MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/29/2111
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2879 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (60-94) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Houston Astros (79-76) 2 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 X 9 13 0
Alvarado Powers Astros Offense
Behind the hitting of Mario Alvarado, the Houston Astros stopped the Seattle Mariners, 9-1. Alvarado went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 5 for the Astros. Luis Rodas earned the win, while 27-year old right-handed pitcher Inayat Ullah Clark took the loss for Seattle. The last-place Mariners have lost 4 consecutive games.

With Houston leading 5-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Alvarado came up to bat against Seattle pitcher Noah Cirbus. Alvarado hit a fastball to left for a grand slam home run. His 22nd home run of the season put the Astros on top, 9-1.

"Mario is still learning," said Astros manager Gustavo Olvera. "The sky's the limit for him."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Stewart CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .269 18 76
   b-A. Garcia PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 1 2
E. Hemphill RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .252 14 51
   c-E. Hendry PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   d-J. Healey RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 10 31
B. Barnhart DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .249 31 93
R. McNary LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .237 22 58
A. Alford SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 18 64
J. Infante 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 2 5
J. Prickett 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .262 4 28
J. Vazquez C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .180 4 15
P. Robbins 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 5 22
   a-R. Alvarez PR, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 3 10
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 10 12      
a - R. Alvarez pinch ran for P. Robbins in the 5th
b - A. Garcia pinch hit for S. Stewart in the 8th
c - E. Hendry pinch hit for E. Hemphill in the 8th
d - J. Healey substituted for E. Hendry in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Stewart , E. Hemphill , B. Barnhart , J. Prickett 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Barnhart
Hit by Pitch: P. Robbins
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Prickett (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Robbins-Alford-Infante, Robbins-Alford-Infante)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Oliva RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .233 16 61
M. Alvarado 3B 5 2 4 5 0 0 1 .276 22 70
W. Valiente 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .272 30 70
P. Bown CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .291 44 106
D. Musquiz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 31 89
M. Draper DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 1 3
M. Darling SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .248 16 54
E. Gravito 2B 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .242 21 58
   a-D. Huston PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 5 14
Z. Atwood LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .278 1 8
Totals 35 9 13 8 3 8 15      
a - D. Huston pinch hit for E. Gravito in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Gravito (20, 4th Inning off I. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Alvarado (30, 4th Inning off I. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Oliva (31, 8th Inning off R. Wilbur, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Bown (44, 1st Inning off I. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Alvarado (22, 6th Inning off N. Cirbus, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Oliva 4 , M. Alvarado 8 , P. Bown 4 , D. Musquiz , M. Draper , M. Darling 2 , E. Gravito 2
2-out RBI: M. Alvarado , P. Bown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Valiente 2 , M. Draper , M. Darling
GIDP: W. Valiente , D. Musquiz
Sac Fly: E. Oliva
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bown(Hemphill at 3rd base))
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Clark L (2-9) 3.2 9 5 4 1 2 1 85 5.09   
J. Canty 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 5.72   
N. Cirbus 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 1 20 5.53   
R. Wilbur 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 45 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Clark 24
Batters Faced: I. Clark 20, J. Canty 5, N. Cirbus 4, R. Wilbur 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Clark 5-2, J. Canty 1-2, N. Cirbus 0-0, R. Wilbur 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. Clark 85-54, J. Canty 19-12, N. Cirbus 20-10, R. Wilbur 45-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Canty 1-0
WP: N. Cirbus
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rodas W (7-12) 8.0 5 1 1 1 10 0 111 5.51   
M. Gardner 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rodas 77
Batters Faced: L. Rodas 30, M. Gardner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rodas 9-4, M. Gardner 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rodas 111-78, M. Gardner 9-7
Hit Batsmen: L. Rodas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mario Alvarado
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 76 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 41680
Special Notes: 2B Phil Robbins was injured being hit by a pitch. SP Jeremy Canty was injured while pitching.
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