MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS
09/02/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS
GAME ID: 2607 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (68-68) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 11 0
Milwaukee Brewers (69-66) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 9 0
Castro Slugs Astros to 6-3 Win
The Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 6-3. Houston second baseman Starlin Castro deserved the lion's share of the credit. Castro slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Astros. Bernardo García earned the win for Houston. He lasted 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits, while striking out 4. With the win, he raised his record to 10-9. The second-place Astros have won 5 straight games.

One of the key players for the Astros was right fielder Jeff Lowery, who drilled a 2-run double in the top of the second inning. For the game, Lowery went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and a walk, while adding 3 RBI.

Castro called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 11 61
C. Correa SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 15 56
A. Ríos LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245 9 36
S. Jones 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .226 16 53
M. Andujar 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .248 21 54
S. Castro 2B 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .312 5 10
   a-U. Ok 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 3 22
A. Morrison C 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .239 11 28
J. Lowery RF 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .262 5 42
C. Bates DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .219 6 25
Totals 37 6 11 6 2 7 12      
a - U. Ok substituted for S. Castro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lowery 2 (23, 2nd Inning off T. Skaggs, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Skaggs, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Jones (17, 3rd Inning off T. Skaggs, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Ríos (11, 5th Inning off T. Skaggs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bates (6, 2nd Inning off T. Skaggs, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Castro 2 (5, 6th Inning off T. Skaggs, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off G. Schatz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Spears , A. Ríos 3 , S. Jones 2 , M. Andujar , S. Castro 9 , J. Lowery 4 , C. Bates 4
2-out RBI: C. Bates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Spears , S. Jones , M. Andujar
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. McDonald LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .255 6 41
H. Correa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .271 6 41
E. Little 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .251 19 60
B. Anderson C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .249 24 70
J. Neal RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .211 5 12
J. Smith DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .224 11 33
J. Marshania 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .246 5 37
T. Campbell CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 8 28
   c-K. Schwarber PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 10 36
C. Arroyo SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .279 1 41
   a-S. Piscotty PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 5
   b-G. Cecchini SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 0 13
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 10 16      
a - S. Piscotty pinch ran for C. Arroyo in the 7th
b - G. Cecchini substituted for S. Piscotty in the 8th
c - K. Schwarber pinch hit for T. Campbell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Arroyo (25, 7th Inning off E. Smith, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Little (33, 8th Inning off D. Storen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Marshania (5, 5th Inning off B. García, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Neal (5, 6th Inning off E. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Little 2 , B. Anderson , J. Neal 4 , J. Marshania 6 , T. Campbell , C. Arroyo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Correa 3 , J. Smith
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Neal(Lowery at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. García W (10-9) 5.0 4 1 1 1 4 1 85 3.94   
E. Smith 2.0 3 2 2 0 5 1 33 2.87   
D. Storen H (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.52   
R. Rodriguez SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. García 58
Batters Faced: B. García 20, E. Smith 9, D. Storen 4, R. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. García 5-6, E. Smith 1-0, D. Storen 2-0, R. Rodriguez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. García 85-48, E. Smith 33-21, D. Storen 14-9, R. Rodriguez 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Skaggs L (13-10) 5.1 9 5 5 2 5 2 94 3.34   
J. Stilson 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.75   
G. Schatz 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 27 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skaggs 33
Batters Faced: T. Skaggs 26, J. Stilson 6, G. Schatz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skaggs 6-4, J. Stilson 4-1, G. Schatz 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skaggs 94-63, J. Stilson 19-17, G. Schatz 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Stilson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Starlin Castro
Ballpark: Miller Park
Weather: Roof closed, 66 degrees
Start Time: 6:15 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 41657
Special Notes: SS Christian Arroyo was injured while running the bases.
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