Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros

May 8, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

C. Javierwin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

S. Matz

Game Recap

How hot is Randal Grichuk right now? Even while facing one of baseball’s most unhittable pitches, he keeps coming up clutch. Grichuk drilled a slider from Houston’s Cristian Javier for a two-out, two-run double to produce the winning run in Saturday night’s 8-4 victory over the Astros at Minute Maid...

Scoring Summary

TORHOU

2
Cavan Biggio homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores. [2 runs]
20
3
Danny Jansen homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
30
3
Randal Grichuk doubles (6) on a fly ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Marcus Semien scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. [2 runs]
50
4
Yordan Alvarez homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Alex Bregman scores. [2 runs]
52
5
Yordan Alvarez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Randal Grichuk. Aledmys Diaz scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd. [1 run]
53
8
Yuli Gurriel grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Alex Bregman scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
54
9
Marcus Semien homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Cavan Biggio scores. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scores. [3 runs]
84

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Marcus Semien2B	1	4	2	3	2	1	1	1	.254
2Bo BichetteSS	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	1	.260
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.312
4Teoscar HernandezRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.234
5Randal GrichukCF	1	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.305
6Cavan Biggio3B	1	2	2	2	0	2	1	1	.215
7Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	2	.204
8Rowdy TellezDH	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.179
Santiago EspinalPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.320
9Danny JansenC	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	.104
TOTAL	5	33	8	8	10	5	3	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steven MatzLHP	5.0	8	3	3	4	0	1	92	4.86
Tyler ChatwoodRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	0.79
Jordan RomanoRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	14	3.12
Travis BergenLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	0.00

TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	7	0	1	137	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.277
2Aledmys DiazLF	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.273
3Alex Bregman3B	3	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.327
4Yordan AlvarezDH	2	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.347
5Yuli Gurriel1B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.339
6Carlos CorreaSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.246
7Kyle TuckerRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.175
8Myles StrawCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.210
9Martin MaldonadoC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.141

TOTAL	9	36	4	4	7	0	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cristian JavierRHP	5.1	4	5	5	8	4	2	91	2.90
Andre ScrubbRHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	3.86
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	4.24
Brooks RaleyLHP	0.1	0	2	0	0	1	0	17	9.24
Joe SmithRHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	1	17	7.84
TOTAL	8.3	5	8	6	10	5	3	157	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORHOU

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Bo Bichette called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
LINEOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Myles Straw. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Aledmys Diaz grounds out, third baseman Cavan Biggio to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Alex Bregman called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

TOR

HOU

8Runs4

5Hits9

0Errors1

.152Batting Avg.250

33At Bats36

4Extra-base Hits4

3Home Runs1

8Runs-Batted-In4

5Walks0

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts7

3Left on Base5

15Total Bases15

Game Details

Saturday, May 8, 2021 · 7:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 25,794 (62.7%)

weather: 82 degrees, cloudy