MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/23/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 11 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Minnesota Twins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Astros Clip Twins, 2-1, in R1 Contest
The Houston Astros defeated the Minnesota Twins, 2-1, in Game 4 of the Round 1. Doing his part was starter Joe Niekro, who threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The win moves Houston into a 2-2 tie with Minnesota in the series.

Lance Berkman had a direct impact on the outcome. Berkman contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put Houston up, 2-0.

"It feels a lot better to be tied than to be behind, even if it is only one game," Houston manager said.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Target Field in Minneapolis.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 1
C. Correa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 0 1
   a-J. Bagwell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Serrell 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .118 0 0
   b-C. Biggio 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Tucker RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 1 4
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .357 0 2
L. Berkman LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .286 2 8
C. Cedeno CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .062 0 0
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
B. Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 1
Totals 29 2 4 2 1 9 3      
a - J. Bagwell substituted for C. Correa in the 9th
b - C. Biggio substituted for B. Serrell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Berkman (2, 2nd Inning off T. Trent, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Altuve , A. Bregman 2 , L. Berkman 4
GIDP: C. Correa
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Serrell (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Serrell-Correa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .444 0 4
R. Carew 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .158 0 0
J. Gibson DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .167 2 3
O. Charleston CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .059 0 0
K. Puckett LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 1 3
C. Travis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .308 0 0
Z. Versalles SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-G. Goslin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Mauer C 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .429 1 2
B. DeMoss 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 0 3
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 6 13      
a - G. Goslin pinch hit for Z. Versalles in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mauer (1, 3rd Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice 2 , R. Carew , J. Mauer 3
2-out RBI: S. Rice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew , O. Charleston 2
GIDP: C. Travis
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rice (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Versalles-DeMoss-Carew)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro W (1-0) 7.0 3 1 1 3 4 0 88 1.29   
L. Andersen SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 68
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 26, L. Andersen 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 9-7, L. Andersen 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 88-52, L. Andersen 24-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Trent L (0-1) 6.0 2 2 2 1 6 1 95 3.00   
E. Guardado 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 0.00   
D. Leonard 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Trent 65
Batters Faced: T. Trent 21, E. Guardado 6, D. Leonard 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Trent 5-7, E. Guardado 2-1, D. Leonard 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Trent 95-64, E. Guardado 31-20, D. Leonard 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Guardado 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Niekro
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Rain (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 50195
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