Athletics vs. Houston Astros

Jul 8, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	9
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1	5

loss:

L. McCullers Jr.win: Athletics logo

F. Montassave: Athletics logo

J. Diekman

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- The A’s began their game with the Astros on Thursday at Minute Maid Park largely the same way they did the other two games -- they were aggressive, pounced early in counts and jumped out to a quick lead. Only this time, those early runs held up, and...

Scoring Summary

ATHHOU

1
Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (19) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Elvis Andrus scores. [1 run]
10
1
Jed Lowrie singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Matt Olson scores. [1 run]
20
7
Chas McCormick doubles (6) on a ground ball to left fielder Seth Brown. Kyle Tucker scores. [1 run]
21

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ramon LaureanoCF	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.241
2Elvis AndrusSS	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	.237
3Matt Olson1B	1	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.283
4Jed LowrieDH	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.257
5Matt Chapman3B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.230
6Stephen PiscottyRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.210
7Seth BrownLF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.186
8Tony Kemp2B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.247
9Aramis GarciaC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.205


TOTAL	8	36	2	2	10	2	0	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Frankie MontasRHP	6.2	5	1	1	10	1	95	4.41
Yusmeiro PetitRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	5	3.22
Lou TrivinoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13	1.96
Jake DiekmanLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	7	3.12
TOTAL	9.0	6	1	1	10	2	120	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	.282
2Michael BrantleyDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.332
3Carlos CorreaSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	.288
4Yordan AlvarezLF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	.304
Myles StrawPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
5Yuli Gurriel1B	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	.319
6Kyle TuckerRF	1	3	1	0	1	1	1	.265
7Chas McCormickCF	2	3	0	1	1	0	2	.248
8Abraham Toro3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	.230
9Martin MaldonadoC	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.173
Jason CastroPH-C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231
TOTAL	6	31	1	1	10	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Lance McCullers Jr.RHP	7.0	7	2	2	8	2	0	107	2.94
Andre ScrubbRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	5.60
Joe SmithRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	5.89

TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	10	2	0	130	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHHOU

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Ramon Laureano strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Elvis Andrus doubles (18) on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez.
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Lance McCullers. Elvis Andrus to 3rd.
00
DOUBLE — Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (19) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Elvis Andrus scores. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Jed Lowrie singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Matt Olson scores. [1 run]
20
STRIKEOUT — Matt Chapman strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
POP OUT — Stephen Piscotty pops out to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
STRIKEOUT — Michael Brantley strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Carlos Correa called out on strikes. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

ATH

HOU

2Runs1

8Hits6

0Errors1

.222Batting Avg.194

36At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In1

2Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts10

9Left on Base5

11Total Bases8

Game Details

Thursday, July 8, 2021 · 2:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 29,243 (71.0%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed