MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/21/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2854 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (77-76) 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 0
Cincinnati Reds (59-95) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Astros Top Reds, 7-1, Behind McSweeney
Houston starter Vince McSweeney had a strong outing against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 7-1 win. With the win, Houston upped its record to 77-76.

McSweeney dominated for Houston, raising his record to 13-9. Cincinnati hitters had few good at-bats against the left-hander, who scattered 4 hits over 8.1 innings while striking out 9.

In postgame comments to the Houston Daily, McSweeney said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .275 11 62
C. Correa SS 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .279 16 63
A. Ríos LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .256 10 41
S. Jones 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .241 22 70
M. Andujar 3B 5 0 1 3 0 2 5 .242 22 65
T. Ibarra C 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .227 5 31
C. Bates DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 7 31
S. Castro 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .303 7 17
J. Lowery RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .267 8 51
Totals 37 7 11 7 7 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (21, 3rd Inning off A. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Jones 2 (20, 4th Inning off A. Hernández, 3 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off S. Broyles, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Spears (7, 1st Inning off A. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lowery (8, 4th Inning off A. Hernández, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Spears 4 , C. Correa 2 , A. Ríos 2 , S. Jones 4 , M. Andujar , C. Bates , J. Lowery 5
2-out RBI: S. Jones , J. Lowery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ríos , M. Andujar , T. Ibarra , S. Castro
GIDP: C. Bates
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Correa (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Morris LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 5 37
J. Llerena 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .267 10 41
J. Parra RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 28 100
D. Hatfield CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 21 79
R. Bauiero DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 9 30
B. MacKerchar 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .218 19 67
J. Morán SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .235 7 31
M. Alexander 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 0 9
J. Morillo C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 0 4
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 10 8      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hatfield (25, 9th Inning off V. McSweeney, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Llerena (10, 9th Inning off V. McSweeney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Llerena 5 , D. Hatfield 2 , J. Morán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. MacKerchar , M. Alexander
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alexander-Morán-Llerena)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. McSweeney W (13-9) 8.1 4 1 1 2 9 1 99 3.75   
E. Smith 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. McSweeney 78
Batters Faced: V. McSweeney 31, E. Smith 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. McSweeney 8-8, E. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. McSweeney 99-65, E. Smith 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Smith 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hernández L (9-9) 3.2 7 5 5 4 4 1 82 5.15   
R. Davis 3.0 0 0 0 3 3 0 46 5.74   
S. Broyles 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 18 2.61   
J. Lopez 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hernández 25
Batters Faced: A. Hernández 22, R. Davis 11, S. Broyles 8, J. Lopez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hernández 3-4, R. Davis 4-1, S. Broyles 2-2, J. Lopez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hernández 82-47, R. Davis 46-23, S. Broyles 18-11, J. Lopez 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Davis 2-0 , S. Broyles 1-0 , J. Lopez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vince McSweeney
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 19181
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