MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK METS
06/02/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1480 - TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (41-20) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 9 0
New York Mets (40-19) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 0
Astros Win at New York, 5-4
In a close game at Citi Field, the Houston Astros edged the New York Mets, 5-4. Houston catcher Martin Maldonado stood apart with his performance. He went 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Houston has an impressive 41-20 record.

Maldonado had a timely hit for Houston in the top of the seventh. With New York trailing 4-2, he turned a 2-1 fastball into a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Houston.

"Good pitching stops good hitting," said Maldonado. "And vice-versa."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 7 26
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 14 40
A. Bregman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .297 17 46
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .264 16 49
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .285 13 35
M. Brantley LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .347 6 31
G. Springer CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .252 10 35
M. Maldonado C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .200 4 15
J. Urquidy P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-Y. Gurriel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 8 27
   F. Valdez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 0 10 8      
a - Y. Gurriel pinch hit for J. Urquidy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez (13, 8th Inning off D. Betances, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (16, 4th Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 1 out) M. Maldonado (4, 7th Inning off J. deGrom, 2 on, 0 outs) A. Bregman (17, 6th Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 6 , G. Springer , K. Tucker , M. Brantley 2 , M. Maldonado 5 , A. Bregman 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alvarez , J. Altuve , M. Brantley
Sac Bunt: J. Urquidy
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (14)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Springer (Conforto at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rosario SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 6 33
B. Nimmo LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .225 11 30
M. Conforto RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 12 41
P. Alonso 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .261 13 47
J. McNeil 3B, 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .310 7 35
W. Ramos C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 8 28
L. Guillorme 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 4 25
   a-J. Davis PR, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 11
J. Marisnick CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .239 8 20
J. deGrom P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 1
   S. Lugo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Cespedes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 2 6
   D. Betances P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Diaz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4 2 4 11      
a - J. Davis pinch ran for L. Guillorme in the 7th
b - Y. Cespedes pinch hit for S. Lugo in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McNeil (19, 8th Inning off J. Urquidy, 1 on, 2 outs) L. Guillorme (9, 5th Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. McNeil (7, 6th Inning off J. Urquidy, 1 on, 2 outs) P. Alonso (13, 2nd Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conforto , J. McNeil 6 , L. Guillorme 2 , B. Nimmo , P. Alonso 4
2-out RBI: J. McNeil , B. Nimmo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rosario
Sac Bunt: J. deGrom
Hit by Pitch: L. Guillorme
Team LOB: 4
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Urquidy W (5-2) 8.0 6 4 4 2 3 2 100 61 5.88   
F. Valdez SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 8 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urquidy 55
Batters Faced: J. Urquidy 32, F. Valdez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urquidy 9-11, F. Valdez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urquidy 100-61, F. Valdez 14-8
WP: J. Urquidy
Hit Batsmen: J. Urquidy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. deGrom L (8-3) 6.1 8 5 5 0 7 3 96 65 3.40   
S. Lugo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 3.68   
D. Betances 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 13 3.74   
E. Diaz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 44
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 27, S. Lugo 2, D. Betances 4, E. Diaz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 8-4, S. Lugo 1-1, D. Betances 0-1, E. Diaz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 96-65, S. Lugo 9-7, D. Betances 18-13, E. Diaz 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Maldonado
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 41510
Special Notes: 2B Luis Guillorme was injured being hit by a pitch.
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