MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/31/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2580 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Las Vegas Athletics (66-68) 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 6 12 1
Houston Astros (71-63) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Soderstrom Homers Twice in 6-2 Win
The Las Vegas Athletics stymied the Houston Astros, 6-2, at Minute Maid Park. Tyler Soderstrom had a good day at the plate. He was 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk for Las Vegas. Chris Paddack, the winner, improved to 12-5. He held Houston to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6.1 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. The win makes Las Vegas 66-68.

In the top of the sixth, Las Vegas third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and two out, Hayes stroked a run-scoring single to center. It made the score 4-2, Las Vegas. For the game, he went 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs.

Las Vegas manager Avi Scher commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."
LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hawke LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .293 3 36
K. Hayes 3B 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .287 9 52
J. Wilson 2B, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .314 8 64
T. Soderstrom 1B 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .260 22 89
   a-M. Muncy 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 2 9
C. Leach DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .220 15 62
A. Kirk C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .234 5 35
J. Dominguez CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .201 4 20
E. Ruiz RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .220 4 39
G. Workman SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .203 6 32
Totals 36 6 12 5 5 6 22      
a - M. Muncy substituted for T. Soderstrom in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hawke (33, 1st Inning off J. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Ruiz (23, 2nd Inning off J. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Soderstrom 2 (22, 5th Inning off J. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Moore, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Kirk (5, 6th Inning off T. Ventimiglia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hawke 2 , K. Hayes 2 , J. Wilson , T. Soderstrom 9 , M. Muncy , A. Kirk 4 , J. Dominguez , E. Ruiz 3
2-out RBI: K. Hayes , T. Soderstrom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hawke 2 , J. Wilson , A. Kirk , E. Ruiz
GIDP: J. Dominguez
Sac Bunt: E. Ruiz
Hit by Pitch: A. Kirk
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Hayes (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Ruiz (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hayes-Wilson-Soderstrom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Melton CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .255 12 46
J. Altuve DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 16 66
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247 13 57
Y. Alvarez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .313 41 111
I. Happ RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 19 65
C. Arroyo SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 15 68
K. Hirata C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .246 9 43
J. Correa 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .255 1 5
T. Whitaker LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .255 9 24
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Melton (26, 3rd Inning off C. Paddack, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Melton 2 , J. Altuve , A. Bregman , K. Hirata 2 , T. Whitaker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Melton , A. Bregman , I. Happ
GIDP: C. Arroyo
Hit by Pitch: Y. Alvarez , K. Hirata
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Arroyo-Alvarez)
PB: K. Hirata
LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Paddack W (12-5) 6.1 5 2 2 0 7 0 87 2.75   
J. Lopez 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 4.77   
R. Brown 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Paddack 62
Batters Faced: C. Paddack 24, J. Lopez 7, R. Brown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Paddack 5-6, J. Lopez 1-4, R. Brown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Paddack 87-59, J. Lopez 28-14, R. Brown 12-8
Hit Batsmen: C. Paddack , J. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vargas 5.0 7 2 2 2 0 1 93 4.87   
T. Ventimiglia L (0-3) 0.2 3 3 2 1 2 1 30 3.74   
M. Moore 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 18 4.12   
M. Tamarez 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 5.75   
P. Strzelecki 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vargas 43
Batters Faced: J. Vargas 23, T. Ventimiglia 6, M. Moore 3, M. Tamarez 7, P. Strzelecki 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vargas 7-6, T. Ventimiglia 0-0, M. Moore 0-1, M. Tamarez 1-3, P. Strzelecki 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vargas 93-56, T. Ventimiglia 30-19, M. Moore 18-9, M. Tamarez 27-17, P. Strzelecki 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Moore 2-1 , M. Tamarez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Vargas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Soderstrom
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 35837
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