MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/30/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2328 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (77-57) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 11 0
Houston Astros (62-72) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 1
Angels Top Astros in Extras
Benefiting from Wilmer Flores's productive game, the Los Angeles Angels downed the Houston Astros, 7-5. Flores was 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 runs for the Angels. Luis Avilan converted his 6th save in 9 tries. The Angels saw their record improve to 77-57.

The Angels got a big at-bat from second baseman Jason Kipnis. For the game, Kipnis went 1 for 5 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the tenth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 13th home run of the season gave Los Angeles a 7-5 lead.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Kipnis told the Los Angeles News.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Pillar CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .299 17 48
N. Markakis RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .333 1 7
T. Story SS 5 0 1 0 0 4 3 .222 27 82
W. Myers LF 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 .251 17 63
J. Kipnis 2B 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .271 13 59
H. Ramirez 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .320 2 7
E. Longoria 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .284 20 67
M. Zunino C 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .193 16 52
W. Flores DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .294 22 66
Totals 41 7 11 7 3 15 19      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Markakis (4, 5th Inning off R. Ray, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Flores (22, 9th Inning off T. Zych, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Kipnis (13, 10th Inning off D. Neverauskas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Pillar , T. Story , W. Myers , W. Flores 5 , J. Kipnis 4 , E. Longoria , N. Markakis 3 , H. Ramirez 2
2-out RBI: W. Myers , W. Flores , J. Kipnis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Flores , J. Kipnis , H. Ramirez
GIDP: E. Longoria
Hit by Pitch: M. Zunino
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Myers (25)

FIELDING
PB: M. Zunino
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Polanco DH 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .286 10 57
R. Odor 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .253 15 59
X. Bogaerts SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .299 13 64
T. Mancini LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .271 17 63
D. Smith 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .308 25 76
   a-B. Zimmer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 4 24
W. Castillo C 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 .242 18 52
B. Eibner CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 3 8
C. Moran 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .252 13 58
J. Heyward RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .238 6 46
Totals 38 5 9 5 5 12 23      
a - B. Zimmer pinch ran for D. Smith in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Smith (25, 1st Inning off M. Boyd, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Castillo (18, 1st Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Mancini , D. Smith 5 , R. Odor 2 , X. Bogaerts 2 , G. Polanco , W. Castillo 4
2-out RBI: T. Mancini , D. Smith , X. Bogaerts , W. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Mancini 2 , X. Bogaerts , J. Heyward 2
Sac Bunt: B. Eibner
Hit by Pitch: R. Odor
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Odor (11)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ray (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Moran-Odor-Smith)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Boyd 5.0 4 4 4 2 2 2 89 53 4.97   
S. Tuivailala 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 19 3.63   
C. Roe 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 15 2.67   
J. Familia W (6-2), BS (1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 25 16 2.34   
L. Avilan SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 14 7.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boyd 43
Batters Faced: M. Boyd 22, S. Tuivailala 8, C. Roe 4, J. Familia 6, L. Avilan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boyd 5-8, S. Tuivailala 2-1, C. Roe 0-0, J. Familia 0-0, L. Avilan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boyd 89-53, S. Tuivailala 31-19, C. Roe 23-15, J. Familia 25-16, L. Avilan 23-14
WP: L. Avilan
Hit Batsmen: M. Boyd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ray 5.2 7 4 4 2 9 0 96 59 3.62   
J. Labourt 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 15 3.00   
J. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 7 5.16   
T. Zych 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 12 3.86   
D. Neverauskas L (4-4) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 17 10 3.01   
J. Herget 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 46
Batters Faced: R. Ray 26, J. Labourt 4, J. Ramirez 3, T. Zych 4, D. Neverauskas 4, J. Herget 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 2-5, J. Labourt 0-2, J. Ramirez 1-0, T. Zych 0-2, D. Neverauskas 0-1, J. Herget 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 96-59, J. Labourt 22-15, J. Ramirez 12-7, T. Zych 18-12, D. Neverauskas 17-10, J. Herget 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Labourt 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Herget
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilmer Flores
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 34250
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