MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/23/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2857 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (65-88) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Houston Astros (52-101) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Athletics Top Astros, 4-0, Behind Kirk
The Houston Astros went down to defeat to Nick Kirk and his Oakland teammates. The final score was 4-0 in favor of the Athletics. With the win, Oakland goes to 65-88, while the Astros fall to 52-101.

Kirk was in the zone all game. He frustrated Houston hitters while giving the Athletics 7 innings of quality work. Kirk threw 105 pitches, allowing 2 hits and getting 6 punchouts.

Kirk called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. May DH 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .222 24 60
D. Thompson 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .191 3 12
M. Kawachi CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .290 18 75
R. Shrewsbury 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 24 64
R. Kinkead 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .244 10 40
S. Kubo LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .197 13 39
M. Blair C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 11 46
P. Jansen RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .232 16 58
B. Harper SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 0 1
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Kubo (13, 2nd Inning off M. Pear, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. May (21, 3rd Inning off M. Pear, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Blair (25, 7th Inning off M. Pear, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kawachi (18, 1st Inning off M. Pear, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Thompson (3, 3rd Inning off M. Pear, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. May 2 , D. Thompson 4 , M. Kawachi 4 , S. Kubo 2 , M. Blair 2 , P. Jansen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kawachi
GIDP: S. Kubo , B. Harper
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Jansen (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 21 58
B. Hill DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .251 17 51
J. Gardner LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .283 26 83
C. Lane 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .261 24 75
J. Froyd SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256 16 45
T. Kenyon C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 8 38
N. Gentzel CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .080 0 0
A. Aranda RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 14 51
C. Jiang 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 5 33
Totals 29 0 2 0 3 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Jiang (30, 5th Inning off N. Kirk, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Gentzel (1, 7th Inning off N. Kirk, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gentzel 2 , C. Jiang 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Thompson , T. Kenyon , A. Aranda
Hit by Pitch: J. Froyd
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Thompson (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Lane-Froyd-Lane, Froyd-Thompson-Lane)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Kirk W (8-7) 7.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 105 4.36   
K. Endsley 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Kirk 77
Batters Faced: N. Kirk 26, K. Endsley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Kirk 9-6, K. Endsley 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Kirk 105-65, K. Endsley 27-16
Hit Batsmen: N. Kirk
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pear L (5-13) 6.1 6 4 4 2 6 2 103 6.70   
P. Schwartz 2.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 34 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pear 49
Batters Faced: M. Pear 27, P. Schwartz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pear 7-5, P. Schwartz 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pear 103-66, P. Schwartz 34-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Schwartz 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Kirk
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 21049
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