MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/23/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 697 - THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (11-15) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
Houston Astros (15-10) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 7 0
Joyce Delivers Clutch At-Bat for Houston in Walk-Off Win
The inspired effort of Tampa Bay shortstop Jordy Mercer was not enough to prevent a loss, 5-4, to the Houston Astros. Mercer was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. The Rays fall to 11-15 and continue to sputter in the early going.

Matt Joyce was the walk-off hero for Houston. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Astros right fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Tampa Bay manager TJ Barnaba. "The effort was great."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Berti 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .159 1 4
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .173 3 7
M. Conforto RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .188 7 12
N. Cruz DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .174 5 16
M. Ozuna LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .185 2 8
D. Vogelbach 1B 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .314 9 21
T. Edman 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .237 1 5
B. Posey C 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .264 3 6
J. Mercer SS 3 1 1 4 1 0 2 .500 1 5
Totals 32 4 5 4 8 9 19      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Mercer (1, 4th Inning off B. Graterol, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Edman , M. Ozuna , J. Mercer 4 , N. Cruz 2
2-out RBI: J. Mercer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conforto , J. Berti 2 , M. Ozuna
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 3
J. Polanco SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .284 2 10
D. Valencia 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .243 1 3
J. Gyorko 3B 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .176 3 11
M. Kemp LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .182 2 4
M. Margot CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 2 8
   a-D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 2 9
A. Romine C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .156 1 3
   b-T. Mancini PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271 6 18
M. Joyce RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .242 5 14
T. Barnhart DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 5 15
Totals 33 5 7 5 2 10 8      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for M. Margot in the 9th
b - T. Mancini pinch hit for A. Romine in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Barnhart (2, 3rd Inning off M. Bumgarner, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Valencia (2, 6th Inning off M. Bumgarner, 1 on, 1 out) T. Mancini (6, 9th Inning off K. Giles, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kemp (2, 6th Inning off M. Bumgarner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kemp 4 , J. Polanco , T. Barnhart 2 , A. Romine , D. Valencia 2 , M. Joyce , T. Mancini 2
2-out RBI: M. Kemp , M. Joyce , T. Mancini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Valencia
Team LOB: 3
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Bumgarner 6.0 5 3 3 1 5 1 99 65 5.67   
T. Rogers H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 2.08   
D. O'Day H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 9 3.18   
K. Giles L (0-2), BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 2 0 21 12 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bumgarner 54
Batters Faced: M. Bumgarner 24, T. Rogers 3, D. O'Day 3, K. Giles 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bumgarner 6-7, T. Rogers 2-1, D. O'Day 0-0, K. Giles 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bumgarner 99-65, T. Rogers 8-6, D. O'Day 14-9, K. Giles 21-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Graterol 4.0 3 4 4 4 4 1 79 44 4.61   
T. McFarland 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 15 2.25   
J. Hoyt 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 10 4.00   
B. Brennan 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 11 0.51   
N. Vincent 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 9 3.86   
J. Pazos W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Graterol 40
Batters Faced: B. Graterol 19, T. McFarland 6, J. Hoyt 3, B. Brennan 6, N. Vincent 3, J. Pazos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Graterol 6-2, T. McFarland 2-1, J. Hoyt 1-0, B. Brennan 1-1, N. Vincent 2-0, J. Pazos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Graterol 79-44, T. McFarland 26-15, J. Hoyt 17-10, B. Brennan 25-11, N. Vincent 18-9, J. Pazos 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hoyt 2-0 , N. Vincent 2-0
WP: B. Graterol
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jordy Mercer
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 74 degrees
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 27572
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