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Houston Astros (28-16) at Detroit Tigers (26-18), May 24, 2015 12:08 PM CDT
TV: Roots Sports SW, MLB.TV
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
Pitching matchup
RHR Roberto Hernandez (2-3, 3.99 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez (3-5, 5.60 ERA, 1.28 WHIP)
Preview
The Astros are road warriors. Houston is 13-6 on the road this season, the best mark in baseball. Houston rode a triple play and the pitcher of rookie Lance McCullers to a 3-2 win on Saturday. They now send Roberto Hernandez to get a split in the Astros' series with the Tigers.
Hernandez has been a exactly what the Astros wanted when they signed the non-roster invitee this spring. He has pitched at least six inning in his last seven starts coming into Sunday's start. Five of those starts have been of the quality variety. Hernandez scattered seven hits in his most recent start, allowing just two runs over six inning against the A's.
Hernandez is 8-7 with a 4.16 ERA in 21 career appearances against the Tigers. He is 4-4 with a 3.88 ERA in starts at Comerica Park.
| DETROIT TIGERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. ROBERTO HERNANDEZ | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Miguel Cabrera"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Miguel Cabrera | 39 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0.359 | 0.381 | 0.641 | 1.022 |
| Rajai Davis"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Rajai Davis | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.429 | 0.455 | 0.524 | 0.978 |
| Alex Avila"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Alex Avila | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.400 | 0.526 | 0.400 | 0.926 |
| Victor Martinez"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Victor Martinez | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.400 | 0.438 | 0.800 | 1.238 |
| Ian Kinsler"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ian Kinsler | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.182 | 0.308 | 0.227 | 0.535 |
| Yoenis Cespedes"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Yoenis Cespedes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Jose Iglesias"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jose Iglesias | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.800 |
| Anthony Gose"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Anthony Gose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| J.D. Martinez"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">J.D. Martinez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Andrew Romine"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Andrew Romine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Today's Tigers starter, Anibal Sanchez, has already given up nine home runs in nine starts this season. He gave up three home runs in his most recent start, 3 2/3 IP, 7 ER against the Brewers. Sanchez faces the team that will punish him if he leaves the ball up. The Astros lead the league with 62 home runs, that is six home runs more than the next team (56, Dodgers).
Sanchez is 4-1 with a 2.15 ERA in eight career starts against the Astros.
| HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. ANIBAL SANCHEZ | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Colby Rasmus"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Colby Rasmus | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0.211 | 0.273 | 0.368 | 0.641 |
| Jose Altuve"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jose Altuve | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| Jason Castro"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jason Castro | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.364 | 0.545 |
| Marwin Gonzalez"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Marwin Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| Robbie Grossman"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Robbie Grossman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 1.333 |
| Jed Lowrie"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jed Lowrie | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.125 | 0.222 | 0.125 | 0.347 |
| Evan Gattis"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Evan Gattis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 1.000 |
| Luis Valbuena"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Luis Valbuena | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 |
| Chris Carter"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Chris Carter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Matt Dominguez"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Matt Dominguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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