MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/22/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 535 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (33-16) 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 9 13 1
Tampa Bay Rays (16-30) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 7 2
Tampa Bay Loses Again, 9-3
The Houston Astros defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-3, in American League action at Tropicana Field. Houston pitcher J R Richard had a standout performance. The winning pitcher was Richard, now 4-3. He tossed 5.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 4. Tampa Bay is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 8 in a row.

Houston designated hitter Jose Altuve contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a fastball to left field for a 2-run single. It was his 58th hit of the season and put the Astros ahead, 9-0.

Said losing manager : "These are the grinding hard days that all good teams go through, and this is when we've got to stick together and believe in one another."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 6 2 2 2 0 1 4 .305 2 21
J. Bagwell 1B 4 2 1 0 2 0 3 .268 8 18
K. Tucker RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .266 4 24
A. Bregman 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .262 5 26
L. Berkman LF 5 0 1 2 0 2 5 .216 1 18
C. Biggio 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .333 1 3
C. Cedeno CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .190 3 9
   a-B. Serrell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 6 18
   b-R. Hidalgo CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 10
D. Thon SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .212 1 13
B. Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 2 11
Totals 39 9 13 7 7 5 26      
a - B. Serrell pinch hit for C. Cedeno in the 9th
b - R. Hidalgo substituted for B. Serrell in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , J. Bagwell , A. Bregman 3 , L. Berkman , C. Biggio 2 , C. Cedeno , B. Serrell , D. Thon , B. Ausmus
2-out RBI: J. Altuve , C. Biggio , C. Cedeno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , C. Biggio , D. Thon 2
GIDP: J. Altuve , J. Bagwell
Hit by Pitch: B. Ausmus
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bregman (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .301 4 18
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .175 4 20
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 2 1 1 2 .261 0 15
B. Lowe 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .208 6 21
C. Torriente DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .246 6 15
C. Crawford LF 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .154 1 8
D. Martinez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 1 4
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .225 1 12
D. Navarro C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .252 1 10
Totals 34 3 7 3 6 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Crawford (6, 8th Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Kiermaier (3, 6th Inning off J. Richard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Torriente (6, 6th Inning off J. Richard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd , K. Kiermaier 5 , C. Torriente 4 , C. Crawford 3
2-out RBI: C. Torriente
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lloyd , B. Lowe , C. Torriente , E. Longoria , D. Navarro 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (3)
CS: C. Crawford (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Kazmir (1) , J. Lloyd (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Lloyd-Lowe-Díaz, Lloyd-Lowe-Díaz)
OF assists: 1 (Kiermaier(Bregman at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Richard W (4-3) 5.2 3 2 2 3 4 1 96 3.04   
X. Hernandez 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 34 6.00   
M. Scott 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 33 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Richard 56
Batters Faced: J. Richard 23, X. Hernandez 8, M. Scott 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Richard 5-7, X. Hernandez 2-1, M. Scott 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Richard 96-61, X. Hernandez 34-23, M. Scott 33-17
WP: X. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir L (0-3) 4.1 5 5 3 2 3 0 89 4.69   
M. Garza 0.1 3 4 0 3 1 0 32 4.06   
D. Wheeler 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 28 7.59   
A. Lopez 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.72   
R. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 5.95   
G. Balfour 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 38
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 21, M. Garza 7, D. Wheeler 5, A. Lopez 5, R. Hernandez 4, G. Balfour 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 4-5, M. Garza 0-0, D. Wheeler 0-1, A. Lopez 2-2, R. Hernandez 2-1, G. Balfour 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 89-53, M. Garza 32-12, D. Wheeler 28-17, A. Lopez 18-14, R. Hernandez 18-13, G. Balfour 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Garza 1-1 , D. Wheeler 2-0 , A. Lopez 2-0
WP: S. Kazmir , M. Garza
Hit Batsmen: G. Balfour
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J R Richard
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 8571
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