MAJOR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/09/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2064 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (57-81) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 1
Houston Astros (72-67) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 6 6 1
Astros Beat Angels, 6-3
The Houston Astros picked up a win at Minute Maid Park, dropping the Los Angeles Angels, 6-3. Joe Niekro was the difference-maker. Niekro got the win, improving to 12-8. He gave up 5 hits and walked 2 over 6.1 innings. He allowed 2 runs. With the win, the Astros have a record of 72-67.

Jose Altuve had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the third for Houston. With the bases loaded and the Astros leading 1-0, he hit a sacrifice fly.

After the game, Altuve lauded his team's effort. "We kept our focus on the task at hand," he said.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 8 23
A. Simmons SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293 10 39
J. Edmonds DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 20 60
   c-B. Grich DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 8 44
M. Trout LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .215 12 39
F. Lynn CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 15 62
   d-D. Eckstein PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   e-A. Pearson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Glaus 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .187 11 38
K. Morales 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .169 5 18
B. Downing C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .247 9 45
A. Kennedy 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182 0 0
   a-T. Salmon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 3 19
   b-C. Figgins 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 1 9
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 8 11      
a - T. Salmon pinch hit for A. Kennedy in the 7th
b - C. Figgins substituted for T. Salmon in the 7th
c - B. Grich inserted as DH in the 8th
d - D. Eckstein pinch hit for F. Lynn in the 8th
e - A. Pearson substituted for D. Eckstein in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Edmonds (22, 6th Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Trout (12, 4th Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Glaus (11, 7th Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Downing (9, 9th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Simmons , J. Edmonds 2 , B. Grich , M. Trout 4 , T. Glaus 4 , B. Downing 5
2-out RBI: B. Downing
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonds , M. Trout 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Simmons (20)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Downing (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Figgins-Morales)
PB: B. Downing
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .282 15 45
J. Bagwell 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .242 20 70
J. Altuve DH 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 .289 17 89
K. Tucker RF 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .299 23 85
A. Bregman 3B 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 .228 14 62
L. Berkman LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 .248 20 77
D. Thon SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .204 3 32
B. Ausmus C 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .218 12 37
M. Bourn CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .240 0 1
Totals 27 6 6 6 9 2 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bagwell (46, 1st Inning off A. Messersmith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bagwell 4 , B. Ausmus , M. Bourn 2
2-out RBI: A. Bregman , L. Berkman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Berkman , D. Thon 2
GIDP: J. Altuve
Sac Fly: J. Altuve 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bagwell (21) , B. Ausmus (5) , M. Bourn (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bagwell (6)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Messersmith L (6-14) 5.0 2 4 3 7 2 0 105 3.98   
K. McCaskill 3.0 4 2 2 2 0 0 50 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Messersmith 44
Batters Faced: A. Messersmith 25, K. McCaskill 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Messersmith 6-7, K. McCaskill 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Messersmith 105-49, K. McCaskill 50-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro W (12-8) 6.1 5 2 2 2 6 2 106 3.51   
F. DiPino H (8) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 1.65   
B. Wagner 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 59
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 26, F. DiPino 6, B. Wagner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 10-3, F. DiPino 3-1, B. Wagner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 106-67, F. DiPino 21-12, B. Wagner 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Niekro
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 25560
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