Tampa Bay Rays 7, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 158
Played on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 (N) at Minute Maid Park

TB  A    0  3  0    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   7 12  0
HOU A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
B. Lowe 2b                    5   2   2   2       0   1       0   0
Franco ss                     5   0   3   0       0   0       2   2
Cruz dh                       3   1   1   0       2   1       0   0
Choi 1b                       3   1   1   3       1   0       8   0
Wendle 3b                     4   1   1   0       0   3       1   4
Margot lf                     3   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
Kiermaier cf                  4   0   1   0       0   1       4   0
B. Phillips rf                4   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Mejia c                       3   1   1   1       1   0       6   0
Rasmussen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Patino p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sherriff p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Head p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   7  12   7       5   7      27   7

BATTING - 
2B: Franco (18,off L. Garcia); B. Lowe (31,off L. Garcia); Wendle (31,off Solomon).
3B: B. Phillips 2 (4,off L. Garcia,off Solomon).
HR: B. Lowe (35,2nd inning off L. Garcia 1 on 2 out); Choi (11,5th inning off
L. Garcia 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Choi (5,off L. Garcia); B. Phillips (3,off Solomon).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Kiermaier (4,2nd base by L. Garcia/Maldonado).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Altuve 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
  Diaz 2b                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brantley dh                   4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Bregman 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Alvarez lf                    3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Meyers lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gurriel 1b                    3   0   1   0       0   0       9   2
  McCormick ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Correa ss                     3   0   0   0       0   0       4   5
Tucker rf                     3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Siri cf                       3   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Maldonado c                   1   0   0   0       0   1       7   1
  Castro c                    2   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
L. Garcia p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Solomon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0       1   6      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Gurriel-Correa-Gurriel, Altuve-Correa-Gurriel, Gurriel.

BATTING - 
HBP: Meyers (4,by Sherriff).
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING
Tampa Bay Rays               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rasmussen W(4-0)              5     1   0   0   0   2   0  16
Patino                        2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7
Sherriff                      1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   8
Head                          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9     3   0   0   1   6   0  32

HBP: Sherriff (4,Meyers).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Head 2-0.
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Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
L. Garcia L(11-8)             5     8   6   6   2   6   2  23
Solomon                       4     4   1   1   3   1   0  16
Totals                        9    12   7   7   5   7   2  39

WP: L. Garcia (9).

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Will Little, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Ryan Wills
Official Scorer: Trey Wilkinson
Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 28321


Starting Lineups:

   Tampa Bay Rays                Houston Astros           
1. B. Lowe             2b        Altuve              2b
2. Franco              ss        Brantley            dh
3. Cruz                dh        Bregman             3b
4. Choi                1b        Alvarez             lf
5. Wendle              3b        Gurriel             1b
6. Margot              lf        Correa              ss
7. Kiermaier           cf        Tucker              rf
8. B. Phillips         rf        Siri                cf
9. Mejia               c         Maldonado           c
   Rasmussen           p         L. Garcia           p

RAYS 1ST: B. Lowe struck out; Franco doubled to left; L. Garcia
threw a wild pitch [Franco to third]; Cruz struck out; Choi
walked; Wendle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rays 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Altuve flied to left; Brantley flied to center;
Bregman flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rays 0, Astros 0.

RAYS 2ND: Margot struck out; Kiermaier grounded out (shortstop
to first); B. Phillips tripled to center; Originally scored
as 3-base error on CFer, changed to triple on 10-12-2021, making
all runs in inning earned; Mejia singled to right [B.
Phillips scored]; B. Lowe homered [Mejia scored]; Franco flied
to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rays 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Alvarez struck out; Gurriel grounded out (shortstop
to first); Correa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rays 3, Astros 0.

RAYS 3RD: Cruz singled to right; Choi grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Wendle
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rays 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Tucker grounded out (first unassisted); Siri
grounded out (third to first); Maldonado struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rays 3, Astros 0.

RAYS 4TH: Margot lined to center; Kiermaier singled to center;
Kiermaier was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); On
a bunt B. Phillips popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rays 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Altuve lined to left; Brantley flied to center;
Bregman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rays 3, Astros 0.

RAYS 5TH: Mejia popped to shortstop; B. Lowe doubled to right;
Franco grounded out (second to first) [B. Lowe to third]; Cruz
walked; Choi homered [B. Lowe scored, Cruz scored]; Wendle
struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rays 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Alvarez grounded out (first unassisted); Gurriel
singled to right; Correa forced Gurriel (pitcher to shortstop)
[Correa to first]; Tucker flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rays 6, Astros 0.

RAYS 6TH: CASTRO REPLACED MALDONADO (PLAYING C ); SOLOMON
REPLACED L. GARCIA (PITCHING); Margot walked; Maldonado left
with injured shoulder; Kiermaier struck out; B. Phillips
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Margot out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rays 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: PATINO REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); Siri struck
out; Castro singled to center; Altuve flied to right; Brantley
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rays 6,
Astros 0.

RAYS 7TH: Mejia lined to left; B. Lowe grounded out (second to
first); Franco singled to right; Cruz walked [Franco to second];
Choi lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rays 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Bregman flied to center; Alvarez flied to left;
Gurriel grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rays 6, Astros 0.

RAYS 8TH: Wendle doubled to center; Margot grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kiermaier grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Wendle to third]; B. Phillips tripled to center [Wendle
scored, B. Phillips out at home (center to second to catcher)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rays 7, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: SHERRIFF REPLACED PATINO (PITCHING); Correa flied to
right; Tucker singled to third; Siri struck out; Castro popped
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rays 7, Astros 0.

RAYS 9TH: DIAZ REPLACED ALTUVE (PLAYING 2B); MEYERS REPLACED
ALVAREZ (PLAYING LF); Mejia walked; B. Lowe hit into a double
play to first [Mejia out at first (first unassisted)]; Franco
singled to second; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rays 7, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Diaz lined to shortstop; Brantley struck out;
Bregman walked; Meyers was hit by a pitch [Bregman to second];
HEAD REPLACED SHERRIFF (PITCHING); MCCORMICK BATTED FOR GURRIEL;
McCormick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rays 7, Astros 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rays             7  12   0    5
 Astros           0   3   0    5


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