Cleveland Indians 5, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 97
Played on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 (N) at Minute Maid Park

CLE A    0  0  1    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   5  8  1
HOU A    0  0  0    1  1  2    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Zimmer cf                     4   0   1   0       1   2       2   0
A. Rosario ss                 5   0   0   0       0   3       0   3
Hernandez 2b                  4   1   2   2       0   0       1   2
Reyes rf                      4   1   1   0       0   2       1   0
  Daniel Johnson rf           1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Bradley dh                    3   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Mercado lf                    4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
R. Perez c                    3   0   0   0       1   2       8   0
Chang 1b                      4   1   1   0       0   3      11   0
Clement 3b                    3   0   2   3       0   1       2   3
Morgan p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Shaw p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Maton p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clase p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Karinchak p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5       3  14      27  10

FIELDING - 
E: Maton (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Hernandez (16,off McCullers); Zimmer (2,off McCullers); Clement (2,off
Abreu).
HR: Hernandez (16,7th inning off Pruitt 0 on 1 out).
SH: Clement (2,off McCullers).
HBP: Hernandez (4,by McCullers).
Team LOB: 8.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Altuve 2b                     4   2   2   2       0   1       0   2
Brantley lf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gurriel 1b                    4   0   1   1       0   2       6   3
Alvarez dh                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Correa ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Tucker rf                     4   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Toro 3b                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Straw cf                      3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Maldonado c                   3   1   1   0       0   1      14   0
McCullers p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Abreu p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pruitt p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Taylor p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stanek p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pressly p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4   6   4       0   7      27   7

FIELDING - 
E: Pressly (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Maldonado (7,off Morgan); Altuve (11,off Shaw).
HR: Altuve (23,4th inning off Morgan 0 on 0 out); Tucker (17,5th inning off
Morgan 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 2.

PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Morgan                        5     3   3   3   0   5   2  18
Shaw W(3-3)                   1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Maton                         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Clase                         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Karinchak SV(11)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     6   4   4   0   7   2  33

Morgan faced 1 batter in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Shaw 1-1.
.

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McCullers                     5     6   4   4   2   8   0  24
Abreu                         1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4
Pruitt L(0-1)                 0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3
Taylor                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Stanek                        1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4
Pressly                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   5   5   3  14   1  40

McCullers faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
HBP: McCullers (6,Hernandez).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Abreu 3-3.
.

Umpires: HP - Jordan Baker, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Edwin Moscoso, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Official Scorer: Rick Blount
Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 21712


Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Houston Astros           
1. Zimmer              cf        Altuve              2b
2. A. Rosario          ss        Brantley            lf
3. Hernandez           2b        Gurriel             1b
4. Reyes               rf        Alvarez             dh
5. Bradley             dh        Correa              ss
6. Mercado             lf        Tucker              rf
7. R. Perez            c         Toro                3b
8. Chang               1b        Straw               cf
9. Clement             3b        Maldonado           c
   Morgan              p         McCullers           p

INDIANS 1ST: Zimmer grounded out (first unassisted); A. Rosario
struck out; Hernandez was hit by a pitch; Reyes struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Altuve struck out; Brantley grounded out (second to
first); Gurriel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Astros 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bradley grounded out (second to first); Mercado
struck out; R. Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Alvarez lined to second; Correa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tucker grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Astros 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Chang singled to center; Clement out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Chang to second]; Zimmer walked; A.
Rosario struck out; Hernandez doubled to left [Chang scored,
Zimmer to third]; Reyes struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Toro struck out; Straw lined to right; Maldonado
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 1, Astros 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bradley grounded out (first to pitcher); Mercado
flied to right; R. Perez grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Altuve homered; Brantley grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Gurriel struck out; Alvarez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Astros 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Chang struck out; Clement singled to right; Zimmer
doubled to left [Clement to third]; A. Rosario struck out;
Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Correa struck out; Tucker homered; Toro flied to
center; Straw grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Astros 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Reyes singled to right; Bradley walked [Reyes to
second]; Mercado singled to left [Reyes to third, Bradley to
second]; ABREU REPLACED MCCULLERS (PITCHING); R. Perez struck
out; Chang struck out; Clement doubled to center [Reyes scored,
Bradley scored, Mercado scored]; Zimmer struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Maldonado doubled to right; SHAW REPLACED MORGAN
(PITCHING); Altuve doubled to left [Maldonado scored]; Brantley
grounded out (second to first) [Altuve to third]; Gurriel
singled to center [Altuve scored]; Alvarez struck out; Correa
lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Astros 4.

INDIANS 7TH: PRUITT REPLACED ABREU (PITCHING); A. Rosario flied
to center; Hernandez homered; Reyes grounded out (shortstop to
first); TAYLOR REPLACED PRUITT (PITCHING); Bradley grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: DANIEL JOHNSON REPLACED REYES (PLAYING RF); MATON
REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); Tucker grounded out (first
unassisted); Toro flied to right; Straw singled to shortstop;
Straw safe on a pick-off error by Maton [Straw to second];
Maldonado was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 5, Astros 4.

INDIANS 8TH: STANEK REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Mercado flied to
center; R. Perez walked; Chang struck out; Clement struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: CLASE REPLACED MATON (PITCHING); Altuve flied to
right; Brantley grounded out (pitcher to first); Gurriel
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Astros 4.

INDIANS 9TH: PRESSLY REPLACED STANEK (PITCHING); Zimmer struck
out; A. Rosario grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
reached on an error by Pressly (assist by Gurriel) [Hernandez to
first]; Daniel Johnson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: KARINCHAK REPLACED CLASE (PITCHING); Alvarez popped
to third; Correa popped to first; Tucker popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Astros 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          5   8   1    8
 Astros           4   6   1    2


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