71
K. Tucker RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .276 15 48
A. Bregman 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .251 6 36
Y. Alvarez DH 5 3 3 6 0 1 1 .290 36 81
Y. Diaz C 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .267 24 58
C. McCormick LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 19 49
M. Dubon CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .303 10 54
J. Pena SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .227 4 41
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .245 12 42
Totals 39 10 13 10 2 12 8      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Dubon (22, 2nd Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Abreu (17, 3rd Inning off A. Civale, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez 3 (36, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 3 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Civale, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Poche, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , K. Tucker , Y. Alvarez 12 , Y. Diaz 2 , M. Dubon 4 , J. Pena , J. Abreu 2
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , J. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve
GIDP: C. McCormick
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Altuve-Abreu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Misner CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .243 10 30
   a-H. Ramirez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .309 3 29
V. Bruján 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .256 7 37
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 .312 16 66
J. Lowe RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .261 18 57
I. Paredes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 19 67
T. Morgan DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 0 3
O. Basabe LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .222 3 17
D. Solano SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 2 23
R. Pinto C 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .230 5 13
Totals 34 1 8 1 3 7 25      
a - H. Ramirez pinch hit for K. Misner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Misner (12, 1st Inning off M. Tamarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Pinto (5, 7th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Misner 2 , H. Ramirez , V. Bruján , T. Morgan , O. Basabe 2 , R. Pinto 3
2-out RBI: H. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Díaz , J. Lowe 2 , I. Paredes
GIDP: R. Pinto
Hit by Pitch: D. Solano
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Solano-Bruján-Díaz)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Tamarez W (3-1) 5.0 4 0 0 3 4 0 91 3.58   
F. Valdez SV (3) 4.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 59 4.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tamarez 60
Batters Faced: M. Tamarez 22, F. Valdez 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tamarez 4-7, F. Valdez 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tamarez 91-51, F. Valdez 59-41
Hit Batsmen: F. Valdez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin L (12-9) 2.2 8 8 8 1 2 1 54 3.98   
A. Civale 2.1 2 1 1 1 3 1 35 3.66   
C. Poche 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 26 3.97   
E. Reifert 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 24 2.97   
A. Kittredge 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 7
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 17, A. Civale 10, C. Poche 5, E. Reifert 6, A. Kittredge 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 3-3, A. Civale 2-2, C. Poche 0-1, E. Reifert 1-0, A. Kittredge 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 54-37, A. Civale 35-19, C. Poche 26-15, E. Reifert 24-18, A. Kittredge 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Civale 2-2 , E. Reifert 1-0
WP: Z. Eflin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 30913
Special Notes: Yordan Alvarez ties the HOU regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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