Rasmus drives in 3, Astros beat Padres 9-4 for 4th straight
Rasmus drives in 3, Astros beat Padres 9-4 for 4th straight
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
9
San Diego Padres
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Rasmus homered to right (377 feet), Springer scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-4
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Carter doubled to deep center, Rasmus scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Rasmus singled to right, Lowrie scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Play Result 5-4
Springer stole third, Springer scored, Lowrie safe at second on throwing error by catcher Norris.
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Error 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Solarte doubled to deep left, Amarista scored, Myers to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Castro homered to left center (393 feet).
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Foul Out 3-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Solarte singled to shallow left, Myers scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Myers doubled to deep left, Middlebrooks and Shields scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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End Inning 9-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Myers struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-4
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Myers batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Spangenberg lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 9-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Spangenberg batting
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Play Result 9-4
Spangenberg hit for Mazzoni.
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Lineup Change 9-4
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Lineup Change 9-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Amarista grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 9-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Amarista batting
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Play Result 9-4
Harris relieved Qualls.
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Start Inning 9-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-4
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Lineup Change 9-4
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End Inning 9-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Carter lined out to right.
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Line Out 9-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
Carter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Rasmus homered to right (377 feet), Springer scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-4
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Home Run 8-4
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Head to Head
HOU wins series 3-0
Injuries
San Diego Padres
- Luis Gutierrez Out
- Bryan Hoeing Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSD
Wil MyersCF4
Yangervis Solarte2B70
Matt KempRF25
Justin UptonLF8
Yonder Alonso1B13
Derek NorrisC33
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Alexi AmaristaSS2
James ShieldsP33
Substitutes
Brandon MaurerP38
Will VenablePH30
Joaquin BenoitP53
Kevin QuackenbushP41
Cory MazzoniP60
Cory SpangenbergPH18
HOU
Jose Altuve2B27
Luis Valbuena3B18
George SpringerRF4
Jed LowrieSS8
Colby RasmusLF28
Chris Carter1B48
Jake MarisnickCF94
Jason CastroC18
Collin McHughP32
Substitutes
Marwin GonzalezSS14
Robbie GrossmanPH8
Josh FieldsP46
Pat NeshekP93
Evan GattisPH11
Joe ThatcherP54
Chad QuallsP50
Will HarrisP36
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