MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/24/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1876 - FRIDAY, JULY 24TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (65-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 13 12 1
Houston Astros (43-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1
Scherzer Throws 2-Hitter En Route to 13-1 Indians Win
Cleveland starter Max Scherzer kept the Houston hitters in check, while his team cruised to a win, 13-1. The Astros, at 43-60, have lost 4 in a row.

Scherzer, the winning pitcher, raised his record to 11-10. In 9 innings of work, Scherzer gave up 1 run on 2 hits, while racking up 9 Ks. He kept the Astros punchless, offensively.

"We played hard and won," said Scherzer. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 2B 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 .234 19 58
M. Semien SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .282 29 63
C. Yelich RF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .260 27 66
J. Martinez DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .233 28 65
J. Donaldson 3B 4 3 2 4 1 2 0 .257 3 13
M. Garver C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .217 12 28
   a-S. Vogt PH, C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 5
M. Ozuna LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .222 0 1
R. Devers 1B 5 1 2 1 0 3 2 .357 0 3
K. Pillar CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .264 8 35
Totals 38 13 12 12 5 12 10      
a - S. Vogt pinch hit for M. Garver in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Donaldson (5, 9th Inning off T. McFarland, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Devers (3, 9th Inning off J. Pazos, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Garver (16, 8th Inning off B. Brennan, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Ozuna (1, 9th Inning off T. McFarland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Donaldson (3, 9th Inning off C. Rodon, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Yelich (27, 9th Inning off C. Rodon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Donaldson 6 , R. Devers 3 , M. Garver 2 , K. Pillar , M. Semien , C. Yelich 4 , M. Ozuna 3 , J. Martinez , S. Vogt
2-out RBI: J. Donaldson , K. Pillar , M. Semien , J. Martinez , S. Vogt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Devers , M. Semien , J. Martinez
GIDP: C. Yelich
Sac Fly: J. Ramirez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Semien (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Joyce DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .210 17 42
T. La Stella 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 12 39
T. Mancini RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 12 40
   a-M. Kemp RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .248 13 24
L. Morrison 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207 11 17
J. Polanco SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 10 44
T. Barnhart C 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .230 9 29
D. Pedroia 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263 5 18
M. Margot LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 8 32
B. Hamilton CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 1 20
Totals 29 1 2 1 1 9 8      
a - M. Kemp substituted for T. Mancini in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pedroia (6, 5th Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Morrison , D. Pedroia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Margot
Sac Fly: T. Barnhart
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. La Stella (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Pedroia-Morrison)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Scherzer W (11-10) 9.0 2 1 0 1 9 0 110 71 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 89
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 110-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ray 7.0 0 1 1 2 11 0 111 69 3.23   
B. Brennan L (1-5), BS (7) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 18 11 4.61   
P. Sewald 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2.35   
C. Rodon 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 2 13 6 6.24   
J. Pazos 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 0 20 8 4.78   
T. McFarland 0.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 22 15 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 82
Batters Faced: R. Ray 23, B. Brennan 5, P. Sewald 1, C. Rodon 3, J. Pazos 7, T. McFarland 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 4-5, B. Brennan 1-1, P. Sewald 1-0, C. Rodon 0-0, J. Pazos 0-2, T. McFarland 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 111-69, B. Brennan 18-11, P. Sewald 6-4, C. Rodon 13-6, J. Pazos 20-8, T. McFarland 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brennan 1-1 , P. Sewald 1-0 , T. McFarland 3-3
WP: T. McFarland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Scherzer
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 20546
Special Notes: Trey Mancini was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.
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