Cleveland Guardians @ Houston Astros

53-55, 25-31 Away

Final

61-47, 30-25 Home


CLE
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	6	0

F. Valdez9-7

9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

G. Williams1-3

5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 4 BB

Guardians Hitting

hitters
S. KwanLF
T. Freeman2B
A. Gimenez2B
J. Ramirez3B
O. GonzalezDH
D. Fry1B
W. BrennanRF
G. AriasSS
M. StrawCF
C. GallagherC
team

AB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	.276	.348	.385
2	0	1	.286	.344	.357
1	0	0	.233	.305	.371
3	0	1	.290	.360	.505
2	1	2	.195	.233	.280
3	0	1	.273	.325	.468
3	0	0	.259	.294	.367
3	0	1	.205	.304	.317
3	0	0	.233	.299	.294
3	0	0	.135	.171	.180
26	1	7

Batting
GIDPBrennan

Fielding
DP1 (Gallagher-Freeman)

Astros Hitting

hitters
J. Altuve2B
J. PenaSS
K. TuckerRF
A. Bregman3B
J. Abreu1B
C. McCormickLF
Y. DiazDH
J. MeyersCF
M. MaldonadoC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	0	.280	.381	.497
2	1	2	0	2	0	.242	.301	.378
4	0	1	2	0	0	.301	.379	.508
4	0	0	0	0	1	.249	.344	.424
3	0	0	0	1	1	.241	.297	.357
3	0	0	0	1	3	.281	.370	.519
3	0	1	0	0	1	.271	.291	.511
3	0	1	0	0	1	.232	.314	.382
3	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.236	.298
29	2	6	2	4	10

Batting
2BPeña (19, Williams)
RBITucker 2 (74)
2Out RBITucker 2
Team LOB7
Team RISP1-6 (Maldonado 0-1, Bregman 0-1, Tucker 1-2, Meyers 0-1, Diaz 0-1)

Baserunning
CSMeyers (2, 2nd base by Williams/Gallagher)

Fielding
DP1 (Altuve-Peña-J. Abreu)

Guardians Pitching

pitchers
G. Williams(L, 1-3)
X. Curry
S. Hentges
E. De Los Santos
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	4	2	2	4	6	93-53	3.38
1.2	2	0	0	0	3	23-16	2.90
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	6.35
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10-9	2.40
8.0	6	2	2	4	10	127-79

Pitching
WPWilliams
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDe Los Santos 2/3; Hentges 1/1; Curry 4/7; Williams 13/22
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDe Los Santos-3-2-2-2; Hentges-0-0-0-1; Curry-6-4-2-4; Williams-14-10-17-10
Ground Balls-Fly BallsDe Los Santos 2-0; Hentges 1-0; Curry 1-1; Williams 4-4
Game ScoresG Williams 53

Astros Pitching

pitchers
F. Valdez(W, 9-7)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
9.0	0	0	0	1	7	0	93-65	3.07
9.0	0	0	0	1	7	0	93-65

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedValdez 17/27
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesValdez-16-15-15-19
Ground Balls-Fly BallsValdez 12-7
Game ScoresF Valdez 93

Scoring Summary

Inning				CLE	HOU
		3rd	Tucker singled to center, Altuve scored and Peña scored.	0	2

Guardians
3
Astros
7

Game 1

1/8

Guardians
0
Astros
2

Game 2

2/8

Guardians
2
Astros
3

Game 3

2/8

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 2 August 2023

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 33,703

Game Time:2:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
First Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
Second Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

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Cleveland Guardians @ Houston Astros

F. Valdez9-7

G. Williams1-3

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