MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/13/2044
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2318 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (40-77) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Oakland Athletics (49-68) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Astros Top Athletics, 2-1, Behind Walker
Houston starter Shane Walker put a stranglehold on the Oakland offense. The right-hander had complete command of his changeup in leading the Astros to a 2-1 win. The win has Houston at 40-77.

Walker, who dominated for Houston, earned the victory to move to 4-11. He was in control the whole game, scattering 4 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 6. Oakland batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.

"It's a mindset," said Walker. "Just trying to do your job, trying to be consistent."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .260 13 35
J. Froyd SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 20 51
A. de Vries DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .261 24 62
D. Dyer 1B 4 2 3 2 0 1 2 .307 34 90
J. Gardner CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 18 52
I. Jarvis C 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .217 12 38
B. Hill RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .279 13 29
N. Kopchak LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .297 3 13
C. Fitzgerald 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .400 2 5
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 9 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Dyer 2 (34, 2nd Inning off M. Kuriyama, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off M. Kuriyama, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Thompson , A. de Vries , D. Dyer 9 , I. Jarvis , B. Hill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Thompson , J. Froyd , J. Gardner , B. Hill
GIDP: N. Kopchak
Sac Bunt: B. Hill
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Thompson (16) , C. Fitzgerald (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Froyd-Dyer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kawachi CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 17 44
R. Langlois 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 8 32
N. Dean SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 21 56
   b-A. McGurn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 7 16
S. Kasahara 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .271 29 68
R. Handy C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 13 38
G. Leary DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 27 51
S. Piat 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 5 21
P. Jansen LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .296 14 35
   a-T. King PH, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 4 15
D. Murillo RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 4 24
Totals 29 1 4 1 0 6 3      
a - T. King pinch hit for P. Jansen in the 8th
b - A. McGurn pinch hit for N. Dean in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Murillo (24, 3rd Inning off S. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Kasahara (29, 4th Inning off S. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kasahara 4 , R. Handy , S. Piat , D. Murillo 2
2-out RBI: S. Kasahara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kawachi , D. Murillo
GIDP: G. Leary
Sac Bunt: T. King
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kuriyama (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Langlois-Dean-Kasahara)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Walker W (4-11) 8.0 4 1 1 0 6 1 89 5.73   
M. Pear SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Walker 76
Batters Faced: S. Walker 27, M. Pear 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Walker 5-12, M. Pear 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Walker 89-62, M. Pear 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kuriyama L (6-15) 7.1 4 2 2 4 7 2 102 5.80   
K. Ehret 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 34 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kuriyama 65
Batters Faced: M. Kuriyama 30, K. Ehret 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kuriyama 7-7, K. Ehret 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kuriyama 102-63, K. Ehret 34-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ehret 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Walker
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM PT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 35449
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