Houston Astros 7, Cleveland Indians 2
Regular Season Game 82
Played on Thursday, July 1, 2021 (N) at Progressive Field

HOU A    0  0  0    1  5  0    1  0  0  -   7  7  0
CLE A    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Altuve 2b                     3   1   1   4       2   0       4   5
Toro 3b                       5   1   1   0       0   1       0   2
Brantley dh                   5   1   3   1       0   0       0   0
Gurriel 1b                    3   0   0   1       0   0       9   1
Alvarez lf                    2   1   1   1       2   0       0   0
  McCormick pr,lf             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Tucker rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Straw cf                      4   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
Castro c                      3   1   0   0       1   1       8   0
R. Garcia ss                  3   1   0   0       0   0       2   6
Valdez p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Solomon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pressly p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   7   7   7       5   4      27  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. R. Garcia-Altuve-Gurriel, R. Garcia-Altuve-Gurriel.

BATTING - 
2B: Straw (10,off Mejia); Brantley (23,off Maton).
HR: Alvarez (14,4th inning off Mejia 0 on 2 out); Altuve (18,5th inning off
Mejia 3 on 0 out); Brantley (5,7th inning off Garza 0 on 2 out).
SH: R. Garcia (1,off Mejia).
SF: Gurriel (10,off Maton).
GDP: Tucker (5,off Maton).
Team LOB: 5.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hernandez 2b                  4   0   0   0       1   1       1   5
A. Rosario dh                 4   0   1   0       0   2       0   0
J. Ramirez 3b                 4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
H. Ramirez rf                 2   1   1   1       2   0       2   0
E. Rosario lf                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Chang ph,ss                 3   0   2   0       0   0       1   4
Bradley 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   2      12   0
Clement ss,lf                 3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Hedges c                      3   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
Mercado cf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Mejia p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Maton p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Garza p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Parker p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   1       6   8      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hernandez-Chang-Bradley.

BATTING - 
2B: J. Ramirez (18,off Valdez); H. Ramirez (10,off Valdez).
GDP: J. Ramirez (9,off Valdez); Clement (1,off Valdez).
Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Valdez W(5-1)                 7     4   2   2   5   6   0  28
Solomon                       1     2   0   0   1   0   0   6
Pressly                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     6   2   2   6   8   0  37

WP: Valdez (4).

Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mejia L(1-3)                  4     5   6   6   2   3   2  20
Maton                         2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7
Garza                         2     1   1   1   1   0   1   8
Parker                        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        9     7   7   7   5   4   3  39

Mejia faced 5 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Maton 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Jansen Visconti, 2B - Roberto Ortiz, 3B - Vic Carapazza
Official Scorer: Bob Maver
Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 13772


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Cleveland Indians        
1. Altuve              2b        Hernandez           2b
2. Toro                3b        A. Rosario          dh
3. Brantley            dh        J. Ramirez          3b
4. Gurriel             1b        H. Ramirez          rf
5. Alvarez             lf        E. Rosario          lf
6. Tucker              rf        Bradley             1b
7. Straw               cf        Clement             ss
8. Castro              c         Hedges              c
9. R. Garcia           ss        Mercado             cf
   Valdez              p         Mejia               p

ASTROS 1ST: Altuve popped to catcher in foul territory; Toro
struck out; Brantley singled to center; Gurriel forced Brantley
(third to second) [Gurriel to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (third to first); A. Rosario
grounded out (third to first); J. Ramirez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Indians 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Alvarez grounded out (second to first); Tucker
struck out; Straw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: H. Ramirez walked; E. Rosario singled to center [H.
Ramirez to third]; Valdez threw a wild pitch [H. Ramirez scored,
E. Rosario to second]; Bradley struck out; Clement walked;
Hedges walked [E. Rosario to third, Clement to second]; Mercado
struck out; Hernandez forced Hedges (shortstop to second)
[Hernandez to first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Indians 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Castro lined to third; R. Garcia flied to right;
Altuve walked; Toro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: A. Rosario struck out; J. Ramirez doubled to left;
H. Ramirez doubled to right [J. Ramirez scored]; CHANG BATTED
FOR E. ROSARIO; Chang lined to center; Rosario left with
injured side; Bradley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Indians 2.

ASTROS 4TH: CHANG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CLEMENT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Brantley grounded out (first
unassisted); Gurriel grounded out (shortstop to first); Alvarez
homered; Tucker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Clement grounded out (second to first); Hedges
lined to center; Mercado struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 1, Indians 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Straw doubled to right; Castro walked; R. Garcia
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Straw to
third, Castro to second]; Altuve homered [Straw scored, Castro
scored, R. Garcia scored]; Toro singled to center; MATON
REPLACED MEJIA (PITCHING); Brantley doubled to left [Toro to
third]; Gurriel lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Toro
scored]; Alvarez walked; Tucker grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Alvarez out at second]; 5 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Hernandez walked; A. Rosario struck out; J. Ramirez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Indians 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Straw flied to center; Castro was called out on
strikes; R. Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: H. Ramirez walked; Chang singled to center [H.
Ramirez to second]; Bradley forced Chang (second to shortstop)
[H. Ramirez to third, Bradley to first]; Clement grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bradley out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Indians 2.

ASTROS 7TH: GARZA REPLACED MATON (PITCHING); Altuve popped to
first in foul territory; Toro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brantley homered; Gurriel grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Hedges grounded out (shortstop to first); Mercado
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Indians 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Alvarez walked; MCCORMICK RAN FOR ALVAREZ; Tucker
flied to center; Straw lined to right; Castro flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: MCCORMICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SOLOMON
REPLACED VALDEZ (PITCHING); A. Rosario singled to center; J.
Ramirez forced A. Rosario (first to shortstop) [J. Ramirez to
first]; Astros challenged call that Ramirez was safe at 1st;
call upheld - force out,  not double play; H. Ramirez popped
to second; Chang singled to right [J. Ramirez to second];
Bradley walked [J. Ramirez to third, Chang to second]; Clement
flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 7, Indians 2.

ASTROS 9TH: PARKER REPLACED GARZA (PITCHING); R. Garcia lined to
first; Altuve walked; Toro flied to center; Brantley grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Indians
2.

INDIANS 9TH: PRESSLY REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Hedges struck
out; Mercado flied to center; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Indians 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           7   7   0    5
 Indians          2   6   0    8


Data courtesy of Retrosheet