Athletics vs. Houston Astros

Jul 6, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	0	5
HOU	2	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	-	9	12	1	6

loss:

J. Wendelkenwin: Houston Astros logo

B. Abreusave: Houston Astros logo

R. Pressly

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez admitted he hadn’t been getting much sleep since the birth of his son Friday. That didn’t stop him from returning to the lineup Tuesday and putting on the kind of performance that likely sent A’s starting pitcher Chris Bassitt to a sleepless night. Alvarez,...

Scoring Summary

ATHHOU

1
Matt Olson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Ramon Laureano scores. Elvis Andrus to 2nd. [1 run]
10
1
Chad Pinder singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Elvis Andrus scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. [1 run]
20
1
Jed Lowrie doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Matt Olson scores. Chad Pinder out at home on the throw, center fielder Myles Straw to shortstop Carlos Correa to catcher Martin Maldonado. [1 run] [2 outs]
30
1
Yordan Alvarez homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Michael Brantley scores. [2 runs]
32
2
Elvis Andrus singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Stephen Piscotty scores. Ramon Laureano to 2nd. [1 run]
42
2
Ramon Laureano steals (10) 3rd base. Elvis Andrus steals (8) 2nd base. Throwing error by catcher Martin Maldonado. [1 run]
52
2
Matt Olson grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. Elvis Andrus scores. [2 runs] [2 outs]
62
4
Myles Straw singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Ramon Laureano. Yordan Alvarez scores. Abraham Toro to 2nd. [1 run]
63
5
Yordan Alvarez homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. Jose Altuve scores. Yuli Gurriel scores. [3 runs]
66
6
Jose Altuve singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tony Kemp, deflected by shortstop Elvis Andrus. Abraham Toro scores. Myles Straw scores. [2 runs]
68
6
Yuli Gurriel grounds out, third baseman Matt Chapman to first baseman Matt Olson. Jose Altuve scores. Michael Brantley to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
69

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Ramon LaureanoCF	2	4	2	0	1	1	0	.238
2Elvis AndrusSS	3	5	2	1	0	0	1	.234
3Matt Olson1B	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	.283
4Matt Chapman3B	1	4	0	0	2	0	3	.230
5Chad PinderLF-RF	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	.214
Seth BrownPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.190
6Jed Lowrie2B	2	4	0	1	1	0	2	.254
7Sean MurphyC	0	4	0	0	2	0	4	.221
8Stephen PiscottyRF	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	.221
Tony KempPH-LF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.257
9Frank SchwindelDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	.200
TOTAL	11	36	6	5	10	2	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Chris BassittRHP	4.1	8	6	6	6	1	2	86	3.41
J.B. WendelkenRHP	1.0	1	2	2	2	1	0	29	4.86
Yusmeiro PetitRHP	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	17	3.25
Deolis GuerraRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	3.73
Burch SmithRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	5.47
TOTAL	8.0	12	9	9	9	3	2	167	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	2	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	.286
2Michael BrantleyDH	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.338
3Yuli Gurriel1B	1	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	.319
4Yordan AlvarezLF	3	3	3	5	0	1	2	0	.308
5Carlos CorreaSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.294
6Kyle TuckerRF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.264
7Abraham Toro3B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.250
8Myles StrawCF	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.272
9Martin MaldonadoC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	6	.177


TOTAL	12	36	9	9	9	3	2	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Framber ValdezLHP	5.0	10	6	5	6	2	0	93	2.86
Bryan AbreuRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	3.90
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	4.21
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	1.50

TOTAL	9.0	11	6	5	10	2	0	134	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHHOU

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Ramon Laureano doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez.
00
SINGLE — Elvis Andrus singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Ramon Laureano to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — Matt Olson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Ramon Laureano scores. Elvis Andrus to 2nd. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Matt Chapman called out on strikes. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Chad Pinder singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Elvis Andrus scores. Matt Olson to 3rd. [1 run]
20
DOUBLE — Jed Lowrie doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Matt Olson scores. Chad Pinder out at home on the throw, center fielder Myles Straw to shortstop Carlos Correa to catcher Martin Maldonado. [1 run] [2 outs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Sean Murphy strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. [1 out]
30
WALK — Michael Brantley walks.
30
BALK — With Yuli Gurriel batting, Michael Brantley advances to 2nd on a balk.
30
STRIKEOUT — Yuli Gurriel called out on strikes. [2 outs]
30
HOME RUN — Yordan Alvarez homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Michael Brantley scores. [2 runs]
32
STRIKEOUT — Carlos Correa strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
32

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Team Stats

ATH

HOU

6Runs9

11Hits12

0Errors1

.306Batting Avg.333

36At Bats36

4Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs2

5Runs-Batted-In9

2Walks3

2Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts9

5Left on Base6

15Total Bases19

Game Details

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 26,353 (64.0%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed