MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/31/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1520 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (51-51) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 10 1
Oakland Athletics (59-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 0
Astros Clip Athletics, 3-2
The Oakland Athletics went down to defeat to Gerrit Cole and his Houston teammates. The final score was 3-2, in favor of the Astros. The winning pitcher was Cole, now 5-11. He tossed 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 7. Houston occupies third place in the American League Western Division at 51-51.

Houston relied on the hitting of Jose Altuve to pick up the win. The designated hitter ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the seventh inning to put the Astros on top, 3-0. For the game, Altuve had 1 triple and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Sometimes a win comes easy," Altuve told the Houston Chronicle. "And sometimes you have to scratch and claw."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .273 10 33
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .231 14 46
J. Altuve DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .263 10 58
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .302 18 61
A. Bregman 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .207 11 42
L. Berkman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .274 17 62
C. Cedeno CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .163 1 11
D. Thon SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .216 2 23
B. Ausmus C 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .235 12 36
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bagwell (33, 9th Inning off A. Bailey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Altuve (4, 7th Inning off R. Waddell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Biggio , J. Bagwell 3 , J. Altuve 4 , K. Tucker , A. Bregman 2 , L. Berkman , C. Cedeno
2-out RBI: J. Altuve
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , K. Tucker , C. Cedeno , D. Thon 2
GIDP: L. Berkman
Sac Fly: J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Berkman (6) , C. Cedeno 2 (5) , D. Thon (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Cedeno (2)
OF assists: 1 (Tucker(Chavez at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 6 30
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281 2 38
A. Simmons RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .302 12 58
J. Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 35 80
M. Cochrane C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .244 2 25
J. Foxx 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .263 15 50
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .264 17 52
E. Joost SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 10 30
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .203 7 25
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 10 7      
BATTING
Triples: N. Lajoie (5, 8th Inning off B. Wagner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie 3 , A. Simmons , M. Cochrane , J. Foxx , E. Chavez
2-out RBI: N. Lajoie , J. Foxx
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , E. Chavez , E. Joost
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Lajoie-Foxx)
OF assists: 1 (Murphy(Berkman at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cole W (5-11) 7.2 4 2 2 2 7 0 112 4.35   
B. Wagner H (8) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.34   
L. Andersen SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 68
Batters Faced: G. Cole 28, B. Wagner 2, L. Andersen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 6-9, B. Wagner 0-0, L. Andersen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 112-74, B. Wagner 9-5, L. Andersen 15-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Waddell L (6-9) 6.2 8 3 3 3 3 0 114 3.73   
R. Cook 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.66   
A. Bailey 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Waddell 46
Batters Faced: R. Waddell 30, R. Cook 5, A. Bailey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 8-8, R. Cook 2-1, A. Bailey 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 114-63, R. Cook 20-12, A. Bailey 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cook 1-0
WP: R. Waddell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerrit Cole
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM PT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 28528
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