MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
07/30/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1066 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (59-41) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Cleveland Indians (45-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Astros Reel-In 2-1 Win Over Indians
In a low-scoring clash between Houston and Cleveland, pitcher Joe Niekro was a difference-maker. The right-hander earned praise for his performance in the 2-1 Astros win. The winner was Niekro. He threw 7.2 innings of 3-hit ball. The loser was CC Sabathia. Houston goes to 59-41, Cleveland to 45-49.

Jose Altuve came through for Houston when he hit a run-scoring single in the top of the third. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a two-strike sinker to center field, staking his team to a 1-0 lead.

"Not to be Captain Obvious," said Cleveland manager , "but we need to push more runs across the plate."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .310 5 34
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 18 46
B. Serrell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .292 11 43
   b-C. Biggio 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 2 10
K. Tucker RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .264 13 51
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .271 11 56
L. Berkman LF 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .202 8 39
R. Hidalgo CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 3 19
   a-C. Correa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 3 18
   c-C. Cedeno CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 5 15
D. Thon SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .239 2 26
B. Ausmus C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 9 27
Totals 34 2 9 1 1 10 13      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for R. Hidalgo in the 9th
b - C. Biggio substituted for B. Serrell in the 9th
c - C. Cedeno substituted for C. Correa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon 2 (15, 3rd Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Betancourt, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Berkman (21, 4th Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve , J. Bagwell , K. Tucker , A. Bregman , L. Berkman 4 , D. Thon 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Serrell , R. Hidalgo , D. Thon
Hit by Pitch: R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bagwell (3) , A. Bregman (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Serrell-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Smith DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 9 33
B. Bradley 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 3 18
   a-L. Doby PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 1 3
   b-A. Rosen 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
J. Ramirez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 11 58
E. Morgan 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 2 29
M. Ramirez RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .179 6 16
E. Averill CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .219 0 11
A. Belle LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 5 15
L. Boudreau SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 4 22
   c-K. Lofton PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .226 4 30
   d-S. Bankhead SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 4
S. O'Neill C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 1
Totals 29 1 3 1 1 4 6      
a - L. Doby pinch hit for B. Bradley in the 7th
b - A. Rosen substituted for L. Doby in the 8th
c - K. Lofton pinch hit for L. Boudreau in the 8th
d - S. Bankhead substituted for K. Lofton in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Smith , E. Morgan , A. Belle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. O'Neill
GIDP: M. Ramirez
Team LOB: 2
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro W (9-5) 7.2 3 1 1 1 4 0 94 2.83   
B. Wagner H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.00   
L. Andersen SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 72
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 26, B. Wagner 1, L. Andersen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 9-9, B. Wagner 1-0, L. Andersen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 94-66, B. Wagner 5-3, L. Andersen 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-0
WP: B. Wagner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sabathia L (5-6) 5.1 5 1 1 1 7 0 96 3.47   
R. Betancourt 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 25 2.11   
D. Jones 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 4.65   
A. Joss 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sabathia 60
Batters Faced: C. Sabathia 22, R. Betancourt 7, D. Jones 4, A. Joss 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sabathia 5-3, R. Betancourt 1-3, D. Jones 0-0, A. Joss 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sabathia 96-57, R. Betancourt 25-15, D. Jones 18-14, A. Joss 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Betancourt 1-0
WP: R. Betancourt
Hit Batsmen: C. Sabathia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Niekro
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 16181
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