BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY GIANTS
10/16/2012
 
BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY GIANTS
GAME ID: 14643 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
Tampa Bay Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Home Loss Shrinks Giants Series Lead to 3-1
Leave it to the veteran.

The Houston Astros got a great start from 34-year-old right-hander Fernando Rijo, as Houston took the 3-1 win at Tropicana Field over the series-leading Tampa Bay Giants. Rijo threw 7.1 innings of 2-hit ball and helped Houston close their deficit to 3 games to 1 in the best-of-7 series.

Rijo confounded Tampa Bay hitters. Over 7.1 innings, he allowed 1 run on 2 hits.

"We have a lot of confidence in Fernando," said Houston manager Craig Biggio.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bartlett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 1 1
J. Ellsbury LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .250 1 3
M. Brantley CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .300 0 1
A. Pujols DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .280 3 10
Y. Cespedes RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .120 0 3
K. Johnson 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .267 0 3
C. Iannetta C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .037 1 3
B. Wood 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .192 1 1
D. Espinosa SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .259 0 3
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 8 15      
BATTING
Triples: M. Brantley (1, 6th Inning off M. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ellsbury (1, 1st Inning off M. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ellsbury 5 , M. Brantley 4 , Y. Cespedes , K. Johnson 2 , D. Espinosa
2-out RBI: Y. Cespedes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bartlett , B. Wood
GIDP: A. Pujols
Sac Fly: A. Pujols
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Johnson (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Espinosa-Wood)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Victorino CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 1
R. Cano 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .241 0 6
K. Kang LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .385 3 7
J. Martinez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .370 1 6
S. Gonzalez 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .125 2 3
A. Eaton RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 0 1
B. Phillips 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 0 0
S. Rodriguez SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .217 1 7
C. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 2
Totals 28 1 2 1 2 9 3      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Gonzalez (2, 5th Inning off F. Rijo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Gonzalez 4 , B. Phillips
GIDP: J. Martinez
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gonzalez
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Gonzalez-Cano)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Rijo W (1-0) 7.1 2 1 1 1 7 1 93 3.86   
D. Rondon H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.00   
E. Bello SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Rijo 76
Batters Faced: F. Rijo 24, D. Rondon 3, E. Bello 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Rijo 7-7, D. Rondon 1-0, E. Bello 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Rijo 93-61, D. Rondon 10-4, E. Bello 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gonzalez L (0-1) 7.0 7 3 2 1 8 1 96 2.57   
J. Barajas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.93   
A. Jimenez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gonzalez 60
Batters Faced: M. Gonzalez 29, J. Barajas 4, A. Jimenez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gonzalez 5-7, J. Barajas 2-1, A. Jimenez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gonzalez 96-69, J. Barajas 13-9, A. Jimenez 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Barajas 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fernando Rijo
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 43384
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