Summary
1/22/2024 4:30PM PST
W: Charlie Morton (10-6, 4.34), L: Justin Verlander (18-5, 1.75), SV: A.J. Minter (5-4, 2.06)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Braves batting. Verlander pitching. Harris II walked. Harris II was picked off. Acuna Jr. flied out to McCormick (F8). Albies struck out chasing a low slider.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Morton pitching. Altuve struck out but reached first after it was dropped (WP). Altuve was caught stealing. Bregman hit to first baseman for a single. Alvarez struck out on an outside sinker. Abreu struck out chasing a high fastball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 22 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 2:
Braves batting. Riley struck out swinging late at an inside fastball. Olson struck out on an outside fastball. Ozuna struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Dubon struck out on a fastball high and away. Tucker grounded out to Albies (4-3). McCormick struck out on an outside fastball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 3:
Braves batting. Rosario struck out but reached first after it was dropped (WP). Murphy struck out chasing an inside fastball (2U-4 DP). Rosario out. Arcia struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Pena struck out chasing a fastball low and away. Maldonado struck out on a slider down the middle. Altuve flied out to Acuna Jr. (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Braves batting. Harris II walked. Acuna Jr. popped out to Altuve (P4). Albies struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Harris II advances to 2nd. Harris II was picked off. Harris II was caught stealing.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Bregman walked. Alvarez struck out chasing a low sinker. Abreu struck out chasing an inside sinker. Dubon struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 5:
Braves batting. Riley doubled (ground rule double). Brown in bullpen. Olson struck out chasing a changeup low and away. Ozuna struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Rosario struck out on a fastball low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 20 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Tucker doubled to left. McCormick struck out chasing a slider low and away. Pena struck out chasing a fastball low and away. Maldonado popped out to Olson (P3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 22 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 6:
Braves batting. Murphy walked. Arcia struck out swinging early at a low slider. Harris II struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Acuna Jr. doubled to left (7-5-2). Murphy out. Acuna Jr. advances to 3rd.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Altuve struck out chasing an inside fastball. Bregman struck out chasing a slider low and away. Alvarez struck out chasing a low slider.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 7:
Braves batting. Albies was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and in. Riley walked. Olson struck out chasing a slider low and in. Brown pitching. Anderson in bullpen. Montero in bullpen. Yates in bullpen. Ozuna walked. Rosario doubled to right (9-3-2). Ozuna out.*
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 2 Errors: 0 Pitches: 24 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Abreu struck out chasing a slider low and in. Dubon struck out chasing a slider low and away. Tucker lined and deflected off third baseman Riley for a single. Anderson in bullpen. Anderson pitching. Iglesias in bullpen. Minter in bullpen. Brantley walked. Pena struck out on a low curveball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 22 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 8:
Braves batting. Murphy struck out swinging late at a low fastball. Pressly in bullpen. Arcia lined out to Bregman (L5). Harris II walked. Harris II stole 2nd. Acuna Jr. lined out to Abreu (L3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 19 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Maldonado struck out swinging late at an inside fastball. Altuve struck out on a curveball low and away. Bregman grounded out to Albies (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 9:
Braves batting. Albies struck out on a fastball high and away. Riley struck out chasing a low curveball. Pressly pitching. Olson struck out swinging late at a fastball high and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Minter in bullpen. Minter pitching. Alvarez struck out swinging late at a fastball low and in. Abreu was called out on strikes looking on a fastball low and away. Dubon was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Legend.
Pitching Difficulty is Legend.
2023 Online Game
Attendance: 31,773 (77% capacity)
Weather: 58 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 7:00pm
Game Scores: 78 (Verlander), 87 (Morton)
UMPIRES
HP: Eric Summersgill. 1B: Freddie Ferguson. 2B: Joe MacDonald. 3B: Carl Dixon.