MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/04/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2029 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (64-49) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 8 2
Houston Astros (45-67) 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 X 9 12 0
Astros Mow Down Diamondbacks, 9-4
The home crowd had a good time watching the Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros get after it.

The Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-4, at Minute Maid Park. The win was due in part to designated hitter Matt Joyce, who was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 5 runs. Houston reliever Trevor Bettencourt was credited with the win, to go to 2-1. Max Fried took the loss for Arizona.

Billy Hamilton had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the fourth for Houston. With the bases loaded and the Astros leading 1-0, he hit a run-scoring single.

"Feels good to get the job done," Hamilton said after the game.

The win puts Houston at 45-67.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Verdugo LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284 14 58
   a-T. Beckham PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 4 9
   b-R. Tapia LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 13 54
S. Brito CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .241 3 15
G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .309 32 81
A. Rendon 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .252 13 44
F. Tatis Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .252 20 50
R. McMahon 1B 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .282 15 50
C. Walker DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .236 14 42
J. Reddick RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .270 5 22
F. Mejia C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 12 48
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 15 10      
a - T. Beckham pinch hit for A. Verdugo in the 8th
b - R. Tapia substituted for T. Beckham in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Walker (12, 5th Inning off T. Bettencourt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. McMahon (15, 9th Inning off A. Warren, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Tatis Jr. , F. Mejia , R. McMahon 4 , C. Walker 3 , A. Rendon , J. Reddick 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Brito 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Tatis Jr. (6) , C. Walker (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Verdugo (3) , R. McMahon (4)
Double Plays: 3 (McMahon-Tatis Jr.-McMahon, Brito-Mejia, Torres-Tatis Jr.-McMahon)
OF assists: 1 (Brito (Taylor at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Joyce DH 4 0 3 5 0 1 2 .214 18 49
T. La Stella 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .238 12 40
   a-A. Romine PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 3 15
   b-K. Holder 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 3
T. Mancini RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .237 15 45
J. Polanco SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .255 11 48
T. Barnhart C 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .223 9 29
D. Pedroia 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .249 5 20
L. Morrison 1B 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 .211 13 23
T. Taylor LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .111 0 0
B. Hamilton CF 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .206 1 23
Totals 32 9 12 9 7 5 20      
a - A. Romine pinch hit for T. La Stella in the 7th
b - K. Holder substituted for A. Romine in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Mancini (16, 1st Inning off M. Fried, 1 on, 1 out) J. Polanco (26, 5th Inning off B. White, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Joyce (21, 5th Inning off J. Gustave, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia , T. Mancini 4 , T. Taylor , J. Polanco 2 , T. Barnhart , B. Hamilton , L. Morrison , M. Joyce 4
2-out RBI: B. Hamilton , M. Joyce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. La Stella , A. Romine
GIDP: J. Polanco , T. Barnhart
Sac Fly: M. Joyce
Hit by Pitch: T. Taylor
Team LOB: 8
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Fried L (10-7) 4.0 7 3 3 2 1 0 83 54 3.89   
B. White 0.2 3 5 5 2 2 0 32 16 2.63   
J. Gustave 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 30 15 4.91   
J. Wendelken 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 11 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fried 35
Batters Faced: M. Fried 20, B. White 7, J. Gustave 7, J. Wendelken 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fried 5-4, B. White 0-0, J. Gustave 0-3, J. Wendelken 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fried 83-54, B. White 32-16, J. Gustave 30-15, J. Wendelken 24-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gustave 3-3 , J. Wendelken 1-1
WP: B. White
Hit Batsmen: J. Wendelken
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Wilson 4.0 3 0 0 0 7 0 57 36 2.70   
T. Bettencourt W (2-1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 3 0 33 19 5.84   
T. McFarland 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 22 4.87   
A. Warren 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 23 15 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wilson 63
Batters Faced: B. Wilson 14, T. Bettencourt 7, T. McFarland 9, A. Warren 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wilson 1-3, T. Bettencourt 0-1, T. McFarland 2-3, A. Warren 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wilson 57-36, T. Bettencourt 33-19, T. McFarland 30-22, A. Warren 23-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Joyce
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 80 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 14494
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