Monday, May 27th, 2019 1:10PM CST
Gerrit Cole pitched six strong innings for the Houston Astros, matching a season high with twelve strikeouts. He helped the Astros build an early advantage by getting to Chicago Cubs starter Cole Hamels. Houston ultimately held on to defeat the Cubs 6-5 in the opening game of their interleague series on Monday.
Date: Monday, May 27th, 2019
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 42,135
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
CHC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Chirinos (10, Hamels); Gurriel (13, Hamels); Mayfield (1, Hamels)
Triples: Fisher (1, Ryan)
Runs Batted In: Chirinos (22), Marisnick (14), Fisher (1), White (8), Gurriel (19), Mayfield (1)
Sacrifice Flies: White
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Reddick 0-2, Chirinos 1-3, Marisnick 0-2, Fisher 1-2, Gurriel 1-2, Mayfield 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Reddick 2; Chirinos 2; Marisnick 1; Gurriel 1

Pitcher Notes: Rondón pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Cole pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Harris pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Osuna pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. ; Pressly pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Rondón 2/5; Cole 17/22; Harris 0/1; Osuna 6/6; Pressly 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Rondón-4-2-5-3; Cole-18-26-16-9; Harris-0-0-0-1; Osuna-3-4-3-4; Pressly-3-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Rondón 1-0; Cole 4-2; Harris 0-1; Osuna 1-0; Pressly 2-0
Game Scores: G Cole 69

Errors: Gurriel (3, ground ball)

Doubles: Almora Jr. (8, Rondón)
Home Runs: Rizzo (15, 1st inning off Cole 1 on, 1 Out); Russell (3, 9th inning off Osuna 0 on, 1 Out); Almora Jr. (7, 9th inning off Osuna 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rizzo 2 (42), Russell (5), Almora Jr. (20), Bote (19)
2-out Runs Batted In: Bote
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Adduci 0-1, Descalso 0-1, Russell 1-1, Schwarber 0-1, Bote 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Adduci 1; Schwarber 1

Pitcher Notes: Hamels pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. ; Kintzler pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Maples pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Ryan pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Wild Pitches: Hamels
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hamels 9/23; Kintzler 2/3; Maples 2/5; Ryan 4/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hamels-10-9-16-19; Kintzler-1-2-2-2; Maples-7-3-8-2; Ryan-4-3-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hamels 7-5; Kintzler 1-1; Maples 1-0; Ryan 1-2
Game Scores: C Hamels 20
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