MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/20/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1004 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (35-34) 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 11 0
Houston Astros (34-35) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 8 2
Rays Sneak By Astros, 5-4
The Tampa Bay Rays dealt the Houston Astros a 5-4 loss at Minute Maid Park. Carl Crawford, who is tied for 6th in the AL in triples with 6, was the star on offense. He was 3 for 5 with a home run, a triple, and a double. He scored 2 times. The win was credited to fireballing left-hander J P Howell in relief. His record improves to 2-2. Mike Scott took the loss. Roberto Hernandez earned his 3rd save, after closing out the game.

Kevin Kiermaier helped out the Tampa Bay cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the center fielder was 2-4 with 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Tampa Bay manager .

At 35-34, the Rays find themselves in 4th place in the American League Eastern Division.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 .254 5 25
K. Kiermaier CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .218 4 25
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .341 6 34
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .209 16 46
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .215 8 30
D. Martinez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .205 5 26
B. Zobrist SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 4 22
A. Huff DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .155 1 4
D. Navarro C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .253 7 16
Totals 37 5 11 5 0 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Crawford (9, 7th Inning off M. Scott, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Crawford (6, 3rd Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Crawford (5, 9th Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 9 , K. Kiermaier 2 , Y. Díaz 2 , B. Lowe 2 , D. Martinez , D. Navarro
2-out RBI: C. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Longoria , D. Martinez
GIDP: E. Longoria , B. Zobrist
Sac Fly: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Zobrist-Lowe-Díaz, Lowe-Zobrist-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 .122 0 3
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .230 8 29
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256 7 37
K. Tucker RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .310 14 45
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .213 7 26
L. Berkman LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .296 10 40
C. Correa DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .209 0 8
D. Thon SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241 2 15
   a-K. Caminiti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 4
B. Ausmus C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .253 10 27
   b-C. Biggio PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 5 18
Totals 32 4 8 4 5 7 10      
a - K. Caminiti pinch hit for D. Thon in the 9th
b - C. Biggio pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Berkman (10, 5th Inning off W. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Tucker (14, 6th Inning off W. Alvarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cedeno , J. Bagwell , K. Tucker 5 , A. Bregman , L. Berkman 5 , D. Thon
2-out RBI: K. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bagwell , J. Altuve
GIDP: A. Bregman , D. Thon
Hit by Pitch: J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Thon (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Altuve 2 (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Thon-Altuve-Bagwell, Bagwell-Thon-Bagwell)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez 6.0 7 4 4 2 6 2 106 4.03   
J. Howell W (2-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 33 3.81   
G. Balfour H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 1.07   
R. Hernandez SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 46
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 25, J. Howell 8, G. Balfour 4, R. Hernandez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 4-6, J. Howell 3-1, G. Balfour 0-2, R. Hernandez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 106-66, J. Howell 33-17, G. Balfour 19-7, R. Hernandez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Howell 1-0 , R. Hernandez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Howell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reynolds 5.0 7 3 2 0 6 0 107 2.50   
M. Scott L (2-3) 4.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 55 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reynolds 49
Batters Faced: S. Reynolds 23, M. Scott 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reynolds 4-4, M. Scott 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reynolds 107-68, M. Scott 55-35
WP: S. Reynolds
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carl Crawford
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 24752
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