Houston Astros vs. Athletics

Jul 8, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	8	14	0	9
ATH	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	1	2

loss:

P. Blackburnwin: Houston Astros logo

J. Urquidy

Game Recap

OAKLAND -- Today's most dominant pitchers rely heavily on strikeouts to shut down their opponents. Jose Urquidy needed only two to quiet the A's in Friday night's 8-3 win. Urquidy operated with extraordinary efficiency in the series opener in Oakland, tossing eight innings for the first time in his four-year...

Scoring Summary

HOUATH

2
Elvis Andrus homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Christian Bethancourt scores. [2 runs]
02
4
Yordan Alvarez doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tony Kemp. Aledmys Diaz scores. [1 run]
12
4
Alex Bregman homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Yordan Alvarez scores. [2 runs]
32
5
Martin Maldonado homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Jake Meyers scores. Mauricio Dubon scores. [3 runs]
62
7
Kyle Tucker singles on a ground ball to third baseman Vimael Machin. Yordan Alvarez scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. [1 run]
72
7
Yuli Gurriel singles on a line drive to left fielder Tony Kemp. Alex Bregman scores. Kyle Tucker to 2nd. [1 run]
82
7
Stephen Piscotty out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kyle Tucker in foul territory. Sean Murphy scores. Elvis Andrus to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
83

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	.279
2Aledmys DiazLF	2	5	1	0	2	0	0	1	.231
3Yordan AlvarezDH	1	4	2	1	2	1	0	2	.311
4Alex Bregman3B	2	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	.242
5Kyle TuckerRF	1	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	.262
6Yuli Gurriel1B	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.233
7Jake MeyersCF	2	5	1	0	3	0	0	5	.313
8Mauricio DubonSS	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	5	.217
9Martin MaldonadoC	1	4	1	3	3	0	1	2	.162
TOTAL	14	41	8	8	13	3	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jose UrquidyRHP	8.0	4	3	3	2	1	1	98	4.08
Seth MartinezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	0.79


TOTAL	9.0	4	3	3	4	1	1	107	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Vimael Machin3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.143
2Ramon LaureanoCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.246
3Seth Brown1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.214
4Sean MurphyC	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.225
5Christian BethancourtDH	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.249
6Elvis AndrusSS	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.228
7Stephen PiscottyRF	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.194
8Tony KempLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.208
9Nick Allen2B	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216
TOTAL	4	30	3	3	4	1	1	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Paul BlackburnRHP	4.0	7	6	6	6	1	2	86	3.36
Sam MollLHP	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	2.10
Sam SelmanLHP	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	33	4.91
Kirby SneadLHP	2.0	2	0	0	4	1	0	40	6.35
TOTAL	9.0	14	8	8	13	3	2	179	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUATH

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Aledmys Diaz strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Vimael Machin flies out to left fielder Aledmys Diaz in foul territory. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Ramon Laureano singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jose Altuve.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Seth Brown grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Mauricio Dubon to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. Ramon Laureano out at 2nd. Seth Brown out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

ATH

8Runs3

14Hits4

0Errors1

.341Batting Avg.133

41At Bats30

7Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs1

8Runs-Batted-In3

3Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts4

9Left on Base2

25Total Bases8

Game Details

Friday, July 8, 2022 · 9:40 PM

RingCentral Coliseum · Oakland, CA

attendance: 6,012 (12.8%)

weather: 67 degrees, clear