MAJOR LEAGUE
SEATTLE MARINERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/26/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
SEATTLE MARINERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2296 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (83-70) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 2
Houston Astros (80-74) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4 10 0
Mariners Dumped, 4-2, by Houston
Houston Astros starter Joe Niekro pitched well against the Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park, leading his team to a win, 4-2. In 7 innings, Niekro surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs. The third-place Astros go to 80-74.

Craig Biggio, who is tied for 4th in the AL in stolen bases with 56, chipped in a solo home run for Houston in the bottom of the first. For the game, the second baseman had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

"Joe gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Houston skipper .
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .268 11 53
K. Seager 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .225 24 86
J. Rodriguez DH 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .278 21 84
A. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 32 83
K. Griffey Jr CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 31 85
   a-E. Martinez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 3 20
   c-K. Phelps 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0 0
H. Reynolds 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 2 29
A. Davis 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .279 10 62
   b-B. Boone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 2 8
   d-M. Cameron CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 9 43
J. Buhner LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .269 4 15
D. Wilson C 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .284 9 38
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 9 19      
a - E. Martinez pinch hit for K. Griffey Jr in the 8th
b - B. Boone pinch hit for A. Davis in the 8th
c - K. Phelps substituted for E. Martinez in the 8th
d - M. Cameron substituted for B. Boone in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wilson (17, 3rd Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Buhner (4, 9th Inning off L. Andersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rodriguez (21, 1st Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez 4 , A. Rodriguez , K. Griffey Jr , E. Martinez , J. Buhner 2 , D. Wilson 3
2-out RBI: J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Seager 3 , A. Davis , B. Boone
Sac Fly: I. Suzuki
Hit by Pitch: H. Reynolds
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rodriguez (18)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez (10) , D. Wilson (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Reynolds-Rodriguez-Davis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .288 17 50
J. Bagwell 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .236 24 78
J. Altuve DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .299 18 92
L. Berkman LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .245 22 84
K. Caminiti 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 2 10
C. Cedeno RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .179 2 14
D. Thon SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 .203 3 33
B. Ausmus C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .212 14 43
M. Bourn CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .154 0 1
Totals 33 4 10 3 3 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Altuve (35, 7th Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Biggio (17, 1st Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bagwell (24, 1st Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Biggio 6 , J. Bagwell 5 , J. Altuve 2 , C. Cedeno 2 , D. Thon , B. Ausmus
2-out RBI: B. Ausmus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Biggio , J. Bagwell , L. Berkman , D. Thon 2
GIDP: J. Altuve
Sac Bunt: D. Thon
Hit by Pitch: B. Ausmus
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (56)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Moyer L (8-13) 6.1 8 4 4 3 3 2 104 4.33   
N. Charlton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.29   
A. Rhodes 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moyer 41
Batters Faced: J. Moyer 31, N. Charlton 4, A. Rhodes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moyer 9-6, N. Charlton 1-1, A. Rhodes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moyer 104-64, N. Charlton 20-12, A. Rhodes 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Charlton 2-1
WP: N. Charlton
Hit Batsmen: J. Moyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro W (15-8) 7.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 108 3.26   
B. Wagner H (16) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.61   
L. Andersen SV (34) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 63
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 29, B. Wagner 5, L. Andersen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 8-7, B. Wagner 0-1, L. Andersen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 108-66, B. Wagner 20-13, L. Andersen 9-7
Hit Batsmen: J. Niekro
Balk: J. Niekro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Niekro
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 28582
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