MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/21/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 672 - TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (11-13) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 6 1
Houston Astros (13-10) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Rays Nip Astros, 4-3
The Tampa Bay Rays did just enough to sneak past the Houston Astros, 4-3, at Minute Maid Park. Tampa Bay pitcher James Paxton, in particular, had a standout performance. Ken Giles was called on to finish, recording his 6th save. The loss puts Houston at 13-10.

Tampa Bay used a clutch hit from Kevin Kiermaier to get the win. The pinch hitter drilled a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Rays ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a doozy.

"The game of baseball will test you," said TJ Barnaba, the Tampa Bay skipper. "This one tested us."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hicks CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 .134 2 3
   b-B. Posey C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 2 4
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .234 5 9
R. Devers 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .299 6 18
N. Cruz DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .167 5 16
M. Conforto RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .169 7 12
M. Ozuna LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 2 8
D. Vogelbach 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325 9 21
T. Edman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 1 3
A. Hedges C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 2
   a-K. Kiermaier PH, CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .191 3 7
Totals 34 4 6 4 2 7 6      
a - K. Kiermaier pinch hit for A. Hedges in the 10th
b - B. Posey substituted for A. Hicks in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Devers (15, 6th Inning off C. Rodon, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Hicks (3, 3rd Inning off C. Rodon, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (5, 4th Inning off C. Rodon, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Kiermaier (3, 10th Inning off T. Duffey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Devers 2 , D. Vogelbach , X. Bogaerts , N. Cruz 4 , A. Hicks 2 , K. Kiermaier 4
2-out RBI: K. Kiermaier
GIDP: R. Devers
Sac Fly: M. Conforto
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Devers (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Edman-Bogaerts-Vogelbach)
OF assists: 1 (Conforto (Walker at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .281 1 3
   b-M. Joyce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 4 11
   c-B. Hamilton CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 0 4
J. Polanco SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .287 2 10
T. Mancini RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 6 15
J. Gyorko 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .188 3 10
M. Kemp LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 1 2
M. Margot CF 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .244 2 8
   a-D. Smith PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 2 8
A. Romine C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .138 1 3
T. Barnhart DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .305 5 15
N. Walker 1B, 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275 4 6
Totals 37 3 8 2 2 11 13      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for M. Margot in the 9th
b - M. Joyce pinch hit for D. Pedroia in the 9th
c - B. Hamilton substituted for M. Joyce in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Barnhart (1, 9th Inning off C. Martin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Mancini , M. Margot , N. Walker , D. Pedroia , J. Polanco 2 , T. Barnhart 3
2-out RBI: M. Margot
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gyorko , J. Polanco , A. Romine , M. Joyce
GIDP: J. Gyorko
Hit by Pitch: N. Walker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodon-Polanco-Walker)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Paxton 6.0 6 3 0 1 5 0 87 54 0.00   
T. Rogers 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 9 2.35   
D. O'Day 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 13 3.48   
C. Martin W (3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 11 0.00   
K. Giles SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 58
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 25, T. Rogers 4, D. O'Day 3, C. Martin 5, K. Giles 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 8-4, T. Rogers 0-1, D. O'Day 0-0, C. Martin 1-0, K. Giles 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 87-54, T. Rogers 17-9, D. O'Day 17-13, C. Martin 14-11, K. Giles 9-5
WP: T. Rogers
Hit Batsmen: C. Martin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Rodon 6.0 5 3 3 2 4 1 87 54 5.30   
B. Brennan 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 15 0.55   
T. Duffey L (2-2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 13 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodon 52
Batters Faced: C. Rodon 24, B. Brennan 6, T. Duffey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodon 10-3, B. Brennan 3-1, T. Duffey 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodon 87-54, B. Brennan 16-15, T. Duffey 18-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Paxton
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 27069
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