MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2875 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (68-86) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Cleveland Guardians (70-84) 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 X 9 12 2
Astros Suffer 9-4 Road Loss
The Cleveland Guardians used the hitting of third baseman Ernie Jones to subdue the Houston Astros, 9-4. For the game, Jones was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Bobby Young, credited with the save, is now 6 for 12 in save opportunities. Cleveland is now 70-84, while Houston is 68-86.

Liam Thompson took Houston hurler Greg Connolly deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 3-run home run put the Guardians on top, 5-4. In all, Thompson had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

"We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Houston manager Mike Napoli.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rivera DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .154 0 0
S. Castro 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .268 7 37
C. Spears CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .271 10 61
D. Jones LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .228 22 65
   a-G. Porter PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 4 12
N. Gomez 3B 4 2 2 0 1 2 4 .277 4 12
E. Simmons RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 5 .234 23 67
J. Damron C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .234 1 3
B. Antonelli 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .262 4 27
R. Aracena SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 0 4
Totals 39 4 12 4 2 6 30      
a - G. Porter pinch hit for D. Jones in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Castro 2 (20, 3rd Inning off J. Medina, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Medina, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Simmons (13, 5th Inning off J. Medina, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Rivera , S. Castro 5 , C. Spears 2 , G. Porter , N. Gomez 2 , E. Simmons 3 , B. Antonelli
2-out RBI: E. Simmons , B. Antonelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rivera , D. Jones , E. Simmons 2 , J. Damron , R. Aracena 2
Sac Fly: D. Jones
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .278 6 45
J. Martínez SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .263 9 55
E. Jones 3B 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 .251 23 77
M. Papi DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .271 20 77
L. Thompson 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .251 8 61
T. Taylor CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .231 9 40
R. Pinto C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .228 6 47
H. Bertolucci LF 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .385 0 3
R. Walker 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .750 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9 5 6 25      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Papi (29, 2nd Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Álvarez (35, 6th Inning off B. Dailey, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Walker (1, 6th Inning off B. Dailey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Walker (1, 5th Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Jones (23, 4th Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Thompson (8, 5th Inning off G. Connolly, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 2 , E. Jones 5 , M. Papi 3 , L. Thompson 5 , R. Pinto , H. Bertolucci , R. Walker 6
2-out RBI: J. Álvarez , L. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Martínez 2 , R. Pinto , H. Bertolucci
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Álvarez (4) , R. Walker (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Connolly L (11-12) 4.2 7 5 5 2 3 2 23 94 3.22   
B. Dailey 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 21 3.21   
A. Sanchez 0.1 2 3 3 3 0 0 6 28 3.88   
K. Jenkins 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 23 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Connolly 31
Batters Faced: G. Connolly 23, B. Dailey 6, A. Sanchez 6, K. Jenkins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Connolly 1-10, B. Dailey 1-1, A. Sanchez 0-1, K. Jenkins 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Connolly 94-63, B. Dailey 21-14, A. Sanchez 28-12, K. Jenkins 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Jenkins 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Medina W (10-11) 5.0 9 4 4 1 4 0 25 99 4.44   
J. Álvarez H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 0.00   
A. Haney H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 2.11   
B. Young SV (6) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 33 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Medina 36
Batters Faced: J. Medina 25, J. Álvarez 4, A. Haney 3, B. Young 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Medina 5-6, J. Álvarez 1-2, A. Haney 1-0, B. Young 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Medina 99-68, J. Álvarez 15-12, A. Haney 13-7, B. Young 33-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Haney 1-0 , B. Young 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Jones
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 20082
Friday, September 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76