Post Game Thread (Sep 28, 2024): Astros (88-73) @ Guardians (92-69)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	0	11
CLE	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	1	6

Box Score

CLE		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Brennan	4	2	3	0	0	0	.264
1B	Manzardo	4	0	0	0	0	2	.234
3B	Ramírez, Jo	3	1	2	3	0	0	.279
DH	Naylor, J	4	0	2	0	0	0	.243
CF	Thomas, L	4	0	0	0	0	0	.237
2B	Gimenez	4	0	1	0	0	1	.252
C	Naylor, B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.201
RF	Noel	4	0	1	0	0	1	.218
SS	Rocchio	4	0	0	0	0	3	.206

CLE	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Lively	4.0	5	4	2	4	4	92-56	3.81
Walters	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	21-11	0.00
Herrin	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	15-11	1.92
Smith, C	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-11	1.91
Gaddis	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-11	1.57
Clase, E	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	11-9	0.61

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Peña	5	0	0	0	0	2	.266
RF	Tucker	5	1	2	0	0	0	.289
C	Caratini	4	1	1	0	1	2	.269
1B	Singleton	3	0	0	1	2	1	.234
DH	Dezenzo	5	0	2	1	0	1	.242
LF	Heyward	4	0	1	0	1	1	.211
2B	Dubón	4	0	2	0	0	0	.269
CF	Meyers	4	1	1	0	0	0	.219
3B	Kessinger	2	1	0	0	1	1	.000

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Verlander	6.0	7	3	3	0	5	95-70	5.48
Neris	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	13-9	4.10
Pressly	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	23-17	3.49
Dubin	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	14-9	4.17

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Zach Dezenzo singles on a fly ball to left fielder Will Brennan. Kyle Tucker scores. Victor Caratini to 2nd.	0-1
B1	José Ramírez homers (39) on a fly ball to right field. Will Brennan scores.	2-1
T2	Jon Singleton walks. Jake Meyers scores. Grae Kessinger to 3rd. Victor Caratini to 2nd.	2-2
T2	Zach Dezenzo reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Grae Kessinger scores. Victor Caratini scores. Jon Singleton to 3rd. Zach Dezenzo to 2nd.	2-4
B3	José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jason Heyward. Will Brennan scores.	3-4

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Astros at Guardians – September 28, 2024	0:06
Justin Verlander against the Guardians	0:07
Bullpen availability for Houston, September 28 vs Guardians	0:07
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, September 28 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Cleveland, September 28 vs Astros	0:11
Bench availability for Cleveland, September 28 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, September 28 vs Guardians	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, September 28 vs Guardians	0:07
Starting lineups for Astros at Guardians – September 28, 2024	0:09
José Ramírez: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:11
José Ramírez's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Breaking down Ben Lively's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Justin Verlander's pitches	0:04
Justin Verlander's outing against the Guardians	0:23
Kyle Tucker's single in the 1st	0:14
Zach Dezenzo's RBI single	0:17
Ben Lively limits damage in the 1st	0:13
José Ramírez's two-run homer (39)	0:27
Pitch timer violation loads bases, Singleton walks	0:24
Astros score two on throwing error	0:41
Ben Lively strikes out Jeremy Peña	0:08
Will Brennan's leadoff double	0:15
José Ramírez's RBI sac fly	0:24
Will Brennan's second double of the game	0:27
Ben Lively strikes out four	0:36
Justin Verlander's final K of regular season	0:08
Justin Verlander's last start of regular season	1:25
José Ramírez doubles for 1,500 career hit	0:20
Astros catch José Ramírez in rundown	0:19
Jon Singleton's inning-ending sliding stop	0:12
Jhonkensy Noel's strong throw turns double play	0:26

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Verlander (5-6, 5.48 ERA)	Lively (13-10, 3.81 ERA)	Dubin (2 SV, 4.17 ERA)

Game ended at 7:58 PM.