MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
RIVER HILLS ROCKETS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/23/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
RIVER HILLS ROCKETS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 753 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
River Hills Rockets (12-38) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 11 0
Houston Astros (25-25) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
River Hills Beats Houston, 5-1
Rockets first baseman Rob Kurk left his imprint on his team's 5-1 win over the Houston Astros. Kurk was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs for River Hills in the contest. Pedro Martinez earned the win to go to 4-3. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits, with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work. The Rockets now have a record of 12-38 with the win over Houston.

With River Hills leading 2-1 in the top of the fourth, Kurk hit a sinker from Josh Merritt for a solo home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Rockets ahead, 3-1.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Kurk.
RIVER HILLS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. White DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 9 19
   a-D. Moede DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0
A. Vazquez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .263 6 17
H. Gruenberg 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .333 5 21
L. Brisebois C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .259 4 12
A. Baillargeon LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 3 16
   b-C. Dailey 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 2 11
R. Kurk 1B 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .286 2 5
   c-M. Cook LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
M. de Rooij RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .248 4 18
A. Frison CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .348 2 6
A. Guthrie SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .209 0 2
Totals 37 5 11 4 1 4 16      
a - D. Moede inserted as DH in the 7th
b - C. Dailey substituted for A. Baillargeon in the 8th
c - M. Cook substituted for R. Kurk in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Vazquez (9, 3rd Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Kurk (2, 4th Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Gruenberg (5, 8th Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Vazquez 2 , H. Gruenberg 5 , L. Brisebois 2 , A. Baillargeon , R. Kurk 6 , A. Frison , A. Guthrie
2-out RBI: H. Gruenberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Vazquez , A. Frison , A. Guthrie
GIDP: H. Gruenberg , M. de Rooij
Hit by Pitch: A. Frison
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lopez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .272 2 11
J. Muench DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 9 22
C. Long LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 11 32
R. Banegas RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .244 9 28
C. Williams SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .298 10 35
D. Kelly 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .308 14 31
T. Allee 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 3 13
A. Huerta CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 3 12
A. Hinojosa C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .282 0 4
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Kelly (7, 2nd Inning off P. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lopez 2 , R. Banegas , C. Williams 2 , D. Kelly 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Huerta
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Williams (4)
CS: M. Lopez (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lopez-Williams-Kelly, Lopez-Williams-Kelly)
PB: A. Hinojosa
RIVER HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Martinez W (4-3) 6.1 5 1 1 1 6 0 103 4.78   
J. Farley H (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 5.14   
M. Wood 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Martinez 64
Batters Faced: P. Martinez 24, J. Farley 5, M. Wood 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Martinez 5-7, J. Farley 0-1, M. Wood 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Martinez 103-63, J. Farley 22-15, M. Wood 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Merritt L (5-5) 7.0 10 5 5 0 3 2 102 3.35   
A. Ortez 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Merritt 40
Batters Faced: J. Merritt 31, A. Ortez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Merritt 8-9, A. Ortez 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Merritt 102-69, A. Ortez 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ortez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Merritt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rob Kurk
Ballpark: Daikin Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 29650
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