MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/07/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2056 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (52-65) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 9 1
Houston Astros (47-68) 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 X 10 14 0
Multi-HR Day for Morrison as Astros Overpower Blue Jays, 10-5
The Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-5, at Minute Maid Park today. Leading the charge for Houston was first baseman Logan Morrison. He was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The victory puts Houston at 47-68.

Houston took a 8-5 lead on Trey Mancini's 16th home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off Toronto pitcher Danny Barnes in the bottom of the seventh.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Morrison told the Houston Citizen. "It's as simple as that."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Mendick DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .259 8 29
D. Gordon 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .293 4 20
K. Bryant 3B 4 2 2 4 1 2 0 .252 27 81
A. Diaz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 15 54
E. Hernandez LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .256 19 49
D. Walton SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262 8 38
Y. Diaz RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .276 11 36
K. Broxton CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .167 16 35
S. Kieboom C 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .202 4 24
Totals 34 5 9 5 5 11 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Bryant 2 (27, 1st Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Diaz , K. Bryant 8 , K. Broxton 2 , D. Gordon , Y. Diaz , D. Walton , D. Mendick
2-out RBI: K. Bryant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Diaz , D. Gordon
GIDP: K. Broxton , Y. Diaz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gordon (21)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Gordon (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Gordon-Walton-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Polanco SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .259 11 50
T. La Stella 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .241 12 40
T. Mancini RF 5 1 1 4 0 0 2 .234 16 49
L. Morrison 1B 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .226 16 27
D. Smith DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .208 8 29
M. Joyce LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .213 18 49
D. Pedroia 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .252 5 21
T. Barnhart C 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .220 9 29
B. Hamilton CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .205 1 23
Totals 37 10 14 9 3 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (13, 4th Inning off W. Parsons, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Mancini (16, 7th Inning off D. Barnes, 3 on, 0 outs) L. Morrison 2 (16, 4th Inning off W. Parsons, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Valdez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Mancini 4 , D. Smith 4 , T. La Stella 2 , J. Polanco 2 , B. Hamilton , L. Morrison 9 , M. Joyce , D. Pedroia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Barnhart 2 , B. Hamilton , D. Pedroia
GIDP: D. Smith
Sac Fly: D. Pedroia
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (La Stella-Pedroia-Morrison, La Stella-Pedroia-Morrison)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Parsons 5.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 80 49 5.12   
D. Valdez H (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 20 12 7.82   
T. Rosenthal L (2-7) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 0 18 10 7.24   
D. Barnes BS (6) 0.2 1 2 1 1 1 1 15 7 5.20   
A. Bettinger 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 4.83   
A. Young 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 7 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Parsons 52
Batters Faced: W. Parsons 20, D. Valdez 5, T. Rosenthal 4, D. Barnes 4, A. Bettinger 3, A. Young 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Parsons 5-8, D. Valdez 1-0, T. Rosenthal 0-0, D. Barnes 0-1, A. Bettinger 1-0, A. Young 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Parsons 80-49, D. Valdez 20-12, T. Rosenthal 18-10, D. Barnes 15-7, A. Bettinger 11-8, A. Young 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Barnes 3-3 , A. Bettinger 1-1
WP: W. Parsons
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Cole 5.0 7 5 5 4 4 2 93 55 5.13   
A. Warren 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 10 4.40   
T. Bettencourt W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 10 5.74   
T. McFarland 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 14 4.71   
B. Wilson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 33
Batters Faced: G. Cole 24, A. Warren 5, T. Bettencourt 3, T. McFarland 5, B. Wilson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 4-5, A. Warren 0-1, T. Bettencourt 0-0, T. McFarland 2-1, B. Wilson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 93-55, A. Warren 18-10, T. Bettencourt 14-10, T. McFarland 19-14, B. Wilson 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Warren 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Logan Morrison
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 78 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 18676
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