EXTRA INNINGS BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/02/2069
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EXTRA INNINGS BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2214 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2069 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (60-49) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Houston Astros (47-62) 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 X 8 10 2
Astros Stay Hot, Beat Rays, 8-3
The Houston Astros topped the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-3, with right fielder Väinämö Nikkola playing a big role. Nikkola went 3 for 5 with 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Astros in the win. The Astros have now won 5 straight.

Joe Pope helped out the Houston cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder was 2-2 with 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch.

Nikkola attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Perkins DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .262 5 29
D. Muñíz CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .246 4 27
E. Witt 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .275 10 45
T. López SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .256 23 57
D. Lajes RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .258 6 42
P. Etheridge 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .210 5 37
A. Njiru LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .211 1 18
T. Davis 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .281 13 42
C. Alexander C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .211 0 3
Totals 37 3 11 3 1 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. López (17, 5th Inning off L. Ehrhardt, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Perkins (22, 9th Inning off N. Temiz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Perkins 2 , D. Muñíz , E. Witt 2 , T. López 2 , D. Lajes , P. Etheridge , A. Njiru , T. Davis , C. Alexander 2
2-out RBI: D. Lajes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Perkins , E. Witt , D. Lajes 3
GIDP: N. Perkins
Sac Fly: T. Davis
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Witt (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (López-Witt-Etheridge)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Nikkola RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .256 6 41
B. Green CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .264 3 38
L. Velásquez 1B 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 .218 4 21
M. Davidson DH 4 1 1 3 1 1 3 .298 24 92
P. Zwijnenburg SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .234 9 42
P. Reyes C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284 9 39
M. O'Toole 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .247 3 17
J. Pope LF 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250 1 13
B. Phill 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .324 1 11
Totals 31 8 10 8 7 4 16      
BATTING
Triples: B. Phill (1, 6th Inning off É. Blanchard, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Davidson (24, 6th Inning off S. Jensen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Nikkola 3 , B. Green , M. Davidson 4 , P. Reyes , M. O'Toole , J. Pope 2 , B. Phill 3
2-out RBI: V. Nikkola , M. Davidson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Green , P. Zwijnenburg
GIDP: M. Davidson
Sac Bunt: M. O'Toole
Hit by Pitch: J. Pope
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Velásquez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ehrhardt (1) , V. Nikkola (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Phill-Zwijnenburg-Velásquez)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. McLaughlin 4.2 5 2 2 5 3 0 87 3.30   
É. Blanchard L (1-1) 1.0 4 4 4 0 0 0 17 6.82   
S. Jensen 2.1 1 2 2 2 1 1 37 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. McLaughlin 44
Batters Faced: M. McLaughlin 22, É. Blanchard 7, S. Jensen 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. McLaughlin 4-5, É. Blanchard 2-1, S. Jensen 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. McLaughlin 87-43, É. Blanchard 17-13, S. Jensen 37-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: É. Blanchard 2-0 , S. Jensen 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Jensen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Ehrhardt 5.0 8 3 3 1 7 0 91 6.23   
G. Nathari W (6-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 41 2.97   
N. Temiz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Ehrhardt 45
Batters Faced: L. Ehrhardt 24, G. Nathari 11, N. Temiz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Ehrhardt 4-3, G. Nathari 4-2, N. Temiz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Ehrhardt 91-63, G. Nathari 41-29, N. Temiz 14-9
WP: L. Ehrhardt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Väinämö Nikkola
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 22858
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