Astros Clinch Playoff Berth In 6-4 Win Over Phillies
Astros win 6-4 over Phillies through combined bullpen efforts and offensive production from Matt Dominguez (3-run homerun), Jed Lowrie (2-RBI Double), and Brandon Barnes (RBI Single).
| Final - 9.13.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rollins, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .248 |
| Juan Pierre, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 |
| Antonio Bastardo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Ruiz, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 |
| Phillippe Aumont, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jake Diekman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chase Utley, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| Ryan Howard, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| John Mayberry, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .255 |
| Domonic Brown, 9,7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .242 |
| Kevin Frandsen, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .338 |
| Erik Kratz, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .256 |
| Tyler Cloyd, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| B.J. Rosenberg, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pete Orr, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Josh Lindblom, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nate Schierholtz, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Kratz
Grounded into DP - Brown
Sacrifice flies - Howard
Stolen Bases - Rollins, Orr
Team LOB - 11
Doubles - Kratz
Grounded into DP - Brown
Sacrifice flies - Howard
Stolen Bases - Rollins, Orr
Team LOB - 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Cloyd | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.95 | 65-43 | |
| B.J. Rosenberg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.60 | 20-12 | |
| Josh Lindblom (, 3-3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.36 | 21-12 | |
| Antonio Bastardo (, 2-4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.47 | 19-15 | |
| Phillippe Aumont (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 17-5 | |
| Jake Diekman | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.76 | 15-12 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve, 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Fernando Martinez, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Matt Downs, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 |
| Brian Bogusevic, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| Brett Wallace, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Justin Maxwell, 8,7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Jason Castro, C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .261 |
| Jordan Schafer, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Carlos Corporan, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Matt Dominguez, 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| Jimmy Paredes, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .204 |
| Hector Ambriz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wesley Wright, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Scott Moore, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Jordan Lyles, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| Wilton Lopez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tyler Greene, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 |
| Jed Lowrie, ph,6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Lucas Harrell, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .164 |
| Xavier Cedeno, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brandon Barnes, 9,8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Dominguez
Doubles - Greene, Lowrie
Hit by pitch - Martinez, Moore
Stolen Bases - Altuve, Barnes
Caught Stealing - Schafer
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Paredes
Home runs - Dominguez
Doubles - Greene, Lowrie
Hit by pitch - Martinez, Moore
Stolen Bases - Altuve, Barnes
Caught Stealing - Schafer
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Paredes
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Harrell | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.86 | 105-62 | |
| Xavier Cedeno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 21-11 | |
| Hector Ambriz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.59 | 8-6 | |
| Wesley Wright (W, 1-2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.33 | 13-7 | |
| Wilton Lopez (S, 6-3; S,5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.30 | 11-9 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: T.Cloyd pitched to 3 batters in the 4th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller, First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 3:28
Pitching notes: T.Cloyd pitched to 3 batters in the 4th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller, First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 3:28
