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Series Summary

2020 AL Championship Series

Game 1, October 11
HOU 1 Final
TBR 2
Game 2, October 12
HOU 2 Final
TBR 4
Game 3, October 13
TBR 5 Final
HOU 2
Game 4, October 14
TBR 3 Final
HOU 4
Game 5, October 15
TBR 3 Final
HOU 4
Game 6, October 16
HOU 7 Final
TBR 4
Game 7, October 17
HOU 2 Final
TBR 4

Series Summary

Game Summary

Saturday, October 17, 2020
Start Time: 5:37 p.m. Local
Venue: Petco Park
Game Duration: 3:14
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 6 0
WP: Charlie Morton (3-0) • LP: Lance McCullers Jr. (0-2) • SV: Pete Fairbanks (3)

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
George Springer CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.263 0.300 0.491 0.791 0.000 0.083
Jose Altuve 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0.375 0.500 0.729 1.229 0.000 0.500
Michael Brantley DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.346 0.424 0.558 0.981 0.000 0.083
Carlos Correa SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 0.362 0.455 0.766 1.221 0.000 0.667
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.220 0.316 0.300 0.616 0.000 0.083
   Garrett Stubbs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Kyle Tucker LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.306 0.327 0.367 0.694 0.000 0.083
Yuli Gurriel 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.114 0.245 0.114 0.359 0.000 0.083
Josh Reddick RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.194 0.237 0.194 0.431 0.000 0.000
Martin Maldonado C 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.171 0.275 0.314 0.589 0.000 0.000
   Aledmys Díaz PH-3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.353 0.389 0.529 0.918 0.000 0.417
Lance McCullers Jr. P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Brooks Raley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jose Urquidy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Blake Taylor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Enoli Paredes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 3 9 36 0.212 0.278 0.212 0.490 0.000 2.000

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Manuel Margot RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0.256 0.326 0.641 0.967 0.167 0.500
Brandon Lowe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.115 0.193 0.173 0.366 0.000 0.000
Randy Arozarena LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 0.382 0.433 0.855 1.288 0.367 1.500
Austin Meadows DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.114 0.162 0.286 0.448 0.000 0.000
Ji-Man Choi 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 0.290 0.436 0.516 0.952 0.033 0.250
   Mike Brosseau PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.222 0.300 0.389 0.689 0.000 0.000
Willy Adames SS 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 0.132 0.365 0.184 0.550 0.033 0.250
Joey Wendle 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.225 0.295 0.225 0.520 0.033 0.250
Mike Zunino C 2 1 1 2 0 1 3 0.216 0.231 0.541 0.771 0.367 1.250
Kevin Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.194 0.216 0.389 0.605 0.000 0.000
Charlie Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Nick Anderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Pete Fairbanks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 28 4 6 4 4 11 34 0.214 0.324 0.429 0.752 1.000 4.000

Houston Astros

Houston Astros Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Lance McCullers Jr., L (0-2) 3.2 4 3 3 1 7 2 4.91 17 75 50 23 9 18 5 3 0 0 47 -0.164 0.58 -7.61% 48.09 -1.2
Brooks Raley 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18 1 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.011 0.39 0.52% 32.50 0.2
Jose Urquidy 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 4.02 9 43 23 11 8 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.009 0.43 -0.40% 35.65 0.0
Blake Taylor 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.59 5 20 13 9 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.13 0.28% 10.84 0.5
Enoli Paredes 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.14 2 9 5 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.014 0.41 0.67% 33.75 0.5
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 4 11 2 4.50 34 152 95 47 22 26 11 7 1 0 47 2 0 -0.142 0.46 -6.54% 38.02 0.0

Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Charlie Morton, W (3-0) 5.2 2 0 0 1 6 0 0.57 20 66 48 26 6 16 8 5 1 0 70 0.234 0.68 10.87% 56.42 2.5
Nick Anderson, H (3) 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.63 9 22 12 10 0 2 5 3 3 0 2 0 0.078 0.73 3.64% 61.11 1.0
Pete Fairbanks, S (3) 1.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 2.16 7 26 16 8 4 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 0.047 1.49 2.18% 124.38 -1.0
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 9 0 2.00 36 114 76 44 10 22 14 10 5 0 70 4 2 0.359 0.87 16.69% 72.25 2.5

Balks: None.
WP: Pete Fairbanks (2).
HBP: Lance McCullers Jr. (2; Manuel Margot).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays’ Charlie Morton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O HOU George Springer Charlie Morton 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX O HOU Jose Altuve Charlie Morton 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 3,(0-2) CTX HOU Michael Brantley Charlie Morton -1% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 1– 3,(0-2) FF*S O HOU Carlos Correa Charlie Morton 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros’ Lance McCullers Jr. facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) H TBR Manuel Margot Lance McCullers Jr. 4% 58% Hit By Pitch 0.5
b1 0-0 0 1– 5,(2-2) CBBCS O TBR Brandon Lowe Lance McCullers Jr. -3% 55% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
b1 0-0 1 1– 6,(2-2) CBC*BFX RR TBR Randy Arozarena Lance McCullers Jr. 17% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Margot Scores 1.5
b1 2-0 1 — 6,(2-2) BSCBFS O TBR Austin Meadows Lance McCullers Jr. -1% 71% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
b1 2-0 2 — 7,(3-2) BBBCCFB TBR Ji-Man Choi Lance McCullers Jr. 1% 72% Walk 0.0
b1 2-0 2 1– 5,(2-2) C*BCBS O TBR Willy Adames Lance McCullers Jr. -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Rays’ Charlie Morton facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 — 4,(2-1) BBCX O HOU Alex Bregman Charlie Morton 2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B) 0.0
t2 0-2 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O HOU Kyle Tucker Charlie Morton 2% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t2 0-2 2 — 6,(2-2) CBSBFX O HOU Yuli Gurriel Charlie Morton 1% 75% Flyball: LF (LF-CF) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros’ Lance McCullers Jr. facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 — 5,(1-2) CBFFX O TBR Joey Wendle Lance McCullers Jr. -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B) 0.0
b2 2-0 1 — 8,(3-2) CSBBBFFX R TBR Mike Zunino Lance McCullers Jr. 8% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF) 1.0
b2 3-0 1 — 3,(0-2) CCC O TBR Kevin Kiermaier Lance McCullers Jr. -1% 80% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b2 3-0 2 — 4,(1-2) BTTT O TBR Manuel Margot Lance McCullers Jr. -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Rays’ Charlie Morton facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 — 3,(1-1) CBX O HOU Josh Reddick Charlie Morton 2% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t3 0-3 1 — 3,(0-2) CCS O HOU Martin Maldonado Charlie Morton 1% 83% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 0-3 2 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU George Springer Charlie Morton 1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros’ Lance McCullers Jr. facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X TBR Brandon Lowe Lance McCullers Jr. 2% 86% Single to 3B (Bunt Popup) 0.0
b3 3-0 0 1– 1,(0-0) X O TBR Randy Arozarena Lance McCullers Jr. -2% 84% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (P’s Left); Arozarena to 1B 0.0
b3 3-0 1 1– 3,(1-1) BTX O TBR Austin Meadows Lance McCullers Jr. -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Deep 2B-1B); Meadows to 1B 0.0
b3 3-0 2 1– 7,(3-2) BS*BCB>F>X O TBR Ji-Man Choi Lance McCullers Jr. -1% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Rays’ Charlie Morton facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 — 4,(1-2) BFCS O HOU Jose Altuve Charlie Morton 2% 84% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t4 0-3 1 — 6,(2-2) FCBFBX O HOU Michael Brantley Charlie Morton 1% 85% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF) 0.0
t4 0-3 2 — 3,(0-2) SFC O HOU Carlos Correa Charlie Morton 1% 86% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros’ Lance McCullers Jr. facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CFS O TBR Willy Adames Lance McCullers Jr. -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 3-0 1 — 4,(1-2) FCBX TBR Joey Wendle Lance McCullers Jr. 1% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B) 0.0
b4 3-0 1 1– 6,(2-2) *BSCF*BS O TBR Mike Zunino Lance McCullers Jr. -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  Brooks Raley replaces Lance McCullers Jr. pitching
b4 3-0 2 1– 5,(1-2) .1CSBFS O TBR Kevin Kiermaier Brooks Raley -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Rays’ Charlie Morton facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O HOU Alex Bregman Charlie Morton 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
t5 0-3 1 — 3,(0-2) FFC O HOU Kyle Tucker Charlie Morton 2% 88% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t5 0-3 2 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Yuli Gurriel Charlie Morton 1% 89% Flyball: RF (Deep RF) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros’ Jose Urquidy facing 1-2-3
  Jose Urquidy replaces Brooks Raley pitching
b5 3-0 0 — 7,(3-2) .CBBFBFB TBR Manuel Margot Jose Urquidy 1% 90% Walk 0.0
b5 3-0 0 1– 5,(2-2) *SFBBX O TBR Brandon Lowe Jose Urquidy -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Deep 2B); Lowe to 1B 0.0
b5 3-0 1 1– 5,(2-2) 1*BCBCS O TBR Randy Arozarena Jose Urquidy -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 3-0 2 1– 4,(1-2) BF1C1X O TBR Austin Meadows Jose Urquidy -1% 87% Foul Popfly: SS (RF into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Rays’ Charlie Morton facing 8-9-1
t6 0-3 0 — 3,(0-2) CFS O HOU Josh Reddick Charlie Morton 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t6 0-3 1 — 4,(3-0) BBBB HOU Martin Maldonado Charlie Morton -3% 86% Walk 0.0
t6 0-3 1 1– 3,(0-2) CFX O HOU George Springer Charlie Morton 3% 89% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Springer to 1B 0.0
t6 0-3 2 1– 7,(3-2) CB1CF*BB>X HOU Jose Altuve Charlie Morton -3% 87% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Springer to 3B 0.0
  Nick Anderson replaces Charlie Morton pitching
t6 0-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0) .BX O HOU Michael Brantley Nick Anderson 5% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros’ Jose Urquidy facing 5-6-7
b6 3-0 0 — 3,(1-1) BFX TBR Ji-Man Choi Jose Urquidy 1% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B) 0.25
b6 3-0 0 1– 5,(3-1) B1SBBB TBR Willy Adames Jose Urquidy 2% 94% Walk; Choi to 2B 0.25
b6 3-0 0 12- 5,(2-2) BBSSX O TBR Joey Wendle Jose Urquidy 0% 94% Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Choi to 3B 0.25
b6 3-0 1 1-3 4,(2-1) BSBX RO TBR Mike Zunino Jose Urquidy 1% 95% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Choi Scores 0.25
b6 4-0 2 1– 5,(2-2) FSBBS O TBR Kevin Kiermaier Jose Urquidy 0% 94% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Rays’ Nick Anderson facing 4-5-6
t7 0-4 0 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Carlos Correa Nick Anderson 1% 96% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF) -0.25
t7 0-4 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX HOU Alex Bregman Nick Anderson -2% 94% Single to 2B (Line Drive to RF Line) 0.0834
t7 0-4 1 1– 1,(0-0) X HOU Kyle Tucker Nick Anderson -4% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bregman to 3B 0.0833
t7 0-4 1 1-3 2,(1-0) BX OO HOU Yuli Gurriel Nick Anderson 7% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B 0.0833
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros’ Blake Taylor facing 1-2-3
  Blake Taylor replaces Jose Urquidy pitching
b7 4-0 0 — 1,(0-0) .X O TBR Manuel Margot Blake Taylor 0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b7 4-0 1 — 8,(3-2) BFBFBFF*S O TBR Brandon Lowe Blake Taylor 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b7 4-0 2 — 3,(1-1) SBX O TBR Randy Arozarena Blake Taylor 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Rays 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Rays’ Nick Anderson facing 8-9-1
t8 0-4 0 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Josh Reddick Nick Anderson 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  Aledmys Díaz pinch hits for Martin Maldonado (C) batting 9th
t8 0-4 1 — 6,(3-2) .BBBCF*B HOU Aledmys Díaz Nick Anderson -1% 96% Walk 0.4167
t8 0-4 1 1– 2,(1-0) BX O HOU George Springer Nick Anderson 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Díaz to 2B 0.0833
t8 0-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1) FBBX HOU Jose Altuve Nick Anderson -1% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Díaz to 3B 0.5
  Pete Fairbanks replaces Nick Anderson pitching
t8 0-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0) .BB HOU Michael Brantley Pete Fairbanks -1% 96% Wild Pitch; Altuve to 2B 0.0833
t8 0-4 2 -23 4,(3-0) .BB.BB HOU Michael Brantley Pete Fairbanks -2% 94% Walk 0
t8 0-4 2 123 1,(0-0) X RR HOU Carlos Correa Pete Fairbanks -7% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short 1B Line); Díaz Scores; Altuve Scores; Brantley to 2B 0.9167
t8 2-4 2 12- 4,(1-2) CBFS O HOU Alex Bregman Pete Fairbanks 7% 94% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Rays 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros’ Blake Taylor facing 4-5-6
  Garrett Stubbs replaces Alex Bregman (3B) playing C batting 5thAledmys Díaz moves from PH to 3B
b8 4-2 0 — 6,(2-2) ..CBBSFX O TBR Austin Meadows Blake Taylor -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep 2B) 0.0
b8 4-2 1 — 2,(1-0) BX TBR Ji-Man Choi Blake Taylor 1% 94% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line) 0.0
  Enoli Paredes replaces Blake Taylor pitching
b8 4-2 1 1– 6,(3-2) .B*BBCFB TBR Willy Adames Enoli Paredes 1% 95% Walk; Choi to 2B 0.0
  Mike Brosseau pinch runs for Ji-Man Choi (1B) batting 5th
b8 4-2 1 12- 3,(0-2) .FCX OO TBR Joey Wendle Enoli Paredes -2% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rays 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Rays’ Pete Fairbanks facing 6-7-8
  Mike Brosseau moves from PR to 1B
t9 2-4 0 — 6,(1-2) .SFFBFS O HOU Kyle Tucker Pete Fairbanks 4% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 2-4 1 — 4,(2-1) BBCX HOU Yuli Gurriel Pete Fairbanks -5% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF) 0.0
t9 2-4 1 1– 6,(2-2) BCBCFS O HOU Josh Reddick Pete Fairbanks 5% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 2-4 2 1– 1,(0-0) X O HOU Aledmys Díaz Pete Fairbanks 4% 100% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rays 4.