MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT RIVER HILLS ROCKETS
08/21/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT RIVER HILLS ROCKETS
GAME ID: 1835 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (67-56) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
River Hills Rockets (54-68) 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 9 11 0
River Hills Downs Houston, 9-2
The River Hills Rockets beat the Houston Astros, 9-2, at River Hills Grounds. River Hills second baseman Bobby Rodriguez had the hot bat. He went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs. River Hills is now 54-68, while Houston is 67-56.

River Hills left fielder Adam Baillargeon contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the first. With two down, he hit a changeup to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 47th hit of the season and put the Rockets ahead, 4-1.

Rodriguez told a River Hills Times reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE RIVER HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lopez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .288 8 35
S. Freyta 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .253 2 30
C. Williams SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 24 63
R. Banegas CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .245 31 81
R. Borlido RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231 14 45
C. Long LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .317 27 91
D. Espinoza C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .274 6 38
T. Allee 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 11 49
J. Merritt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 1 2
   M. Smith P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-O. Brito PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 1 9
   J. Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2 3 11 13      
a - O. Brito pinch hit for M. Smith in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Lopez (8, 1st Inning off C. Mujica, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lopez 4 , C. Long , T. Allee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lopez
GIDP: D. Espinoza
Hit by Pitch: R. Borlido , C. Long
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Banegas (11) , R. Borlido (38)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Banegas(Ruffin at 3rd base))
PB: D. Espinoza
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Peraza 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .282 7 27
L. Brisebois C 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .247 12 32
B. Rodriguez 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .317 14 52
A. Guthrie SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .294 9 44
J. Cunningham CF 3 1 1 2 0 2 4 .241 9 35
A. Parra 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .301 11 52
T. Ruffin RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .252 7 18
A. Baillargeon LF 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .222 6 26
C. Mujica P 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 .062 0 0
   D. Tindale P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .043 1 1
Totals 33 9 11 8 5 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Ruffin 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cunningham (9, 5th Inning off M. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Rodriguez (14, 6th Inning off M. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Peraza 2 , L. Brisebois , B. Rodriguez 6 , A. Guthrie , J. Cunningham 4 , T. Ruffin 4 , A. Baillargeon
2-out RBI: A. Baillargeon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Peraza 2 , A. Parra
Sac Fly: J. Cunningham
Hit by Pitch: B. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Ruffin (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peraza-Rodriguez-Parra)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE RIVER HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Merritt L (7-10) 2.0 7 6 6 3 1 0 57 5.65   
M. Smith 4.0 3 3 3 1 7 2 72 15.92   
J. Martinez 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Merritt 12
Batters Faced: J. Merritt 16, M. Smith 16, J. Martinez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Merritt 2-2, M. Smith 3-2, J. Martinez 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Merritt 57-30, M. Smith 72-46, J. Martinez 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Smith 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Merritt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mujica W (4-7) 5.0 3 2 2 3 6 1 79 3.48   
D. Tindale SV (1) 4.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 49 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mujica 56
Batters Faced: C. Mujica 22, D. Tindale 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mujica 3-6, D. Tindale 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mujica 79-49, D. Tindale 49-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Tindale 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Mujica , D. Tindale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Rodriguez
Ballpark: River Hills Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 26228
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