MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/20/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 991 - SUNDAY, JULY 20TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (38-50) 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 11 0
Houston Astros (53-38) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
Tampa Bay Rallies for 6-5 Victory
Behind a solid performance from center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Houston Astros, 6-5. Kiermaier was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Rays. Tampa Bay currently is in last place in the American League Eastern Division at 38-50.

Tampa Bay needed the clutch hitting of Yandy Díaz to seal the deal. The first baseman swatted a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Rays on top, 6-5. For the game, Díaz had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Winning never gets old," said Kiermaier.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 .302 9 33
K. Kiermaier CF 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 .236 11 40
Y. Díaz 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .278 4 28
B. Lowe 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .226 10 47
C. Torriente DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .266 13 37
C. Crawford LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .214 4 25
D. Martinez RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .183 1 7
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .203 6 29
   a-G. Carr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .181 3 15
   b-A. Huff 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 5
D. Navarro C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 4 27
Totals 37 6 11 6 6 13 18      
a - G. Carr pinch hit for E. Longoria in the 7th
b - A. Huff substituted for G. Carr in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Martinez (2, 7th Inning off L. Dierker, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Crawford (9, 9th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier 2 (11, 1st Inning off J. Richard, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off L. Dierker, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Díaz (4, 9th Inning off L. Dierker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier 8 , Y. Díaz 5 , B. Lowe 3 , C. Torriente , C. Crawford 2 , D. Martinez 3
2-out RBI: K. Kiermaier , B. Lowe , D. Martinez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Torriente , D. Martinez , E. Longoria , G. Carr , D. Navarro
GIDP: C. Torriente
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Martinez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Longoria-Lowe-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .288 4 29
J. Bagwell 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .257 14 32
K. Tucker RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .256 11 44
A. Bregman 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .284 10 54
L. Berkman LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .192 7 34
C. Biggio 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .302 1 8
C. Cedeno CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .194 5 15
   a-B. Serrell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 11 37
   c-R. Hidalgo CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 3 16
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231 2 26
   b-C. Correa PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 3 18
B. Ausmus C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280 8 25
   d-K. Caminiti PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 3 6
Totals 35 5 11 5 2 8 15      
a - B. Serrell pinch hit for C. Cedeno in the 8th
b - C. Correa pinch hit for D. Thon in the 8th
c - R. Hidalgo substituted for B. Serrell in the 9th
d - K. Caminiti pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Ausmus (8, 2nd Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bagwell (14, 2nd Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Berkman (7, 3rd Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , J. Bagwell 5 , K. Tucker 2 , A. Bregman , L. Berkman 5 , B. Ausmus 5
2-out RBI: J. Bagwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman , C. Biggio , C. Cedeno , C. Correa
GIDP: J. Altuve
Sac Fly: A. Bregman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (1)
CS: A. Bregman (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Biggio-Thon-Bagwell)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir 2.1 8 5 5 0 3 3 61 5.02   
J. Hellickson 4.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 57 4.70   
J. McGee 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 4.22   
E. Yan W (4-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 20
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 14, J. Hellickson 16, J. McGee 3, E. Yan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 1-2, J. Hellickson 4-5, J. McGee 1-1, E. Yan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 61-43, J. Hellickson 57-37, J. McGee 22-13, E. Yan 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McGee 1-0 , E. Yan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Richard 4.0 6 3 3 6 5 1 100 3.86   
L. Dierker L (0-1) 4.0 4 3 3 0 7 2 48 5.19   
B. Wagner 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Richard 37
Batters Faced: J. Richard 23, L. Dierker 16, B. Wagner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Richard 3-3, L. Dierker 2-3, B. Wagner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Richard 100-55, L. Dierker 48-37, B. Wagner 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Kiermaier
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 4 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 28938
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