Monday, July 9, 2018

GCL: Astros Beat Cardinals 4-3: Victor Garcia Singles, Walks, & Drives In One Run; Francisco Justo Strikes Out One Over Two Scoreless Innings; Mateo Gil Singles & Knocks In One Run

Individual Highlights:
Mateo Gil started at shortstop and batted second.  1-for-4 with one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.
Andrew Warner started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one two-out RBI and one strikeout.
Zack Gahagan started at first base and batted sixth.  1-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout.
Victor Garcia started in right field and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one two-out RBI, one walk, one strikeout, and one outfield assist.
Connor Coward entered in the third and pitched three innings.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, and struck seven out.  (g/f:3-0)
Francisco Justo entered in the seventh and pitched two innings.  He allowed four hits, no runs, and struck one out.  (g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Brandon Benson started started in left field and batted fifth.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts, one throwing error, and threw out one of five base runners.
Brandon Purcell started at catcher and batted eighth.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts and two throwing errors.
Derian Gonzalez started and pitched to four batters.  He allowed one hit, two runs (one earned), one walk, threw one wild pitch, and struck one out for the losing decision (0-1).  (g/f:1-0)
Ben Yokley entered in the first and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed two hits, no runs, and struck one out.  (ir-s:1-1)
Edgar Escobar entered in the sixth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, and one walk.  (g/f:3-0)

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