NY 5 vs. HOU 8

BOXSCORE: 2013 New York (AL) Yankees At 2013 Houston Astros         4/15/2013
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Gardner CF        6  3  4  2 .429     R.Grossman LF       4  1  1  0 .355  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      6  3  3  5 .294     J.Altuve 2B         4  0  2  0 .424  
  R.Cano 2B           6  3  3  2 .455     J.Castro C          4  0  1  1 .333  
  L.Overbay 1B        6  1  2  2 .267     C.Carter DH         4  0  0  0 .065  
  V.Wells LF          5  0  2  1 .250     B.Wallace 1B        4  0  0  0 .174  
  C.Granderson DH     4  1  1  0 .176     L.Hoes RF           4  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Nunez SS          3  1  1  0 .125     B.Barnes CF         3  1  1  1 .222  
  I.Suzuki RF         5  1  2  0 .118     M.Dominguez 3B      3  0  0  0 .207  
  C.Stewart C         5  0  2  0 .235     J.Villar SS         3  0  0  0 .176  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      46 13 20 12                 Totals      33  2  5  2
 
 
INJURY: Bud Norris INJURED (for 1 more game) in 5th inning
 
Yankees......... 2 2 0  1 0 3  0 2 3  - 13 20  1
Astros.......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  1
 
Yankees (4-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Kuroda WIN(2-0)         9       5   2   2   0   7   1 112   1.06
Totals                    9       5   2   2   0   7   1
 
Astros (1-7)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Norris LOSS(0-1)        4       9   5   4   1   3   1  87   7.88
P.Clemens                 1 1/3   2   2   2   1   0   1  25   9.00
J.Cisnero                 0 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   0   9  13.50
J.Veras                   3 1/3   7   5   5   2   3   2  76   5.40
Totals                    9      20  13  12   4   7   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,798 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Scott Barry, Ted Barrett, Alfonso Marquez, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:10  Astros: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Astros: 2
ERRORS- E.Nunez, B.Wallace
DOUBLES- B.Gardner-2(3rd), A.Rodriguez(2nd), R.Cano(3rd), V.Wells(2nd),
         J.Altuve(4th), J.Castro(3rd)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez-2(2nd), R.Cano(2nd), L.Overbay(1st), B.Barnes(1st)
RBIs- B.Gardner-2(3rd), A.Rodriguez-5(5th), R.Cano-2(9th), L.Overbay-2(3rd),
      V.Wells(3rd), J.Castro(8th), B.Barnes(1st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Gardner(2nd), E.Nunez(1st)
WALKS- V.Wells, C.Granderson, E.Nunez-2
STRIKE OUTS- A.Rodriguez-2, R.Cano, L.Overbay-2, V.Wells, E.Nunez, R.Grossman,
             C.Carter, L.Hoes, B.Barnes, M.Dominguez, J.Villar-2
GIDP- B.Gardner, I.Suzuki
WILD PITCHES- P.Clemens
2-out RBI- B.Gardner, V.Wells
RLISP 2-out- B.Wallace, R.Cano-2, C.Granderson, C.Carter, I.Suzuki
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 7 for 20  Astros: 1 for 5
 
Alex Rodriguez blasted 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI and Hiroki Kuroda went 9 solid
innings as the New York (AL) Yankees man-handled the Houston Astros - the
final score was 13 to 2.
 
Rodriguez was unconscious out there.  While Houston pitching was serving
softballs up there for him to hit, the Houston fans were serving up some
hardball barbs when he entered the batter's box.  But he just used it as fuel
for the fire.  He bombed a two-run dinger in the 1st inning, clubbed a
two-run home run in the 6th inning and doubled which brought home a run in
the 9th inning.  New York (AL) kept the scorekeepers busy in the 6th inning
when they had 3 runs on 4 hits and the 9th inning which saw them score 3 runs
on 3 hits.  New York (AL) kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they
scored in 6 different innings.  
 
Kuroda(2-0) was the winner allowing 2 runs for the game. Bud Norris(0-1) was
charged with the loss.  He was knocked around, surrendering 5 runs in 4
innings.  
 
'I thought it was my best performance in a long time,' said Kuroda. 'I had
good command early in the game. I had my control and composure and everything
went well.'