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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLEVELAND INDIANS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 08/08/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CLEVELAND INDIANS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 2257 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Cleveland Indians (42-70) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |  
								| Houston Astros (40-73) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Astros Dump Indians, 5-3 |  
					| The Houston Astros picked up a win at Minute Maid Park, taking down the Cleveland Indians, 5-3. Starting pitcher Paul Schwartz was a big reason why. Kyle McPeak was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 9 of 11 save opportunities. The win puts Houston at 40-73. 
 The game was at a stalemate until right fielder Antonio Aranda came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Cleveland pitcher Jon Huizenga, he hit a full count fastball for a 2-run  single. It was a game-changer, putting Houston on top, 5-3.
 
 "In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Cleveland manager Austin Green. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
 
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					| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - E. Madrid inserted as DH in the 8th b - S. Sornson pinch hit for T. Baird in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
N. Ogle
 (28, 4th Inning off P. Schwartz, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
, 
H. Pedroso
, 
N. Ogle
 3
, 
D. Dunham
, 
M. Geter
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
, 
D. Dunham
, 
T. Baird
 GIDP: 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
, 
N. Ogle
, 
E. Madrid
 Hit by Pitch: 
K. Schaible
 2
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 (9)
, 
M. Geter
 (4)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Baird-Durham)
 OF assists: 
1 (Baird(Hill at home))
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		| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI |  
		| M. Thompson 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .221 | 15 | 38 |  
		| B. Hill LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .273 | 13 | 42 |  
		| C. Lane 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .264 | 21 | 64 |  
		| S. Ono DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | 1 | 12 |  
		| J. Gardner CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 | 21 | 66 |  
		| J. Froyd SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 | 11 | 34 |  
		| T. Kenyon C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .260 | 4 | 28 |  
		| A. Aranda RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .227 | 11 | 37 |  
		| C. Jiang 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | 4 | 23 |  
		| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 |  |  |  |  
							
								| BATTING Doubles: 
C. Jiang
 (23, 6th Inning off D. Rickelman, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Triples: 
B. Hill
 (2, 7th Inning off D. Rickelman, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
C. Lane
 (21, 4th Inning off D. Rickelman, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
B. Hill
 3
, 
C. Lane
 4
, 
S. Ono
 2
, 
J. Froyd
 2
, 
A. Aranda
, 
C. Jiang
 3
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Thompson
, 
C. Lane
, 
J. Froyd
, 
A. Aranda
, 
C. Jiang
 Sac Fly: 
A. Aranda
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. Gardner
, 
J. Froyd
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
3 (Thompson-Froyd-Lane, Froyd-Thompson-Lane, Jiang-Thompson-Lane)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| P. Schwartz | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 111 | 6.06 |  
	| C. Truax BS (2) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 16.20 |  
	| A. Shapiro W (2-3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12.79 |  
	| K. McPeak SV (9) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.59 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
P. Schwartz
 67
 Batters Faced: 
P. Schwartz
 29, 
C. Truax
 7, 
A. Shapiro
 1, 
K. McPeak
 3
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
P. Schwartz
 6-6, 
C. Truax
 0-1, 
A. Shapiro
 1-0, 
K. McPeak
 1-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
P. Schwartz
 111-64, 
C. Truax
 28-16, 
A. Shapiro
 2-2, 
K. McPeak
 14-11
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
A. Shapiro
 3-0
 Hit Batsmen: 
P. Schwartz
, 
C. Truax
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Paul Schwartz Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Roof closed, 93 degrees
 Start Time: 
1:05 PM CT
 Time: 
3:32
 Attendance: 
12780
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