MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/07/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2245 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (78-32) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 10 0
Houston Astros (45-66) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 6 11 1
Blue Jays Drop Astros, 7-6
The Toronto Blue Jays grabbed a win, 7-6, over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Toronto left fielder Willis Robles went 2-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The winning pitcher was Spencer Jones. His record is now 17-1. The left-hander went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits for the Blue Jays. Hoof Harted converted his 9th save in 13 tries.

With Toronto leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Robles hit a fastball from Moises Hernandez Jr. for a 3-run home run. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Blue Jays ahead, 4-0.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said Robles. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."

The win puts Toronto at 78-32 this season.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnside CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .311 5 48
M. Byrd 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .243 7 41
W. Robles LF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .268 24 77
C. Richerson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .328 17 69
N. Dean SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .281 13 51
B. Van Gilder DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .297 19 54
J. Schick RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .280 6 36
K. Arp 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .261 22 53
D. Novakowski C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .198 4 10
Totals 36 7 10 5 2 11 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Schick (18, 4th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 0 on, 1 out) , W. Robles (24, 8th Inning off K. McPeak, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Schick (3, 9th Inning off J. Tejeda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Robles (24, 3rd Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Burnside , M. Byrd , W. Robles 6 , N. Dean , B. Van Gilder , J. Schick 6 , D. Novakowski
2-out RBI: J. Schick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Byrd , K. Arp , D. Novakowski
GIDP: D. Burnside
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Burnside (23) , M. Byrd (16) , N. Dean (15) , B. Van Gilder (8)
CS: B. Van Gilder (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Dean-Richerson-Byrd, Richerson-Dean-Byrd, Arp-Richerson-Byrd)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott SS 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 .265 7 24
E. Katz RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .247 12 45
J. Woods CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .256 20 57
E. Chotkowski 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .220 21 47
J. Christie DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .244 15 48
J. Trump 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .290 15 56
R. Chavez 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .225 14 41
J. Gardner LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .245 20 47
D. Merrill C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .298 4 24
   a-B. Hill PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 5 15
Totals 34 6 11 6 4 6 16      
a - B. Hill pinch hit for D. Merrill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Chotkowski (12, 7th Inning off S. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Chavez (17, 9th Inning off Z. Ault, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Katz 2 , E. Chotkowski 2 , J. Christie , J. Trump 3 , R. Chavez 3 , J. Gardner , D. Merrill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Woods
GIDP: J. Woods 2 , R. Chavez
Sac Fly: J. Scott
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gardner (12)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Merrill (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Trump-Scott-Chavez)
PB: D. Merrill 2
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Jones W (17-1) 7.0 8 2 2 0 4 0 82 2.59   
G. Dominguez H (6) 1.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 21 2.22   
K. Pratt 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 12 3.27   
Z. Ault H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 16 1.57   
H. Harted SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Jones 57
Batters Faced: S. Jones 26, G. Dominguez 4, K. Pratt 3, Z. Ault 5, H. Harted 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Jones 9-5, G. Dominguez 1-0, K. Pratt 0-0, Z. Ault 0-2, H. Harted 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Jones 82-61, G. Dominguez 21-11, K. Pratt 12-4, Z. Ault 16-7, H. Harted 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Pratt 1-1 , Z. Ault 3-3 , H. Harted 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hernandez Jr. L (5-10) 6.0 6 4 4 0 10 1 101 6.79   
K. McPeak 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 34 1.40   
J. Tejeda 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 27 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hernandez Jr. 54
Batters Faced: M. Hernandez Jr. 24, K. McPeak 8, J. Tejeda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hernandez Jr. 2-5, K. McPeak 1-4, J. Tejeda 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hernandez Jr. 101-68, K. McPeak 34-20, J. Tejeda 27-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willis Robles
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 26390
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