MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/08/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2260 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (79-32) 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 10 0
Houston Astros (45-67) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 1
Blue Jays Mow Down Astros, 9-3
Toronto designated hitter C.J. Richerson had a 4-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Houston Astros, 9-3. With the win, Toronto raised its record to 79-32.

Richerson came through for Toronto with a run-scoring single in the top of the third. He hit a 1-2 sinker to right field, staking his team to a 2-1 lead.

"We'll try to build on that win," Richerson told the Toronto News.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnside LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .310 3 52
B. Van Gilder SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .296 19 54
M. Altieri C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .285 11 36
   a-D. Burnside CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 5 49
C. Richerson DH 4 2 2 4 0 1 3 .331 18 73
K. Arp 3B 5 1 1 3 0 3 3 .260 23 56
J. Schick RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .283 7 37
M. Byrd 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .241 7 41
Z. Larikov 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .260 9 42
D. Novakowski CF, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192 4 10
Totals 34 9 10 9 6 10 13      
a - D. Burnside substituted for M. Altieri in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Burnside (20, 1st Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Schick (7, 2nd Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Arp (23, 3rd Inning off B. Thomas, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Richerson (18, 5th Inning off M. Chisolm, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Burnside 3 , B. Van Gilder , M. Altieri , D. Burnside , C. Richerson 5 , K. Arp 4 , J. Schick 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Arp , Z. Larikov
GIDP: B. Van Gilder , M. Byrd
Sac Fly: C. Richerson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Burnside (27) , B. Van Gilder (9) , C. Richerson (16) , M. Byrd (17)
CS: M. Byrd (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Van Gilder-Byrd-Larikov)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .265 7 24
J. Gardner LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .247 21 48
J. Woods CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253 20 57
J. Christie DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .244 15 49
R. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 14 41
E. Katz RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248 12 45
J. Trump 2B 4 1 1 0 0 3 4 .290 15 56
E. Chotkowski 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .221 21 48
D. Merrill C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .292 4 24
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Scott (13, 1st Inning off T. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Katz (22, 2nd Inning off T. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Chavez (18, 4th Inning off T. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Trump (22, 6th Inning off T. Rios, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gardner (21, 5th Inning off T. Rios, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Scott 2 , J. Gardner 5 , J. Christie , R. Chavez 2 , E. Katz 2 , J. Trump 2 , E. Chotkowski
2-out RBI: J. Christie , E. Chotkowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Christie , D. Merrill 3
GIDP: J. Woods
Hit by Pitch: E. Katz
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Chavez (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Chotkowski-Trump-Chavez, Trump-Scott-Chavez)
PB: D. Merrill
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Rios W (13-4) 7.0 8 3 3 1 10 1 110 3.24   
C. Schlong 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 28 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Rios 58
Batters Faced: T. Rios 30, C. Schlong 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Rios 5-5, C. Schlong 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Rios 110-74, C. Schlong 28-17
WP: T. Rios 2
Hit Batsmen: T. Rios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thomas L (3-4) 2.1 6 5 5 1 3 2 56 3.86   
M. Chisolm 3.0 3 2 2 1 5 1 44 5.06   
M. Wirick 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 33 2.53   
R. Acosta 1.0 0 2 1 2 1 0 24 4.89   
W. Jimenez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thomas 23
Batters Faced: B. Thomas 14, M. Chisolm 13, M. Wirick 7, R. Acosta 4, W. Jimenez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thomas 2-2, M. Chisolm 2-1, M. Wirick 3-1, R. Acosta 0-1, W. Jimenez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thomas 56-38, M. Chisolm 44-29, M. Wirick 33-19, R. Acosta 24-13, W. Jimenez 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Wirick 1-0 , R. Acosta 1-0 , W. Jimenez 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: C.J. Richerson
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 27976
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