Summary
12/24/2023 1:47PM PST
W: Phil Maton (1-2, 3.84), L: Justin Verlander (18-5, 1.75), SV: Ryan Pressly (3-3, 2.98)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Astros batting. Valdez pitching. Bregman grounded out to Bregman (5-3). Alvarez doubled to left. Altuve struck out but reached first after it was dropped (KD2-5). Alvarez out. Tucker grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Verlander pitching. Altuve flied out to McCormick (F8). Bregman doubled to center. Bregman was out. Alvarez grounded out to Abreu (3U).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Astros batting. Abreu walked. Brantley was called out on strikes looking on a curveball high and away. McCormick struck out swinging late at a sinker low and away. Pena grounded out to Pena (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 22 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Abreu struck out chasing a low curveball. Brantley grounded to right for a single. Tucker struck out on a fastball high and in. Pena struck out chasing a low curveball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 19 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Astros batting. Maldonado walked. Bregman flied out to Dubon (F8). Alvarez flied out to Brantley (F7). Altuve struck out chasing a curveball low and away (KD2-6). Maldonado out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 21 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Dubon struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Diaz struck out chasing an outside slider. Altuve walked. Bregman homered to left (360 feet). Altuve scores.* Alvarez grounded and deflected off first baseman Abreu for a single. Neris in bullpen. Montero in bullpen. Maton in bullpen. Abreu grounded to left for a single. Alvarez advances to 2nd. Montero pitching. Brantley was called out on strikes looking on a sinker high and in.
Runs: 2 Hits: 3 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 36 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 4:
Astros batting. Tucker doubled to center. Maton in bullpen. Maton pitching. Abreu flied out to Dubon (F8). Brantley walked. McCormick flied out to Tucker (F9). Pena was hit by a pitch. Diaz pinch hit for Maldonado. Diaz flied out to Tucker (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 31 Runners Left On: 3
Astros batting. Tucker lined to right for a single. Pena hit to right for a single. Tucker advances to 2nd. Brown in bullpen. Graveman in bullpen. Tucker reached 3rd on a wild pitch. Pena reached 2nd on a wild pitch. Dubon lined to right for a single. Tucker scores. Pena scores. Diaz flied out to McCormick (F8). Altuve lined out to McCormick (L8). Brown pitching. Bregman flied out to Tucker (F9).
Runs: 2 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 26 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 5:
Astros batting. Neris in bullpen. Neris pitching. Montero in bullpen. Pressly in bullpen. Bregman lined to center for a single. Alvarez walked. Altuve walked. Pressly in bullpen. Pressly pitching. Tucker flied out to Dubon (F8). Abreu flied out to Tucker (F9). Brantley flied out to Dubon (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 2 Errors: 0 Pitches: 31
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Abreu: 112 mph (Abreu grounded to left for a single. )
Tucker: 111 mph (Tucker doubled to center. )
Brantley: 98 mph (Brantley flied out to CF (F8). )
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
Pitching Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
2023 Online Game
Attendance: 31,743 (77% capacity)
Weather: 77 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 54 (Valdez), 37 (Verlander)
UMPIRES
HP: Carl Dixon. 1B: Eric Summersgill. 2B: Freddie Ferguson. 3B: Joe MacDonald.