MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/22/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 689 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2020 - GAME LOG
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Tampa Bay Rays (11-14) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 8 0
Houston Astros (14-10) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 5 9 0
Astros Raise Rally Flag, Beat Tampa Bay, 5-4
Matt Joyce was a major factor in the 5-4 Houston win over Tampa Bay. The Astros right fielder went 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The save went to T.J. McFarland, number 2 for him. The Rays fall to 11-14 and continue to sputter in the early going.

Dominic Smith drove in one run for Houston. The 24-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Zack Erwin. It was his 9th RBI of the season.

"This isn't football or hockey where you can overwhelm your opponents," Smith told the Houston Citizen. "Everyone gets 27 outs and we happened to make the most of them."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hicks CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .125 2 3
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .235 5 9
R. Devers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 6 18
N. Cruz DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .161 5 16
M. Conforto RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .198 7 12
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 2 8
D. Vogelbach 1B 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 .318 9 21
B. Posey C 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .279 3 6
T. Edman 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .222 1 5
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 14 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Conforto (2, 6th Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Posey (3, 5th Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conforto 4 , R. Devers , X. Bogaerts , T. Edman 2 , B. Posey 4
2-out RBI: T. Edman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hicks
GIDP: X. Bogaerts , N. Cruz
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Joyce DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .242 5 13
T. La Stella 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .286 1 3
J. Polanco SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .286 2 10
T. Mancini RF 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .262 6 17
D. Smith 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .225 2 9
N. Walker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 4 6
T. Barnhart C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 5 15
M. Margot LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 2 8
B. Hamilton CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 0 4
Totals 31 5 9 5 1 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Mancini (5, 8th Inning off Z. Erwin, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Mancini (2, 6th Inning off A. Mills, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Joyce (5, 8th Inning off Z. Erwin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Mancini 5 , M. Margot , T. La Stella 2 , J. Polanco , B. Hamilton , M. Joyce 5
2-out RBI: T. Mancini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Smith , N. Walker
Sac Fly: D. Smith
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Margot (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hoyt-Polanco-Smith, Polanco-Walker-Smith)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Carrasco 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 20 2.28   
Z. Kelly 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 25 1.26   
A. Mills 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 20 13 5.29   
C. Martin H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 0.00   
S. Doolittle H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 8 6.10   
Z. Erwin L (1-1), BS (2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 21 15 7.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carrasco 57
Batters Faced: C. Carrasco 7, Z. Kelly 9, A. Mills 6, C. Martin 1, S. Doolittle 4, Z. Erwin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carrasco 2-1, Z. Kelly 3-3, A. Mills 1-0, C. Martin 0-0, S. Doolittle 0-1, Z. Erwin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carrasco 22-20, Z. Kelly 34-25, A. Mills 20-13, C. Martin 5-4, S. Doolittle 17-8, Z. Erwin 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Martin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Cole 5.2 5 4 4 3 9 1 98 65 5.45   
J. Hoyt 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 24 11 4.50   
A. Colome W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 10 0.00   
T. McFarland SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 49
Batters Faced: G. Cole 25, J. Hoyt 6, A. Colome 4, T. McFarland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 5-3, J. Hoyt 1-0, A. Colome 1-0, T. McFarland 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 98-65, J. Hoyt 24-11, A. Colome 14-10, T. McFarland 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hoyt 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Joyce
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 23428
Special Notes: SP Carlos Carrasco was injured while pitching.
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