MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/01/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1573 - SUNDAY, JULY 1ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (41-45) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 12 0
Tampa Bay Rays (47-36) 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 6 0
Rays Turn Back Houston, 8-6
Dominic Smith had a good game, but he could not keep the Houston Astros from falling, 8-6, to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The Houston first baseman was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 in the loss. Michael Pineda earned the win for Tampa Bay. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 2 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 4. With the win, he raised his record to 6-4. Keone Kela was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 4 of 4 save opportunities.

Adrian Beltre, who is on pace for 107 RBI this season, aided the Tampa Bay cause with a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the third. For the game, the third baseman was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

Beltre told a Tampa Bay Daily reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.

Tampa Bay has a 3-game win streak, while Houston has lost 3 in a row.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .147 1 6
X. Bogaerts SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .317 11 46
D. Smith 1B 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 .319 18 57
C. Moran 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .274 9 38
G. Polanco RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .286 8 40
J. Heyward DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .247 4 31
J. Harrison 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .283 7 31
B. Holt LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .339 2 16
O. Narvaez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .333 1 2
Totals 38 6 12 6 2 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Zimmer (4, 1st Inning off M. Pineda, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Heyward (13, 8th Inning off F. Montas, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Harrison (19, 4th Inning off M. Pineda, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Smith (18, 9th Inning off B. Mitchell, 2 on, 2 outs) G. Polanco (8, 4th Inning off M. Pineda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer 2 , D. Smith 5 , C. Moran , O. Narvaez 2 , X. Bogaerts 2 , G. Polanco 4 , J. Heyward 2 , J. Harrison 3
2-out RBI: D. Smith , J. Heyward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zimmer , O. Narvaez , G. Polanco , J. Heyward , J. Harrison
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: O. Narvaez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conforto LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .285 24 64
A. Pollock CF 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 .303 6 36
J. Votto 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .267 8 35
G. Sanchez C 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .246 8 39
A. Eaton RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .284 4 40
N. Walker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .283 17 61
A. Beltre 3B 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .250 9 55
R. Grossman DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .232 4 20
M. Duffy SS 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .292 4 41
Totals 29 8 6 7 10 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Beltre (13, 3rd Inning off O. Despaigne, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Duffy 2 , A. Eaton , G. Sanchez , A. Pollock , A. Beltre 2
2-out RBI: M. Duffy , A. Pollock , A. Beltre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Grossman , J. Votto
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Eaton (3)
CS: A. Pollock (6)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Despaigne L (4-7) 2.2 4 8 8 9 1 0 85 39 7.18   
D. Neverauskas 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 53 36 3.40   
C. Rusin 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 19 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Despaigne 6
Batters Faced: O. Despaigne 20, D. Neverauskas 12, C. Rusin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Despaigne 1-5, D. Neverauskas 6-1, C. Rusin 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: O. Despaigne 85-39, D. Neverauskas 53-36, C. Rusin 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Neverauskas 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Pineda W (6-4) 6.0 8 2 2 1 4 1 93 62 3.46   
F. Montas 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 0 24 15 2.08   
B. Mitchell 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 15 10 4.08   
K. Kela SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pineda 51
Batters Faced: M. Pineda 27, F. Montas 6, B. Mitchell 6, K. Kela 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pineda 9-5, F. Montas 0-1, B. Mitchell 1-1, K. Kela 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pineda 93-62, F. Montas 24-15, B. Mitchell 15-10, K. Kela 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Montas 1-0 , B. Mitchell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dominic Smith
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:10 PM MST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 39599
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