MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/23/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 536 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (33-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1
Tampa Bay Rays (17-30) 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 2 X 9 15 0
Lowe Helps Rays Defeat Astros, 9-1
The Tampa Bay Rays pinned a convincing loss on the Houston Astros, 9-1, at Tropicana Field. Brandon Lowe was a main factor in the win. He went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay pitcher Wilson Alvarez got the win, upping his record to 5-3. Andy Porter got the loss. Tampa Bay bumps their record to 17-30 with the win.

With Tampa Bay leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Lowe hit a 2-run single off Houston hurler Andy Porter. It was the 36th hit of the season for Lowe and put his team ahead, 3-0.

"We put on our big boy pants and went to work," said Lowe.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304 2 21
J. Bagwell 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .269 8 18
   b-K. Caminiti PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 1 2
B. Serrell 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .308 6 18
K. Tucker RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 4 24
   a-C. Johnson PH, LF 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 0 1
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 5 26
L. Berkman LF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .212 1 18
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1 10
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 1 13
B. Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 2 11
Totals 31 1 6 1 0 9 10      
a - C. Johnson pinch hit for K. Tucker in the 7th
b - K. Caminiti pinch hit for J. Bagwell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bagwell (12, 7th Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve , J. Bagwell 2 , K. Caminiti , B. Serrell 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman
GIDP: K. Tucker
Sac Fly: C. Johnson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bagwell (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Serrell-Bagwell)
OF assists: 1 (Hidalgo(Díaz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .309 4 19
K. Kiermaier CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .181 4 20
Y. Díaz 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .262 0 15
B. Lowe 2B 5 2 3 4 0 1 3 .220 7 25
C. Torriente DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .250 6 15
J. Canseco RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .230 7 18
C. Crawford LF 4 1 2 3 0 2 3 .164 1 11
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .221 1 13
D. Navarro C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .252 1 10
Totals 37 9 15 9 3 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lloyd 2 (9, 3rd Inning off A. Porter, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off A. Porter, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Crawford 2 (2, 2nd Inning off A. Porter, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Porter, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Lowe (7, 8th Inning off B. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd 5 , K. Kiermaier 2 , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe 6 , C. Torriente 2 , J. Canseco , C. Crawford 6 , D. Navarro
2-out RBI: B. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Torriente , C. Crawford , D. Navarro
GIDP: Y. Díaz
Sac Fly: E. Longoria
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lowe (8) , C. Torriente (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Lloyd-Díaz)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Porter L (8-3) 4.1 12 7 6 1 5 0 94 2.85   
D. Wilson 2.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 51 1.83   
B. Brown 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 25 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Porter 17
Batters Faced: A. Porter 25, D. Wilson 11, B. Brown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Porter 1-5, D. Wilson 2-2, B. Brown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Porter 94-56, D. Wilson 51-33, B. Brown 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wilson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez W (5-3) 6.1 4 1 1 0 6 0 92 3.45   
E. Yan 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 1.50   
J. Howell 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 67
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 22, E. Yan 5, J. Howell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 3-9, E. Yan 1-2, J. Howell 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 92-64, E. Yan 26-17, J. Howell 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Lowe
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 10389
Special Notes: Carl Crawford ties the AL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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