MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
05/27/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1105 - SUNDAY, MAY 27TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (29-25) 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 9 14 1
Cleveland Indians (19-32) 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 8 1
Astros Turn Back Cleveland, 9-7
Behind a solid performance from first baseman Dominic Smith, the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Indians, 9-7. Smith went 3-5 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Astros. The winner was Dovydas Neverauskas in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Jimmy Nelson took the loss. The Astros bumped their record to 29-25 with this latest triumph.

Smith contributed a big hit, a grand slam home run, for Houston in the top of the third. With his team trailing 4-1, Smith took a sinker from Jimmy Nelson and stroked the home run to right. His 10th home run of the season allowed the Astros to leap in front, 5-4.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Temp GM.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Polanco CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .268 6 29
X. Bogaerts SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .327 7 30
R. Odor DH 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 .315 7 23
C. Moran 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .279 5 24
D. Smith 1B 5 1 3 4 0 1 1 .319 10 34
J. Harrison 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 4 19
J. Heyward RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .243 2 20
T. Hernandez LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 3 13
W. Castillo C 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .232 9 25
Totals 42 9 14 9 1 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (17, 7th Inning off B. Cecil, 0 on, 0 outs) X. Bogaerts 2 (19, 4th Inning off J. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Cecil, 0 on, 1 out) G. Polanco (6, 8th Inning off B. Cecil, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Smith (10, 3rd Inning off J. Nelson, 3 on, 1 out) R. Odor (7, 8th Inning off B. Cecil, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Polanco (6, 6th Inning off B. Cecil, 1 on, 1 out) W. Castillo (9, 3rd Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Smith 7 , C. Moran 2 , R. Odor 4 , X. Bogaerts 5 , G. Polanco 6 , J. Heyward , W. Castillo 5
2-out RBI: R. Odor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Moran , T. Hernandez , R. Odor , J. Heyward
Hit by Pitch: R. Odor
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: X. Bogaerts (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Bogaerts-Harrison-Smith, Harrison-Bogaerts-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .281 3 15
   a-S. Souza Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .216 5 17
M. Carpenter 3B 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 .248 5 16
J. Ramirez 2B 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 .322 11 36
E. Hosmer 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .248 4 16
M. Joyce RF 5 2 1 0 0 2 4 .275 3 10
C. Yelich LF 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .237 8 32
M. Semien SS 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 .287 6 25
B. McCann C 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .236 6 18
M. Garver DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .211 3 6
Totals 33 7 8 7 11 8 24      
a - S. Souza Jr. pinch hit for J. Ellsbury in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McCann (5, 2nd Inning off D. Mengden, 1 on, 1 out) C. Yelich (8, 2nd Inning off D. Mengden, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Ellsbury (2, 6th Inning off D. Neverauskas, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Carpenter (5, 6th Inning off J. Urena, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McCann 4 , M. Garver , C. Yelich 2 , M. Carpenter 4 , M. Joyce , J. Ellsbury 3
2-out RBI: M. Garver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hosmer , M. Joyce 2 , S. Souza Jr.
GIDP: B. McCann , M. Garver
Sac Fly: M. Semien
Hit by Pitch: B. McCann
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ellsbury (1)
PB: B. McCann
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Mengden 4.0 4 4 3 6 3 0 91 50 6.14   
D. Neverauskas W (2-1) 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 32 18 3.77   
J. Urena 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 2 7.67   
J. Ramirez H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 4.68   
A. Colome H (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 2.57   
C. Rusin H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 4.35   
A. Minter SV (11) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 31 16 6.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mengden 37
Batters Faced: D. Mengden 22, D. Neverauskas 6, J. Urena 2, J. Ramirez 2, A. Colome 4, C. Rusin 3, A. Minter 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mengden 5-3, D. Neverauskas 1-0, J. Urena 0-0, J. Ramirez 2-0, A. Colome 1-1, C. Rusin 1-1, A. Minter 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mengden 91-50, D. Neverauskas 32-18, J. Urena 6-2, J. Ramirez 9-6, A. Colome 13-10, C. Rusin 15-10, A. Minter 31-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Urena 1-1 , J. Ramirez 1-0
WP: D. Mengden
Hit Batsmen: A. Minter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nelson L (3-3) 5.0 8 5 5 1 6 2 93 61 3.28   
B. Cecil 3.2 6 4 3 0 3 2 63 42 9.00   
Z. Rosscup 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 36
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 25, B. Cecil 18, Z. Rosscup 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 5-4, B. Cecil 2-6, Z. Rosscup 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 93-61, B. Cecil 63-42, Z. Rosscup 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Rosscup 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dominic Smith
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 25850
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