MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/15/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1291 - SATURDAY, JULY 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (55-44) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Houston Astros (55-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Yankees Win, Now 55-44
The New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros, 2-0. New York pitcher and BatabanĂ³, Cuba, native Nestor Cortes led the way. Cortes, the winner, moves to 11-6. He threw 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 1 walk. Michael King was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 25 of 28 save opportunities.

New York relied on the hitting of Anthony Rizzo to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Yankees on top, 2-0. For the game, Rizzo had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Cortes said after the game.

New York is now 55-44, while Houston is 55-44.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Volpe SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 14 34
A. Rizzo 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .219 19 48
G. Stanton DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .214 36 70
A. Judge RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .241 20 40
F. Cordero LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .252 12 34
G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 6 18
J. Trevino C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 3 25
J. Donaldson 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .188 16 34
E. Florial CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 2 18
Totals 33 2 5 2 1 7 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Donaldson (16, 3rd Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Rizzo (19, 4th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rizzo 5 , A. Judge , J. Donaldson 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Cordero
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Hamilton RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .395 1 9
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 12 48
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .306 16 63
C. McCormick CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 8 24
   a-Y. Alvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 33 82
M. Brantley LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .239 5 24
D. Hensley 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 3 12
J. Pena SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 13 45
J. Centeno C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .228 1 15
W. Wagner DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 1 8
Totals 31 0 4 0 1 7 7      
a - Y. Alvarez pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: Q. Hamilton 2 , C. McCormick , D. Hensley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Brantley , J. Pena
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pena (6)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Cortes W (11-6) 6.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 88 2.74   
R. Marinaccio H (9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.80   
M. King SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Cortes 67
Batters Faced: N. Cortes 23, R. Marinaccio 6, M. King 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Cortes 7-7, R. Marinaccio 4-0, M. King 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Cortes 88-55, R. Marinaccio 21-13, M. King 11-9
Balk: N. Cortes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Garcia L (5-11) 5.2 4 2 2 0 4 2 88 7.30   
R. Stanek 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 4.09   
B. Abreu 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Garcia 57
Batters Faced: L. Garcia 22, R. Stanek 9, B. Abreu 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Garcia 4-9, R. Stanek 4-2, B. Abreu 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Garcia 88-58, R. Stanek 27-17, B. Abreu 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Stanek 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nestor Cortes
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 41659
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