MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/13/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1159 - SATURDAY, MAY 13TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Firebirds (14-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Houston Astros (20-18) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 3 9 0
Atlanta Bats Go Silent in 3-0 Loss
The Houston Astros earned a win at Minute Maid Park, stopping the Atlanta Firebirds, 3-0. Starting pitcher Bernardo García played a big role in his team's success. García picked up the win for Houston, going 6 innings. He gave up no runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 4-2. The save was credited to Richard Rodriguez, his 11th.

The Firebirds had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Astros going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 33-year old second baseman Scooter Gennett came to the plate. Gennett hit a run-scoring double on a full count curveball from Atlanta hurler Oscar Willis. It was Gennett's 6th double of the year.

"I had everything working," said García.

The first-place Astros are now 20-18, the Firebirds 14-24.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McGrath LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 7 26
L. Camacho 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .352 0 8
   c-T. Silva PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341 2 15
R. Tapia RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .242 3 17
G. Lara 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .293 2 7
J. Burkett DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .256 3 12
J. Gutiérrez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 0 9
A. Ford 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 1 8
E. James SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 0 4
   a-E. Browning PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 5 12
   b-N. Pittman SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 0 2
W. Gimenez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225 0 5
Totals 32 0 6 0 2 7 20      
a - E. Browning pinch hit for E. James in the 7th
b - N. Pittman substituted for E. Browning in the 7th
c - T. Silva pinch hit for L. Camacho in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McGrath (8, 3rd Inning off B. García, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McGrath 2 , L. Camacho , T. Silva , R. Tapia , G. Lara 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Tapia , J. Burkett 2 , A. Ford , W. Gimenez
Hit by Pitch: J. Gutiérrez , A. Ford
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Camacho (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tapia-Gimenez)
OF assists: 1 (Tapia(Morrison at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Andujar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .262 8 19
C. Spears CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .272 3 16
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 7 16
S. Jones DH 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .213 2 8
J. Lowery RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .306 2 12
S. Gennett 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .256 0 14
A. Morrison C 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .242 6 13
A. Ríos LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246 1 7
   a-W. Erickson LF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .233 6 16
C. Burton 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .254 4 10
Totals 32 3 9 3 3 7 21      
a - W. Erickson substituted for A. Ríos in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ríos (5, 2nd Inning off O. Willis, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Gennett (6, 6th Inning off O. Willis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Spears , C. Correa , J. Lowery , S. Gennett 2 , A. Morrison , A. Ríos 3 , W. Erickson , C. Burton
2-out RBI: S. Gennett , W. Erickson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Spears , S. Jones , A. Morrison , C. Burton 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Morrison
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Spears (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morrison-Correa)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Willis L (1-4) 6.1 6 1 1 2 3 0 90 4.10   
M. Keller 0.2 2 2 2 1 2 0 27 3.86   
B. Moore 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Willis 58
Batters Faced: O. Willis 27, M. Keller 5, B. Moore 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Willis 6-9, M. Keller 0-0, B. Moore 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Willis 90-54, M. Keller 27-17, B. Moore 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Keller 1-0 , B. Moore 3-2
Hit Batsmen: O. Willis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. García W (4-2) 6.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 82 2.75   
E. Smith H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 2.67   
D. Storen H (7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.21   
R. Rodriguez SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. García 67
Batters Faced: B. García 22, E. Smith 7, D. Storen 3, R. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. García 8-5, E. Smith 2-2, D. Storen 1-0, R. Rodriguez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. García 82-54, E. Smith 24-13, D. Storen 14-9, R. Rodriguez 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Storen 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Smith , R. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernardo García
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 23339
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