MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/14/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1454 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (76-58) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 0
Tampa Bay Rays (59-72) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 X 5 9 1
Late Rally by Rays Locks Up 5-3 Win
Tampa Bay beat Houston on the strength of starting pitcher Wilson Alvarez's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. Grant Balfour earned the save for Tampa Bay, his 29th of the year. The last-place Rays improved to 59-72.

Tampa Bay took a 5-3 lead on Evan Longoria's 19th double of the season. The bases-clearing double, which Longoria hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Houston pitcher Frank DiPino visibly frustrated.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Longoria said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 7 39
C. Correa 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .235 4 20
K. Tucker RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .265 19 72
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .265 18 76
L. Berkman LF 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .194 13 52
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .359 3 12
D. Thon SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .240 2 34
   c-B. Serrell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 17 56
B. Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 13 42
   d-K. Caminiti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 3 8
M. Bourn CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 0 0
   a-J. Bagwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 22 57
   b-C. Cedeno CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 5 18
Totals 34 3 9 3 0 11 12      
a - J. Bagwell pinch hit for M. Bourn in the 8th
b - C. Cedeno substituted for J. Bagwell in the 8th
c - B. Serrell pinch hit for D. Thon in the 9th
d - K. Caminiti pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (22, 2nd Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Tucker (30, 8th Inning off J. McGee, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Correa 2 , K. Tucker 3 , L. Berkman , C. Biggio 2 , D. Thon 2 , M. Bourn
2-out RBI: K. Tucker , L. Berkman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , L. Berkman , C. Biggio
GIDP: J. Altuve
Hit by Pitch: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Biggio (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302 10 42
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .235 16 54
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300 7 50
   a-B. Zobrist PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 8
   c-G. Vaughn LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Lowe 2B 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .223 16 63
C. Torriente DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .281 17 59
J. Canseco RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .202 9 42
C. Crawford LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .214 7 40
   b-G. Carr PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .193 4 21
   d-C. Kotchman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 1 3 0 2 2 .211 11 45
D. Navarro C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 4 35
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 8 15      
a - B. Zobrist pinch ran for Y. Díaz in the 8th
b - G. Carr pinch hit for C. Crawford in the 8th
c - G. Vaughn substituted for B. Zobrist in the 9th
d - C. Kotchman substituted for G. Carr in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lloyd (28, 3rd Inning off A. Porter, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Kiermaier (19, 3rd Inning off A. Porter, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Longoria (19, 8th Inning off F. DiPino, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd 3 , K. Kiermaier 2 , Y. Díaz 2 , J. Canseco , C. Crawford 2 , E. Longoria 2
2-out RBI: C. Crawford , E. Longoria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Torriente 2 , D. Navarro 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Canseco (23) , C. Crawford (13)
CS: J. Lloyd (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lowe (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Longoria-Lowe-Díaz, Lloyd-Kotchman)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Porter 5.2 6 2 2 1 5 0 92 3.41   
B. Lidge 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 21 1.52   
F. DiPino L (2-4), BS (3) 0.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 25 2.15   
B. Wagner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Porter 53
Batters Faced: A. Porter 25, B. Lidge 5, F. DiPino 5, B. Wagner 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Porter 4-8, B. Lidge 1-0, F. DiPino 0-1, B. Wagner 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Porter 92-59, B. Lidge 21-13, F. DiPino 25-12, B. Wagner 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-1 , B. Wagner 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Porter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez 6.1 6 2 0 0 9 0 93 3.86   
J. McGee 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 23 4.47   
J. Howell W (4-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.32   
G. Balfour SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 66
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 24, J. McGee 6, J. Howell 2, G. Balfour 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 3-5, J. McGee 2-1, J. Howell 0-0, G. Balfour 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 93-65, J. McGee 23-15, J. Howell 9-5, G. Balfour 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Howell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Howell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilson Alvarez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 24239
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