Yunel Escobar comes through in 11th to lift Rays by Astros
Yunel Escobar got three hits and drove in three runs, including a tiebreaking double in the 11th inning Thursday that sent the Tampa Bay Rays over the Houston Astros 7-5.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
7
Houston Astros
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 7-5
Y Escobar scored on W Wright's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 7-5
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Y Escobar doubled to deep right, J Lobaton scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
B Wallace homered to right (350 feet), J Elmore and J Altuve scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Y Escobar doubled to deep center, W Myers and J Lobaton scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
J Lobaton grounded into fielder's choice to second, S Fuld scored, K Johnson out at second, W Myers to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 2-2
Y Escobar scored, D Jennings to third on wild pitch by J Lyles.
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Wild Pitch 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 11: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Elmore hit sacrifice fly to right, B Barnes scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 7-5
End of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
J Elmore lined out to third.
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Line Out 7-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
J Elmore batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
J Paredes grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Cedeno out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 7-5
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 7-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
J Paredes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
B Barnes struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
B Barnes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
R Cedeno walked.
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
R Cedeno batting
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Play Result 7-5
F Rodney relieved J Wright.
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Play Result 7-5
S Rodriguez in left field.
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Start Inning 7-5
Bottom of the 11th inning
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End Inning 7-5
Middle of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
B Zobrist struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
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Play Result 7-5
Y Escobar scored on W Wright's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 7-5
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
Jose Altuve2B27
Brett Wallace3B39
Jason CastroC18
Chris Carter1B48
Carlos PenaDH21
Marc KraussLF61
Brandon BarnesCF90
Jimmy Santiago ParedesRF41
Jake ElmoreLF68
Substitutes
J.D. MartinezDH28
Ronny CedenoSS7
TB
Desmond JenningsCF8
Matt JoyceLF7
Ben Zobrist2B18
Evan LongoriaDH3
James Loney1B28
Wil MyersRF4
Kelly Johnson3B55
Jose LobatonC7
Yunel EscobarSS0
Substitutes
Sean RodriguezLF13
Sam FuldDH23
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