MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/03/2046
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 603 - TUESDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (2-1) 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 8 12 0
Houston Astros (1-2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 10 1
Athletics Win at Houston, 8-3
The Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros, 8-3, at Minute Maid Park. Oakland center fielder Muneo Kawachi had an outstanding performance. He was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Chad Pfeiffer got the win, improving to 1-0. He worked 7.2 innings, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 2. The defeat makes Houston 1-2.

Ryan Kinkead, the fan favorite , had a direct impact on the outcome. Kinkead contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the third inning to put Oakland up, 3-1.

Kinkead told a Oakland Citizen reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Piat 3B 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 .500 1 2
M. Kawachi CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .231 1 3
R. Kinkead 1B 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .167 2 6
R. Shrewsbury 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .357 0 1
I. Mäyrä DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .083 0 0
M. Blair C 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .182 1 2
P. Jansen LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 0 0
D. Murillo RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .375 0 2
R. Langlois SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .500 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8 3 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Piat (1, 3rd Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Murillo (1, 8th Inning off B. Tulk, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Shrewsbury (2, 9th Inning off B. Tulk, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Kinkead (2, 3rd Inning off B. Thomas, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Kawachi (1, 5th Inning off B. Thomas, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Piat 3 , M. Kawachi 5 , R. Kinkead 4 , R. Shrewsbury 4 , P. Jansen , D. Murillo 2 , R. Langlois 2
2-out RBI: R. Shrewsbury , D. Murillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Piat , R. Kinkead , I. Mäyrä , M. Blair , R. Langlois
Sac Bunt: S. Piat , M. Kawachi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Shrewsbury 2 (2) , P. Jansen (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Shrewsbury-Langlois-Kinkead, Piat-Shrewsbury-Kinkead, Kinkead)
OF assists: 1 (Kawachi(Trump at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .083 0 0
J. Gardner CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .308 2 3
B. Hill LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 0 0
A. de Vries DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 1
C. Lane 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .400 1 2
J. Trump SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .600 1 2
A. Aranda RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 0 0
T. Kenyon C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .667 1 1
C. Jiang 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .222 0 1
Totals 33 3 10 3 4 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Kenyon (1, 7th Inning off C. Pfeiffer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gardner (2, 1st Inning off C. Pfeiffer, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kenyon (1, 5th Inning off C. Pfeiffer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gardner 4 , B. Hill , C. Lane 2 , J. Trump 2 , A. Aranda , T. Kenyon 6 , C. Jiang
2-out RBI: J. Trump
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Thompson 2 , A. Aranda
GIDP: A. de Vries , A. Aranda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gardner (1)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Pfeiffer W (1-0) 7.2 9 3 3 2 4 2 104 3.52   
A. Douglas 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Pfeiffer 51
Batters Faced: C. Pfeiffer 31, A. Douglas 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Pfeiffer 7-9, A. Douglas 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Pfeiffer 104-64, A. Douglas 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Douglas 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thomas L (0-1) 4.0 7 6 6 1 3 2 65 13.50   
A. Montelongo 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 35 0.00   
B. Tulk 2.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 42 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thomas 26
Batters Faced: B. Thomas 20, A. Montelongo 10, B. Tulk 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thomas 4-5, A. Montelongo 3-2, B. Tulk 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thomas 65-44, A. Montelongo 35-25, B. Tulk 42-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Muneo Kawachi
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 38662
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