MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
10/03/2016
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 7784 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2016 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 0
Montreal Expos 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 0
Astros Prevail, as Wild Card Series Goes to the Wire
It went the distance, but the Houston Astros finally disposed of the Montreal Expos 5-3 in the series clincher at Olympic Stadium 1977-2004.

Winning the finale gave the Astros the series, 4-3. They will now advance to the Divisional Series.

The Most Valuable Player Award went to Houston right fielder Shin-Soo Choo. He batted .480 in the series, collecting 6 RBIs and scoring 7 runs.

"Shin-Soo deserves it," said Astros manager . "He was the glue that held our club together."

The Houston Astros will play against the Chicago Cubs in the next round. Chicago won their series against the Colorado Rockies 4 games to 2. The Divisional Series schedule will be announced after the Wild Card Series finishes.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bourn CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .107 0 0
   a-T. Kelly CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
Y. Escobar DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 1 4
S. Choo RF 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .480 2 6
J. Baez 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .300 1 6
M. Prado 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .222 0 1
G. Parra LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .185 0 2
M. Morse 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .333 0 1
F. Galvis SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231 0 2
G. Soto C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .083 0 1
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 10 13      
a - T. Kelly substituted for M. Bourn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Baez (3, 1st Inning off J. Teheran, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Soto (1, 4th Inning off A. Bass, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Prado (4, 6th Inning off K. Barraclough, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Morse (2, 6th Inning off K. Barraclough, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Choo (2, 1st Inning off J. Teheran, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Baez (1, 3rd Inning off J. Teheran, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Escobar , S. Choo 5 , J. Baez 6 , M. Prado 3 , M. Morse 3 , G. Soto 2
2-out RBI: S. Choo , J. Baez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bourn , Y. Escobar , M. Prado , G. Soto
GIDP: J. Baez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baez-Galvis-Morse)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hamilton CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .241 0 1
D. Peralta LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .091 0 0
N. Castellanos 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .387 1 4
P. Fielder DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .217 2 4
G. Springer RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .091 0 1
Y. Alonso 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .269 0 0
E. Suárez SS 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .333 1 7
S. Drew 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .130 0 0
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 2 4
Totals 35 3 10 3 2 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Fielder (1, 4th Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Suárez (2, 6th Inning off M. Wacha, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Fielder (2, 6th Inning off M. Wacha, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Hamilton , N. Castellanos 2 , P. Fielder 6 , Y. Alonso , E. Suárez 4 , S. Drew
2-out RBI: E. Suárez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hamilton , N. Castellanos , P. Fielder , Y. Alonso , S. Drew 2
GIDP: S. Perez
Sac Bunt: E. Suárez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hamilton (2) , N. Castellanos (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Suárez-Drew-Alonso)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wacha W (2-0) 6.1 10 3 3 0 6 1 95 2.77   
J. Hader H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
T. Rosenthal SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wacha 47
Batters Faced: M. Wacha 28, J. Hader 2, T. Rosenthal 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wacha 8-4, J. Hader 0-1, T. Rosenthal 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wacha 95-68, J. Hader 7-6, T. Rosenthal 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hader 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Teheran L (0-2) 2.2 4 4 4 1 3 2 54 9.00   
A. Bass 1.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 38 0.00   
K. Barraclough 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 2.25   
A. Suarez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00   
R. Wooten 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.23   
I. Nova 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Teheran 32
Batters Faced: J. Teheran 13, A. Bass 8, K. Barraclough 5, A. Suarez 4, R. Wooten 3, I. Nova 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Teheran 1-4, A. Bass 1-1, K. Barraclough 1-1, A. Suarez 0-2, R. Wooten 2-1, I. Nova 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Teheran 54-36, A. Bass 38-23, K. Barraclough 21-14, A. Suarez 14-10, R. Wooten 3-3, I. Nova 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Barraclough 1-0 , A. Suarez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shin-Soo Choo
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium 1977-2004
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 48071
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