Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros

Apr 18, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Urquidywin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

C. Bassittsave: Toronto Blue Jays logo

J. Romano

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- There’s an ease to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. right now. It’s the same swagger that carried him through his days as a top prospect, when life was good and baseball was easy. As Guerrero took batting practice on Tuesday in Houston, the hood of his sweater pulled tight with...

Scoring Summary

TORHOU

4
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (3) on a line drive to right field. [1 run]
10
4
Matt Chapman homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
20
5
Santiago Espinal singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Brandon Belt scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. [1 run]
30
5
Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Whit Merrifield scores. Santiago Espinal to 2nd. [1 run]
40
8
Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder George Springer. Mauricio Dubon scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd. [1 run]
41
8
Kyle Tucker singles on a ground ball to right fielder George Springer. Alex Bregman scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. [1 run]
42

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1George SpringerRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.219
2Bo BichetteSS	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.372
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.357
4Daulton VarshoCF-LF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.233
5Matt Chapman3B	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.415
6Alejandro KirkC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244
7Brandon BeltDH	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.154
8Whit MerrifieldLF	2	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	.292
Kevin KiermaierCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327
9Santiago Espinal2B	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.114

TOTAL	8	33	4	4	8	2	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Chris BassittRHP	6.1	3	0	0	5	1	0	97	5.40
Yimi GarciaRHP	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	22	6.75
Tim MayzaLHP	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.50
Jordan RomanoRHP	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	2.89

TOTAL	8.3	8	2	2	9	1	0	146	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Mauricio Dubon2B	1	5	1	0	1	0	1	.328
2Alex Bregman3B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.214
3Yordan AlvarezLF	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	.276
David HensleyPR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175
4Jose Abreu1B	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	.253
5Kyle TuckerRF	1	4	0	1	1	0	3	.300
6Jeremy PenaSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.205
7Corey JulksDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	2	.283
8Jake MeyersCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.212
9Martin MaldonadoC	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.200
Cesar SalazarPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.286
TOTAL	8	36	2	2	9	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jose UrquidyRHP	4.1	7	4	4	4	2	2	81	3.66
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	0.96
Hector NerisRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	3.24
Rafael MonteroRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2.25
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	7.11
TOTAL	9.0	8	4	4	8	2	2	135	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORHOU

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — George Springer grounds out softly, pitcher Jose Urquidy to first baseman Jose Abreu. [1 out]
00
WALK — Bo Bichette walks.
00
FLYOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers. [2 outs]
00
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Bo Bichette caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Martin Maldonado to shortstop Jeremy Pena. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Mauricio Dubon grounds out, shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Alex Bregman grounds out, pitcher Chris Bassitt to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Yordan Alvarez grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

TOR

HOU

4Runs2

8Hits8

1Errors0

.242Batting Avg.222

33At Bats36

3Extra-base Hits1

2Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In2

2Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts9

4Left on Base8

15Total Bases9

Game Details

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 32,602 (79.2%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed