MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
03/25/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 593 - MONDAY, MARCH 25TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (1-0) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Houston Astros (0-1) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Guardians Top Astros, 5-4
The Houston Astros inaugurated the 2024 campaign with a disappointing 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Guardians in 12 innings at Minute Maid Park. Cleveland catcher Bo Naylor had a big impact on the outcome. He was 2 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Cleveland reliever Emmanuel Clase was the winner. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Duane Underwood Jr..

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Tyler Freeman? The 24-year old shortstop Freeman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 12th inning to put Cleveland up, 5-4. For the game, he was 4 for 6, including 1 double and 3 singles.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Cleveland manager Terry Francona.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Freeman SS 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 .667 0 1
S. Kwan DH 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .167 0 0
J. Ramirez 3B, RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
A. Gimenez 2B 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .200 0 1
B. Naylor C 5 1 2 3 0 3 0 .400 1 3
A. Rosario LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-G. Valera PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. Bell 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .333 0 0
M. Straw CF 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Davis RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-A. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-G. Arias RF, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 44 5 10 5 2 12 11      
a - G. Valera pinch hit for A. Rosario in the 9th
b - A. Martinez pinch hit for B. Davis in the 10th
c - G. Arias substituted for A. Martinez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Kwan (1, 4th Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Freeman (1, 8th Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Naylor (1, 4th Inning off J. Urquidy, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Freeman 5 , S. Kwan 2 , A. Gimenez , B. Naylor 5 , J. Bell , G. Arias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , A. Gimenez
GIDP: S. Kwan
Hit by Pitch: J. Ramirez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Freeman-Gimenez-Bell)
PB: B. Naylor
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Altuve 2B 6 1 2 1 0 2 3 .333 1 1
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 .500 0 0
K. Tucker RF 5 1 1 2 1 0 4 .200 1 2
J. Abreu DH 5 1 3 0 1 1 0 .600 0 0
J. Melton CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 0 0
   a-D. Hensley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Gilbert CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Pena SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   c-J. Dirden PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   d-W. Wagner SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Julks LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
T. Nido C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 44 4 11 4 7 9 19      
a - D. Hensley pinch hit for J. Melton in the 8th
b - D. Gilbert substituted for D. Hensley in the 9th
c - J. Dirden pinch hit for J. Pena in the 10th
d - W. Wagner substituted for J. Dirden in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Abreu 2 (2, 2nd Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Altuve (1, 1st Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Tucker (1, 3rd Inning off S. Bieber, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bregman , J. Altuve 5 , Y. Alvarez 2 , K. Tucker 4 , J. Abreu 5 , J. Melton , C. Julks
2-out RBI: K. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , K. Tucker , J. Melton , J. Dirden , W. Wagner , T. Nido
GIDP: K. Tucker
Sac Fly: J. Pena
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (1) , J. Melton (1) , C. Julks (1)
CS: A. Bregman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Wagner (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Pena-Alvarez)
OF assists: 2 (Tucker(Bell at 2nd base), Tucker(Arias at 3rd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bieber 6.2 9 4 4 2 5 2 107 5.40   
E. Stout 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.00   
S. Hentges 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 0.00   
E. Clase W (1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 3 3 0 43 0.00   
D. Espino SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bieber 43
Batters Faced: S. Bieber 29, E. Stout 2, S. Hentges 7, E. Clase 13, D. Espino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bieber 6-7, E. Stout 1-0, S. Hentges 2-3, E. Clase 1-4, D. Espino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bieber 107-69, E. Stout 6-2, S. Hentges 29-18, E. Clase 43-21, D. Espino 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Stout 1-0 , D. Espino 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Urquidy 7.1 7 4 4 1 5 1 94 4.91   
B. Abreu 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0.00   
R. Montero 3.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 40 0.00   
D. Underwood Jr. L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urquidy 52
Batters Faced: J. Urquidy 29, B. Abreu 2, R. Montero 11, D. Underwood Jr. 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urquidy 10-5, B. Abreu 0-0, R. Montero 3-1, D. Underwood Jr. 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urquidy 94-59, B. Abreu 8-6, R. Montero 40-25, D. Underwood Jr. 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Abreu 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Urquidy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bo Naylor
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 41896
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