MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
09/12/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 2737 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (72-73) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Cleveland Spiders (64-81) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Astros Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Spiders, 5-4
The losses keep piling up for the Cleveland Spiders.

Sam Jones was a major contributor to the 5-4 Houston win over Cleveland. The Astros first baseman was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Richard Rodriguez, credited with the save, is now 33 for 38 in save opportunities.

Art Morrison broke a 4-4 tie in the top of the ninth with a run-scoring single. It put the Astros in front, 5-4. For the game, Morrison was 1 for 4.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Cleveland manager Terry Francona said following the tough loss.

The 4th-place Spiders have lost 8 straight games.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Correa SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .261 15 56
C. Spears CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .274 11 61
J. Jacobson LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .307 19 62
S. Jones 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .234 19 62
C. Bates DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 6 26
S. Castro 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .318 7 17
   a-U. Ok 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 3 25
J. Lowery RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .264 6 45
M. Andujar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .243 21 56
A. Morrison C 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .240 11 32
Totals 37 5 10 5 2 10 15      
a - U. Ok substituted for S. Castro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Spears (22, 1st Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Lowery 2 (25, 1st Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Barrett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Jones (19, 1st Inning off H. Harvey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Correa , C. Spears 2 , J. Jacobson , S. Jones 6 , J. Lowery 5 , A. Morrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jacobson , M. Andujar 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Castro-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Polo LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .248 14 58
J. Pederson CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .232 9 20
J. Abreu DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .235 7 21
M. Ozuna RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 5 .243 23 71
L. Chu 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .251 25 70
M. Pentecost C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 5 31
L. Thompson 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .279 2 12
J. Wendle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 7 37
S. Moore SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 1 5
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 4 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ozuna (21, 1st Inning off B. García, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Chu (32, 1st Inning off B. García, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Polo , J. Pederson , J. Abreu 2 , M. Ozuna 2 , L. Chu 3 , M. Pentecost , L. Thompson , J. Wendle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Chu 2 , S. Moore
GIDP: M. Pentecost
Sac Fly: L. Thompson
Hit by Pitch: J. Abreu
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ozuna (2)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. García 5.1 9 4 4 1 1 0 84 3.98   
D. Allen 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 2.37   
D. Storen W (4-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.43   
R. Rodriguez SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. García 34
Batters Faced: B. García 25, D. Allen 7, D. Storen 4, R. Rodriguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. García 9-5, D. Allen 0-3, D. Storen 2-1, R. Rodriguez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. García 84-50, D. Allen 26-16, D. Storen 15-13, R. Rodriguez 14-8
Hit Batsmen: D. Allen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Harvey 6.0 8 4 4 0 8 1 101 3.67   
A. Reed 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.67   
J. Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.63   
J. Barrett L (5-7) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 25 4.14   
J. Medina 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Harvey 48
Batters Faced: H. Harvey 26, A. Reed 3, J. Fuentes 3, J. Barrett 5, J. Medina 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Harvey 1-9, A. Reed 0-1, J. Fuentes 2-1, J. Barrett 1-0, J. Medina 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Harvey 101-69, A. Reed 12-7, J. Fuentes 11-9, J. Barrett 25-13, J. Medina 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Medina 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Jones
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 17920
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