MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/24/2017
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1795 - MONDAY, JULY 24TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (45-64) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (61-48) 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 X 6 11 0
Rasmus Slugs Pirates to 6-3 Win
The Pittsburgh Pirates saddled the Houston Astros with a loss at PNC Park. The final score was 6-3. Colby Rasmus was 3 for 3, including 1 single and 2 home runs. The Pittsburgh left fielder scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Amir Garrett, credited with the save, is now 3 for 4 in save opportunities. The winning streak has now reached 8 games for the Pirates.

Rafael Devers drove in one run for Pittsburgh. The 20-year old third baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and a runner on 3rd, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Chad Green. It was his 68th RBI of the season.

Pittsburgh manager John Smith commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Choo RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .233 17 50
M. Prado 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .287 9 42
J. Baez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .224 19 47
K. Schwarber LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .221 26 56
J. Mauer C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .315 6 41
Y. Escobar 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .268 11 38
G. Parra CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .272 4 25
F. Galvis SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 11 47
M. Bourn DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .232 0 10
Totals 28 3 5 3 6 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Mauer (28, 5th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Escobar (17, 5th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Baez 2 , J. Mauer 2 , Y. Escobar 2 , G. Parra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baez , Y. Escobar
GIDP: J. Mauer , F. Galvis
Sac Bunt: F. Galvis
Sac Fly: M. Prado
Hit by Pitch: S. Choo
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper CF 5 0 3 0 0 2 3 .334 24 74
G. Allen RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .248 2 15
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 26 70
J. Votto DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .252 14 64
B. McCann C 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .291 14 60
R. Devers 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .282 22 68
G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 4 9
D. Swanson SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .230 4 47
C. Rasmus LF 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .212 14 50
Totals 34 6 11 6 3 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Votto 2 (24, 1st Inning off C. Billingsley, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off C. Billingsley, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Swanson (15, 7th Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Harper (38, 7th Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. McCann (14, 4th Inning off C. Billingsley, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Rasmus 2 (14, 5th Inning off C. Billingsley, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Wacha, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper 4 , J. Votto 4 , B. McCann 4 , D. Swanson 3 , C. Rasmus 9
2-out RBI: J. Votto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Allen , B. McCann , R. Devers
Sac Fly: R. Devers
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Allen (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Torres-Swanson-Rizzo, Rizzo-Swanson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Billingsley L (3-9) 5.1 6 4 4 1 5 2 98 6.91   
C. Green 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.75   
M. Wacha 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 1 25 7.10   
J. Hader 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.31   
J. Jimenez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 7.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Billingsley 44
Batters Faced: C. Billingsley 23, C. Green 2, M. Wacha 7, J. Hader 1, J. Jimenez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Billingsley 6-5, C. Green 0-2, M. Wacha 2-0, J. Hader 0-0, J. Jimenez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Billingsley 98-63, C. Green 7-4, M. Wacha 25-12, J. Hader 7-4, J. Jimenez 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Green 1-1 , J. Hader 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Wheeler W (9-9) 7.0 4 3 3 4 7 0 101 4.48   
J. Nicasio H (19) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.66   
W. Harris H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.05   
A. Garrett SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 60
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 27, J. Nicasio 5, W. Harris 1, A. Garrett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 8-4, J. Nicasio 0-1, W. Harris 0-0, A. Garrett 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 101-62, J. Nicasio 28-17, W. Harris 4-3, A. Garrett 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Harris 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Nicasio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colby Rasmus
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 38181
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