MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
07/02/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1879 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (55-31) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 7 14 0
Cleveland Indians (53-35) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 13 0
Alvarez Goes Deep Twice in 7-5 Astros Win
The Houston Astros downed the Cleveland Indians, 7-5, at Progressive Field. Yordan Alvarez led the way, going 2-for-4 for Houston. The winner was Framber Valdez, who threw 96 pitches over 5 innings. The left-hander was charged with 4 runs on 9 hits. Roberto Osuna notched his 8th save in 9 chances.

Alvarez contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Houston in the top of the fifth. With his team trailing 4-3, Alvarez took a fastball from Mike Clevinger and stroked the home run to center. His 26th home run of the season allowed the Astros to leap in front, 6-4.

"You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Houston manager Dusty Baker.

Houston goes to 55-31. The win puts them 5½ games up in their division.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .247 12 41
J. Altuve 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .289 18 50
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 2 2 4 1 2 0 .282 26 73
A. Bregman 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .291 23 61
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .298 20 54
M. Brantley LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .321 13 49
G. Springer CF 4 2 3 0 1 1 2 .276 15 49
J. Reddick RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .224 1 11
G. Stubbs C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .301 6 20
Totals 40 7 14 7 3 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Springer (12, 2nd Inning off M. Clevinger, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Altuve (19, 5th Inning off M. Clevinger, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Bregman (21, 3rd Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez 2 (26, 3rd Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Clevinger, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Stubbs , Y. Alvarez 8 , C. Correa , G. Springer 4 , J. Altuve 2 , J. Reddick , K. Tucker 2 , M. Brantley 2 , A. Bregman 2
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , J. Reddick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Correa , G. Springer , J. Reddick
GIDP: J. Altuve
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Correa-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Mercado CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .308 5 27
F. Lindor SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .271 16 56
J. Ramirez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .298 17 60
F. Reyes RF 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .269 21 58
C. Hernandez 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .237 5 32
D. Valencia DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .125 0 0
C. Santana 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 .290 15 49
R. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .201 8 26
T. Naquin LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .233 1 10
Totals 38 5 13 5 3 9 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (27, 1st Inning off F. Valdez, 1 on, 1 out) F. Lindor (18, 4th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Mercado (5, 4th Inning off F. Valdez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Reyes , O. Mercado 5 , T. Naquin , J. Ramirez 2 , F. Lindor 4 , C. Hernandez , R. Perez , D. Valencia , C. Santana 2
2-out RBI: F. Lindor , C. Santana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Naquin , J. Ramirez , C. Hernandez , R. Perez , C. Santana
GIDP: J. Ramirez
Sac Bunt: C. Santana
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Hernandez-Santana)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Valdez W (3-1) 5.0 9 4 4 3 4 1 96 59 4.04   
J. Biagini H (4) 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 22 6.17   
R. Pressly H (7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 10 4.54   
R. Osuna SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 34
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 27, J. Biagini 9, R. Pressly 3, R. Osuna 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 3-8, J. Biagini 4-0, R. Pressly 0-0, R. Osuna 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 96-59, J. Biagini 28-22, R. Pressly 14-10, R. Osuna 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pressly 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clevinger L (5-5) 4.0 9 6 6 0 6 2 64 45 3.35   
J. Hoyt 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 23 3.54   
O. Perez 1.0 0 1 1 2 1 0 21 9 2.78   
E. Clase 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 17 2.45   
N. Wittgren 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 8 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clevinger 26
Batters Faced: M. Clevinger 21, J. Hoyt 8, O. Perez 5, E. Clase 6, N. Wittgren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clevinger 1-5, J. Hoyt 1-4, O. Perez 0-2, E. Clase 1-2, N. Wittgren 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clevinger 64-45, J. Hoyt 31-23, O. Perez 21-9, E. Clase 24-17, N. Wittgren 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Clase 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 34784
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