MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/21/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 992 - MONDAY, JULY 21ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (38-51) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 8 1
Houston Astros (54-38) 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 5 8 0
Houston Tacks 5-3 Loss on Tampa Bay
The Houston Astros picked up a win at Minute Maid Park, knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3. Starting pitcher Andy Porter played a key role in the triumph. Porter picked up the win for Houston, going 7.2 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 8 hits. He now sports a record of 10-8. Larry Andersen earned his 25th save in 25 chances.

Houston second baseman Bonnie Serrell helped the Astros go up, 5-3, in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the game tied, Serrell hit a 2-run single off Tampa Bay pitcher Dan Wheeler.

Serrell called the win "a pick-me-upper."

Houston is now 54-38.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .304 9 33
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 11 40
Y. Díaz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278 4 28
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .226 10 47
C. Torriente DH 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .270 13 37
J. Canseco RF 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .202 9 28
C. Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 4 25
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 6 29
   a-G. Carr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 3 15
D. Navarro C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 4 27
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 5 13      
a - G. Carr pinch hit for E. Longoria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lloyd (17, 3rd Inning off A. Porter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Canseco (9, 6th Inning off A. Porter, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd 3 , K. Kiermaier , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe , C. Torriente 2 , J. Canseco 4
2-out RBI: J. Canseco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Díaz , B. Lowe
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kiermaier (8)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Díaz (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .293 4 29
J. Bagwell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .255 14 32
B. Serrell 2B 4 0 1 4 0 0 1 .300 11 41
   a-C. Biggio 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 1 8
K. Tucker RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .254 11 45
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .281 10 54
L. Berkman LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .190 7 34
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .181 3 16
D. Thon SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .228 2 26
C. Palm C 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .250 0 3
Totals 32 5 8 5 3 6 17      
a - C. Biggio substituted for B. Serrell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Altuve (21, 3rd Inning off W. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Hidalgo (11, 8th Inning off D. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Altuve (2, 5th Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 6 , B. Serrell , R. Hidalgo 3 , C. Palm 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman , D. Thon , C. Palm
Sac Fly: K. Tucker
Team LOB: 7
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez 5.0 4 3 1 2 3 0 92 3.61   
R. Hernandez L (0-3) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 25 5.80   
D. Wheeler 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.81   
E. Yan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 52
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 22, R. Hernandez 7, D. Wheeler 5, E. Yan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 6-6, R. Hernandez 3-0, D. Wheeler 1-1, E. Yan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 92-56, R. Hernandez 25-16, D. Wheeler 20-13, E. Yan 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wheeler 3-2 , E. Yan 1-0
WP: W. Alvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Porter W (10-8) 7.2 8 3 3 0 5 1 92 3.52   
B. Wagner H (11) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.57   
L. Andersen SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Porter 56
Batters Faced: A. Porter 31, B. Wagner 2, L. Andersen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Porter 8-10, B. Wagner 0-1, L. Andersen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Porter 92-65, B. Wagner 9-3, L. Andersen 12-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Porter
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 23127
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