MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/23/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 922 - TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (12-12) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 10 1
Chicago Cubs (11-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Astros Pull Back to .500 With Win Over Cubs
Houston beat Chicago on the strength of starter Lance McCullers Jr.'s fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-0. The winning pitcher was McCullers Jr., now 3-1. He tossed 6 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 6. Chicago falls to 11-12.

Yainer Diaz, the 25-year old catcher , had a direct impact on the outcome. Diaz contributed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put Houston up, 2-0.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Chicago manager Paul Husch.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 1 7
P. Leon CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .263 0 5
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .276 4 14
Y. Alvarez DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .321 7 13
Y. Diaz C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .244 5 14
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .250 0 5
C. McCormick LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .272 5 7
J. Pena SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .237 0 4
J. Abreu 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .286 4 10
Totals 37 4 10 4 2 13 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. McCormick (5, 2nd Inning off J. Wicks, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Diaz (5, 6th Inning off B. Hughes, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Alvarez (7, 8th Inning off J. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tucker , P. Leon , Y. Alvarez 5 , Y. Diaz 4 , A. Bregman 2 , C. McCormick 4 , J. Pena 2
2-out RBI: P. Leon , Y. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , Y. Diaz , C. McCormick , J. Abreu
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Bregman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Abreu (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Pena-Abreu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hoerner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .247 0 5
C. Bellinger RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .165 2 10
I. Happ 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .230 2 6
S. Suzuki DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .183 1 6
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 2 5
C. Strumpf 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 4 13
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243 2 4
A. Canario LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .306 4 9
C. Casali C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .105 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 2 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Crow-Armstrong (1, 5th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Hoerner , C. Bellinger 2 , I. Happ , P. Crow-Armstrong 2 , A. Canario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Hoerner , I. Happ , S. Suzuki 2
GIDP: C. Casali
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Bellinger (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Canario (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (3-1) 6.0 5 0 0 1 6 0 93 1.14   
J. Melendez H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 37 1.59   
B. Abreu 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 67
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 23, J. Melendez 8, B. Abreu 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 7-4, J. Melendez 2-1, B. Abreu 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 93-58, J. Melendez 37-23, B. Abreu 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wicks L (0-2) 5.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 78 3.76   
B. Hughes 1.2 1 2 2 1 5 1 30 5.40   
J. Estrada 1.1 5 1 1 0 2 1 36 3.72   
R. Thompson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wicks 59
Batters Faced: J. Wicks 20, B. Hughes 7, J. Estrada 9, R. Thompson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wicks 4-6, B. Hughes 0-0, J. Estrada 1-1, R. Thompson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wicks 78-52, B. Hughes 30-21, J. Estrada 36-21, R. Thompson 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Estrada 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 31604
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