MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
10/12/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 14793 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Philadelphia Phillies 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 X 9 13 0
Almirón, Phillies Wallop Astros in Game 1 of R1
The Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros, 9-0, in Game 1 of the Wildcard Series. Ernesto Almirón was a big contributor. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 4. The win puts Philadelphia up, 1-0, in the series.

Almirón was 4-5 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 and driving in 4 against the Astros. In the bottom of the first inning, he hit a 2-run home run that put Philadelphia in front, 2-0.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Almirón.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Gonzáles 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0
L. Thomas RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
U. Ok DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .500 0 0
A. Morrison C 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .250 0 0
M. Olson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .333 0 0
B. Antonelli 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
J. Lowery LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Jacobson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 35 0 9 0 2 9 19      
a - J. Jacobson pinch hit for E. van Zandvliet in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gonzáles (1, 1st Inning off A. Pacheco, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Gonzáles 4 , L. Thomas , U. Ok 2 , A. Morrison , M. Olson , J. Lowery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Spears , A. Morrison , M. Olson , B. Antonelli
GIDP: B. Antonelli
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzáles-van Zandvliet-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
E. Almirón 2B 5 3 4 4 0 0 2 .800 2 4
M. Franco 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .400 0 1
J. Lantigua 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
M. Garnier CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
L. Marrero RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
W. Myers DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
I. Hakanson LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
T. Murphy C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9 3 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (1, 5th Inning off B. García, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Almirón (1, 8th Inning off E. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Almirón 2 (2, 1st Inning off B. García, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Lindor , E. Almirón 11 , M. Franco 3 , J. Lantigua , M. Garnier , L. Marrero , W. Myers , I. Hakanson , T. Murphy
2-out RBI: E. Almirón , M. Franco , J. Lantigua , L. Marrero , W. Myers , I. Hakanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Almirón , M. Franco , T. Murphy
GIDP: J. Lantigua
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Almirón-Lindor-Lantigua)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. García L (0-1) 4.2 8 7 7 2 2 1 94 13.50   
D. Lopez 2.1 4 1 1 0 3 1 31 3.86   
E. Smith 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. García 20
Batters Faced: B. García 24, D. Lopez 10, E. Smith 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. García 6-6, D. Lopez 1-2, E. Smith 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. García 94-51, D. Lopez 31-20, E. Smith 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lopez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pacheco 4.1 4 0 0 1 5 0 75 0.00   
L. Rivera W (1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 45 0.00   
B. Townsend 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 33 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pacheco 59
Batters Faced: A. Pacheco 17, L. Rivera 11, B. Townsend 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pacheco 5-2, L. Rivera 3-3, B. Townsend 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pacheco 75-51, L. Rivera 45-29, B. Townsend 33-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernesto Almirón
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 41969
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