MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT RIVER HILLS ROCKETS
08/23/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT RIVER HILLS ROCKETS
GAME ID: 1868 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (68-57) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
River Hills Rockets (55-69) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 5 0
Montano, Rockets Get 4-1 Win
The River Hills Rockets received a superlative performance from starting pitcher Eli Montano, allowing them to bump off the Houston Astros, 4-1. River Hills is now 55-69, Houston 68-57.

Montano allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 8.1 innings for the Rockets. With the win, he is 4-2 with an ERA of 2.83.

"Eli gave us everything he had," said River Hills manager Blake Wheeler.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE RIVER HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lopez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 9 37
A. Frison LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249 9 44
C. Williams SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .258 24 63
R. Banegas CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 31 81
R. Borlido RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 14 45
C. Drane 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 4 53
T. Allee 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 11 50
J. Sullivan C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .336 13 34
G. Lopez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 0
   a-S. Freyta PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 2 30
   H. Caro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Klein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Long PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 27 91
Totals 29 1 4 1 1 9 5      
a - S. Freyta pinch hit for G. Lopez in the 6th
b - C. Long pinch hit for J. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Sullivan (13, 6th Inning off E. Montano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Frison , R. Banegas , T. Allee , J. Sullivan 4
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Williams (14)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lopez (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. White 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 15 33
H. Gruenberg 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .293 4 18
E. Madueno LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .277 14 48
F. Martinez SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .400 0 1
T. Ruffin RF 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .252 8 21
A. Parra 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 11 52
J. Cunningham CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 9 36
M. Ryba C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160 4 16
E. Montano P 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .067 0 1
   E. Cevallos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 5 4 4 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cunningham (16, 2nd Inning off G. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Madueno (22, 3rd Inning off G. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Gruenberg (14, 3rd Inning off G. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Ruffin (8, 3rd Inning off G. Lopez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Gruenberg 2 , E. Madueno 2 , T. Ruffin 4 , J. Cunningham 2 , E. Montano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ruffin , J. Cunningham , E. Montano
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Gruenberg (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (White-Parra, Ryba-Martinez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE RIVER HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Lopez L (9-9) 5.0 4 4 4 3 4 1 73 4.23   
H. Caro 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 16.88   
B. Klein 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.23   
J. Martinez 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Lopez 44
Batters Faced: G. Lopez 22, H. Caro 3, B. Klein 3, J. Martinez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Lopez 3-8, H. Caro 2-0, B. Klein 0-0, J. Martinez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Lopez 73-47, H. Caro 9-6, B. Klein 13-7, J. Martinez 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martinez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Montano W (4-2) 8.1 3 1 1 1 8 1 97 2.83   
E. Cevallos 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Montano 80
Batters Faced: E. Montano 27, E. Cevallos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Montano 8-7, E. Cevallos 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Montano 97-65, E. Cevallos 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eli Montano
Ballpark: River Hills Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 29666
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