MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/30/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2421 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (77-46) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Houston Astros (69-55) 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 9 11 1
Cincinnati Absorbs 9-4 Loss to Houston
The Houston Astros racked up a win at Minute Maid Park, bumping off the Cincinnati Reds, 9-4. Miguel Fregoso, who started for Houston, pitched effectively for his team. The Astros improved their record to 69-55 by beating Cincinnati.

The Astros got a big hit from third baseman Dave Huston. Facing Cincinnati pitcher Kyle Dellinger in the bottom of the fifth, Huston pounded a 2-run double to right-center. His 8th double of the season put the Astros ahead, 7-4.

"Miguel was all business tonight," said Houston manager Zeb Currier.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Powers 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .327 31 76
M. Draper DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .305 25 90
A. Alessi SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 7 26
E. Starnes RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .321 19 84
J. Castaneda 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .300 12 53
C. Crane C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308 3 25
T. Hedges LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .281 5 15
G. Machado 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .242 25 76
P. Epperly CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .298 1 19
   a-G. Arbogast PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 12 54
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 10 14      
a - G. Arbogast pinch ran for P. Epperly in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Epperly 2 (13, 3rd Inning off M. Fregoso, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off E. Gordon, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Starnes (33, 4th Inning off M. Fregoso, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Powers (31, 3rd Inning off M. Fregoso, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Powers 4 , A. Alessi , E. Starnes 2 , J. Castaneda , C. Crane , P. Epperly 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Powers 2 , G. Machado
GIDP: A. Alessi , J. Castaneda
Sac Fly: P. Epperly
Hit by Pitch: E. Starnes
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Alessi (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 .288 4 31
T. Gibb RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .274 12 43
W. Valiente DH 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .245 32 85
P. Bown CF 4 2 1 1 0 1 3 .287 31 93
H. Takahashi 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .271 36 82
M. Darling SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .253 12 41
D. Huston 3B 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .275 4 18
J. Johnson 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .288 14 59
J. McClanahan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .247 13 43
Totals 36 9 11 9 3 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Valiente (22, 2nd Inning off K. Gruhlke, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Johnson 2 (29, 5th Inning off K. Dellinger, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Langseth, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Huston (8, 5th Inning off K. Dellinger, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Gibb (5, 8th Inning off M. Langseth, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Atwood , T. Gibb 4 , W. Valiente 3 , P. Bown , H. Takahashi , M. Darling , D. Huston 2 , J. Johnson 4
2-out RBI: T. Gibb , W. Valiente , M. Darling , D. Huston , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Valiente , P. Bown , J. McClanahan
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Fregoso (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Darling-Johnson-Takahashi, Darling-Johnson-Takahashi)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gruhlke L (8-4) 3.0 5 5 2 1 4 0 55 4.78   
K. Dellinger 1.2 3 3 3 2 3 0 36 7.82   
P. Diaz 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 4.72   
M. Langseth 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 15 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gruhlke 36
Batters Faced: K. Gruhlke 16, K. Dellinger 10, P. Diaz 8, M. Langseth 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gruhlke 3-2, K. Dellinger 1-1, P. Diaz 4-1, M. Langseth 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gruhlke 55-36, K. Dellinger 36-20, P. Diaz 30-18, M. Langseth 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Diaz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fregoso W (13-6) 7.0 6 4 4 2 10 1 108 3.16   
E. Gordon 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 1.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fregoso 57
Batters Faced: M. Fregoso 29, E. Gordon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fregoso 3-7, E. Gordon 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fregoso 108-70, E. Gordon 24-9
WP: M. Fregoso
Hit Batsmen: E. Gordon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Fregoso
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 41911
Special Notes: LF Paul Epperly was injured while running the bases.
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