MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/09/2046
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 684 - MONDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (2-7) 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 8 14 2
Oakland Athletics (6-2) 0 0 7 0 1 3 0 0 X 11 14 0
Kawachi Slugs Athletics to 11-8 Win
The Oakland Athletics knocked off the Houston Astros, 11-8, at O.co Coliseum. Muneo Kawachi was a big reason Oakland won. The center fielder hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Oakland is off to a hot start at 6-2.

With Oakland leading 3-2 in the bottom of the third, Kawachi hit a cutter from Brian Lynch for a 2-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 5-2.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Kawachi told the Oakland Citizen. "It's as simple as that."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thompson 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .235 0 2
J. Gardner CF 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 .242 3 6
B. Hill LF, RF 5 0 2 3 0 2 5 .314 2 5
J. Froyd SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .364 3 4
J. Trump DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .526 3 4
Z. Berney 1B 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .500 2 4
J. Keefe C 5 2 2 2 0 3 3 .200 1 5
A. Aranda RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174 0 0
   a-B. Myers RF, LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .286 1 4
C. Jiang 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .444 0 3
Totals 39 8 14 8 3 12 18      
a - B. Myers substituted for A. Aranda in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: M. Thompson (2, 1st Inning off C. Pfeiffer, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Jiang (3, 2nd Inning off C. Pfeiffer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Z. Berney (3, 5th Inning off C. Pfeiffer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Keefe (1, 7th Inning off J. Owens, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Trump (3, 9th Inning off G. Rubio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Thompson 3 , J. Gardner 2 , B. Hill 2 , J. Trump 5 , Z. Berney 4 , J. Keefe 5 , C. Jiang 3
2-out RBI: J. Gardner , J. Keefe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hill , J. Froyd , J. Trump , A. Aranda
Hit by Pitch: M. Thompson , Z. Berney
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Trump (2) , Z. Berney (2)
CS: B. Hill (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gardner (2) , B. Myers (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Froyd-Thompson-Berney, Froyd-Thompson-Berney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Langlois SS 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 .240 0 3
R. Shrewsbury 2B 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .394 2 6
M. Kawachi CF 4 2 2 5 1 1 1 .355 5 12
S. Piat 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .367 1 2
M. Blair C 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .348 1 6
S. Kasahara DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .333 2 7
R. Kinkead 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .214 2 8
I. Mäyrä LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .233 1 2
P. Jansen RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .231 0 1
Totals 37 11 14 11 4 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Shrewsbury (3, 3rd Inning off B. Lynch, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Kasahara (1, 3rd Inning off B. Lynch, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Kawachi 2 (5, 3rd Inning off B. Lynch, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off B. Tulk, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Shrewsbury 3 , M. Kawachi 8 , S. Piat 3 , M. Blair 2 , S. Kasahara 2 , R. Kinkead , I. Mäyrä 2 , P. Jansen
2-out RBI: R. Kinkead
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kawachi , M. Blair , I. Mäyrä
GIDP: S. Kasahara , P. Jansen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Blair (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kawachi(Gardner at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lynch L (0-2) 2.1 7 7 6 0 3 1 64 19.80   
A. Montelongo 3.0 2 2 2 2 4 0 54 2.08   
B. Tulk 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 1 22 14.29   
J. Decker 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 31 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lynch 16
Batters Faced: B. Lynch 15, A. Montelongo 13, B. Tulk 5, J. Decker 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lynch 2-2, A. Montelongo 2-3, B. Tulk 1-0, J. Decker 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lynch 64-44, A. Montelongo 54-32, B. Tulk 22-10, J. Decker 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Montelongo 1-0 , B. Tulk 1-1
WP: A. Montelongo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Pfeiffer W (2-0) 5.0 12 5 5 1 5 0 93 5.68   
J. Owens H (1) 2.0 1 2 2 0 3 1 29 5.40   
M. Pedigo 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 3.38   
K. Ehret H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.91   
G. Rubio 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 17 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Pfeiffer 27
Batters Faced: C. Pfeiffer 27, J. Owens 8, M. Pedigo 3, K. Ehret 2, G. Rubio 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Pfeiffer 5-3, J. Owens 1-2, M. Pedigo 0-1, K. Ehret 1-0, G. Rubio 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Pfeiffer 93-56, J. Owens 29-20, M. Pedigo 15-5, K. Ehret 9-6, G. Rubio 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ehret 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Pfeiffer , J. Owens
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Muneo Kawachi
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM PT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 43826
Special Notes: Antonio Aranda was ejected in the 3rd inning for arguing a strike call.SP Mike Pedigo was injured while pitching. RP Kyle Ehret was injured while pitching.
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