MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
08/02/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 2192 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (53-55) 0 2 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 11 11 0
San Francisco Giants (51-58) 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 1
Castro Helps Astros Beat Giants, 11-6
The timely hitting of Starlin Castro helped the Houston Astros down the San Francisco Giants, 11-6. Castro was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 4 times and drove in 2 for the Astros. Greg Connolly picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 8-6. Clarence Davis was tagged with the loss. The second-place Astros are 53-55.

Claude Spears, the two-time Gold Glove Award winner , had a direct impact on the outcome. Spears contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the second inning to put Houston up, 2-1.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Pedro Lopez.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 1 2 1 3 .278 10 42
C. Spears CF 5 1 1 2 1 2 1 .283 9 55
J. Jacobson LF 5 1 1 0 1 2 4 .304 17 53
S. Jones 1B 5 2 2 0 1 2 3 .235 14 47
C. Bates DH 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .222 0 5
S. Castro 2B 3 4 2 2 2 0 0 .302 3 4
J. Lowery RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .246 4 34
M. Andujar 3B 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 .267 19 46
T. Ibarra C 5 0 1 1 0 1 7 .227 5 28
Totals 38 11 11 11 11 10 24      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Jones 2 (13, 3rd Inning off C. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Vizcaino, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Andujar (17, 3rd Inning off C. Davis, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Bates (2, 4th Inning off C. Davis, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lowery (16, 6th Inning off C. Graham, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Castro (3, 4th Inning off R. Vizcaino, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Spears (9, 7th Inning off C. Graham, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Spears 4 , J. Jacobson , S. Jones 4 , C. Bates 3 , S. Castro 5 , J. Lowery 2 , M. Andujar 2 , T. Ibarra
2-out RBI: C. Correa , C. Spears , C. Bates 2 , S. Castro , J. Lowery , M. Andujar , T. Ibarra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Correa , J. Jacobson , T. Ibarra
GIDP: C. Correa
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Correa-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. González DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .125 0 0
D. Smith 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .259 7 43
L. Garcia 2B, SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .257 3 15
A. Gallardo LF 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .226 4 15
R. Henderson C 5 0 0 1 0 2 6 .257 2 8
H. Rodríguez SS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241 2 26
   a-N. Arenado PR, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .304 12 63
D. Davis RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .163 4 18
T. Turner 3B, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .259 3 32
G. Cabrera CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .228 8 28
Totals 38 6 12 6 3 8 22      
a - N. Arenado pinch ran for H. Rodríguez in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: J. González (1, 3rd Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Turner (22, 4th Inning off M. Cunningham, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Davis (6, 4th Inning off M. Cunningham, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Gallardo (2, 1st Inning off M. Cunningham, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Rodríguez (10, 4th Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. González 2 , D. Smith 2 , L. Garcia , A. Gallardo 4 , H. Rodríguez 4 , N. Arenado , D. Davis 3 , T. Turner 2
2-out RBI: A. Gallardo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. González , R. Henderson 3 , N. Arenado , G. Cabrera
GIDP: D. Davis
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Rodríguez (9) , D. Davis (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Turner (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Turner-Smith)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cunningham 3.1 9 6 6 2 2 0 80 4.52   
G. Connolly W (8-6) 2.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 45 4.15   
E. Smith SV (2) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cunningham 16
Batters Faced: M. Cunningham 21, G. Connolly 12, E. Smith 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cunningham 5-3, G. Connolly 3-1, E. Smith 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cunningham 80-45, G. Connolly 45-31, E. Smith 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Connolly 2-1 , E. Smith 1-0
WP: G. Connolly
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Davis L (11-7) 3.2 6 6 4 5 5 0 74 3.76   
R. Vizcaino 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 24 3.00   
C. Graham 0.2 3 3 3 2 0 1 31 4.32   
B. Gordon 1.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 32 3.89   
S. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Davis 27
Batters Faced: C. Davis 23, R. Vizcaino 8, C. Graham 7, B. Gordon 7, S. Fuentes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Davis 3-3, R. Vizcaino 1-3, C. Graham 1-1, B. Gordon 1-1, S. Fuentes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Davis 74-42, R. Vizcaino 24-14, C. Graham 31-17, B. Gordon 32-20, S. Fuentes 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Vizcaino 1-1 , C. Graham 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Starlin Castro
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:40 PM PT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 26947
Special Notes: SS Héctor Rodríguez was injured while running the bases.
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