MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/09/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1897 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (52-36) 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 8 14 0
Houston Astros (36-53) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 5 2
Gardner Performance to No Avail in 8-5 Astros Loss
The Arizona Diamondbacks weathered a fine game by Houston left fielder Joe Gardner to upend the Astros, 8-5, at Minute Maid Park. Gardner belted 3 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring three times. The National League West Division-leading Diamondbacks are 52-36.

Roy Steigerwald, the 2044 Rookie of the Year Award winner , had a direct impact on the outcome. Steigerwald contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fifth inning to put Arizona up, 2-1.

"I like to lead by example," said Steigerwald. "I'm glad I could contribute to a good win."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kelekolio 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .271 8 37
R. Steigerwald RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .290 17 49
B. Arevalo 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 .233 7 20
J. Kunkler LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .272 15 61
W. Eisner C 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .310 9 28
   a-M. Reda C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625 0 1
A. Swaim 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .288 16 46
J. Peck SS 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .229 6 19
S. Aragon DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .247 15 57
M. Mentzer CF 4 0 1 1 0 3 4 .254 9 24
Totals 41 8 14 8 3 12 21      
a - M. Reda substituted for W. Eisner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Eisner (22, 2nd Inning off S. Swanson, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Kelekolio (16, 3rd Inning off S. Swanson, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Peck (10, 6th Inning off S. Swanson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Kunkler (23, 7th Inning off B. Dillard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Eisner (3, 6th Inning off S. Swanson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Arevalo (7, 7th Inning off B. Dillard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kelekolio 4 , R. Steigerwald , B. Arevalo 5 , J. Kunkler 2 , W. Eisner 6 , A. Swaim 2 , J. Peck 2 , M. Mentzer
2-out RBI: K. Kelekolio , R. Steigerwald , B. Arevalo , M. Mentzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Steigerwald 2 , J. Kunkler , J. Peck , S. Aragon
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Eisner (5) , A. Swaim 2 (16)
CS: M. Mentzer (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reda-Swaim-Arevalo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .264 6 17
J. Gardner LF 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 .244 16 39
J. Woods CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .252 19 46
J. Christie DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 13 41
R. Chavez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .224 10 31
B. Hill RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .301 5 15
J. Trump 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .300 13 51
E. Chotkowski 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .207 13 32
T. Kenyon C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .123 2 8
Totals 31 5 5 5 4 12 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Gardner 3 (16, 3rd Inning off C. Savastand, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off C. Savastand, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Mendoza, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Kenyon (2, 8th Inning off D. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scott , J. Gardner 12 , T. Kenyon 4
2-out RBI: J. Gardner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Chotkowski
GIDP: E. Chotkowski
Hit by Pitch: J. Trump
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Scott (3) , T. Kenyon (3)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Savastand W (1-0) 7.0 2 2 2 3 11 2 108 2.57   
D. Mendoza 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 8 4.11   
M. Valdivia H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.21   
C. Baran SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Savastand 73
Batters Faced: C. Savastand 26, D. Mendoza 3, M. Valdivia 4, C. Baran 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Savastand 7-3, D. Mendoza 0-0, M. Valdivia 1-1, C. Baran 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Savastand 108-68, D. Mendoza 8-6, M. Valdivia 17-10, C. Baran 10-5
Hit Batsmen: C. Baran
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Swanson L (4-8) 5.2 8 5 2 1 8 0 106 5.26   
B. Dillard 2.1 5 3 2 1 4 1 44 5.60   
J. Mathis 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Swanson 46
Batters Faced: S. Swanson 27, B. Dillard 12, J. Mathis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Swanson 4-5, B. Dillard 1-1, J. Mathis 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Swanson 106-66, B. Dillard 44-29, J. Mathis 20-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dillard 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Gardner
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 91 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 17562
Special Notes: Joe Gardner ties the HOU regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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