BALCO-92
ARIZONA FIRESTORM AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/22/2012
 
BALCO-92
ARIZONA FIRESTORM AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1908 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Firestorm (68-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 2
Houston Astros (88-38) 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 X 9 10 1
Houston Collects 9-2 Win
Kelly Johnson made an impact in the 9-2 Houston win over Arizona. Johnson, who finished 4th in the AL in extra base hits with 80 in 2008, was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The win was credited to Oscar Blanco in relief. His record improves to 4-5. Scott Baker took the loss. The Astros now own a record of 88-38.

Yoenis Cespedes helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-1, Astros.

Cespedes told a Houston Times reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cain CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .308 11 60
D. DeJesus LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .277 5 46
J. Lucroy C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300 12 61
J. Falcon 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .291 25 87
A. Hill SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .285 14 62
K. Calhoun RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .272 15 63
A. Contreras DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .235 17 51
J. Linares 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 9 57
C. Presichi 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .258 11 57
Totals 37 2 11 2 1 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Cain (37, 1st Inning off C. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lucroy (32, 3rd Inning off C. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Hill (26, 6th Inning off O. Blanco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Presichi (3, 7th Inning off T. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Cain 4 , D. DeJesus 2 , J. Lucroy 3 , J. Falcon , A. Hill 3 , C. Presichi 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Falcon , K. Calhoun , A. Contreras , J. Linares
GIDP: K. Calhoun
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Lucroy (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Stentz (1) , A. Hill (20)
Double Plays: 2 (Linares-Hill-Falcon, Linares-Hill-Falcon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bartlett 3B 4 3 2 0 1 0 3 .296 11 54
J. Ellsbury LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .316 3 16
   a-S. Boyd PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 5 20
M. Brantley CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .356 17 93
A. Pujols 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .319 25 100
L. Comollo DH 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .318 42 118
Y. Cespedes RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300 13 73
   b-F. Guzman PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 9
K. Johnson SS 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 .274 17 54
C. Iannetta C 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .235 14 54
B. Wood 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .185 2 11
Totals 33 9 10 9 7 4 19      
a - S. Boyd pinch hit for J. Ellsbury in the 7th
b - F. Guzman pinch hit for Y. Cespedes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bartlett 2 (24, 4th Inning off L. Maciel, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off L. Maciel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Comollo (42, 3rd Inning off S. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Johnson (17, 6th Inning off L. Briones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bartlett 4 , M. Brantley 2 , L. Comollo 5 , Y. Cespedes , K. Johnson 5 , B. Wood
2-out RBI: M. Brantley , L. Comollo , K. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bartlett , A. Pujols , K. Johnson
GIDP: J. Bartlett , B. Wood
Sac Fly: C. Iannetta
Hit by Pitch: C. Iannetta
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ellsbury (2) , M. Brantley (10)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Carpenter (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Wood-Pujols)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Baker L (5-9) 2.1 4 6 4 4 0 1 55 4.87   
L. Maciel 2.1 3 2 2 3 3 0 57 6.65   
L. Briones 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 26 4.55   
B. Stentz 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baker 21
Batters Faced: S. Baker 16, L. Maciel 13, L. Briones 6, B. Stentz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baker 3-4, L. Maciel 1-2, L. Briones 1-3, B. Stentz 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baker 55-25, L. Maciel 57-36, L. Briones 26-15, B. Stentz 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Maciel 1-0 , L. Briones 2-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Maciel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carpenter 4.1 6 1 1 1 5 0 94 3.19   
O. Blanco W (4-5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 5.16   
T. Norton 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 28 2.45   
J. Hovis 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carpenter 51
Batters Faced: C. Carpenter 21, O. Blanco 4, T. Norton 9, J. Hovis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carpenter 2-6, O. Blanco 0-1, T. Norton 2-3, J. Hovis 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carpenter 94-55, O. Blanco 20-13, T. Norton 28-20, J. Hovis 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Blanco 2-0 , T. Norton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kelly Johnson
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 40880
Special Notes: CL Tim Norton was injured while pitching.
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