MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/23/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2650 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (87-69) 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Houston Astros (75-80) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 12 0
Astros Solve Angels, 6-4
The Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Angels, 6-4, with second baseman Rougned Odor playing a big role. Odor went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Astros in the win. Blake Snell got the win, improving to 12-13. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 1. Tony Zych got the save, his 16th in 21 chances.

Early in the game, designated hitter Gregory Polanco had a 3-run home run for Houston. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Astros on top, 3-0.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Odor.

The Astros now have a record of 75-80.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Pillar CF 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 .309 17 51
N. Markakis RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .281 1 13
T. Story SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .220 31 89
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .279 21 78
J. Kipnis 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .257 13 65
H. Ramirez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .306 4 20
A. Ethier LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 3 7
   a-M. Mahtook PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171 1 4
M. Zunino C 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .185 18 60
W. Flores DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .280 25 77
Totals 37 4 10 4 1 8 15      
a - M. Mahtook pinch hit for A. Ethier in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Pillar 2 (42, 1st Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Markakis (9, 7th Inning off P. Sewald, 0 on, 1 out) A. Ethier (5, 2nd Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Zunino (18, 4th Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Flores (25, 3rd Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Zunino 4 , K. Pillar 5 , W. Flores 4 , J. Kipnis , N. Markakis 3 , A. Ethier 2 , H. Ramirez
2-out RBI: M. Zunino , J. Kipnis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Zunino , E. Longoria 2 , H. Ramirez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Pillar (25)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 3 1 0 0 2 3 5 .228 4 33
X. Bogaerts SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 4 .314 17 84
R. Odor 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 4 .259 23 74
T. Mancini LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .262 21 79
G. Polanco DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .278 14 70
J. Heyward RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 7 54
C. Moran 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .263 14 65
R. Guzman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280 0 2
W. Castillo C 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .239 19 58
Totals 36 6 12 6 3 10 24      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Guzman (1, 8th Inning off M. Grace, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Odor (23, 3rd Inning off T. Bauer, 1 on, 0 outs) G. Polanco (14, 1st Inning off T. Bauer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Moran 2 , R. Guzman 2 , R. Odor 6 , X. Bogaerts 3 , G. Polanco 4 , W. Castillo 2
2-out RBI: X. Bogaerts , G. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Odor , X. Bogaerts 2 , J. Heyward
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: W. Castillo
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Bauer L (15-6) 3.1 6 5 5 2 5 2 74 47 3.62   
M. Boyd 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 15 5.06   
J. Alvarez 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 15 4.12   
M. Grace 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 29 17 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bauer 29
Batters Faced: T. Bauer 18, M. Boyd 5, J. Alvarez 6, M. Grace 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bauer 2-3, M. Boyd 0-1, J. Alvarez 0-3, M. Grace 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bauer 74-47, M. Boyd 24-15, J. Alvarez 26-15, M. Grace 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Boyd 2-0 , J. Alvarez 1-0
WP: M. Boyd , M. Grace
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Snell W (12-13) 5.0 8 4 4 1 3 2 91 56 5.04   
J. Herget H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 4.37   
P. Sewald H (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 3.52   
C. Rusin H (13) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 4.21   
J. Ramirez H (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 4.81   
T. Zych SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 37
Batters Faced: B. Snell 24, J. Herget 3, P. Sewald 4, C. Rusin 3, J. Ramirez 1, T. Zych 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 1-11, J. Herget 2-0, P. Sewald 1-0, C. Rusin 1-1, J. Ramirez 0-0, T. Zych 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 91-56, J. Herget 11-8, P. Sewald 13-9, C. Rusin 12-9, J. Ramirez 5-3, T. Zych 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramirez 1-0
WP: B. Snell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rougned Odor
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 38712
Special Notes: RP Matt Boyd was injured while pitching.
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