MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/27/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1521 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
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Toronto Blue Jays (52-28) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Houston Astros (40-42) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Victory Over Astros Takes Toronto to 52-28
Getting an impressive start from Clayton Kershaw, Toronto beat Houston by the score of 4-1. Trevor Rosenthal earned his 20th save in 22 chances. The Blue Jays have now won 6 straight.

Nicholas Castellanos, who is tied for 3rd in the AL in triples with 5, aided the Toronto cause with a 2-run home run in the top of the first. For the game, the third baseman was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Toronto manager Ryan Hicks.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .315 4 37
K. Broxton CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .232 10 38
A. McCutchen RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .244 6 47
J. Bell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280 12 50
C. Gonzalez LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .245 17 57
N. Castellanos 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .274 8 34
J. Soler DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262 14 42
D. Norris C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 5 20
D. Machado SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197 0 3
Totals 33 4 7 3 2 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Broxton (20, 6th Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Castellanos (8, 1st Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez , J. Soler , J. Bell , D. Machado , N. Castellanos 4 , K. Broxton 2 , D. Gordon
2-out RBI: C. Gonzalez , N. Castellanos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Castellanos
GIDP: J. Bell
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gordon 2 (45)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gordon-Machado-Bell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harrison 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 5 27
B. Holt DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .345 2 15
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .313 11 46
W. Castillo C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .227 10 31
D. Smith 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .321 17 53
C. Moran 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .287 9 38
T. Hernandez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 7 26
J. Heyward RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 4 30
G. Polanco CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 7 37
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Polanco (9, 5th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Smith (2, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Smith 4 , C. Moran , G. Polanco 2 , J. Heyward , J. Harrison , W. Castillo
2-out RBI: D. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Moran , T. Hernandez , X. Bogaerts , W. Castillo
GIDP: T. Hernandez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moran-Harrison-Smith)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kershaw W (4-6) 7.1 7 1 1 1 4 0 104 64 4.85   
D. Betances H (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 6 2.92   
T. Rosenthal SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 63
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 29, D. Betances 2, T. Rosenthal 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 12-5, D. Betances 0-0, T. Rosenthal 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 104-64, D. Betances 10-6, T. Rosenthal 14-10
WP: C. Kershaw
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ray L (5-2) 6.0 5 4 4 2 5 1 94 59 3.46   
D. Neverauskas 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 21 3.70   
C. Rusin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 49
Batters Faced: R. Ray 24, D. Neverauskas 7, C. Rusin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 3-9, D. Neverauskas 1-2, C. Rusin 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 94-59, D. Neverauskas 24-21, C. Rusin 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Kershaw
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 36007
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