MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
06/08/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 1549 - SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Houston Astros (34-31) 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 7 11 0
Los Angeles Angels (37-27) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 8 0
Angels Continue Hot Streak with Extra-Inning Win
The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Houston Astros, 8-7, in 11 innings. Romy Gonzalez played a big role. Gonzalez was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Angels in the win. Rafael Montero earned the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. He upped his record to 4-0. The Angels have now reeled off 6 straight wins.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 11th inning, when Los Angeles second baseman Xavier Edwards, facing Pierce Johnson, had a run-scoring ground out. It gave the Angels the 8-7 win.

"This kind of game is tough on the heart," said winning manager John McGee.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 0 18
M. Stefanic 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .285 2 12
   a-J. Polanco PH, 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .246 7 27
A. Riley 3B 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .310 14 46
T. O'Neill LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .268 10 32
A. Vaughn 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .252 8 23
O. Arcia DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .256 5 17
R. Palacios RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .281 6 28
P. DeJong SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .202 6 18
J. Heim C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 5 16
Totals 39 7 11 7 3 8 18      
a - J. Polanco pinch hit for M. Stefanic in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Riley (14, 3rd Inning off A. Abbott, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Vaughn (8, 4th Inning off A. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Palacios (6, 7th Inning off A. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Polanco (7, 7th Inning off M. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lee , M. Stefanic , J. Polanco 4 , A. Riley 4 , T. O'Neill 2 , A. Vaughn 5 , O. Arcia , R. Palacios 4 , J. Heim
2-out RBI: J. Polanco , A. Riley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. O'Neill
GIDP: A. Vaughn 2
Sac Bunt: O. Arcia
Sac Fly: O. Arcia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. O'Neill (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (O'Neill-Heim)
OF assists: 2 (Palacios(Tucker at 3rd base), O'Neill(Devers at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards 2B 6 0 0 1 0 0 3 .290 0 14
K. Tucker CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .314 13 43
R. Devers DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 17 47
T. Murphy C 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .307 12 38
W. Langford LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .245 11 32
E. Suárez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .222 7 24
M. Busch 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .235 10 30
   a-H. Renfroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 5 11
   b-I. Melendez 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 .385 4 8
F. Cordero RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .206 4 17
R. Gonzalez SS 5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .252 7 20
Totals 37 8 8 8 5 7 22      
a - H. Renfroe pinch hit for M. Busch in the 8th
b - I. Melendez substituted for H. Renfroe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (20, 2nd Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Murphy (7, 6th Inning off W. Go, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gonzalez (4, 9th Inning off J. Jimenez, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Cordero (9, 9th Inning off J. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Murphy (12, 2nd Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gonzalez (7, 2nd Inning off L. Garcia, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Tucker 2 , T. Murphy 7 , F. Cordero 2 , R. Gonzalez 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , M. Busch , H. Renfroe , R. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: K. Tucker
Hit by Pitch: W. Langford , E. Suárez , M. Busch
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Busch (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Suárez-Edwards-Busch, Suárez-Edwards-Melendez, Suárez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Garcia 5.0 3 5 5 3 3 2 76 8.14   
W. Go 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 3.42   
N. Lavender H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 2.16   
J. Jimenez L (2-2), BS (2) 2.1 3 3 2 1 0 0 28 2.77   
P. Johnson 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Garcia 41
Batters Faced: L. Garcia 21, W. Go 8, N. Lavender 5, J. Jimenez 11, P. Johnson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Garcia 5-6, W. Go 2-2, N. Lavender 0-1, J. Jimenez 2-4, P. Johnson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Garcia 76-43, W. Go 31-21, N. Lavender 21-11, J. Jimenez 28-18, P. Johnson 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Johnson 2-1
WP: N. Lavender
Hit Batsmen: L. Garcia , N. Lavender , J. Jimenez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Abbott 6.0 7 4 4 1 5 3 88 4.25   
M. Castro BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 12 2.76   
T. Wells 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 40 6.35   
R. Montero W (4-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Abbott 46
Batters Faced: A. Abbott 25, M. Castro 5, T. Wells 9, R. Montero 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Abbott 7-5, M. Castro 1-1, T. Wells 2-2, R. Montero 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Abbott 88-62, M. Castro 12-8, T. Wells 40-28, R. Montero 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Montero 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Romy Gonzalez
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM PT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 38033
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