MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/15/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 113 - TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (5-3) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Toronto Blue Jays (2-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Astros Make It 4 In a Row with 5-0 Triumph Over Toronto
Joe Niekro brought his A-game to help Houston defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-0. Niekro picked up the win for Houston, going 7 innings. He gave up no runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 2-0. The win puts Houston at 5-3.

Houston used a well-timed hit by Dickie Thon to capture the win. The shortstop socked a 2-run double in the top of the second inning to put the Astros ahead, 4-0. Though it was his only hit in 5 at-bats, it was important.

Said Toronto manager : "We weren't able to do much."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Thon SS 5 1 1 2 0 2 2 .185 0 3
J. Bagwell 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .323 1 4
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .121 1 3
K. Tucker RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .259 0 1
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296 2 7
L. Berkman LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 3
C. Correa DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .500 0 3
R. Hidalgo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .150 2 3
B. Ausmus C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .217 2 8
Totals 35 5 8 5 3 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Berkman (2, 2nd Inning off D. Stieb, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Thon (2, 2nd Inning off D. Stieb, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Bregman (2, 8th Inning off S. Downs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon 2 , J. Bagwell 2 , A. Bregman 2 , L. Berkman 2 , C. Correa 2 , B. Ausmus
2-out RBI: D. Thon , J. Bagwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , K. Tucker , R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bregman-Altuve-Bagwell, Altuve-Thon-Bagwell)
OF assists: 1 (Hidalgo(Alomar at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .353 2 4
T. Fernandez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .394 1 3
B. Bichette DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .324 0 6
J. Donaldson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 2 4
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .222 1 3
D. White CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .179 3 6
J. Carter LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286 2 4
S. Green RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .364 1 5
B. Martinez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .174 0 0
Totals 28 0 5 0 5 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Fernandez (4, 6th Inning off J. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , T. Fernandez 2 , J. Donaldson , J. Carter , S. Green
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fernandez , B. Bichette , J. Donaldson , J. Carter
GIDP: S. Green , B. Martinez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Fernandez (2) , D. White (2)
CS: V. Guerrero Jr. (2)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro W (2-0) 7.0 5 0 0 4 5 0 110 0.67   
L. Dierker 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 68
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 26, L. Dierker 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 10-2, L. Dierker 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 110-66, L. Dierker 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Dierker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Stieb L (0-2) 3.0 5 5 5 1 1 0 55 8.22   
M. Timlin 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 1.59   
C. Janssen 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 1.59   
S. Downs 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.93   
B. Koch 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Stieb 27
Batters Faced: D. Stieb 15, M. Timlin 7, C. Janssen 7, S. Downs 6, B. Koch 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Stieb 4-4, M. Timlin 2-2, C. Janssen 2-1, S. Downs 2-3, B. Koch 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Stieb 55-33, M. Timlin 29-18, C. Janssen 28-19, S. Downs 20-14, B. Koch 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Janssen 1-0 , S. Downs 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Niekro
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 33 degrees
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 18872
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