MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/21/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1932 - SUNDAY, JULY 21ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (42-48) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 0
Houston Astros (53-39) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 X 8 12 0
8-3 Loss Deepens Detroit Funk
Paul Bown was a major factor in the 8-3 Houston win over Detroit. The Astros center fielder went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Jeff Hank collected save number 21. With the win, Houston pushed its record to 53-39.

Hideyuki Takahashi hit a 2-run triple off Darryl Shirey in the bottom of the first, which put the Astros in front, 2-0. Takahashi had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"You work hard, day in and day out, hoping to give the fans something to cheer about. Today was a good day," Takahashi told the Houston Bulletin.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Shipman CF 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 .269 2 12
L. Ortega 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .291 1 16
C. Ward RF 4 0 3 2 1 0 1 .279 17 64
C. Peterson DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 6 .328 12 39
R. Knee 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .299 9 35
J. Hennessey SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .289 1 15
D. Pereyra LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 16 46
M. Collings 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .257 6 35
A. Pagan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 4 18
Totals 37 3 12 3 3 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ward (29, 7th Inning off E. Gordon, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Peterson (28, 7th Inning off E. Gordon, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Ortega (14, 9th Inning off E. Gordon, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Peterson (12, 4th Inning off M. Fregoso, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Shipman 2 , L. Ortega 3 , C. Ward 4 , C. Peterson 6 , J. Hennessey 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Knee 2 , M. Collings
GIDP: C. Peterson
Hit by Pitch: D. Pereyra
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hennessey-Ortega-Knee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Darling SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .243 10 34
T. Gibb RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .282 7 32
W. Valiente DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .233 22 61
P. Bown CF 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .301 21 71
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .269 25 57
J. Johnson 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .276 10 45
D. Huston 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .315 2 6
M. Jones C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .259 4 20
P. Douglas LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .300 0 2
Totals 35 8 12 8 2 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Jones (5, 8th Inning off B. Whittaker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Takahashi (2, 1st Inning off D. Shirey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Bown (21, 5th Inning off D. Shirey, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Gibb (7, 7th Inning off K. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Darling , T. Gibb 5 , W. Valiente , P. Bown 4 , H. Takahashi 4 , J. Johnson , D. Huston , M. Jones 2 , P. Douglas 2
2-out RBI: H. Takahashi , J. Johnson , M. Jones , P. Douglas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Johnson , D. Huston
GIDP: M. Jones
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Darling-Johnson-Takahashi)
OF assists: 1 (Douglas(Ward at 3rd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Shirey L (0-1) 4.1 8 5 5 1 4 1 79 8.40   
K. Jones 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 24 4.48   
B. Whittaker 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 31 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Shirey 30
Batters Faced: D. Shirey 22, K. Jones 8, B. Whittaker 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Shirey 5-4, K. Jones 4-0, B. Whittaker 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Shirey 79-49, K. Jones 24-18, B. Whittaker 31-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fregoso W (9-4) 6.1 9 3 3 1 8 1 112 3.16   
E. Gordon H (7) 2.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 40 1.98   
J. Hank SV (21) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fregoso 50
Batters Faced: M. Fregoso 29, E. Gordon 10, J. Hank 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fregoso 4-6, E. Gordon 2-3, J. Hank 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fregoso 112-69, E. Gordon 40-23, J. Hank 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Gordon 2-2 , J. Hank 3-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Fregoso
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Bown
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 71 degrees
Start Time: 10:35 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 41882
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