THESHOW
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/09/2041
 
THESHOW
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2368 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (59-54) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 10 0
Houston Astros (67-46) 1 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 X 9 16 1
Sutton, Astros Too Much for Athletics
Behind a solid performance from second baseman Ethan Sutton, the Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics, 9-3. Sutton went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Astros. The Astros now have a record of 67-46 with the win over Oakland.

Joe Rivera was a prime contributor to the Houston win. He went 3-5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the fourth with two out, the 31-year old first baseman hit a run-scoring single. It made the score 2-0, in favor of the Astros.

"We're all about heart and hustle on this team. That's what wins ballgames," Sutton told the Houston Today.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Johnson SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .274 17 51
E. Davis LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .268 5 24
J. Cantú RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .240 17 42
H. González 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 5 17
J. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .292 0 7
D. Fields 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .234 5 17
D. Álvarez CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .199 8 24
   a-J. Dailey PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 4 22
D. Hogan P, DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .273 17 63
T. Doherty C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 2 10
   b-L. García PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 14 56
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 8 20      
a - J. Dailey pinch hit for D. Álvarez in the 6th
b - L. García pinch hit for T. Doherty in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Cantú (17, 8th Inning off S. Nakamura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 2 , E. Davis , J. Cantú 5 , J. Rodríguez 3 , D. Álvarez , J. Dailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Davis 3 , D. Álvarez , J. Dailey , T. Doherty
GIDP: H. González , D. Fields
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Johnson 2 (48) , E. Davis (29) , J. Cantú (10) , J. Rodríguez (9)
CS: J. Johnson (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (González-Rodríguez-Fields, Rodríguez-Johnson-Fields)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rivera DH 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 .257 13 38
A. Juárez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .292 9 26
Á. Guzmán LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .309 36 72
J. Robles RF 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 .275 21 59
J. Mercado SS 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 .273 27 73
T. Valéncia 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .244 25 53
E. Sutton 2B 4 1 3 4 1 0 2 .270 13 43
J. Archuleta CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .244 3 22
I. Camacho C 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .223 4 21
Totals 37 9 16 9 7 6 25      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rivera (18, 3rd Inning off D. Hogan, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Archuleta (17, 7th Inning off J. Romo, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Sutton (17, 8th Inning off J. Romo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Á. Guzmán (36, 1st Inning off D. Hogan, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Sutton (13, 7th Inning off I. Roa, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rivera 4 , A. Juárez , Á. Guzmán 5 , J. Mercado , T. Valéncia , E. Sutton 7 , J. Archuleta 4 , I. Camacho 2
2-out RBI: J. Rivera , Á. Guzmán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Juárez , J. Robles 2 , J. Archuleta
GIDP: J. Rivera , J. Archuleta
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: Á. Guzmán (12)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bush (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Camacho-Mercado-Valéncia, Mercado-Sutton-Valéncia)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hogan L (3-9) 4.1 7 3 3 3 1 1 102 4.99   
I. Roa 1.2 5 5 5 4 1 1 45 4.37   
J. Romo 2.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 39 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hogan 35
Batters Faced: D. Hogan 22, I. Roa 12, J. Romo 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hogan 5-6, I. Roa 2-0, J. Romo 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hogan 102-59, I. Roa 45-20, J. Romo 39-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Roa 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bush W (8-7) 5.1 5 2 2 2 3 0 95 4.24   
S. Nakamura H (4) 2.2 5 1 1 0 3 1 41 1.82   
M. Flores 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bush 51
Batters Faced: B. Bush 22, S. Nakamura 12, M. Flores 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bush 7-4, S. Nakamura 2-2, M. Flores 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bush 95-58, S. Nakamura 41-29, M. Flores 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Nakamura 2-1 , M. Flores 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ethan Sutton
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 38804
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