MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
04/22/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 643 - SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (11-12) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 0
Chicago White Sox (14-8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 1
Astros Get Road Win, 4-3
Houston Astros starter Daniel Mengden was in fine form against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, leading his team to a 4-3 win. Mengden got the win, improving to 1-3. He allowed 7 hits and walked 0 over 8 innings. Mengden allowed 2 earned runs. The save was credited to A.J. Minter, his 5th.

Teoscar Hernandez aided the Houston cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth. For the game, the left fielder was 1 for 4.

Hernandez called the win "a collective effort."

The defending champion Astros have struggled a bit to find their groove this season, but improve to 11-12 with the win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Polanco CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .182 1 6
X. Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .337 0 12
R. Odor DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .271 3 7
C. Moran 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .313 3 14
D. Smith 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .284 4 10
J. Harrison 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .268 0 7
J. Heyward RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .227 1 9
T. Hernandez LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .368 1 5
   a-B. Holt LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 0 3
W. Castillo C 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .192 2 8
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 12 11      
a - B. Holt substituted for T. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Odor (4, 1st Inning off R. Stripling, 0 on, 2 outs) X. Bogaerts (10, 3rd Inning off R. Stripling, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Smith , C. Moran , T. Hernandez , R. Odor 3 , X. Bogaerts 2 , J. Heyward , J. Harrison
2-out RBI: C. Moran , T. Hernandez , J. Harrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Moran , W. Castillo
GIDP: G. Polanco
Hit by Pitch: G. Polanco
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Odor (2) , G. Polanco (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bogaerts-Harrison-Smith, Moran-Harrison-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Toles RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 0 11
M. Brantley LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .272 8 19
C. Blackmon CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .295 5 18
J. Turner 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .389 6 23
D. Murphy 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .345 3 13
J. Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .183 4 17
C. Seager SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253 2 11
B. Belt 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 3 10
J. Lucroy C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .417 2 12
Totals 34 3 10 3 0 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Blackmon (4, 9th Inning off A. Minter, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Murphy (7, 9th Inning off A. Minter, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Blackmon (5, 1st Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Brantley (8, 7th Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Seager , B. Belt , C. Blackmon 6 , J. Turner , J. Lucroy , M. Brantley 4 , D. Murphy 4
2-out RBI: C. Blackmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Brantley
GIDP: J. Martinez 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lucroy (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Murphy-Belt)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Mengden W (1-3) 8.0 7 2 2 0 3 2 91 60 5.91   
A. Minter SV (5) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 22 14 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mengden 63
Batters Faced: D. Mengden 29, A. Minter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mengden 10-9, A. Minter 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mengden 91-60, A. Minter 22-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Stripling L (2-1) 5.2 5 4 4 1 8 0 76 55 3.45   
J. Rhame 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 19 13 4.38   
Y. Petit 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 0.90   
T. Gott 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 4 1.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stripling 50
Batters Faced: R. Stripling 24, J. Rhame 6, Y. Petit 4, T. Gott 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stripling 4-5, J. Rhame 0-1, Y. Petit 1-1, T. Gott 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stripling 76-55, J. Rhame 19-13, Y. Petit 15-10, T. Gott 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rhame 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Stripling
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Mengden
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 39342
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