MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CINCINNATI REDS
06/17/2035
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1642 - SUNDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2035 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (29-42) 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 11 2
Cincinnati Reds (38-36) 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 X 10 11 0
Cruz Socks 2 Homers in 10-8 Win
In a high-scoring contest between Cincinnati and Houston, third baseman Oneil Cruz was a difference-maker. Cruz, who won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2028, distinguished himself in the 10-8 Cincinnati win. He went 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Mike Claxton picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-3. Trovin Haverkamp was tagged with the loss. The 'W' lifts Cincinnati's record to 38-36.

A defensive lapse proved costly in the contest. In the bottom of the eighth, with the game tied, Ramiro Arana was at the plate when Cincinnati scored 2 on an error. The miscue enabled the Reds to go in front, 10-8.

"If you were looking for a pitchers' duel," said Cruz, "this wasn't it."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Babalola RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .320 5 22
J. Chourio LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .269 12 39
J. Strickland C 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .308 12 35
V. Neckar 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 7 .245 13 50
G. Swift DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230 18 31
R. Ramirez 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .239 13 36
J. Angulo CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .230 9 31
C. Byrne 2B 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .217 6 12
D. Hogg II SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .212 1 13
Totals 37 8 11 7 4 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Chourio (15, 8th Inning off M. Claxton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Byrne (6, 5th Inning off A. Peterson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Babalola 2 , J. Chourio 2 , J. Strickland 2 , R. Ramirez , J. Angulo 2 , C. Byrne 4 , D. Hogg II 2
2-out RBI: J. Babalola , C. Byrne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Babalola , V. Neckar 2 , G. Swift
Sac Bunt: C. Byrne
Sac Fly: V. Neckar
Hit by Pitch: J. Strickland
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Babalola 2 (24) , J. Chourio (10) , D. Hogg II 2 (23)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Haverkamp (1) , V. Neckar (9)
Double Plays: 3 (Byrne-Hogg II-Ramirez, Byrne-Hogg II-Ramirez, Hogg II-Byrne-Ramirez)
OF assists: 1 (Babalola(Kulick at 3rd base))
PB: J. Strickland
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Baptiste 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .308 9 43
T. Kulick RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .268 14 41
L. Aponte DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .278 16 45
J. Cuevas 2B 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 .261 4 29
O. Cruz 3B 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .262 16 40
S. Herrera CF 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .243 2 27
D. Colvin LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .326 9 28
D. Romo C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .313 0 9
R. Arana SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .200 1 10
Totals 32 10 11 8 5 3 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kulick (12, 1st Inning off C. Guillory, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Romo 2 (7, 2nd Inning off C. Guillory, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Tamayo, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cuevas (13, 6th Inning off A. Tamayo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Cruz 2 (16, 1st Inning off C. Guillory, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Tamayo, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Kulick (14, 5th Inning off C. Guillory, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Baptiste , T. Kulick 6 , J. Cuevas 3 , O. Cruz 8 , D. Romo 4 , R. Arana 2
2-out RBI: T. Kulick , O. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Baptiste , T. Kulick , R. Arana
GIDP: T. Baptiste , J. Cuevas , D. Romo
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cuevas (9) , S. Herrera (23)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Guillory 4.2 8 5 5 2 2 2 65 7.35   
A. Tamayo 2.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 38 5.68   
T. Haverkamp L (0-3) 0.2 0 2 0 2 0 0 14 6.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Guillory 28
Batters Faced: C. Guillory 20, A. Tamayo 12, T. Haverkamp 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Guillory 3-5, A. Tamayo 6-1, T. Haverkamp 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Guillory 65-39, A. Tamayo 38-21, T. Haverkamp 14-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Orona 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 6.40   
C. Vargas 2.2 2 3 3 0 2 0 35 5.56   
J. Biller 1.1 3 3 3 3 1 0 48 6.75   
A. Peterson 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 1 29 1.69   
M. Claxton W (2-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 5.19   
S. Benschoter SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 13 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Orona 36
Batters Faced: J. Orona 3, C. Vargas 11, J. Biller 10, A. Peterson 8, M. Claxton 8, S. Benschoter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Orona 0-1, C. Vargas 3-4, J. Biller 2-1, A. Peterson 2-0, M. Claxton 3-1, S. Benschoter 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Orona 11-5, C. Vargas 35-26, J. Biller 48-27, A. Peterson 29-21, M. Claxton 30-20, S. Benschoter 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Vargas 2-1 , A. Peterson 1-1
WP: C. Vargas
Hit Batsmen: M. Claxton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oneil Cruz
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 34639
Special Notes: SP Jorge Orona was injured while pitching.
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