HOU 7 vs. TBY 2

BOXSCORE: 2012 Houston Astros At 2012 Tampa Bay Rays                4/11/2012
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Schafer CF        3  0  0  0 .158     D.Jennings LF       4  0  0  0 .300  
  J.Altuve 2B         5  1  3  1 .323     B.Upton CF          4  1  1  2 .444  
  J.Lowrie SS         3  1  1  1 .143     M.Joyce RF          4  0  1  0 .125  
  B.Wallace DH        3  0  2  0 .296     E.Longoria 3B       4  0  1  0 .250  
  J.Martinez LF       4  0  0  1 .429     B.Zobrist SS        4  0  0  0 .375  
  S.Moore 3B          4  0  1  0 .250     L.Scott DH          3  1  1  0 .286  
  C.Lee 1B            4  1  2  0 .326     J.Keppinger 2B      3  0  2  0 .571  
  J.Castro C          2  0  0  0 .250     C.Pena 1B           3  0  0  1 .000  
A-C.Snyder C          2  0  0  0 .250     J.Molina C          4  1  1  0 .250  
  B.Bogusevic RF      3  1  2  1 .235                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4 11  4                 Totals      33  3  7  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Castro In 4th Inning
 
INJURY: Jason Castro INJURED (for 0 more games) in 4th inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 3  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  4 11  0
Rays............ 0 0 2  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  7  0
 
Astros (2-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Norris WIN(1-1)         8       6   3   3   2   6   1 117   5.84
W.Lopez SAVE(1st)         1       1   0   0   0   1   0  16  11.57
Totals                    9       7   3   3   2   7   1
 
Rays (1-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Shields LOSS(0-1)       5 2/3   9   4   4   4   5   0 103   6.35
J.Howell                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
W.Davis                   2       1   0   0   0   2   0  21   1.93
F.Rodney                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0  16   0.00
Totals                    9      11   4   4   4   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,333 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Jerry Meals, Paul Emmel, Scott Barry, Gary Darling
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 7  Rays: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Rays: 3
DOUBLES- J.Lowrie(2nd), B.Bogusevic(1st), J.Keppinger(1st), J.Molina(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Upton(2nd)
RBIs- J.Altuve(2nd), J.Lowrie(1st), J.Martinez(5th), B.Bogusevic(1st),
      B.Upton-2(4th), C.Pena(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Altuve(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Bogusevic
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Schafer
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Pena
WALKS- J.Schafer, J.Lowrie, B.Wallace, B.Bogusevic, L.Scott, J.Keppinger
STRIKE OUTS- J.Schafer, J.Altuve, J.Martinez-2, S.Moore-2, J.Castro-2,
             D.Jennings-2, B.Upton, E.Longoria, B.Zobrist, J.Molina-2
GIDP- B.Wallace, J.Martinez, C.Lee
BALKS- J.Shields
2-out RBI- B.Bogusevic
RLISP 2-out- J.Martinez, C.Pena, S.Moore, J.Schafer, B.Zobrist, J.Molina
TEAM RISP- Astros: 4 for 10  Rays: 1 for 6
 
The Houston Astros and the Tampa Bay Rays locked up in an exciting one-run
game at Tropicana Field.  The final score was the Houston Astros 4, the Tampa
Bay Rays 3.
 
Bud Norris(1-1) pitched a fine game.  He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 8
innings.  Tampa Bay tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.  
 
Wilton Lopez preserved the game for Norris, recording his his 1st save.  James
Shields(0-1) was given the loss.  He got hit hard, allowing 9 hits and 4
walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'It's a disheartening loss, no question about it' said Joe Barrett 'But we
have to get over it and get ready for the next game.'