MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/06/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1659 - SATURDAY, JULY 6TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (53-38) 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 12 0
Houston Astros (33-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Houston Decked by Flores, Angels
The Los Angeles Angels relied on the hitting of designated hitter Wilmer Flores to stop the Houston Astros, 8-0. For the game, Flores went 3-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 6. Los Angeles occupies second place in the American League West Division at 53-38.

With Los Angeles leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Flores hit a cutter from Odrisamer Despaigne for a 3-run home run. It was his 19th home run of the season and put the Angels ahead, 4-0.

Flores attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .262 14 43
N. Markakis RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .257 4 22
W. Myers 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .215 17 34
T. Story SS 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 .256 24 74
W. Flores DH 4 3 3 6 1 1 0 .271 19 50
J. Wendle 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .283 6 30
K. Pillar LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .260 4 34
M. Zunino C 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .183 9 43
I. Vargas 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8 6 10 21      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Markakis 2 (25, 1st Inning off O. Despaigne, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off O. Despaigne, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Pillar (23, 2nd Inning off O. Despaigne, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Story (24, 5th Inning off J. Labourt, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Flores 2 (19, 3rd Inning off O. Despaigne, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Rusin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Markakis 4 , J. Wendle 2 , K. Pillar 3 , T. Story 5 , I. Vargas , W. Flores 9
2-out RBI: W. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wendle , M. Zunino , T. Story , K. Kiermaier , W. Myers
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kiermaier 2 (12) , I. Vargas (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Myers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Moran 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .290 13 41
B. Zimmer CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .213 12 33
E. Encarnacion 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 7 21
   a-J. Bonifacio PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 1 7
J. Heyward RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .248 8 32
B. Zobrist LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 4 23
J. Polanco SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .274 10 39
J. Palacios DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .272 3 17
R. Odor 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .198 7 25
T. Barnhart C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .257 4 25
Totals 29 0 3 0 5 11 14      
a - J. Bonifacio pinch hit for E. Encarnacion in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Palacios , C. Moran , J. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zimmer , J. Palacios
Team LOB: 7
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Cessa W (6-5) 5.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 75 49 4.27   
C. Roe 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 10 1.85   
H. Robles 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 18 10 2.00   
A. Chapman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 1.40   
J. Therrien 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 6 3.63   
S. Tuivailala H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 13 3.52   
L. Avilan 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cessa 64
Batters Faced: L. Cessa 17, C. Roe 3, H. Robles 4, A. Chapman 1, J. Therrien 3, S. Tuivailala 4, L. Avilan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cessa 4-7, C. Roe 1-0, H. Robles 0-0, A. Chapman 0-0, J. Therrien 0-1, S. Tuivailala 0-1, L. Avilan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cessa 75-49, C. Roe 16-10, H. Robles 18-10, A. Chapman 5-3, J. Therrien 17-6, S. Tuivailala 19-13, L. Avilan 6-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Chapman 1-0 , J. Therrien 1-0 , S. Tuivailala 3-0 , L. Avilan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Despaigne L (3-9) 4.0 6 4 4 3 1 1 87 44 5.59   
J. Labourt 1.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 28 19 3.33   
D. Acevedo 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 8 4.33   
J. Ramirez 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 28 18 6.81   
C. Rusin 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 1 28 13 6.19   
J. Lawrence 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Despaigne 32
Batters Faced: O. Despaigne 21, J. Labourt 6, D. Acevedo 3, J. Ramirez 7, C. Rusin 6, J. Lawrence 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Despaigne 5-6, J. Labourt 0-1, D. Acevedo 0-1, J. Ramirez 1-1, C. Rusin 0-1, J. Lawrence 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Despaigne 87-44, J. Labourt 28-19, D. Acevedo 14-8, J. Ramirez 28-18, C. Rusin 28-13, J. Lawrence 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramirez 1-0 , C. Rusin 1-0 , J. Lawrence 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilmer Flores
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 79 degrees
Start Time: 6:15 PM EST
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 41777
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