MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/03/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1886 - FRIDAY, JULY 3RD, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (56-31) 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 14 18 0
Washington Nationals (52-36) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 8 2
Big Day for Alvarez in 14-5 Astros Win
The Houston Astros defeated the Washington Nationals, 14-5, at Nationals Park. Houston first baseman Yordan Alvarez had a superb performance. He was 4 for 6 with a home run and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 6. Houston goes to 56-31. The win puts them 6½ games up in their division.

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 second inning to put the Astros on top, 3-0. For the game, Springer had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"My job is to go out and play as hard as I can for the Astros," said Springer.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF, LF 5 4 1 0 1 2 2 .246 12 41
J. Altuve 2B 4 2 4 2 2 0 0 .296 18 52
Y. Alvarez 1B 6 2 4 6 0 1 2 .288 27 79
A. Bregman 3B 5 0 0 1 1 1 4 .287 23 62
C. Correa SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 .300 20 54
   a-A. Diaz PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 3 19
M. Brantley LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .323 13 49
   b-J. Reddick PH, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 1 12
G. Springer CF 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .281 16 52
M. Maldonado C 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .204 4 19
J. Urquidy P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   B. Conine P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 14 18 13 4 10 20      
a - A. Diaz pinch hit for C. Correa in the 8th
b - J. Reddick pinch hit for M. Brantley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reddick (4, 8th Inning off W. Suero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (27, 9th Inning off D. Hudson, 2 on, 2 outs) G. Springer (16, 2nd Inning off M. Wacha, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 7 , C. Correa 2 , G. Springer 6 , J. Altuve 4 , K. Tucker , M. Brantley 2 , M. Maldonado , J. Reddick 2
2-out RBI: , Y. Alvarez 2 , J. Altuve , J. Reddick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Urquidy , G. Springer , A. Bregman
GIDP: M. Brantley , M. Maldonado
Sac Bunt: J. Urquidy
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bregman-Altuve-Alvarez)
OF assists: 1 (Springer (Soto at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Eaton RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .293 10 41
J. Soto LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 20 56
E. Thames 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .172 9 31
A. Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 8 36
V. Robles CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .231 7 25
   b-M. Taylor PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 15 39
C. Kieboom 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .274 13 51
S. Castro 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .333 6 19
K. Suzuki C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .234 9 25
M. Wacha P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 1
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   B. Poyner P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Minaya P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Zimmerman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 6 37
   W. Suero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   D. Hudson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 9 41
Totals 33 5 8 5 4 7 11      
a - R. Zimmerman pinch hit for J. Minaya in the 7th
b - M. Taylor pinch hit for V. Robles in the 8th
c - T. Turner pinch hit for D. Hudson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Thames (8, 8th Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Suzuki (9, 2nd Inning off J. Urquidy, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Castro (6, 9th Inning off B. Conine, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Robles , J. Soto , A. Cabrera , K. Suzuki 4 , E. Thames 3 , S. Castro 5
2-out RBI: K. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kieboom , M. Taylor
GIDP: K. Suzuki
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: E. Thames (6) , S. Castro (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Cabrera-Castro-Thames, Cabrera-Castro-Thames)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Urquidy W (6-3) 7.2 7 3 3 3 5 1 111 66 5.64   
B. Conine 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 1 27 15 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urquidy 55
Batters Faced: J. Urquidy 31, B. Conine 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urquidy 6-10, B. Conine 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urquidy 111-66, B. Conine 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Conine 1-0
WP: J. Urquidy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Wacha L (8-5) 3.0 8 6 5 2 3 1 70 48 5.17   
F. Abad 1.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 34 19 4.46   
B. Poyner 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 17 2.86   
J. Minaya 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 3.56   
W. Suero 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 23 16 5.21   
D. Hudson 1.0 1 3 0 1 2 1 31 16 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wacha 20
Batters Faced: M. Wacha 19, F. Abad 8, B. Poyner 7, J. Minaya 2, W. Suero 7, D. Hudson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wacha 2-3, F. Abad 2-0, B. Poyner 2-2, J. Minaya 1-0, W. Suero 1-1, D. Hudson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wacha 70-48, F. Abad 34-19, B. Poyner 27-17, J. Minaya 7-4, W. Suero 23-16, D. Hudson 31-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Abad 1-1 , B. Poyner 2-2
WP: F. Abad , W. Suero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 41152
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