MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
08/03/2039
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 2266 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (57-51) 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 9 0
New York Yankees (65-41) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9 1
Houston Beats New York, 7-5
The Houston Astros topped the New York Yankees by the score of 7-5, with the biggest share of the credit going to left fielder Kevin Van Kirk. Van Kirk went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Astros on the day. New York now has a 5-game losing streak.

In the top of the sixth, Houston shortstop Dave Kotz had a productive at-bat. With runners on 2nd and 3rd and two out, Kotz stroked a 2-run single to left. It made the score 6-3, Houston. For the game, he went 1 for 4. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Van Kirk.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Van Kirk LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .201 6 20
   b-J. Weir RF, CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .223 10 31
J. Villa DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .312 23 69
Z. Robinson 1B, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
J. McCoy 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .241 26 60
K. Kozono 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .256 11 35
   a-B. Barraza 2B, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 19 42
S. McCoy RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 2 9
N. Ferris CF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .189 4 10
D. Kotz SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .231 6 35
D. Romo C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .180 0 13
Totals 35 7 9 7 3 6 15      
a - B. Barraza substituted for K. Kozono in the 6th
b - J. Weir substituted for K. Van Kirk in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kozono (12, 6th Inning off D. Grooms, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Villa (23, 1st Inning off D. Grooms, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Van Kirk (6, 3rd Inning off D. Grooms, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Weir (10, 9th Inning off T. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Van Kirk 6 , J. Weir 4 , J. Villa 4 , Z. Robinson , K. Kozono 2 , D. Kotz , D. Romo
2-out RBI: D. Kotz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Romo
GIDP: Z. Robinson
Hit by Pitch: J. Villa
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Kotz 2 (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Kotz-Barraza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Battee LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .266 21 44
B. Valdez 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .299 7 46
W. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 34 60
M. Guevara 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .301 40 88
J. Cribbs RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .285 16 42
J. Sutton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 9 27
R. Bejarano C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .201 1 20
J. Cason SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 9 47
B. Pastran 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 11 43
Totals 35 5 9 5 0 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Valdez (28, 8th Inning off J. Krajenka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Guevara (40, 4th Inning off A. Velasco, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Battee (21, 5th Inning off A. Velasco, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Cribbs (16, 8th Inning off J. Campos, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Battee 4 , B. Valdez 3 , M. Guevara 4 , J. Cribbs 5 , R. Bejarano 2 , B. Pastran
2-out RBI: B. Valdez , J. Cribbs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Gonzalez
GIDP: R. Bejarano
Hit by Pitch: B. Valdez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Valdez (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Guevara, Valdez-Pastran-Guevara)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Velasco W (3-7) 6.0 7 3 3 0 1 2 84 4.31   
J. Krajenka H (6) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 17 3.07   
J. Campos SV (1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 5.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Velasco 47
Batters Faced: A. Velasco 25, J. Krajenka 6, J. Campos 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Velasco 7-9, J. Krajenka 1-2, J. Campos 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Velasco 84-58, J. Krajenka 17-14, J. Campos 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Campos 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Velasco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Grooms L (9-5) 5.0 6 6 5 2 4 2 96 3.56   
J. Sperry 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 30 2.85   
T. Brown 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 34 2.56   
C. Stuart 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Grooms 35
Batters Faced: D. Grooms 23, J. Sperry 8, T. Brown 7, C. Stuart 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Grooms 5-5, J. Sperry 1-4, T. Brown 0-3, C. Stuart 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Grooms 96-62, J. Sperry 30-21, T. Brown 34-18, C. Stuart 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sperry 2-2 , C. Stuart 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Van Kirk
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 37575
Special Notes: 2B Kaito Kozono was injured while running the bases.
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