MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/07/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2523 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (57-73) 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 9 10 1
Houston Astros (74-57) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
Astros Popped by Yankees, 9-2
Riding the 2-hit performance of the 25-year old catcher Bill Lopez, the New York Yankees stopped the Houston Astros, 9-2, in 9 innings. Nate Merritt was the winner. He's now 1-0. The loser was Kihachi Okuhara. The Yankees now own a record of 57-73.

New York used a well-timed hit by Joey Owens to capture the win. The left fielder socked a 2-run double in the top of the third inning to put the Yankees ahead, 2-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"My job is to go out and play as hard as I can for the Yankees," said Owens.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Fairweather RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .271 9 52
J. Owens LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .302 14 53
N. Rich DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .240 1 7
S. Marston 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .289 23 63
G. Monachino 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .246 19 62
W. Serrano CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 13 46
   a-T. Lastinger PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
H. Vitagliano 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 9 42
   b-V. Soto PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Lopez C 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .276 10 50
J. Benhart SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .333 1 3
Totals 38 9 10 9 1 4 6      
a - T. Lastinger pinch hit for W. Serrano in the 8th
b - V. Soto pinch hit for H. Vitagliano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Owens (15, 3rd Inning off K. Okuhara, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Marston (7, 6th Inning off K. Okuhara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Benhart (1, 5th Inning off K. Okuhara, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Rich (1, 6th Inning off K. Okuhara, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Lopez (10, 6th Inning off K. Okuhara, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Monachino (19, 8th Inning off M. Samaniego, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Fairweather , J. Owens 2 , N. Rich 4 , S. Marston 3 , G. Monachino 4 , B. Lopez 5 , J. Benhart 6
2-out RBI: J. Owens , B. Lopez , J. Benhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Rich 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: H. Vitagliano (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291 4 33
T. Gibb RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .283 13 47
W. Valiente DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .248 35 90
P. Bown CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 8 .286 31 97
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 .261 36 88
M. Darling SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .258 12 41
J. Rodriquez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .254 17 56
J. Johnson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 14 59
   a-L. Andersen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 3 11
   b-D. Huston 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 5 20
M. Jones C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .247 4 24
Totals 37 2 9 2 4 8 29      
a - L. Andersen pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 4th
b - D. Huston substituted for L. Andersen in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Bown (24, 5th Inning off N. Merritt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rodriquez (17, 6th Inning off C. Gifford, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Atwood 2 , T. Gibb 2 , W. Valiente 2 , P. Bown 2 , M. Darling , J. Rodriquez 4
2-out RBI: P. Bown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Takahashi 4 , M. Jones 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Darling (23)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Darling (10)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Merritt W (1-0) 5.0 4 1 1 3 2 0 93 1.80   
C. Gifford 3.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 49 3.00   
M. Rice 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Merritt 54
Batters Faced: N. Merritt 23, C. Gifford 13, M. Rice 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Merritt 5-8, C. Gifford 1-3, M. Rice 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Merritt 93-50, C. Gifford 49-32, M. Rice 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rice 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okuhara L (14-6) 5.2 7 8 6 1 2 3 86 3.11   
M. Samaniego 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 42 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okuhara 28
Batters Faced: K. Okuhara 26, M. Samaniego 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okuhara 10-5, M. Samaniego 1-7
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okuhara 86-53, M. Samaniego 42-30
WP: K. Okuhara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Lopez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 41794
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