MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
03/28/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 585 - THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 8 7 0
Houston Astros (0-1) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 4
Yankees Win, 8-2, at Houston
The Houston Astros opened their 2024 season with a disappointing 8-2 loss to the New York Yankees at Minute Maid Park. Left Fielder Spencer Jones was a big part of the win for New York. He went 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. Carlos Rodón picked up the win with 6 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 9 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 6. On the season, he is now 1-0.

Jones had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a 2-1 slider from Spencer Arrighetti, he banged a grand slam home run to right-center, giving the Yankees a 6-2 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Jones.

In postgame comments to the New York Daily News, Jones said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Volpe 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 0 1
G. Torres 3B, SS 4 0 0 1 0 3 1 .000 0 1
B. Harper 1B 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 .500 0 0
A. Judge CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .250 0 1
A. Wells DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
J. Pederson RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
O. Peraza SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Moncada PH, 3B 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 .000 0 1
S. Jones LF 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .500 1 4
J. Trevino C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 7 8 4 13 12      
a - Y. Moncada pinch hit for O. Peraza in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (1, 1st Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Wells (1, 8th Inning off S. Arrighetti, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Volpe (1, 9th Inning off H. Neris, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Jones (1, 7th Inning off S. Arrighetti, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Volpe 2 , B. Harper 3 , A. Judge , A. Wells 2 , S. Jones 5
2-out RBI: A. Judge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wells , Y. Moncada
Sac Fly: G. Torres
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peraza-Volpe-Harper)
OF assists: 1 (Judge(Alvarez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
M. Dubon CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .400 0 1
J. Altuve 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
Y. Alvarez DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 0 1
Y. Diaz C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .500 0 0
C. McCormick LF 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .250 0 0
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2 3 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker 2 (2, 1st Inning off C. Rodón, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Rodón, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tucker 4 , M. Dubon 2 , J. Altuve , Y. Alvarez , Y. Diaz , A. Bregman 2 , C. McCormick , J. Pena
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Abreu 2
GIDP: J. Abreu
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: L. McCullers Jr. (1) , J. Altuve 2 (2) , J. Abreu (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodón W (1-0) 6.0 9 2 2 2 6 0 100 3.00   
M. King 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 0.00   
T. Baum 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodón 50
Batters Faced: C. Rodón 27, M. King 7, T. Baum 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodón 3-7, M. King 1-2, T. Baum 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodón 100-63, M. King 33-17, T. Baum 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Baum 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. L (0-1) 6.1 3 4 1 1 8 0 92 1.42   
S. Arrighetti BS (1) 1.1 2 2 0 2 4 1 38 0.00   
H. Neris 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 0 19 9.00   
H. Brown 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 64
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 24, S. Arrighetti 9, H. Neris 5, H. Brown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 7-4, S. Arrighetti 0-0, H. Neris 0-2, H. Brown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 92-56, S. Arrighetti 38-23, H. Neris 19-13, H. Brown 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Arrighetti 3-3 , H. Neris 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spencer Jones
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 41858
Special Notes: RP Hector Neris was injured while pitching.
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