MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/15/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 966 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (15-29) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Detroit Tigers (21-22) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3 8 1
Morales Hits 2 home runs in Tigers Win
The Detroit Tigers topped the Houston Astros, 3-1, in American League action at Comerica Park. The player of the game was Detroit first baseman Kendrys Morales. Picking up the save was Zack Britton, his 7th. The Astros, at 15-29, have lost 6 straight games.

Detroit took a 3-1 lead on Morales's 11th home run of the season. The solo home run, which he hit off Odrisamer Despaigne in the bottom of the sixth, propelled Detroit to the win.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Morales told the Detroit Chronicle.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .180 5 15
B. Anderson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 1
J. Polanco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .281 7 22
W. Castillo DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .243 4 15
T. Mancini LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 8 16
T. Barnhart C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 2 13
D. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .229 3 12
J. Bonifacio RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .132 0 2
J. Palacios SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240 2 8
Totals 33 1 6 1 0 14 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: W. Castillo (4, 4th Inning off R. Hill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Palacios 2 , T. Mancini , J. Bonifacio , J. Polanco , W. Castillo 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Polanco , W. Castillo
GIDP: T. Barnhart
Hit by Pitch: B. Zimmer
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .255 2 14
S. Marte CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 4 14
C. Dickerson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 3 24
K. Davis DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 12 32
K. Morales 1B 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 .277 11 22
J. Realmuto C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 3 7
K. Wong 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 2 11
J. Davis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 7 17
R. Quinn RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 2 9
Totals 31 3 8 3 0 5 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Morales 2 (11, 4th Inning off O. Despaigne, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off O. Despaigne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Morales 9 , R. Quinn , J. Segura 3 , S. Marte
2-out RBI: , K. Morales 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Realmuto , J. Segura
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Quinn (3)
CS: J. Segura (6)

FIELDING
Errors: W. LeBlanc (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Segura-Wong-Morales)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Despaigne L (2-4) 6.0 7 3 3 0 4 2 84 55 4.38   
D. Acevedo 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 6.00   
C. Rusin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 8.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Despaigne 50
Batters Faced: O. Despaigne 24, D. Acevedo 4, C. Rusin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Despaigne 5-8, D. Acevedo 0-2, C. Rusin 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Despaigne 84-55, D. Acevedo 13-9, C. Rusin 8-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Hill W (2-3) 6.0 4 1 1 0 9 1 91 61 3.86   
W. LeBlanc H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 19 8.51   
W. Smith H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6.00   
Z. Britton SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 8 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hill 69
Batters Faced: R. Hill 22, W. LeBlanc 7, W. Smith 2, Z. Britton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hill 4-4, W. LeBlanc 2-0, W. Smith 1-0, Z. Britton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hill 91-61, W. LeBlanc 31-19, W. Smith 2-2, Z. Britton 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Smith 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Hill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kendrys Morales
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 31084
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