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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEATTLE MARINERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 10/02/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| SEATTLE MARINERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 2989 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Seattle Mariners (80-81) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |  
								| Houston Astros (67-94) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Astros Down Mariners, 5-2 |  
					| The Houston Astros got a stellar effort from pitcher Brian Thomas, helping Houston score a win over the visiting Seattle Mariners, 5-2. Thomas got the win, improving to 5-5. He allowed 6 hits and walked 1 over 7.2 innings. Thomas allowed 2 runs. Houston's record now stands at 67-94, placing them last in the American League West Division. 
 Jack Christie hit a 3-run  home run off Larry Tuckfard in the bottom of the first, which put the Astros ahead, 3-0. In addition to the homer, Christie had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.
 
 "Ah, the sweet taste of victory," Thomas crowed after the game.
 
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					| SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
T. Vargas
 (21, 2nd Inning off B. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs) 
, 
J. Hammertime
 (29, 2nd Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
R. Rogers
 (46, 6th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
R. Rogers
 2
, 
S. Jordan
, 
J. Hammertime
 3
, 
T. Vargas
 2
, 
P. Ivanushkin
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Cluck
 GIDP: 
J. Vasquez
, 
C. Ottinger
 Team LOB: 
4
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
R. Rogers
 (36)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Vasquez-Vargas)
 OF assists: 
1 (Vasquez(Hunter at home))
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Christie
 (31, 3rd Inning off L. Tuckfard, 1 on, 2 outs) 
, 
E. Hunter
 (1, 5th Inning off L. Tuckfard, 1 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
J. Christie
 (19, 1st Inning off L. Tuckfard, 2 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
E. Chotkowski
, 
E. Hunter
 3
, 
J. Christie
 6
, 
J. Gardner
, 
D. Merrill
 2
 2-out RBI: 
J. Christie
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Scott
, 
J. Gardner
 Hit by Pitch: 
R. Chavez
, 
T. Kenyon
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
E. Hunter
 (2)
, 
D. Merrill
 (5)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
T. Kenyon
 (10)
 Double Plays: 
2 (Scott-Chavez-Merrill, Chavez-Scott-Merrill)
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								| PITCHING Game Score: 
L. Tuckfard
 35
 Batters Faced: 
L. Tuckfard
 21, 
K. Ridgeway
 7, 
O. Colunga
 3, 
W. Sanchez
 1, 
L. Crumpton
 2
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
L. Tuckfard
 4-3, 
K. Ridgeway
 1-2, 
O. Colunga
 0-1, 
W. Sanchez
 0-0, 
L. Crumpton
 0-1
 Pitches - Strikes: 
L. Tuckfard
 85-47, 
K. Ridgeway
 21-12, 
O. Colunga
 14-7, 
W. Sanchez
 3-3, 
L. Crumpton
 7-5
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
K. Ridgeway
 1-0
 Hit Batsmen: 
L. Tuckfard
, 
K. Ridgeway
 
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Thomas W (5-5) | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 3.65 |  
	| A. Shapiro H (6) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5.62 |  
	| J. Sandoval SV (3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5.71 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Brian Thomas Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
 Start Time: 
6:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:00
 Attendance: 
31703
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