MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
07/02/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1629 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (38-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Cleveland Indians (55-33) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 3 4 0
Scherzer Holds Astros Scoreless
Max Scherzer came out firing strikes and when the game ended, the Cleveland Indians hurler had struck out 13, leading Cleveland past the Houston Astros, 3-0. Scherzer allowed just 2 hits in the ballgame.

"I'm glad that one is in the rearview mirror," said Houston manager Craig Puckett.

Scherzer has made 19 starts, tossed 134.1 innings, struck out 178 batters and walked 21. His record is 8-10 with a 2.68 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .204 batting average.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Joyce DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .208 13 29
T. La Stella 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 11 34
T. Mancini RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .257 11 38
L. Morrison 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .196 4 6
J. Polanco SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248 9 39
T. Barnhart C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 8 27
N. Walker 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 11 26
M. Margot LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .201 7 28
B. Hamilton CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 1 13
Totals 29 0 2 0 1 13 5      
BATTING
Total Bases: T. Mancini 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Polanco
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Margot-Morrison, Polanco-Morrison)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .231 18 55
M. Semien SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .278 21 51
C. Yelich CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 20 56
J. Martinez DH 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .232 24 59
J. Donaldson 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .194 1 4
   a-M. Chapman 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 11 22
M. Carpenter 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253 12 24
M. Canha LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .211 17 44
K. Calhoun RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .235 0 4
M. Garver C 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .205 9 24
Totals 25 3 4 3 5 11 13      
a - M. Chapman substituted for J. Donaldson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (22, 1st Inning off K. McCanna, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Garver (9, 8th Inning off J. Hoyt, 0 on, 1 out) M. Canha (17, 5th Inning off K. McCanna, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garver 4 , J. Ramirez 2 , M. Canha 4 , J. Martinez
2-out RBI: M. Canha
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martinez
GIDP: M. Carpenter
Hit by Pitch: M. Garver
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ramirez (9)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. McCanna L (0-5) 5.0 3 2 2 2 6 1 71 44 4.60   
T. McFarland 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 5.35   
A. Warren 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 6 1.93   
J. Hoyt 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 1 22 10 2.45   
J. Pazos 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 6 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. McCanna 57
Batters Faced: K. McCanna 18, T. McFarland 3, A. Warren 3, J. Hoyt 5, J. Pazos 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. McCanna 5-1, T. McFarland 1-2, A. Warren 0-0, J. Hoyt 0-1, J. Pazos 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. McCanna 71-44, T. McFarland 11-7, A. Warren 15-6, J. Hoyt 22-10, J. Pazos 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McFarland 1-0 , J. Hoyt 1-0 , J. Pazos 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. McCanna
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Scherzer W (8-10) 9.0 2 0 0 1 13 0 110 79 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 95
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 6-8
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 110-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Scherzer
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 38504
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