MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
09/20/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 2321 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (71-84) 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 9 14 1
Arizona Diamondbacks (75-80) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lopez 2B 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 .302 14 48
O. Brito LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .243 7 32
C. Williams SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .276 32 100
R. Banegas RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .262 45 107
   A. Sousa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Muench PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 17 46
   P. Justiniano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Kelly 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .273 29 66
D. Espinoza C 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .267 14 54
B. Anderson 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   a-C. Long PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .251 27 71
   b-T. Allee 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 20 63
B. Prosser CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 6 24
J. Merritt P 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .062 0 0
   c-R. Alvarado RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 0 4
Totals 40 9 14 9 1 9 10      
a - C. Long pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 6th
b - T. Allee substituted for C. Long in the 6th
c - R. Alvarado substituted for J. Merritt in the 8th
d - J. Muench pinch hit for A. Sousa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lopez (31, 3rd Inning off F. Alberto, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Banegas (29, 6th Inning off F. Alberto, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Espinoza (28, 6th Inning off F. Alberto, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Williams (39, 7th Inning off P. Ward, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. Brito (2, 5th Inning off F. Alberto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Banegas (45, 2nd Inning off F. Alberto, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Espinoza (14, 2nd Inning off F. Alberto, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Kelly (29, 4th Inning off F. Alberto, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Long (27, 6th Inning off J. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lopez 4 , O. Brito 4 , C. Williams 3 , R. Banegas 6 , D. Kelly 4 , D. Espinoza 6 , C. Long 4 , R. Alvarado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Williams , R. Banegas 2 , D. Kelly
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Lopez (25)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Merritt (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Sousa-Williams-Kelly)
PB: D. Espinoza
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Lynch LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 18 57
J. Forgue RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 19 66
A. Mann 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .265 29 75
C. Waddington SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 35 71
E. Small CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .285 5 29
F. Recinos 1B 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 .268 18 59
K. Carl 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .261 18 59
A. Juarez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .254 5 34
F. Alberto P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .067 0 0
   J. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Murrow PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 2 11
   P. Ward P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   b-J. Elsensohn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 1 8
Totals 34 4 6 3 3 7 13      
a - J. Murrow pinch hit for J. Smith in the 6th
b - J. Elsensohn pinch hit for P. Ward in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Carl (22, 2nd Inning off J. Merritt, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Recinos (18, 3rd Inning off J. Merritt, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Forgue (32, 4th Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Forgue 3 , A. Mann , E. Small , F. Recinos 2 , K. Carl 2
2-out RBI: F. Recinos , K. Carl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Mann , E. Small , A. Juarez , F. Alberto
GIDP: A. Juarez
Hit by Pitch: F. Recinos
Team LOB: 7
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Merritt W (14-13) 7.0 5 4 0 2 6 0 123 3.40   
A. Sousa H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.82   
P. Justiniano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Merritt 63
Batters Faced: J. Merritt 31, A. Sousa 4, P. Justiniano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Merritt 7-9, A. Sousa 1-1, P. Justiniano 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Merritt 123-79, A. Sousa 11-6, P. Justiniano 8-5
Hit Batsmen: J. Merritt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Alberto L (8-7) 5.1 9 6 6 0 5 3 92 3.60   
J. Smith 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 8.10   
P. Ward 3.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 50 6.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Alberto 31
Batters Faced: F. Alberto 24, J. Smith 3, P. Ward 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Alberto 5-5, J. Smith 1-0, P. Ward 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Alberto 92-62, J. Smith 9-6, P. Ward 50-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Smith 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Merritt
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM MT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 26965
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