Summary
12/8/2024 8:45PM PST
W: Kyle Freeland (6-8, 5.24), L: Yusei Kikuchi (9-11, 4.05)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Rockies batting. Kikuchi pitching. Blackmon grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Tovar walked. Doyle grounded to center for a single. Tovar advances to 2nd. Bryant doubled to right. Tovar scores. Doyle advances to 3rd.* McMahon struck out chasing a low changeup. Rodgers doubled to left. Doyle scores. Bryant scores. Jones grounded and deflected off pitcher Kikuchi for a single. Rodgers advances to 3rd. Stallings grounded to right for a single. Rodgers scores. Jones advances to 2nd. Cave struck out on a low slider.
Runs: 4 Hits: 5 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 37 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Freeland pitching. Altuve grounded out to McMahon (5-3). Alvarez homered to right (461 feet). Tucker doubled to left. Bregman struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Diaz grounded to shortstop for a single. Tucker advances to 3rd. Pena struck out chasing a fastball high and away.
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 24 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 2:
Rockies batting. Blackmon walked. Tovar reached first on fielder's choice (4-6 FC). Blackmon out. Tovar stole 2nd. Doyle grounded to right for a single. Tovar scores. Bryant grounded out to Altuve (4-6-3). Doyle advances to 2nd. McMahon struck out swinging late at an inside fastball.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 25 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Dubon struck out chasing a sinker low and away. Meyers grounded out to McMahon (5-3). Heyward grounded out to Rodgers (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 3:
Rockies batting. Rodgers struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Jones grounded out to Pena (6-3). Stallings struck out chasing a changeup low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Altuve struck out chasing a fastball high and in. Alvarez struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Tucker grounded out to Tovar (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Rockies batting. Cave doubled (ground rule double). Blackmon struck out chasing an inside changeup. Tovar reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Doyle grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Cave advances to 3rd. Tovar advances to 2nd. Bryant grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Bregman grounded out to McMahon (5-3). Diaz struck out chasing a high fastball. Pena struck out chasing a curveball low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Rockies batting. McMahon grounded out to Pena (6-3). Criswell in bullpen. Hader in bullpen. Lawrence in bullpen. Blanco in bullpen. Rodgers grounded out to Bregman (5-3). Jones struck out chasing a fastball low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Dubon hit to left for a single. Meyers doubled to center. Dubon advances to 3rd. Heyward struck out chasing a low curveball. Altuve flied out into a double play (F8-2-5 DP). Dubon out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 6:
Rockies batting. Hader in bullpen. Hader pitching. Stallings grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Cave lined out to Bregman (L5). Blackmon hit to left for a single. Tovar grounded to center for a single. Blackmon advances to 2nd. Doyle grounded to center for a single. Blackmon scores. Tovar advances to 3rd. Bryant grounded out to Dubon on a deflected hit (3U).
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 26 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Criswell in bullpen. Criswell pitching. Alvarez grounded out to Bryant on a deflected hit (3-1). Tucker struck out chasing an outside curveball. Bregman struck out chasing a low curveball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 7:
Rockies batting. McMahon lined to left for a single. McCullers Jr. in bullpen. Blanco in bullpen. Blanco pitching. Rodgers struck out chasing a low slider. Jones grounded out to Altuve (4-3). McMahon advances to 2nd. Stallings struck out on a low slider.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 19 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Diaz grounded out to Rodgers (4-3). Pena struck out chasing a fastball high and away. Dubon doubled to left. Meyers struck out chasing a curveball low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 8:
Rockies batting. Cave struck out on a changeup low and away. Blackmon grounded to center for a single. Tovar struck out bunting. Doyle hit to right for a single. Blackmon advances to 2nd. Bryant struck out chasing a slider low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 24 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Heyward flied out to Doyle (F8). Altuve lined out to Jones (L7). Alvarez struck out but reached first after it was dropped (E2). Tucker struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 9:
Rockies batting. McMahon bunted to first baseman for a single. McMahon advances to 2nd. Rodgers struck out chasing a slider low and away. Jones flied out to Meyers (F8). McMahon scores. Stallings struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Bregman flied out to Cave (F9). Diaz hit to right for a single. Pena tripled to center. Diaz scores. Vodnik pitching. Dubon grounded out to Rodgers (4-3). Pena scores. Meyers flied out to Doyle (F8).
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Doyle: 104 mph (Doyle grounded to center for a single. )
Alvarez: 118 mph (Alvarez homered to right (461 feet). 1 RBI)
Tovar: 110 mph (Tovar grounded to center for a single. )
Blackmon: 109 mph (Blackmon grounded to center for a single. )
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is All-Star.
Pitching Difficulty is All-Star.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 36,357 (89% capacity)
Weather: 78 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 44 (Kikuchi), 59 (Freeland)
UMPIRES
HP: Carl Dixon. 1B: Eric Summersgill. 2B: Freddie Ferguson. 3B: Joe MacDonald.