GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS AT WASHINGTON (GCL) NATIONALS
08/05/2111
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS AT WASHINGTON (GCL) NATIONALS
GAME ID: 12944 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston (GCL) Astros (17-21) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 13 0
Washington (GCL) Nationals (20-17) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 6 17 0
Nationals Edged, 7-6, by Houston (GCL)
A good performance from left fielder Joe Feickert helped the Houston (GCL) Astros defeat the Washington (GCL) Nationals, 7-6. Feickert went 3-4 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 runs for the Astros. Bryan Pierce, credited with the win in relief, is now 2-0. He allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 1.1 innings. Mike Belliveau earned save number 3 this season.

A critical at-bat came in the top of the eighth inning when the Astros sent 19-year-old second baseman Kyle Rieder to the plate with the bases loaded. The youngster shook off the pressure and hit a run-scoring single, to put Houston (GCL) on top, 6-4.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Astros manager Edgardo Avalos.

At 17-21, Houston (GCL) is in second place in the Northeast Division.
HOUSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bliss 3B 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 .281 1 4
J. Feickert LF 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 .355 3 19
   c-J. Hill 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
   d-N. Muehlberg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .149 1 5
   e-S. Giron 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Mills RF 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 .290 6 24
K. Rieder 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .290 4 21
D. Johanson CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .320 2 18
C. Patton C 3 1 0 0 2 1 6 .222 1 7
A. Molinar 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .275 1 5
   a-M. Garza PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 4 14
   b-J. Rosario LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 0 4
S. Connelly DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .296 2 6
É. Harper SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .284 3 23
Totals 38 7 13 6 9 8 27      
a - M. Garza pinch hit for A. Molinar in the 8th
b - J. Rosario substituted for M. Garza in the 8th
c - J. Hill substituted for J. Feickert in the 8th
d - N. Muehlberg pinch hit for J. Hill in the 9th
e - S. Giron substituted for N. Muehlberg in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: W. Mills (3, 1st Inning off E. Sanchez, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Feickert (1, 7th Inning off A. Calderas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bliss 2 , J. Feickert 5 , W. Mills 4 , K. Rieder 2 , D. Johanson , M. Garza , J. Rosario , É. Harper
2-out RBI: M. Bliss , W. Mills , K. Rieder , D. Johanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bliss , C. Patton 3 , A. Molinar
GIDP: M. Bliss , N. Muehlberg
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Connelly (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wells 2B, SS 5 2 2 0 1 2 0 .314 1 8
D. Mancia SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .325 1 6
   a-L. Dyer PH, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .271 1 6
P. Taylor 3B 5 1 3 3 0 2 1 .333 2 13
   b-F. Gonzalez PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .500 0 1
S. Sheldon CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .272 3 25
D. Bray LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .227 0 4
J. Tillman 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 3 .404 5 13
   c-D. Clark PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .312 2 14
R. Wade RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 8 .280 1 9
   f-M. Botello PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
D. Caballero DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .235 0 0
   d-D. Freeman DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Jacobs C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077 0 3
   e-S. Ramos PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 0 2
Totals 44 6 17 6 4 10 31      
a - L. Dyer pinch hit for D. Mancia in the 8th
b - F. Gonzalez pinch ran for P. Taylor in the 8th
c - D. Clark pinch hit for J. Tillman in the 8th
d - D. Freeman inserted as DH in the 9th
e - S. Ramos pinch hit for T. Jacobs in the 9th
f - M. Botello pinch ran for R. Wade in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Wade (2, 4th Inning off J. Stewart, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Taylor (5, 7th Inning off B. Pierce, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Dyer (4, 8th Inning off B. Pierce, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Taylor (2, 5th Inning off J. Stewart, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Wells 2 , D. Mancia 2 , L. Dyer 2 , P. Taylor 7 , S. Sheldon 2 , D. Bray 2 , J. Tillman 3 , R. Wade 3
2-out RBI: J. Tillman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Gonzalez , D. Clark , R. Wade 2 , D. Caballero , T. Jacobs
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mancia-Wells-Tillman, Jacobs-Clark)
HOUSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stewart 6.0 10 3 3 0 7 1 80 5.52   
B. Pierce W (2-0) 1.1 4 3 3 3 1 0 40 6.53   
M. Belliveau SV (3) 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 28 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stewart 47
Batters Faced: J. Stewart 28, B. Pierce 11, M. Belliveau 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stewart 3-8, B. Pierce 1-2, M. Belliveau 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stewart 80-58, B. Pierce 40-22, M. Belliveau 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Belliveau 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Sanchez 4.0 6 2 2 3 3 0 73 6.65   
A. Calderas 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 47 3.00   
J. Davis L (5-1), BS (2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 24 2.70   
D. Crain 0.0 1 1 1 3 0 0 16 27.00   
D. Beltran 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Sanchez 42
Batters Faced: E. Sanchez 20, A. Calderas 12, J. Davis 5, D. Crain 4, D. Beltran 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Sanchez 3-5, A. Calderas 3-3, J. Davis 1-0, D. Crain 0-0, D. Beltran 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Sanchez 73-42, A. Calderas 47-31, J. Davis 24-11, D. Crain 16-4, D. Beltran 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Calderas 1-0 , D. Crain 2-2 , D. Beltran 3-0
WP: A. Calderas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Feickert
Ballpark: Space Coast Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 3656
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