Saturday, April 24th, 2021 3:10PM CST
On Saturday, April 24, 2021, the Houston Astros decisively defeated the Los Angeles Angels by a score of 16-2. A significant aspect of the game was the major league debut of relief pitcher Kent Emanuel, who entered after starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi left early due to injury and remarkably pitched eight and two-thirds innings, saving the bullpen in the process.
Date: Saturday, April 24th, 2021
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 21,820
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
LAA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Brantley 3 (9, Canning, Cishek, Guerra); Castro (2, Bemboom); Gurriel (5, Rowen); Straw 2 (2, Guerra, Bemboom)
Triples: Alvarez (1, Rowen)
Home Runs: Correa (4, 1st inning off Canning 0 on, 0 Out); Bregman (3, 3rd inning off Canning 2 on, 0 Out); Tucker (5, 8th inning off Bemboom 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Castro 2 (6), Correa (11), Bregman 3 (12), Tucker 2 (13), Gurriel 2 (13), Alvarez 4 (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: Alvarez 3
Ground Into Double Play: Gurriel; Alvarez
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-18 (Castro 2-2, Correa 0-1, R. García 0-2, Bregman 1-2, Tucker 1-3, Gurriel 1-3, Alvarez 2-3, McCormick 0-1, Toro 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R. García 3; Gurriel 1; Alvarez 1; McCormick 1

Hit By Pitch: Suzuki (by Emanuel)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Odorizzi 0/1; Emanuel 17/30
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Odorizzi-1-0-1-1; Emanuel-20-8-13-24
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Odorizzi 0-1; Emanuel 13-6
Game Scores: J Odorizzi 51

Double Plays: 3 (Toro-R. García-Gurriel , Emanuel-R. García-Gurriel , R. García-Correa-Gurriel)
Errors: Gurriel (4, throw)

Home Runs: Pujols (4, 2nd inning off Emanuel 0 on, 0 Out); Ohtani (6, 3rd inning off Emanuel 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pujols (10), Ohtani (15)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ohtani
Ground Into Double Play: Pujols; Bemboom; Rengifo
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Bemboom 0-1, Walsh 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Walsh 1

Pitcher Notes: Rowen pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Wild Pitches: Cishek; Guerra ( 2); Canning
Intentional Walks: Alvarez (by Cishek).
Hit By Pitch: McCormick (by Rowen)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cishek 2/9; Rowen 6/11; Bemboom 3/7; Guerra 4/7; Canning 2/14
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cishek-6-4-8-4; Rowen-11-2-11-10; Bemboom-4-0-3-7; Guerra-6-7-3-5; Canning-6-9-4-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cishek 1-1; Rowen 4-2; Bemboom 2-2; Guerra 1-1; Canning 2-1
Game Scores: G Canning 22

Double Plays: 2 (Fletcher-Pujols , Rojas-J. Iglesias-Pujols)
Errors: Suzuki (2, catch); Rengifo (3, throw)
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