MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
08/31/2060
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 2553 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2060 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (69-64) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Seattle Mariners (76-57) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
Astros Stay Hot, Beat Mariners, 2-1
Tsuyoshi Matsumoto brought his A-game to help Houston defeat the Seattle Mariners, 2-1. Matsumoto got the win, improving to 8-8. He gave up 8 hits and walked 0 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 1 run. The save was credited to Pat Bartsch, his 30th.

Andy Vick, who is a two-time All-Star, had a direct impact on the outcome. Vick contributed a solo home run in the top of the third inning to put Houston up, 2-0.

"Some games build character," said Houston manager Ron Astros GM. "Like this one."

The second-place Mariners have lost 4 straight games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Foltz RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .284 15 70
A. Vick 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .280 20 68
J. Mellion DH 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .298 36 102
E. Licea LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .309 19 84
E. Ross CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .251 18 60
D. Lewis 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .315 2 29
D. Rittgers SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .267 9 56
R. Oakland 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .287 10 48
J. Kleckner C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262 4 20
Totals 37 2 10 2 1 2 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Foltz (33, 9th Inning off J. Guerrero, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Vick (20, 3rd Inning off D. Waitimu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Foltz 3 , A. Vick 4 , E. Licea , E. Ross , D. Lewis , D. Rittgers 3 , J. Kleckner
2-out RBI: E. Licea
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Foltz , J. Mellion , E. Ross , J. Kleckner
GIDP: R. Oakland
Sac Bunt: A. Vick
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ross (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rittgers-Oakland-Lewis, Vick-Oakland-Lewis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Collier 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .209 5 24
J. Bedolla LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .244 23 74
E. Ramirez CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .296 7 27
C. Slater DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .321 12 73
M. Perkins RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .257 12 53
J. Valadez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 7 55
   a-F. Carbigos PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
A. Winders 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .292 14 63
A. Stephens C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .264 8 39
B. de la Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .163 1 2
Totals 34 1 9 1 0 6 19      
a - F. Carbigos pinch ran for J. Valadez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Winders (14, 5th Inning off T. Matsumoto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Collier , J. Bedolla 2 , E. Ramirez , M. Perkins , J. Valadez , A. Winders 4 , A. Stephens 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Slater , M. Perkins , B. de la Cruz 2
GIDP: J. Bedolla , M. Perkins
Hit by Pitch: C. Slater , J. Valadez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bedolla (60)

FIELDING
Errors: B. de la Cruz 2 (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Valadez-de la Cruz-Winders)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Matsumoto W (8-8) 7.2 8 1 1 0 6 1 89 4.40   
J. Rodriguez H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.87   
P. Bartsch SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Matsumoto 65
Batters Faced: T. Matsumoto 30, J. Rodriguez 1, P. Bartsch 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Matsumoto 9-6, J. Rodriguez 0-1, P. Bartsch 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Matsumoto 89-63, J. Rodriguez 2-2, P. Bartsch 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Matsumoto , P. Bartsch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Waitimu L (8-11) 2.1 4 2 1 0 0 1 29 4.85   
V. Millan 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 44 4.09   
L. Gonzales 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.80   
J. Guerrero 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 1.79   
J. Williams 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Waitimu 39
Batters Faced: D. Waitimu 12, V. Millan 11, L. Gonzales 5, J. Guerrero 9, J. Williams 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Waitimu 1-6, V. Millan 7-0, L. Gonzales 0-2, J. Guerrero 3-3, J. Williams 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Waitimu 29-19, V. Millan 44-29, L. Gonzales 12-9, J. Guerrero 31-17, J. Williams 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gonzales 1-0 , J. Guerrero 1-0 , J. Williams 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
Ballpark: T-Mobile Park
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 32686
Special Notes: SP Demesu Waitimu was injured while pitching. RP Luis Gonzales was injured while pitching.
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