MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/25/2045
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2888 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (52-103) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Oakland Athletics (57-97) 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 X 5 8 1
Athletics Stick Astros with 5-2 Loss
The performance of Sakae Kasahara proved critical in helping Oakland beat Houston, 5-2. The Athletics designated hitter went 3-4 with a triple and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. The win has Oakland at 57-97.

Kasahara had a timely hit for Oakland in the bottom of the sixth. With Houston trailing 2-1, he turned a 0-1 slider into a 2-run double. It was his 24th double of the season, making it 3-2, Oakland.

"We played hard and won," said Kasahara. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 18 44
C. Jiang 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 9 37
A. de Vries SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 16 66
C. Lane 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 0
J. Gardner LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 30 89
T. Mock CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 23 63
Z. Berney RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .247 22 63
B. Hill DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .261 26 57
T. Kenyon C 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .269 1 4
Totals 32 2 6 2 0 5 7      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Thompson (20, 3rd Inning off S. Rich, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: Z. Berney (7, 5th Inning off S. Rich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Hill (26, 3rd Inning off S. Rich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Thompson 2 , C. Jiang , C. Lane , J. Gardner , Z. Berney 3 , B. Hill 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. de Vries , C. Lane , T. Mock
Sac Fly: T. Kenyon
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jiang (18)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jiang (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Langlois SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .239 5 35
S. Piat 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .279 19 72
N. Dean 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .314 27 84
S. Kasahara DH 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .238 49 108
R. Kinkead 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .235 13 44
P. Jansen LF 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .225 9 29
R. Godwin RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 2 16
D. Murillo CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .232 7 29
B. Zeiler C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .144 3 11
Totals 30 5 8 5 3 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Kasahara (24, 6th Inning off A. Escobosa, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Kasahara (1, 1st Inning off A. Escobosa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Langlois 2 , N. Dean , S. Kasahara 6 , R. Godwin , B. Zeiler
2-out RBI: , S. Kasahara 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Kinkead 2 , D. Murillo
Sac Bunt: S. Piat
Sac Fly: P. Jansen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Dean (28)
CS: P. Jansen (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Zeiler (5)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Escobosa L (2-1) 6.0 5 4 4 3 2 0 96 4.14   
J. Decker 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 30 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Escobosa 45
Batters Faced: A. Escobosa 26, J. Decker 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Escobosa 7-8, J. Decker 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Escobosa 96-58, J. Decker 30-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Rich W (7-12) 7.0 6 2 2 0 3 1 103 4.27   
C. Alaniz H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.70   
K. Ehret SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rich 60
Batters Faced: S. Rich 27, C. Alaniz 3, K. Ehret 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rich 11-7, C. Alaniz 1-1, K. Ehret 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rich 103-70, C. Alaniz 10-6, K. Ehret 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sakae Kasahara
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM PT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 17368
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