MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/04/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1579 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (61-44) 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 9 2
Houston Astros (52-54) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 1
Athletics Procure 6-2 Win
Oakland turned a good effort from starter Tim Hudson into a win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The Athletics won the game, 6-2. Andrew Bailey closed it out for his 2nd save. The first-place Athletics have a record of 61-44.

Jose Canseco had a big 2-run home run for the Athletics in the top of the first inning. With Oakland leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a fastball from Don Wilson and swatted a home run to left. It was his 36th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Athletics ahead, 3-0.

Canseco said his team "executed a good game plan."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 .248 6 30
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 2 3 1 0 3 .280 2 41
A. Simmons RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .298 12 58
J. Canseco DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .278 36 82
M. Cochrane C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248 2 25
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 16 51
E. Chavez 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .264 18 54
E. Joost SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .248 10 30
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .197 7 25
Totals 34 6 9 6 6 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (25, 1st Inning off D. Wilson, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Henderson (18, 7th Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Canseco (36, 1st Inning off D. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Chavez (18, 8th Inning off M. Scott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 4 , N. Lajoie 3 , J. Canseco 4 , M. Cochrane 2 , E. Chavez 4
2-out RBI: E. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons , J. Canseco , E. Chavez
GIDP: J. Foxx , D. Murphy
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 3 (45) , M. Cochrane (5) , E. Chavez (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Foxx (8) , E. Chavez (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 10 33
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .228 16 49
J. Altuve DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .261 10 59
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .309 19 65
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .207 11 44
L. Berkman LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 17 63
C. Cedeno CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .165 1 11
   a-C. Correa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 1 12
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 2 25
   b-K. Caminiti PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .210 1 5
B. Ausmus C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .235 12 36
Totals 35 2 6 2 1 6 16      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for C. Cedeno in the 9th
b - K. Caminiti pinch hit for D. Thon in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bagwell (16, 6th Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Biggio , J. Bagwell 4 , J. Altuve , K. Tucker , C. Cedeno , K. Caminiti
2-out RBI: K. Caminiti
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bagwell , C. Cedeno , B. Ausmus 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (34) , K. Tucker (25) , C. Cedeno (6)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Berkman (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Wilson-Thon-Bagwell, Biggio-Thon-Bagwell)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hudson W (10-5) 6.1 3 1 1 0 5 1 110 5.21   
B. Taylor 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 7.53   
C. Hunter 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 5.59   
A. Bailey SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hudson 68
Batters Faced: T. Hudson 24, B. Taylor 8, C. Hunter 3, A. Bailey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hudson 6-8, B. Taylor 4-1, C. Hunter 0-1, A. Bailey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hudson 110-63, B. Taylor 25-19, C. Hunter 9-4, A. Bailey 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Taylor 1-0 , C. Hunter 2-1 , A. Bailey 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wilson L (7-8) 5.1 5 4 4 5 2 1 104 4.66   
M. Scott 2.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 47 3.94   
L. Dierker 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wilson 39
Batters Faced: D. Wilson 24, M. Scott 11, L. Dierker 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wilson 9-3, M. Scott 2-3, L. Dierker 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wilson 104-55, M. Scott 47-32, L. Dierker 18-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Hudson
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 24261
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