MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/12/2031
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2286 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (55-59) 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Oakland Athletics (46-68) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 0
Houston Beats Oakland, 5-4
The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics, 5-4, at Oakland Coliseum. Houston designated hitter Yordan Alvarez had an outstanding performance. He was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. At 55-59, the Astros find themselves in third place in the American League West Division.

In the top of the first of a scoreless game, Alvarez hit a 2-run home run to put his team ahead.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Alvarez said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sherman RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .276 7 29
B. Cooper SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .232 0 9
Y. Alvarez DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .230 14 36
J. Schwartz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 10 52
J. Landsverk LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .256 10 37
C. Pache CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 12 45
G. Torres 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .215 11 31
G. Kessinger 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .210 10 31
F. Caldera C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 6 28
   a-J. Naylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 23 67
   b-A. Dubon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 10
Totals 34 5 8 5 3 9 12      
a - J. Naylor pinch hit for F. Caldera in the 9th
b - A. Dubon substituted for J. Naylor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Torres (9, 2nd Inning off T. Mace, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sherman (12, 2nd Inning off T. Mace, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (14, 1st Inning off T. Mace, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Kessinger (10, 4th Inning off T. Mace, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sherman 2 , B. Cooper , Y. Alvarez 5 , J. Landsverk 2 , G. Torres 2 , G. Kessinger 4
2-out RBI: M. Sherman , G. Kessinger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sherman , B. Cooper
GIDP: G. Torres
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Cooper (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cooper (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Rodriguez 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .285 2 35
J. Leftwich LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .227 11 36
T. Kondo CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .268 25 74
B. House 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .215 17 53
E. Hicks RF 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 .271 15 62
E. Machado SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .264 13 56
J. Pena 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 6 34
   a-C. Abrams PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 5 14
J. Hill DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .263 2 20
E. Anderson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .220 11 41
Totals 32 4 5 4 5 10 17      
a - C. Abrams pinch hit for J. Pena in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Kondo (23, 1st Inning off J. Sanchez, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Machado (20, 8th Inning off J. Wolf, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Hicks (21, 8th Inning off J. Wolf, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Machado (4, 3rd Inning off J. Sanchez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Leftwich , T. Kondo 2 , E. Hicks 2 , E. Machado 5
2-out RBI: E. Machado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Leftwich , J. Pena , J. Hill , E. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: B. House , J. Pena
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Hicks (6)
CS: B. House (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Machado-Pena-Rodriguez)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sanchez W (8-3) 5.0 3 3 3 4 2 0 95 3.94   
J. Sheffield H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.81   
J. Wolf H (8) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 24 2.95   
J. Brenes SV (26) 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 28 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sanchez 47
Batters Faced: J. Sanchez 23, J. Sheffield 4, J. Wolf 6, J. Brenes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sanchez 7-5, J. Sheffield 0-2, J. Wolf 0-1, J. Brenes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sanchez 95-52, J. Sheffield 13-8, J. Wolf 24-16, J. Brenes 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Brenes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Sanchez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mace L (6-9) 4.1 7 5 5 1 5 2 82 4.64   
K. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 3.95   
C. Shamblin 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 3.88   
D. Cease 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 6.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mace 33
Batters Faced: T. Mace 21, K. Williams 5, C. Shamblin 8, D. Cease 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mace 3-5, K. Williams 1-2, C. Shamblin 2-4, D. Cease 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mace 82-50, K. Williams 24-10, C. Shamblin 24-15, D. Cease 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Williams 1-0 , C. Shamblin 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM PT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 19419
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