MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/11/2047
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 714 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (7-4) 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 10 9 1
Houston Astros (4-6) 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 7 1
Bradford Goes Deep Twice, Helps Athletics Top Astros, 10-5
The performance of Quincy Bradford proved critical in helping Oakland beat Houston, 10-5. The Athletics shortstop was 2-3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while scoring 3 and driving in 5. Franklin Rojas picked up the win with 5.1 innings of work. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 3-0. George Rubio closed it out for his 1st save.

Jason May, who finished 4th in the NL in runs with 123 in 2043, chipped in for Oakland with a 3-run home run in the top of the third. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We maximized our offense today," said Oakland skipper Colton Smith. "That makes everyone's life easier."

The win gives Oakland a record of 7-4.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Bradford 3B 3 3 2 5 2 1 0 .343 5 11
J. May 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .297 1 5
J. Kunkler RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .297 3 7
R. Shrewsbury 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .325 1 5
S. Kasahara DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .286 1 5
S. Sornson LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .143 0 4
A. Hernandez C 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .235 0 0
R. Langlois SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267 0 2
P. Jansen CF 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .241 0 4
Totals 36 10 9 10 7 13 16      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Jansen (1, 3rd Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. May (1, 3rd Inning off B. Lynch, 2 on, 0 outs) , Q. Bradford 2 (5, 4th Inning off B. Lynch, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Holloway, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Q. Bradford 8 , J. May 5 , S. Kasahara , S. Sornson , A. Hernandez , P. Jansen 3
2-out RBI: , Q. Bradford 2 , P. Jansen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Shrewsbury 2 , A. Hernandez , R. Langlois
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. May (4) , R. Shrewsbury (3) , S. Sornson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Sornson (1)
OF assists: 1 (Kunkler(Merrill at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Merrill 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .367 0 3
J. Gardner CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .216 2 7
J. Froyd SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .167 0 2
E. Chotkowski 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .395 2 6
C. Lane DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .222 0 2
J. Trump 2B 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 .286 5 12
S. Ono LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .265 2 5
A. Aranda RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 1 3
T. Kenyon C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .227 0 1
Totals 33 5 7 5 5 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Lane (4, 3rd Inning off F. Rojas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Merrill , J. Froyd , E. Chotkowski 2 , C. Lane 2 , A. Aranda , T. Kenyon
2-out RBI: J. Froyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gardner , E. Chotkowski , C. Lane , J. Trump , S. Ono
Sac Fly: J. Gardner
Hit by Pitch: D. Merrill
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Merrill (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gardner (1)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Rojas W (3-0) 5.1 6 3 2 4 5 0 107 2.61   
J. Spampinato H (1) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 18 6.00   
G. Rubio SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 34 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Rojas 47
Batters Faced: F. Rojas 26, J. Spampinato 5, G. Rubio 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Rojas 4-6, J. Spampinato 0-2, G. Rubio 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: F. Rojas 107-61, J. Spampinato 18-6, G. Rubio 34-24
Hit Batsmen: J. Spampinato
Balk: J. Spampinato 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lynch L (0-2) 3.2 4 6 6 4 4 2 84 14.62   
A. Vargas 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 36 0.00   
M. Hurst 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 0.00   
J. Holloway 0.2 4 4 4 0 2 1 17 12.27   
P. Schwartz 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lynch 27
Batters Faced: B. Lynch 19, A. Vargas 8, M. Hurst 4, J. Holloway 6, P. Schwartz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lynch 3-4, A. Vargas 0-4, M. Hurst 0-0, J. Holloway 0-0, P. Schwartz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lynch 84-52, A. Vargas 36-20, M. Hurst 21-13, J. Holloway 17-14, P. Schwartz 26-11
WP: B. Lynch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Quincy Bradford
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 66 degrees
Start Time: 1:07 PM CT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 27115
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