AZ 4, HOU 5 | Sep 16, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 16, 2018•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

D-backs

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Justin Verlander

LOSS

Zack Greinke

SAVE

Roberto Osuna

The Astros edged the D-backs 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

⚾Justin Verlander7.0 IP, 1 ER, 11 K

Key Moment

Top 9: Daniel Descalso homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Paul Goldschmidt scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:09Att: 37,889Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Mark Carlson

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89.4%C

14 missed calls

+8.4% HOU

+1.39 runs HOU

Win Probability

HOU WinAZ Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
AZ	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	5	1
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	1	2

Game 531634 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Arizona Diamondbacks

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jon JayRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.271/.335/.353	91.1	.028	.032
AJ PollockCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.261/.320/.473	91	.179	.162
David PeraltaLF	3	2	2	1	1	1	.298/.356/.523	106.7	.547	.656
Paul Goldschmidt1B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.299/.400/.555	94.1	.706	.664
Eduardo Escobar3B	3	0	0	1	0	1	.267/.332/.489	97.9	.054	.104
Daniel DescalsoDH	3	1	1	2	1	1	.244/.363/.448	102.3	.367	.742
Ketel Marte2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.252/.323/.416	82.1	.095	.091
Nick AhmedSS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.246/.301/.434	95.6	.464	.477
John Ryan MurphyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207/.249/.383	-	-	-
Bench
Jeff MathisC	2	0	0	0	0	2	.207/.284/.268	80.9	-	-
Ildemaro VargasPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	30	4	5	4	2	13	-	-	-	-

HR:Peralta (6th off Verlander, 0 on, 2 out); Descalso (9th off Osuna, 1 on, 2 out)

TB:11

RBI:Descalso 2; Escobar; Peralta

SF:Escobar

Team LOB:3

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerRF	3	2	2	0	2	0	.268/.349/.434	104.7	.327

Pitching

Arizona Diamondbacks

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zack GreinkeL	6.1	8	4	4	2	2	1	98-64	84.7	3.20
Archie Bradley	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	24-14	90.9	3.65
Brad Boxberger	1.0	2	1	0	1	1	0	22-13	87.4	4.47
Totals	8.0	12	5	4	3	3	1	144-91	-	-

HBP:Bregman (by Bradley)

IBB:Greinke

Inherited runners-scored:Bradley 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Greinke 98-64; Bradley 24-14; Boxberger 22-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Greinke 7-8; Bradley 0-2; Boxberger 0-2

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin VerlanderW	7.0	3	1	1	1	11	1	101-74	91.2	2.67

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • HOU

0-1

Alex Bregman grounds into a double play, shortstop Nick Ahmed to second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. George Springer scores. Jose Altuve out at 2nd. Alex Bregman out at 1st.

EV: 103.5 mph12 ftLA: -12°

Top 6 • AZ

1-1

David Peralta homers (28) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 96.6 mph💣 368 ftLA: 34°

Bot 6 • HOU

1-2

Tyler White hits a ground-rule double (11) on a line drive down the right-field line. George Springer scores. Yuli Gurriel to 3rd.

EV: 89.0 mph276 ftLA: 22°

Bot 7 • HOU

1-3

Josh Reddick homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 94.0 mph💣 364 ftLA: 34°

1-4

Jose Altuve singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jon Jay. Tony Kemp scores.

EV: 101.4 mph256 ftLA: 15°

Bot 8 • HOU

1-5

Martin Maldonado singles on a line drive to right fielder Jon Jay. Carlos Correa scores.

EV: 86.6 mph253 ftLA: 19°

Top 9 • AZ

4-5

Daniel Descalso homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Paul Goldschmidt scores.

EV: 102.3 mph💣 399 ftLA: 31°

2-5

Eduardo Escobar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Marisnick. David Peralta scores.

EV: 97.9 mph334 ftLA: 42°

Bench
Tony KempLF	3	1	0	0	0	0	.284/.373/.424	94.3	.246	.250
Justin VerlanderP							.200/.200/.200	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Collin McHughP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Roberto OsunaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-