Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros

Jul 21, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	5	8	1	8
HOU	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	6	1	2

loss:

A. Pruittwin: Cleveland Guardians logo

B. Shawsave: Cleveland Guardians logo

J. Karinchak

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- Cesar Hernandez’s batting average hasn’t reached the territory that he’s used to seeing, but his power continues at an unprecedented pace. One flex of his muscles was the difference in the Indians' 5-4 victory over the Astros on Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park, helping Cleveland snap a...

Scoring Summary

CLEHOU

3
Cesar Hernandez doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Brantley. Yu Chang scores. Bradley Zimmer to 3rd. [1 run]
10
4
Jose Altuve homers (23) on a line drive to left field. [1 run]
11
5
Kyle Tucker homers (17) on a line drive to right field. [1 run]
12
6
Ernie Clement doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Franmil Reyes scores. Bobby Bradley scores. Oscar Mercado scores. [3 runs]
42
6
Jose Altuve doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Oscar Mercado. Martin Maldonado scores. [1 run]
43
6
Yuli Gurriel singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Bradley Zimmer. Jose Altuve scores. [1 run]
44
7
Cesar Hernandez homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
54

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Bradley ZimmerCF	1	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	.240
2Amed RosarioSS	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	4	.265
3Cesar Hernandez2B	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.226
4Franmil ReyesRF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	3	.265
Daniel JohnsonRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.194
5Bobby BradleyDH	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.215
6Oscar MercadoLF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.227
7Roberto PerezC	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	3	.158
8Yu Chang1B	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	4	.179
9Ernie Clement3B	2	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	.245
TOTAL	8	35	5	5	14	3	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Eli MorganRHP	5.0	3	3	3	5	0	2	77	7.47
Bryan ShawRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	19	2.98
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	4.42
Emmanuel ClaseRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2.08
James KarinchakRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.55

TOTAL	9.0	6	4	4	7	0	2	124	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	2	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	.278
2Michael BrantleyLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.331
3Yuli Gurriel1B	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.315
4Yordan AlvarezDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.282
5Carlos CorreaSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.272
6Kyle TuckerRF	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.276
7Abraham Toro3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.210
8Myles StrawCF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
9Martin MaldonadoC	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.172

TOTAL	6	33	4	4	7	0	2	4	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Lance McCullers Jr.RHP	5.0	6	4	4	8	2	0	100	3.04
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	15	4.22
Austin PruittRHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	15	6.75
Blake TaylorLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.68
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	3.95
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	1.35
TOTAL	9.0	8	5	5	14	3	1	165	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCLEHOU

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Bradley Zimmer grounds out to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Amed Rosario strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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HIT BY PITCH — Cesar Hernandez hit by pitch.
00
STRIKEOUT — Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Michael Brantley grounds out sharply, second baseman Cesar Hernandez to first baseman Yu Chang. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Yuli Gurriel strikes out on a foul tip. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CLE

HOU

5Runs4

8Hits6

1Errors1

.229Batting Avg.182

35At Bats33

4Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs2

5Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks0

0Stolen Bases0

14Strikeouts7

8Left on Base2

14Total Bases14

Game Details

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 21,712 (52.7%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed