MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/08/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 505 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (5-6) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8 1
Houston Astros (7-5) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 X 5 7 0
Astros Prevail, 5-3, Over New York
Houston starter Kevin McCanna pitched well against the New York Mets at Minute Maid Park. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. The win belongs to Nick Vincent in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Jack Flaherty took the loss for New York. James Pazos recorded the save, his 1st.

Dustin Pedroia, who led the AL in runs with 115 in 2009, chipped in for Houston with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Houston manager Craig Puckett.

The loss makes New York 5-6.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Villar CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .250 1 2
S. Castro 2B 4 1 2 3 0 2 3 .256 1 3
E. Rosario LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304 0 5
M. Moustakas 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .222 2 5
R. Hoskins DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 2 12
T. Shaw 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .158 1 2
S. Perez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 2 2
   a-S. Schebler PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .105 0 0
I. Happ RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .314 0 2
N. Ahmed SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .132 1 5
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 11 17      
a - S. Schebler pinch hit for S. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Villar (3, 8th Inning off J. Hoyt, 0 on, 1 out) S. Castro (3, 8th Inning off J. Hoyt, 1 on, 1 out) S. Schebler (2, 9th Inning off T. Duffey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Castro (1, 6th Inning off N. Vincent, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Ahmed , E. Rosario , J. Villar 2 , S. Perez , S. Castro 6 , M. Moustakas , S. Schebler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hoskins , S. Castro , M. Moustakas
Hit by Pitch: S. Castro
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Castro (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gant (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Joyce DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .222 2 3
T. La Stella 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Polanco SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .319 0 3
T. Mancini RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .317 4 11
   a-M. Williamson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 0 0
D. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 0 4
T. Barnhart C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .219 3 10
D. Pedroia 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .300 1 2
M. Margot LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .275 0 3
B. Hamilton CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .175 0 3
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 9 7      
a - M. Williamson substituted for T. Mancini in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Joyce (3, 3rd Inning off J. Flaherty, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Mancini (4, 6th Inning off J. Flaherty, 0 on, 1 out) D. Pedroia (1, 6th Inning off J. Flaherty, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Mancini 4 , J. Polanco 2 , T. Barnhart , M. Joyce 2 , D. Pedroia 5
2-out RBI: J. Polanco , D. Pedroia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Margot , M. Joyce
Sac Fly: T. Mancini
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Pedroia (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Mancini (Rosario at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Flaherty L (1-2) 5.2 7 5 5 1 5 2 91 60 3.93   
J. Gant 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 12 0.93   
A. Garrett 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flaherty 39
Batters Faced: J. Flaherty 25, J. Gant 6, A. Garrett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flaherty 7-5, J. Gant 2-1, A. Garrett 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flaherty 91-60, J. Gant 22-12, A. Garrett 11-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. McCanna 5.1 2 1 1 0 7 0 72 51 3.95   
N. Vincent W (1-0), BS (1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 14 9 4.50   
B. Brennan H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 1.04   
J. Hoyt H (1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 12 9.82   
A. Colome H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 0.00   
T. Duffey H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 22 9 0.00   
J. Pazos SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. McCanna 67
Batters Faced: K. McCanna 19, N. Vincent 4, B. Brennan 3, J. Hoyt 5, A. Colome 1, T. Duffey 5, J. Pazos 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. McCanna 3-6, N. Vincent 1-0, B. Brennan 2-0, J. Hoyt 0-1, A. Colome 0-1, T. Duffey 0-1, J. Pazos 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. McCanna 72-51, N. Vincent 14-9, B. Brennan 16-11, J. Hoyt 22-12, A. Colome 12-9, T. Duffey 22-9, J. Pazos 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Vincent 1-1 , A. Colome 2-0 , J. Pazos 3-0
Hit Batsmen: K. McCanna
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin McCanna
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 72 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 20223
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