MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/09/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2151 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (56-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 8 2
Minnesota Twins (57-50) 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 X 9 11 1
Twins Pop Astros, 9-4
The Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros, 9-4. Minnesota pitcher and Independence, Kentucky, native Russell Cottrell led the way. Cottrell, the winner, moves to 6-5. He threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 10 and giving up 2 walks. The win puts the Twins at 57-50, while the Astros drop to 56-51.

Jay Molteni made an early impact for Minnesota when he stroked his 8th double of the season. The 2-run double, which came with two out in the bottom of the first, put the Twins on top, 3-0.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Molteni.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ellsworth SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .288 1 18
R. Gomez LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .298 12 50
A. Perez DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 24 65
   a-S. Lentz DH 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242 5 17
J. Cinnamon RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .273 26 75
K. Stewart 1B 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .287 24 58
F. Kelsay 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .224 15 48
A. Bruckerhoff 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243 4 18
   b-M. Carocci PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 4 11
   c-J. Otis 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 9
Z. Baize CF 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .120 2 2
M. Hu C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .212 10 31
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 14 19      
a - S. Lentz inserted as DH in the 8th
b - M. Carocci pinch hit for A. Bruckerhoff in the 8th
c - J. Otis substituted for M. Carocci in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Ellsworth 2 , R. Gomez , A. Perez , S. Lentz , K. Stewart , F. Kelsay 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Lentz , A. Bruckerhoff , M. Carocci , M. Hu
GIDP: A. Perez
Hit by Pitch: Z. Baize
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Ellsworth (14) , F. Kelsay (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Kelsay-Bruckerhoff-Stewart, Bruckerhoff-Ellsworth-Stewart)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Barker RF 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .250 0 1
J. Whitlock 2B 5 1 4 3 0 0 1 .300 7 44
W. Maki CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .310 12 64
B. Widby DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .315 35 101
E. Gonzales 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .257 22 60
J. Molteni LF 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 .256 9 28
R. Rivera 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .322 4 22
C. Armstrong C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .265 0 23
N. White SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .222 2 17
Totals 35 9 11 9 4 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Whitlock (30, 1st Inning off R. Lord, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Molteni (8, 1st Inning off R. Lord, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Armstrong 2 (19, 4th Inning off R. Lord, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Scott, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Barker (1, 8th Inning off D. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Whitlock (10, 8th Inning off D. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Gonzales (22, 5th Inning off L. DeWolfe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Barker 2 , J. Whitlock 7 , E. Gonzales 5 , J. Molteni 2 , R. Rivera , C. Armstrong 4
2-out RBI: D. Barker , J. Whitlock , J. Molteni , R. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Maki
GIDP: W. Maki , R. Rivera
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Barker (1) , J. Molteni (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Whitlock (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Whitlock-White-Rivera)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lord L (4-5) 3.1 7 5 1 3 2 0 71 2.67   
L. DeWolfe 3.2 1 2 2 1 4 1 40 2.56   
D. Scott 1.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 19 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lord 31
Batters Faced: R. Lord 20, L. DeWolfe 13, D. Scott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lord 5-2, L. DeWolfe 3-3, D. Scott 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lord 71-44, L. DeWolfe 40-23, D. Scott 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. DeWolfe 2-0 , D. Scott 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Cottrell W (6-5) 7.0 4 1 1 2 10 0 109 4.67   
E. Espinoza 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 19 5.40   
J. Downing H (14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 3.49   
M. Gromaski 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cottrell 73
Batters Faced: R. Cottrell 26, E. Espinoza 4, J. Downing 7, M. Gromaski 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cottrell 6-4, E. Espinoza 1-0, J. Downing 0-1, M. Gromaski 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cottrell 109-68, E. Espinoza 19-10, J. Downing 28-15, M. Gromaski 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Espinoza 1-1 , J. Downing 3-3 , M. Gromaski 2-0
WP: R. Cottrell
Hit Batsmen: J. Downing
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Russell Cottrell
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 33555
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