MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/24/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2662 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (75-81) 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 0
Toronto Blue Jays (100-57) 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 X 8 11 1
Blue Jays Bang Out 8-5 Win Versus Houston
Jorge Soler helped his team muscle past the Houston Astros, 8-5. In the game, the Toronto designated hitter was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times. Toronto reliever Carson Smith got the win, raising his record to 3-0. Jairo Labourt was tagged with the loss. Toronto leads the American League East Division by 12½ games.

The Blue Jays got a big at-bat from first baseman Josh Bell. For the game, Bell was 2-5 with a double. He drove in 3 runs. In the bottom of the sixth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a bases-clearing double. His 31st double of the season gave Toronto a 7-4 lead.

"You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Toronto manager Ryan Hicks.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .228 4 33
X. Bogaerts SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313 17 84
R. Odor 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .258 24 75
T. Mancini LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .262 21 79
G. Polanco DH 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .282 14 71
D. Smith 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .300 27 80
C. Moran 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .263 14 65
W. Castillo C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .240 19 59
J. Heyward RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .239 7 54
Totals 36 5 10 3 2 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Mancini (22, 8th Inning off J. Ramirez, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Moran (27, 2nd Inning off N. Eovaldi, 1 on, 1 out) G. Polanco 3 (25, 4th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Ramirez, 1 on, 0 outs) W. Castillo (18, 4th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Odor (24, 1st Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer , T. Mancini 2 , D. Smith , C. Moran 2 , R. Odor 4 , X. Bogaerts , G. Polanco 6 , W. Castillo 2
2-out RBI: R. Odor , W. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zimmer , J. Heyward 2 , W. Castillo
Hit by Pitch: J. Heyward
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Polanco (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Moran-Odor-Smith, Odor-Bogaerts-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hamilton CF 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .245 1 26
E. Andrus SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .268 19 75
A. McCutchen RF 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .271 15 94
J. Bell 1B 5 0 2 3 0 0 4 .282 19 97
C. Gonzalez LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .248 31 114
N. Castellanos 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .273 21 81
J. Soler DH 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 .243 26 76
A. Hedges C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .217 15 50
D. Machado 2B 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .233 0 12
Totals 33 8 11 8 6 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Gonzalez (38, 6th Inning off C. Rusin, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bell (31, 6th Inning off J. Labourt, 3 on, 2 outs) N. Castellanos (38, 6th Inning off C. Rusin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Soler (26, 7th Inning off J. Herget, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 3 , J. Soler 4 , A. Hedges 2 , J. Bell 3 , D. Machado , N. Castellanos 2 , E. Andrus 2
2-out RBI: J. Bell , D. Machado , E. Andrus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gonzalez , J. Bell , B. Hamilton
GIDP: C. Gonzalez , N. Castellanos
Hit by Pitch: A. McCutchen
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Andrus (13)
Double Plays: 1 (McCutchen-Castellanos)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Despaigne 4.2 5 1 1 3 3 0 89 52 5.30   
C. Rusin H (14) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 20 12 4.39   
J. Labourt L (0-1), BS (2) 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 0 20 13 3.97   
J. Herget 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 13 11 4.46   
D. Neverauskas 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 11 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Despaigne 50
Batters Faced: O. Despaigne 21, C. Rusin 4, J. Labourt 6, J. Herget 5, D. Neverauskas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Despaigne 6-3, C. Rusin 0-1, J. Labourt 1-0, J. Herget 0-2, D. Neverauskas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Despaigne 89-52, C. Rusin 20-12, J. Labourt 20-13, J. Herget 13-11, D. Neverauskas 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rusin 2-0 , J. Labourt 2-1 , J. Herget 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Despaigne
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Eovaldi 5.0 7 4 2 1 2 1 76 54 4.05   
C. Smith W (3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 11 2.32   
J. Diekman H (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 2.65   
J. Ramirez 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 13 5.25   
D. Betances SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 8 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Eovaldi 42
Batters Faced: N. Eovaldi 22, C. Smith 5, J. Diekman 3, J. Ramirez 5, D. Betances 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Eovaldi 5-6, C. Smith 2-0, J. Diekman 1-1, J. Ramirez 2-0, D. Betances 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Eovaldi 76-54, C. Smith 18-11, J. Diekman 9-6, J. Ramirez 19-13, D. Betances 13-8
Hit Batsmen: D. Betances
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Soler
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 66 degrees
Start Time: 7:07 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 32073
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