MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/27/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2966 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (78-82) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3
Cleveland Guardians (69-91) 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 X 9 10 0
Guardians Pop Astros, 9-1
The Cleveland Guardians picked up a win at Progressive Field, knocking off the Houston Astros, 9-1. Starting pitcher Shane Bieber played a key role in the triumph. Cleveland now sits at 69-91, while Houston falls to 78-82.

Oscar Gonzalez, who is tied for 7th in the AL in RBI with 98, chipped in for Cleveland with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

Guardians manager Terry Francona had nothing but praise for his players after an impressive win, calling the result one of the team's best performances of the season. "Everything just came together on our end," he said. "I didn't need to do too much."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .211 21 50
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .282 28 59
J. Melton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
J. Abreu DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .288 35 100
Y. Diaz C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .278 14 57
J. Dirden RF, LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .192 4 16
J. Correa SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .253 4 56
C. McCormick LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 17 44
   a-R. Ignoffo PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 4 10
D. Hensley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245 2 5
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 7 18      
a - R. Ignoffo pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Abreu (31, 2nd Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dirden (5, 2nd Inning off S. Bieber, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Diaz (24, 4th Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bregman , J. Abreu 2 , Y. Diaz 3 , J. Dirden 2 , J. Correa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alvarez , J. Abreu , J. Dirden , C. McCormick , D. Hensley
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bregman (12) , J. Correa (3) , D. Hensley (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Rocchio 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .258 13 53
   a-J. Brito PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .455 1 2
P. Cavenaugh RF 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 .253 0 9
O. Gonzalez 1B 5 1 2 4 0 0 3 .271 27 98
J. Ramírez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .252 28 84
D. Peralta LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 6 .267 17 54
J. Bell DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .226 5 33
G. Arias SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .233 18 62
M. Straw CF 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .239 2 42
M. Zunino C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .131 19 55
Totals 36 9 10 9 5 7 28      
a - J. Brito pinch hit for B. Rocchio in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rocchio (28, 2nd Inning off J. Urquidy, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Peralta (23, 4th Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Peralta (17, 3rd Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Gonzalez (27, 4th Inning off J. Urquidy, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Rocchio 3 , P. Cavenaugh , O. Gonzalez 5 , J. Ramírez , D. Peralta 6 , M. Zunino 2
2-out RBI: P. Cavenaugh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gonzalez , J. Bell 2 , G. Arias , M. Straw
Sac Fly: D. Peralta
Hit by Pitch: P. Cavenaugh , J. Ramírez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rocchio (12) , M. Straw 2 (28)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Urquidy L (10-9) 3.1 6 6 5 3 2 2 67 5.03   
H. Brown 1.2 2 2 0 0 2 0 34 4.75   
P. Maton 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 33 3.59   
C. Vargas 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urquidy 23
Batters Faced: J. Urquidy 21, H. Brown 9, P. Maton 9, C. Vargas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urquidy 3-5, H. Brown 1-2, P. Maton 1-3, C. Vargas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urquidy 67-36, H. Brown 34-24, P. Maton 33-20, C. Vargas 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Maton 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Urquidy , P. Maton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bieber W (12-12) 7.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 99 4.35   
J. Ross 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 31 5.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bieber 67
Batters Faced: S. Bieber 27, J. Ross 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bieber 7-9, J. Ross 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bieber 99-68, J. Ross 31-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Bieber
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 24217
Special Notes: RP Phil Maton was injured while pitching.
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