Athletics vs. Houston Astros

Sep 15, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Payampswin: Houston Astros logo

S. Martinezsave: Houston Astros logo

R. Montero

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- The postseason is drawing near, and it is fair to say that Lance McCullers Jr. looks ready for the moment after he struck out a season-high 11 in the Astros' 5-2 win over the A’s on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park. Houston’s magic number to clinch a...

Scoring Summary

ATHHOU

3
Yordan Alvarez doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Seth Brown. Chas McCormick scores. [1 run]
01
4
Dermis Garcia singles on a line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Sean Murphy scores. Ramon Laureano scores. Stephen Vogt to 2nd. [2 runs]
21
4
Christian Vazquez doubles (21) on a fly ball to left fielder Cody Thomas. Trey Mancini scores. [1 run]
22
7
Aledmys Diaz homers (11) on a line drive to left field. Jeremy Pena scores. [2 runs]
24
7
Kyle Tucker singles on a line drive to center fielder Seth Brown. Yordan Alvarez scores. Alex Bregman to 2nd. [1 run]
25

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Tony Kemp2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.233
2Vimael Machin3B	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	.225
Jonah BridePH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.229
3Sean MurphyC	2	4	1	0	2	0	1	.253
4Seth BrownCF	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	.232
Chad PinderPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.235
5Ramon LaureanoRF-CF	0	4	1	0	2	0	4	.212
6Stephen VogtDH	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	.168
7Dermis Garcia1B	1	4	0	2	3	0	0	.288
8Cody ThomasLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	.267
9Nick AllenSS	0	3	0	0	2	0	2	.203
TOTAL	3	30	2	2	16	4	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
James KaprielianRHP	6.0	5	2	2	4	4	0	105	4.70
Joel PayampsRHP	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	10	3.29
Sam MollLHP	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	8	2.91
Norge RuizRHP	1.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	6.92

TOTAL	8.0	9	5	5	6	4	1	144	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.249
2Aledmys Diaz2B	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	.257
3Yordan AlvarezLF	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.297
4Alex Bregman3B	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.267
5Kyle TuckerRF	3	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.263
6Yuli Gurriel1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.243
7Trey ManciniDH	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	4	.253
8Christian VazquezC	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.272
9Chas McCormickCF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.232


TOTAL	9	32	5	5	6	4	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Lance McCullers Jr.RHP	6.0	2	2	2	11	4	99	2.34
Seth MartinezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	14	2.09
Will SmithLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	14	3.78
Hector NerisRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	8	3.41
Rafael MonteroRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	13	2.37
TOTAL	9.0	3	2	2	16	4	148	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHHOU

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Tony Kemp grounds out, second baseman Aledmys Diaz to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. [1 out]
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WALK — Vimael Machin walks.
00
STRIKEOUT — Sean Murphy strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Vimael Machin to 2nd.
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WALK — Seth Brown walks.
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STRIKEOUT — Ramon Laureano strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Jeremy Pena lines out sharply to left fielder Cody Thomas. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Aledmys Diaz grounds out, third baseman Vimael Machin to first baseman Dermis Garcia. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Cody Thomas. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

ATH

HOU

2Runs5

3Hits9

0Errors0

.100Batting Avg.281

30At Bats32

2Extra-base Hits5

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In5

4Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

16Strikeouts6

5Left on Base8

6Total Bases16

Game Details

Thursday, September 15, 2022 · 7:20 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 26,543 (64.5%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed