Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 8, Minnesota 0
Friday, September 4, 2015 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, September 4, 2015
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Manny Gonzalez
Attendance: 27807
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Aaron Hicks CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268
Brian Dozier 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241
(S)  Danny Santana SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Joe Mauer 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .270
(S)  Kennys Vargas 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Miguel Sano DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .293
Trevor Plouffe 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242
Eddie Rosario LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Torii Hunter RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228
(S)  Shane Robinson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Kurt Suzuki C 2 0 1 0 1 1 .246
(S)  Eric Fryer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Eduardo Escobar SS-2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .266
Totals 32 0 7 0 1 9  
Batting
2B - Joe Mauer (26), Trevor Plouffe (30)
TB - Aaron Hicks, Joe Mauer 3, Miguel Sano, Trevor Plouffe 2, Kurt Suzuki, Eduardo Escobar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Joe Mauer (34), Torii Hunter (38)
GIDP - Brian Dozier (5)
Team LOB - 6
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Mike Pelfrey (L 6-9) 4.0 8 7 7 0 5 2 4.17
Blaine Boyer 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.68
Ryan O'Rourke 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75
Adam Achter 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.48
Michael Tonkin 1.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 6.39
Pitches-Strikes - Mike Pelfrey 70-42, Blaine Boyer 13-10, Ryan O'Rourke 11-6, Adam Achter 12-7, Michael Tonkin 25-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mike Pelfrey 5-1, Blaine Boyer 1-1, Ryan O'Rourke 2-0, Adam Achter 0-1, Michael Tonkin 0-0
Batters Faced - Mike Pelfrey 19, Blaine Boyer 5, Ryan O'Rourke 4, Adam Achter 3, Michael Tonkin 6
Houston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
George Springer RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .264
(S)  Preston Tucker PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .249
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .315
Carlos Correa SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 .272
Evan Gattis DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 .241
Jed Lowrie 3B 3 2 3 0 0 0 .250
(S)  Jonathan Villar PH-3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271
Carlos Gomez CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .220
(S)  Jake Marisnick CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Colby Rasmus LF-RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .230
Luis Valbuena 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .208
(S)  Chris Carter PH-1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .182
Hank Conger C 4 1 2 5 0 0 .220
Totals 36 8 13 8 1 10  
Batting
2B - Jed Lowrie (13)
HR - Colby Rasmus (18), Hank Conger (10)
TB - George Springer, Jose Altuve, Evan Gattis 2, Jed Lowrie 4, Jonathan Villar, Carlos Gomez, Colby Rasmus 5, Hank Conger 5
RBI - Carlos Correa (46), Colby Rasmus 2 (48), Hank Conger 5 (27)
2-Out RBI - Hank Conger 5 (9)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Preston Tucker (17), Carlos Gomez (10)
GIDP - Evan Gattis (12)
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Carlos Gomez (Mauer at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Collin McHugh (W 15-7) 7.2 7 0 0 1 6 0 3.75
Joe Thatcher 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.72
Michael Feliz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Collin McHugh 106-66, Joe Thatcher 6-3, Michael Feliz 15-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Collin McHugh 9-4, Joe Thatcher 0-0, Michael Feliz 0-0
Batters Faced - Collin McHugh 29, Joe Thatcher 1, Michael Feliz 3