Summary
12/14/2024 9:24PM PST
W: Matthew Boyd (3-2, 2.72), L: Justin Verlander (5-7, 5.48), SV: Emmanuel Clase (4-2, 0.61)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Guardians batting. Verlander pitching. Kwan struck out swinging late at a changeup high and in. Fry struck out swinging late at a low fastball. Ramirez flied out to Heyward (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Boyd pitching. Altuve flied out to Kwan (F7). Alvarez flied out to Thomas (F8). Tucker flied out to Kwan (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Guardians batting. Naylor struck out swinging late at an inside fastball. Thomas was called out on strikes looking on a fastball low and away. Gimenez was called out on strikes looking on a curveball high and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Bregman grounded out to Ramirez (5-3). Diaz grounded out to Ramirez (5-3). Pena grounded out to Rocchio (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 3:
Guardians batting. Noel flied out to Meyers (F8). Naylor grounded to shortstop for a single. Rocchio struck out on a low slider. Kwan walked. Fry lined to right for a single. Naylor advances to 3rd. Kwan advances to 2nd. Ramirez popped out to Diaz (P2).
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 29 Runners Left On: 3
Astros batting. Singleton grounded out to Naylor (3U). Meyers grounded to left for a single. Heyward struck out chasing a low slider. Meyers advances to 2nd. Altuve lined out to Rocchio (L6).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 4:
Guardians batting. Naylor homered to left (357 feet).* Thomas was called out on strikes looking on an inside slider. Gimenez grounded out to Pena (6-3). Noel struck out chasing an outside slider.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Alvarez struck out on a fastball low and in. Tucker grounded out to Gimenez (4-3). Bregman struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Guardians batting. Naylor struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Rocchio flied out to Heyward (F7). Blanco in bullpen. Urquidy in bullpen. Kwan grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Diaz grounded out to Ramirez (5-3). Pena lined to right for a single. Singleton popped out to Ramirez (P5). Pena stole 2nd. Meyers walked. Smith in bullpen. Karinchak in bullpen. Heyward struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 21 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 6:
Guardians batting. Blanco in bullpen. Blanco pitching. Fry walked. Ramirez struck out on a changeup low and in. Naylor was called out on strikes looking on a low fastball. Fry advances to 2nd. Thomas struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 22 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Altuve was called out on strikes looking on an inside fastball. Alvarez doubled (ground rule double). Smith pitching. Tucker struck out chasing a low splitter. Bregman struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 19 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 7:
Guardians batting. Gimenez doubled to center. Noel was called out on strikes looking on an inside changeup. Naylor struck out chasing a low fastball. Rocchio flied out to Meyers (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Diaz struck out chasing a slider low and in. Pena grounded out to Naylor (3U). Singleton struck out on a fastball low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 8:
Guardians batting. Kwan was hit by a pitch. Fry struck out chasing a changeup high and in. Ramirez struck out chasing a changeup low and away (2U-6 DP). Kwan out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Meyers flied out to Noel (F9). Heyward struck out but reached first after it was dropped (E2). Karinchak pitching. Altuve grounded into a double play (6-4-3 DP). Heyward out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 9:
Guardians batting. Naylor was called out on strikes looking on an outside slider. Clase in bullpen. Gaddis in bullpen. Thomas was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and away. Gimenez struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Alvarez struck out on an inside fastball. Tucker struck out on an outside fastball. Bregman grounded to center for a single. Clase pitching. Diaz flied out to Thomas (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Tucker: 114 mph (Tucker grounded out to 2B (4-3). )
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Legend.
Pitching Difficulty is Legend.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 34,908 (85% capacity)
Weather: 74 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 62 (Verlander), 69 (Boyd)
UMPIRES
HP: Carl Dixon. 1B: Eric Summersgill. 2B: Freddie Ferguson. 3B: Joe MacDonald.