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Houston Astros (65-55) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (59-60) August 19, 2015 7:10 PM CDT
TV: Root Sports SW, MLB.TV
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
Rays SB Nation Blog: DRaysBay
Pitching Matchup:
LHP Dallas Keuchel (14-6, 2.36 ERA, 1.01 WHIP) vs. RHP Nathan Karns (7-5, 3.53 ERA, 1.24 WHIP)
Preview:
Marwin Gonzalez came to the Astros rescue when they need him the most. He's the hero Gotham Houston deserves, but not the one it needs right now. What. That doesn't work. Oh well. Marwin Gonzalez was awesome last night, he went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, and a walk-off home run.
The Astros now turn to their ace, Dallas Keuchel, for game three of the series. Dallas Keuchel at home, it's been money in the bank for the Astros. He is 11-0 in 13 starts at home this season with a 1.26 ERA in 92 2/3 innings with 98 strikeouts.
| TAMPA BAY RAYS CAREER STATISTICS VS. DALLAS KEUCHEL | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Logan Forsythe"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Logan Forsythe | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.800 |
| Evan Longoria"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Evan Longoria | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.444 | 0.444 | 0.444 | 0.889 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Asdrubal Cabrera | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.778 | 1.111 |
| Brandon Guyer"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brandon Guyer | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.625 | 0.500 | 1.125 |
| Rene Rivera"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Rene Rivera | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| John Jaso"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">John Jaso | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| Desmond Jennings"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Desmond Jennings | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.125 | 0.300 | 0.125 | 0.425 |
| James Loney"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">James Loney | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.143 | 0.125 | 0.143 | 0.268 |
| Joey Butler"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Joey Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Jake Elmore"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jake Elmore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.167 | 0.000 | 0.167 |
| Nick Franklin"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Nick Franklin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
| Kevin Kiermaier"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kevin Kiermaier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Grady Sizemore"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Grady Sizemore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Nathan Karns is 3-1 with a 3.21 ERA in 10 road starts, and he is making his first career starts against the Astros.
| HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. NATHAN KARNS | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Evan Gattis"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Evan Gattis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
| Colby Rasmus"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Colby Rasmus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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