MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/20/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1057 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (26-24) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays (22-28) 2 1 0 2 0 2 5 0 X 12 13 0
Right Fielder Soler hits 2 home runs, Steals Spotlight in Toronto Rout
Toronto designated hitter Jorge Soler had a 4-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Houston Astros, 12-2. Toronto now sits in second place in the American League East Division at 22-28.

Kris Bryant, who is a three-time All-Star, came through for Toronto with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. The third baseman went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 4 runs batted in.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Toronto skipper Ryan Hicks.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Joyce DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .231 10 21
T. La Stella 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .306 5 15
J. Polanco SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 4 23
T. Mancini RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 7 29
N. Walker 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .245 6 15
T. Barnhart C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 7 23
   c-A. Romine PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203 2 10
D. Smith 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178 4 16
   a-J. Gyorko PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 3 11
M. Margot LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 3 13
   b-M. Kemp PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 12 20
B. Hamilton CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 1 8
Totals 31 2 6 2 1 5 7      
a - J. Gyorko pinch hit for D. Smith in the 8th
b - M. Kemp pinch hit for M. Margot in the 8th
c - A. Romine pinch hit for T. Barnhart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. La Stella (5, 9th Inning off A. Young, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. La Stella (5, 6th Inning off M. Fiers, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Joyce (10, 1st Inning off M. Fiers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Mancini 2 , T. La Stella 7 , M. Joyce 4
2-out RBI: T. La Stella
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Romine
GIDP: N. Walker , J. Polanco
Hit by Pitch: T. Mancini
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Polanco (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Walker-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 5 2 3 1 0 2 1 .235 0 7
J. Soler DH 2 4 2 4 3 0 0 .292 16 38
J. Bell 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .310 17 32
K. Bryant 3B 4 2 2 4 1 1 3 .271 15 44
E. Hernandez CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .273 9 22
A. Diaz LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 6 22
Y. Diaz RF 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 .314 3 14
D. Walton SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .282 3 20
S. Kieboom C 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .180 1 11
Totals 37 12 13 12 7 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Bryant (13, 1st Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Bryant (15, 7th Inning off T. McFarland, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Soler 2 (16, 4th Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Mengden, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Diaz , K. Bryant 6 , J. Soler 8 , J. Bell , D. Gordon 3 , E. Hernandez , Y. Diaz 3
2-out RBI: , K. Bryant 2 , J. Soler , J. Bell , D. Gordon , E. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Diaz , K. Bryant , S. Kieboom , D. Walton
GIDP: S. Kieboom
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Diaz (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gordon-Walton-Bell, Bryant-Gordon-Bell)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ray L (2-3) 3.2 5 5 5 5 6 1 85 47 4.83   
D. Mengden 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 30 21 2.45   
T. Bettencourt 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 0 28 15 7.20   
T. McFarland 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 22 13 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 30
Batters Faced: R. Ray 20, D. Mengden 11, T. Bettencourt 7, T. McFarland 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 1-3, D. Mengden 1-3, T. Bettencourt 0-3, T. McFarland 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 85-47, D. Mengden 30-21, T. Bettencourt 28-15, T. McFarland 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Bettencourt 1-0 , T. McFarland 3-3
WP: R. Ray
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Fiers W (4-3) 6.0 4 2 2 0 2 2 70 50 4.08   
A. Young 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 20 7.48   
C. Gonzalez 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 7 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fiers 58
Batters Faced: M. Fiers 21, A. Young 8, C. Gonzalez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fiers 6-9, A. Young 1-2, C. Gonzalez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fiers 70-50, A. Young 32-20, C. Gonzalez 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gonzalez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Young
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Soler
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 20 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 18648
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