MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
08/10/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 2259 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (65-48) 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 9 13 0
Seattle Mariners (34-79) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 10 2
Mariners Sunk by Astros
The Houston Astros downed the Seattle Mariners, 9-3, at Safeco Field. Mike Darling led the way, going 2-for-5 for Houston. Houston starter Adam Bailey was credited with the win after throwing 92 pitches over 7.1 innings. His record now stands at 6-5. The first-place Astros now have a win-loss record of 65-48.

With Houston leading 4-0 in the top of the sixth, Darling came up to bat against Seattle pitcher Jimmy Cox. Darling hit a changeup to right-center for a 3-run home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Astros on top, 7-0.

"We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Darling.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Darling SS 5 2 2 3 0 2 1 .273 3 19
J. Johnson 2B 5 0 0 1 0 2 1 .305 8 48
W. Valiente DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .271 28 90
H. Takahashi 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .274 36 93
T. Gibb RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .309 21 73
   a-M. Jones PH, RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .361 0 1
J. Rodriquez 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .278 12 45
J. Currie C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .266 7 31
Z. Atwood LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .282 6 51
J. Barrios CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .214 1 9
Totals 40 9 13 9 2 9 18      
a - M. Jones pinch hit for T. Gibb in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Atwood (30, 6th Inning off J. Cox, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Barrios (1, 5th Inning off J. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Darling (3, 6th Inning off J. Cox, 2 on, 1 out) , W. Valiente (28, 6th Inning off J. Cox, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Darling 5 , W. Valiente 5 , H. Takahashi 2 , T. Gibb , M. Jones 2 , J. Rodriquez , J. Currie , Z. Atwood 2 , J. Barrios 3
2-out RBI: W. Valiente , H. Takahashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rodriquez , J. Barrios
GIDP: J. Rodriquez , Z. Atwood
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Darling (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Darling-Johnson-Takahashi, Rodriquez-Takahashi)
OF assists: 1 (Barrios(Frank at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walker SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 18 51
   b-J. Figuera PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 11
B. Barnhart 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .291 30 75
T. Frank RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .339 19 50
C. Leonelli CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 18 61
   a-J. Leach PH, CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 1 5
E. Hendry DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .273 23 63
V. Palacios LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .257 6 35
S. Light 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .272 7 43
M. Sparkman C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .257 11 38
B. Salvatierra 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .213 10 33
Totals 33 3 10 3 2 2 15      
a - J. Leach pinch hit for C. Leonelli in the 7th
b - J. Figuera pinch hit for J. Walker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sparkman (14, 6th Inning off A. Bailey, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Leach (3, 7th Inning off A. Bailey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Barnhart 3 , T. Frank , J. Leach 2 , E. Hendry 3 , S. Light , M. Sparkman 2
2-out RBI: B. Barnhart , E. Hendry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Leonelli , V. Palacios , B. Salvatierra
GIDP: V. Palacios
Sac Fly: S. Light
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Barnhart (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Walker (17) , S. Light (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Sparkman-Salvatierra-Barnhart, Light-Figuera-Barnhart)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bailey W (6-5) 7.1 8 3 3 1 2 0 92 4.35   
J. Norris 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bailey 51
Batters Faced: A. Bailey 29, J. Norris 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bailey 6-12, J. Norris 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bailey 92-61, J. Norris 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Norris 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melendez L (5-12) 5.0 7 4 4 2 5 0 94 6.46   
J. Cox 0.2 3 4 2 0 2 2 17 7.49   
J. Jasso 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 32 6.60   
J. Whitlatch 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melendez 40
Batters Faced: J. Melendez 24, J. Cox 6, J. Jasso 11, J. Whitlatch 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melendez 5-4, J. Cox 0-0, J. Jasso 4-2, J. Whitlatch 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melendez 94-59, J. Cox 17-13, J. Jasso 32-22, J. Whitlatch 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Whitlatch 1-0
WP: J. Jasso
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Darling
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 33430
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