Detroit Tigers 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 128
Played on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 (N) at Minute Maid Park

DET A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  2  0
HOU A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Reyes lf                      4   0   0   0       0   3       1   0
Demeritte rf                  4   0   0   0       0   3       5   0
Cabrera dh                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
H. Castro cf                  3   0   0   0       0   1       3   1
Lugo 3b                       3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Rodriguez 1b                  3   1   1   1       0   1       6   1
Mercer ss                     3   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Hicks c                       3   1   1   1       0   1       7   0
Beckham 2b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Norris p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Alexander p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Farmer p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  J. Jimenez p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   2   2   2       0  11      27   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Mercer-Rodriguez-Lugo.

BATTING - 
HR: Rodriguez (9,5th inning off Verlander 0 on 2 out); Hicks (9,9th inning
off Verlander 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 0.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Springer rf                   4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Altuve 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   2       0   0
Bregman 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Alvarez dh                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Gurriel 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1      10   1
Chirinos c                    4   1   4   1       0   0      10   1
Marisnick cf                  3   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Mayfield ss                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Straw lf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Verlander p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       31   1   6   1       2   7      27   9

BATTING - 
2B: Chirinos 2 (17,off Norris,off J. Jimenez).
HR: Chirinos (14,7th inning off Alexander 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Norris                        3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11
Alexander                     4     3   1   1   1   3   1  16
Farmer W(5-4)                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
J. Jimenez SV(4)              1     1   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     6   1   1   2   7   1  33


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Verlander L(15-5)             9     2   2   2   0  11   2  29


Umpires: HP - Quinn Wolcott, 1B - Jeremie Rehak, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - David Rackley
Official Scorer: Trey Wilkinson
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 29567


Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Houston Astros           
1. Reyes               lf        Springer            rf
2. Demeritte           rf        Altuve              2b
3. Cabrera             dh        Bregman             3b
4. H. Castro           cf        Alvarez             dh
5. Lugo                3b        Gurriel             1b
6. Rodriguez           1b        Chirinos            c
7. Mercer              ss        Marisnick           cf
8. Hicks               c         Mayfield            ss
9. Beckham             2b        Straw               lf
   Norris              p         Verlander           p

TIGERS 1ST: Reyes struck out; Demeritte popped to shortstop;
Cabrera flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Springer singled to third; Altuve struck out;
Bregman flied to center; Alvarez flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Astros 0.

TIGERS 2ND: H. Castro struck out; Lugo grounded out (third to
first); Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Gurriel grounded out (second to first); Chirinos
doubled to left; Marisnick popped to second; Mayfield popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Astros 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mercer grounded out (third to first); Hicks grounded
out (pitcher to first); Beckham grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Straw flied to right; Springer grounded out (pitcher
to first); Altuve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Astros 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Reyes struck out (catcher to first); Demeritte
struck out; Cabrera struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Bregman
walked; Alvarez lined to center; Gurriel flied to center;
Chirinos singled to center [Bregman to second]; Marisnick struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Astros 0.

TIGERS 5TH: H. Castro flied to right; Lugo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez homered; Mercer popped to first;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Mayfield struck out; Straw lined to first; Springer
singled to right; Altuve flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Astros 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Hicks struck out; Beckham lined to center; Reyes
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Bregman flied to right; Alvarez grounded out (second
to first); Gurriel popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Astros 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Demeritte struck out; Cabrera grounded out
(shortstop to first); H. Castro grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Chirinos homered; Marisnick struck out; Mayfield
lined to right; Straw flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Astros 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Lugo grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
lined to left; Mercer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: FARMER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Springer
grounded out (third to first); Altuve walked; Bregman hit into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Altuve out at third (first to
third)]; Astros challenged call that Altuve was out at 3rd;
call was upheld - out to complete double play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Astros 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Hicks homered; Beckham flied to right; Reyes lined
to first; Demeritte struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: J. JIMENEZ REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Alvarez was
called out on strikes; Gurriel struck out; Chirinos doubled to
center [Chirinos out at third (center to second to third)]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           2   2   0    0
 Astros           1   6   0    5


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