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This Day In Astros History: Musgrove Gets First Big League Win in 2016

August 12, 2016

It was game one of a three game weekend series for the Astros in Toronto, where the club looked to pick up their fourth straight win.

The Matchup:

Astros: 60-55 (3rd Place AL West, 7.5 Games Back of Rangers)

Blue Jays: 65-50 (1st Place AL East, 0.5 Games Up on Orioles)

Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)

Astros: Joe Musgrove (2 Games, 1 Start, 0-0, 0.79 ERA)

Blue Jays: Francisco Liriano (22 Starts, 6-11, 5.34 ERA)

The win moved the teams record to 61-55, they remained 7.5 games back in the AL West.

In The Box Score:

Winning Pitcher: Joe Musgrove (1-0, 1.47 ERA) (7 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 7 SO, 1 HR)

Losing Pitcher: Francisco Liriano (6-12, 5.46 ERA) (5.2 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 HR)

Save: Will Harris (12)

The Offense:

Jose Altuve: 1-5, 2 RBI

Carlos Correa: 1-5, 2 RBI

Teoscar Hernandez: 2-4, HR, 1 RBI

Houston Astros v Toronto Blue Jays

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