ALDS Game 1: Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays, October 4, 2019
ALDS Game 1
October 4, 2019, 2:05 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay Rays
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2019Tampa Bay RaysHouston Astros
.756
OPS.847
217
HR288
769
Runs920
3.65
ERA3.66
1.17
WHIP1.13
1621
Strikeouts by pitchers1671
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
5 players led Tampa Bay Rays with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin MeadowsRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy PhamLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ji Man Choi1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yandy DíazDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Lowe2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Travis d'ArnaudC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Wendle3B/SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin KiermaierCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willy AdamesSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric SogardPH/3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Michael Brantley and Yuli Gurriel led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerCF/RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake MarisnickCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Robinson ChirinosC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh ReddickRF/LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Tyler Glasnow went 4.1 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (5 SO, 2 ER); Justin Verlander went 7.0 innings for Houston Astros (8 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Tyler Glasnow | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Brendan McKay | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chaz Roe | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oliver Drake | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin Poche | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Justin Verlander | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Harris | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Osuna | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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