Oakland Athletics 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 88
Played on Thursday, July 8, 2021 (D) at Minute Maid Park
OAK A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 HOU A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1
Oakland Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Laureano cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Andrus ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 Olson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 10 0 Lowrie dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Chapman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 Piscotty rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Brown lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Kemp 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 Garcia c 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 4 Montas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Petit p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trivino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diekman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 2 8 2 2 10 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Andrus-Kemp-Olson. BATTING - 2B: Andrus (18,off McCullers); Olson (19,off McCullers); Laureano (13,off McCullers). Team LOB: 9.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Altuve 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Brantley dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Correa ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Alvarez lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Straw pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gurriel 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 Tucker rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 McCormick cf 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 Toro 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Maldonado c 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Castro ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 McCullers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scrubb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 10 27 5 FIELDING - E: Toro (2). BATTING - 2B: Tucker (18,off Montas); McCormick (6,off Montas). GDP: Gurriel (9,off Diekman). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: McCormick (1,2nd base by Montas/Garcia).
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Montas W(8-7) 6.2 5 1 1 1 10 0 25 Petit 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Trivino 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Diekman SV(7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 10 0 33 WP: Montas (8). Inherited Runners - Scored: Petit 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McCullers L(6-2) 7 7 2 2 2 8 0 31 Scrubb 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 10 0 38 WP: McCullers (4). Umpires: HP - Ben May, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Pat Hoberg, 3B - Chris Conroy Official Scorer: Rick Blount Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 29243 Starting Lineups: Oakland Athletics Houston Astros 1. Laureano cf Altuve 2b 2. Andrus ss Brantley dh 3. Olson 1b Correa ss 4. Lowrie dh Alvarez lf 5. Chapman 3b Gurriel 1b 6. Piscotty rf Tucker rf 7. Brown lf McCormick cf 8. Kemp 2b Toro 3b 9. Garcia c Maldonado c Montas p McCullers p ATHLETICS 1ST: Laureano struck out; Andrus doubled to left; McCullers threw a wild pitch [Andrus to third]; Olson doubled [Andrus scored]; Lowrie singled to center [Olson scored]; Chapman struck out; Piscotty popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Altuve struck out; Brantley struck out; Correa was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Brown walked; Kemp popped to catcher in foul territory; Garcia was called out on strikes; Laureano doubled to shortstop [Brown to third]; Andrus flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Alvarez struck out; Gurriel singled to center; Tucker walked [Gurriel to second]; McCormick struck out; Toro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Olson was called out on strikes; Lowrie singled to center; Chapman flied to right; Piscotty struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Maldonado grounded out (catcher to first); Altuve struck out [Altuve out at first (catcher to first)]; Brantley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Brown flied to left in foul territory; Kemp walked; Garcia reached on an error by Toro [Kemp to second, Garcia to first]; Athletics challenged call that Garcia was out at 1st; call overturned - safe on error; Laureano forced Garcia (third to second) [Kemp to third, Laureano to first]; Andrus flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Correa struck out; Alvarez struck out [Alvarez out at first (catcher to first)]; Gurriel singled to right; Tucker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Olson popped to third; Lowrie grounded out (shortstop to first); Chapman singled to center; Piscotty popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: McCormick singled to right; McCormick was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Toro flied to left; Maldonado lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Brown flied to center; Kemp was called out on strikes; Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Altuve lined to left; Brantley grounded out (shortstop to first); Correa grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Laureano lined to center; Andrus singled to center; Olson was called out on strikes; Lowrie lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Alvarez grounded out (shortstop to first); Gurriel grounded out (third to first); Tucker doubled to right; Montas threw a wild pitch [Tucker to third]; McCormick doubled to left [Tucker scored]; PETIT REPLACED MONTAS (PITCHING); Toro grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: SCRUBB REPLACED MCCULLERS (PITCHING); Chapman struck out; Piscotty struck out; Brown popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: TRIVINO REPLACED PETIT (PITCHING); CASTRO BATTED FOR MALDONADO; Castro walked; Altuve forced Castro (shortstop to second) [Altuve to first]; Brantley flied to right; Correa popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: CASTRO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SMITH REPLACED SCRUBB (PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Laureano singled to left; Andrus grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: DIEKMAN REPLACED TRIVINO (PITCHING); Alvarez singled to center; STRAW RAN FOR ALVAREZ; Gurriel grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Straw out at second]; Tucker lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Athletics 2 8 0 9 Astros 1 6 1 5
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