MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/25/2044
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2474 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (52-75) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
Houston Astros (45-83) 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 8 1
5 Straight Wins for Astros
Houston Astros starter Kevin Ovens-Toots was in fine form against the Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park, leading his team to a win, 5-2. In 7 innings, Ovens-Toots surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs. Houston has now won 5 games in a row.

Joe Gardner, the 13th overall pick in the 2039 draft, chipped in for Houston with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Ovens-Toots said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kawachi CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .277 18 49
R. Langlois 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .259 8 37
N. Dean SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .284 22 58
S. Kasahara 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .261 29 71
S. Piat 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 9 26
G. Leary DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .252 28 53
T. Babbitt RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .188 0 2
P. Jansen LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .294 15 36
T. Hewitt C 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .185 2 12
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Langlois (27, 5th Inning off K. Ovens-Toots, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Kawachi 2 , R. Langlois 2 , N. Dean 2 , S. Piat , G. Leary , P. Jansen , T. Hewitt
2-out RBI: M. Kawachi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Dean , S. Kasahara
GIDP: R. Langlois , S. Kasahara , P. Jansen
Hit by Pitch: P. Jansen
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Jansen (23)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Dean (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .258 14 39
J. Froyd SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 22 55
A. de Vries DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .260 25 65
D. Dyer 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .307 38 102
J. Gardner CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .252 24 61
B. Myers RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .217 5 18
J. Keefe C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .210 3 14
J. Trump 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 10 20
N. Kopchak LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 4 16
Totals 33 5 8 4 3 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Froyd (17, 1st Inning off M. Kuriyama, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Thompson (26, 4th Inning off M. Kuriyama, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Myers (9, 5th Inning off M. Chapman, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Thompson (5, 2nd Inning off M. Kuriyama, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gardner (24, 5th Inning off M. Kuriyama, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Thompson 5 , J. Froyd 2 , A. de Vries , J. Gardner 5 , B. Myers 2 , J. Keefe
2-out RBI: M. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Froyd 2 , B. Myers , N. Kopchak
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Dyer (11)
Double Plays: 3 (Thompson-Trump-Dyer, Trump-Froyd-Dyer, Dyer-Froyd-Pear)
OF assists: 1 (Gardner(Jansen at home))
PB: J. Keefe
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kuriyama L (6-17) 4.1 6 5 4 3 6 1 96 5.90   
M. Chapman 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 37 5.87   
D. Nsoah 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 7.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kuriyama 36
Batters Faced: M. Kuriyama 23, M. Chapman 7, D. Nsoah 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kuriyama 5-2, M. Chapman 1-3, D. Nsoah 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kuriyama 96-55, M. Chapman 37-23, D. Nsoah 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ovens-Toots W (9-9) 7.0 8 2 2 2 8 0 113 4.79   
B. Dillard H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.96   
M. Pear SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ovens-Toots 59
Batters Faced: K. Ovens-Toots 31, B. Dillard 3, M. Pear 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ovens-Toots 8-3, B. Dillard 1-1, M. Pear 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ovens-Toots 113-71, B. Dillard 11-9, M. Pear 15-11
WP: K. Ovens-Toots
Hit Batsmen: K. Ovens-Toots
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Ovens-Toots
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 86 degrees
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 35555
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