MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
06/29/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1838 - MONDAY, JUNE 29TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (53-30) 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 1 0 9 15 1
Cleveland Indians (52-33) 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 14 0
Astros Nip Indians, 9-8
The Houston Astros weathered a fine game by Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor to upend the Indians, 9-8, at Progressive Field. Lindor went 4 for 4 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs. The win was credited to Bryan Abreu in relief. His record improves to 5-2. James Karinchak took the loss. The win elevated the Astros to 53-30.

Houston relied on the hitting of George Springer to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Astros on top, 7-6. For the game, Springer had 1 home run and 1 single in 2 at-bats.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Springer said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker DH 6 2 2 1 0 3 0 .245 11 39
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .289 18 50
Y. Alvarez 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .280 23 67
A. Bregman 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .293 22 58
C. Correa SS 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 .290 20 52
M. Brantley LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .325 13 49
G. Springer CF 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .271 15 49
   a-A. Toro PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 1 7
   b-Y. Gurriel CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 9 29
J. Reddick RF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .219 1 9
M. Maldonado C 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .208 4 19
Totals 40 9 15 9 4 11 18      
a - A. Toro pinch ran for G. Springer in the 7th
b - Y. Gurriel substituted for A. Toro in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (23, 4th Inning off A. Civale, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (23, 5th Inning off A. Civale, 1 on, 1 out) C. Correa (20, 7th Inning off O. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Springer (15, 5th Inning off A. Civale, 2 on, 2 outs) K. Tucker (11, 8th Inning off J. Karinchak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 5 , A. Bregman 2 , C. Correa 7 , G. Springer 5 , J. Altuve , J. Reddick 2 , K. Tucker 5 , M. Brantley
2-out RBI: G. Springer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman , M. Maldonado , Y. Gurriel
Sac Fly: G. Springer
Hit by Pitch: G. Springer
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Springer (1) , J. Altuve (15)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Alvarez (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Bregman-Altuve-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 .269 16 55
O. Mercado CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .312 4 25
J. Ramirez 3B 5 0 2 4 0 1 3 .299 17 58
F. Reyes DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 .269 20 56
C. Santana 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .283 14 47
D. Santana LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249 16 39
T. Naquin RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 1 10
C. Hernandez 2B 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .234 5 31
R. Perez C 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .202 8 26
Totals 39 8 14 8 2 14 18      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Mercado (12, 2nd Inning off Z. Greinke, 2 on, 2 outs) F. Lindor (17, 1st Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Santana (28, 9th Inning off R. Pressly, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Reyes , O. Mercado 3 , J. Ramirez 2 , F. Lindor 5 , C. Hernandez 3 , R. Perez , C. Santana 2
2-out RBI: O. Mercado , J. Ramirez , F. Lindor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Reyes 2 , T. Naquin , C. Santana
GIDP: T. Naquin
Sac Bunt: R. Perez
Sac Fly: F. Reyes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Mercado (15) , C. Hernandez (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Greinke 3.1 10 6 6 0 3 0 80 48 4.64   
C. Devenski 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 0 30 19 3.09   
B. Abreu W (5-2), BS (3) 2.1 2 1 1 2 5 0 47 26 5.69   
J. Smith H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3.14   
R. Pressly SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 14 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 17
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 20, C. Devenski 7, B. Abreu 11, J. Smith 1, R. Pressly 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 5-1, C. Devenski 0-2, B. Abreu 1-1, J. Smith 1-0, R. Pressly 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 80-48, C. Devenski 30-19, B. Abreu 47-26, J. Smith 5-2, R. Pressly 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Devenski 2-0 , B. Abreu 1-1 , J. Smith 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Civale 4.2 10 7 7 1 3 2 78 54 3.92   
T. Cingrani 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 25 11 2.45   
O. Perez 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 24 15 2.60   
J. Karinchak L (3-2) 1.1 4 1 1 1 3 1 28 16 4.84   
E. Clase 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Civale 18
Batters Faced: A. Civale 25, T. Cingrani 5, O. Perez 4, J. Karinchak 8, E. Clase 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Civale 6-5, T. Cingrani 0-0, O. Perez 0-2, J. Karinchak 0-0, E. Clase 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Civale 78-54, T. Cingrani 25-11, O. Perez 24-15, J. Karinchak 28-16, E. Clase 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Perez 1-0 , J. Karinchak 1-0 , E. Clase 3-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Lindor
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 34944
Special Notes: CF George Springer was injured being hit by a pitch.
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