MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
07/11/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 1293 - FRIDAY, JULY 11TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (44-44) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 7 1
Los Angeles Angels (32-54) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Niekro Throttles Los Angeles, 4-1
Houston Astros starter Joe Niekro worked his magic, to help his team defeat the Los Angeles Angels, 4-1. At 44-44, Houston is in third place in the American League Western Division.

Niekro dominated for Houston, raising his record to 10-5. Los Angeles hitters had few good at-bats against the right-hander, who scattered 4 hits over 8 innings while striking out 7.

"Joe was really attacking guys' weaknesses and he didn't leave a lot of balls over the plate," said Houston field general .
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .277 8 25
J. Bagwell 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 3 .224 13 43
J. Altuve DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 10 49
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .304 17 51
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .210 11 38
L. Berkman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 13 50
R. Hidalgo CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .148 8 21
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .235 2 22
B. Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240 10 30
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo (3, 7th Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bagwell 2 (13, 1st Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Weaver, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Biggio 2 , J. Bagwell 8 , J. Altuve , K. Tucker , R. Hidalgo 2
2-out RBI: C. Biggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bagwell , J. Altuve , L. Berkman
GIDP: L. Berkman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (27) , J. Altuve (10) , D. Thon (7)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bregman (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .222 5 17
A. Simmons SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .291 3 20
J. Edmonds DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .256 15 48
M. Trout LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .218 8 30
F. Lynn CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 7 35
T. Glaus 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .168 6 25
D. Erstad 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 0 2
B. Downing C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 5 30
B. Grich 2B 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .215 5 27
Totals 32 1 4 1 3 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (2, 7th Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bonds , M. Trout , D. Erstad 2 , B. Downing
2-out RBI: B. Bonds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , F. Lynn , D. Erstad , B. Grich
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grich-Simmons-Erstad)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro W (10-5) 8.0 4 1 0 3 7 0 110 3.14   
L. Andersen SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 76
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 32, L. Andersen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 7-10, L. Andersen 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 110-67, L. Andersen 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Weaver L (4-7) 6.2 5 4 4 3 7 2 98 4.82   
R. Duren 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 4.35   
C. Finley 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Weaver 52
Batters Faced: J. Weaver 27, R. Duren 5, C. Finley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Weaver 8-4, R. Duren 2-1, C. Finley 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Weaver 98-62, R. Duren 26-17, C. Finley 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Duren 1-1 , C. Finley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Niekro
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 33684
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