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Houston Astros @ Arizona Diamondbacks

2018-05-04 · Night game · Chase Field · Att: 29463 · 95°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph · 2:50

Houston Astros defeated Arizona Diamondbacks 8–0. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Jose Altuve doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder David Peralta. George Springer scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: D-backs challenged (fair or foul in outfield), call on the field was upheld: Carlos Correa doubles (10) on a fly ball to right fielder Jarrod Dyson. George Springer scores. Jose Altuve scores — worth 14% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	8	14
ARI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

W: Gerrit Cole L: Kris Medlen SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dan Iassogna · 1B: Mike DiMuro · 2B: Roberto Ortiz · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	5	3	3	0	0	0
Jose Altuve	4	3	2	1	1	0
Carlos Correa	5	1	2	3	0	0
Yuli Gurriel	5	1	4	3	0	0
Josh Reddick	4	0	1	1	1	1
Alex Bregman	4	0	1	0	1	0
Max Stassi	4	0	1	0	1	1
Jake Marisnick	5	0	0	0	0	1
Gerrit Cole	5	0	0	0	0	5

Arizona Diamondbacks — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
David Peralta	3	0	1	0
Jarrod Dyson	4	0	0	2
Paul Goldschmidt	3	0	0	2
AJ Pollock	3	0	0	2
Daniel Descalso	3	0	0	2
Chris Owings	3	1	0	2
Nick Ahmed	3	0	0	1
Alex Avila	3	0	0	3
Kris Medlen	1	0	0	1
T. J. McFarland	1	0	0	1
Deven Marrero	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gerrit Cole	9.0	1	1	16

Arizona Diamondbacks — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Medlen	4.0	9	4	4
T. J. McFarland	4.1	5	0	3
Daniel Descalso	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Springer: S7/G56+
Jose Altuve: WP.1-2
Jose Altuve: D7/L7S+.2-H
Carlos Correa: 63/G6
Yuli Gurriel: S8/L8LM.2-H
Josh Reddick: W.1-2
Alex Bregman: 9/F9LM.2-3
Max Stassi: K

Bot 1

David Peralta: 7/F7LM
Jarrod Dyson: 63/G6M
Paul Goldschmidt: 9/L89M

Top 2

Jake Marisnick: K
Gerrit Cole: K
George Springer: S6/G6S-
Jose Altuve: W.1-2
Carlos Correa: D9/F9LD+.2-H;1-H
Yuli Gurriel: 9/F9LM

Bot 2

AJ Pollock: K
Daniel Descalso: K
Chris Owings: K

Top 3

Josh Reddick: 63/G6MD
Alex Bregman: 63/G6
Max Stassi: W
Jake Marisnick: 3/F3F-

Bot 3

Nick Ahmed: K
Alex Avila: K
Kris Medlen: K

Top 4

Gerrit Cole: K
George Springer: S4/G4S-
Jose Altuve: 7/L7M+
Carlos Correa: D7/L5.1-H
Yuli Gurriel: S8/F8LM.2-H
Josh Reddick: WP.1-2
Josh Reddick: S8/G6M+.2-H
Alex Bregman: W.1-2
Max Stassi: 5(2)/FO/G5+.1-2

Bot 4

David Peralta: W
Jarrod Dyson: K
Paul Goldschmidt: K
AJ Pollock: K

Top 5

Jake Marisnick: 9!/F9D+
Gerrit Cole: K
George Springer: 63/G6

Bot 5

Daniel Descalso: 7/F5D-
Chris Owings: D7/L56D+
Nick Ahmed: 63/G6S-.2-3
Alex Avila: K

Top 6

Jose Altuve: 6/L6+
Carlos Correa: 43/G4MS-
Yuli Gurriel: D7/L7LD+
Josh Reddick: K

Bot 6

T. J. McFarland: K
David Peralta: 7/L7M+
Jarrod Dyson: K

Top 7

Alex Bregman: D9/L3D+
Max Stassi: 53/G5S-.2-3
Jake Marisnick: 3/F3F-
Gerrit Cole: K

Bot 7

Paul Goldschmidt: K
AJ Pollock: 3/F13S-
Daniel Descalso: K

Top 8

George Springer: 43/G4M
Jose Altuve: D7/L7LS
Carlos Correa: 9/F9S
Yuli Gurriel: S7/L78M+.2-H;B-2(TH)
Josh Reddick: 63/G4

Bot 8

Chris Owings: K
Nick Ahmed: 63/G6S-
Alex Avila: K

Top 9

Alex Bregman: 8/F8RXD+
Max Stassi: S7/L78M+
Jake Marisnick: 7/F7LMF
Gerrit Cole: K

Bot 9

Deven Marrero: 43/G4MD
David Peralta: 3/L34+
Jarrod Dyson: 5/F5DF-

Notes & reviews

Diamondbacks challenged call that Altuve's ball was fair; call was was upheld - double
Astros challenged call that Springer was out at 1st; call was overturned - single

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