MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/08/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 895 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (22-19) 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7 12 0
Houston Astros (19-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 8 1
O'Neill Hits 2 home runs in Mariners Win
Tyler O'Neill impressed in the 7-2 Seattle win over Houston. O'Neill, who is on pace to hit 47 home runs this season, hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 2. Seattle starter Clayton Kershaw was credited with the win after throwing 115 pitches over 7.1 innings. His record now stands at 2-4. The second-place Mariners have won 4 in a row.

With Seattle leading 1-0 in the top of the first, O'Neill hit a fastball from Gerrit Cole for a solo home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Mariners ahead, 2-0.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said O'Neill.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Andrus SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 1 9
B. Nimmo CF 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .239 8 22
   a-L. Garcia CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 0 1
M. Machado 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .253 9 21
T. O'Neill DH 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 .182 12 25
M. Haniger RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .207 10 26
B. Dozier 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .236 6 13
Y. Cespedes LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .204 4 11
J. Smoak 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .184 5 10
W. Astudillo C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .252 7 18
Totals 39 7 12 7 4 7 17      
a - L. Garcia substituted for B. Nimmo in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Garcia (1, 6th Inning off T. McFarland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. O'Neill 2 (12, 1st Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Astudillo (7, 2nd Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 1 out) M. Haniger (10, 7th Inning off A. Warren, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Nimmo (8, 1st Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 1 out) B. Dozier (6, 9th Inning off J. Pazos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. O'Neill 9 , W. Astudillo 4 , M. Haniger 5 , Y. Cespedes , B. Nimmo 5 , B. Dozier 4 , E. Andrus , L. Garcia 2
2-out RBI: T. O'Neill , B. Dozier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Smoak , Y. Cespedes , M. Machado
GIDP: M. Machado
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Andrus-Dozier-Smoak)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242 2 4
J. Polanco SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 3 18
T. Mancini RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 7 25
D. Valencia 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 2 4
M. Kemp LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .344 8 14
D. Smith DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .183 3 13
A. Romine C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .176 2 10
T. La Stella 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309 3 7
M. Margot CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .209 2 9
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (8, 2nd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kemp 2 (8, 7th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kemp 9 , T. Mancini , D. Smith 2 , T. La Stella , A. Romine , D. Valencia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Romine 2
GIDP: D. Pedroia
Hit by Pitch: T. La Stella
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Polanco (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Pedroia-Valencia)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kershaw W (2-4) 7.1 6 1 1 1 7 1 115 72 5.30   
J. Taylor 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 12 1.26   
D. Altavilla 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 68
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 29, J. Taylor 5, D. Altavilla 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 6-8, J. Taylor 1-1, D. Altavilla 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 115-72, J. Taylor 19-12, D. Altavilla 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Taylor 1-0 , D. Altavilla 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Kershaw
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Cole L (3-3) 5.0 9 4 4 2 3 4 97 61 6.36   
N. Vincent 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 2.37   
T. McFarland 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1.26   
A. Warren 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 1 23 11 3.00   
T. Bettencourt 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 13 1.29   
J. Pazos 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 5 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 34
Batters Faced: G. Cole 26, N. Vincent 2, T. McFarland 2, A. Warren 6, T. Bettencourt 5, J. Pazos 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 5-6, N. Vincent 0-1, T. McFarland 1-0, A. Warren 0-2, T. Bettencourt 2-1, J. Pazos 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 97-61, N. Vincent 5-4, T. McFarland 3-2, A. Warren 23-11, T. Bettencourt 20-13, J. Pazos 7-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler O'Neill
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 77 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 30640
Special Notes: CF Brandon Nimmo was injured on a defensive play. RP Nick Vincent was injured while pitching.
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