MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/26/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 253 - SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (11-7) 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 9 3
Oakland Athletics (7-11) 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 6 12 1
Athletics Solve Astros, 6-5
Both teams had their chances, but the Oakland Athletics eventually prevailed.

Behind the hitting of Rickey Henderson, the Oakland Athletics clipped the Houston Astros, 6-5. Henderson went 3-5 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs for the Athletics. Houston, with the loss, is 11-7.

Henderson contributed in the bottom of the fourth. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Oakland get the win.

Henderson told a Oakland Citizen reporter that the win made him feel "upbeat about our team."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .235 3 7
J. Bagwell 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .261 3 7
J. Altuve DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .171 3 10
K. Tucker RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .288 2 7
A. Bregman 3B 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .228 3 12
L. Berkman LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .350 1 6
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 .140 4 8
D. Thon SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .278 1 6
B. Ausmus C 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250 4 13
   a-C. Correa PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .429 0 3
Totals 30 5 9 5 6 6 17      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (4, 2nd Inning off E. Plank, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Thon 2 (3, 7th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Eckersley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Biggio , J. Bagwell , K. Tucker 2 , L. Berkman 2 , D. Thon 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bagwell 2
GIDP: K. Tucker , R. Hidalgo
Sac Fly: R. Hidalgo , B. Ausmus
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (7) , K. Tucker 2 (5)
CS: L. Berkman (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bregman (2) , R. Hidalgo (1) , D. Thon (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ausmus-Biggio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .185 0 1
N. Lajoie 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .234 0 3
A. Simmons RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .167 1 5
J. Canseco DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .261 4 10
M. Cochrane C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .232 1 5
J. Foxx 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .153 4 7
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .264 5 8
E. Joost SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .357 3 6
D. Murphy CF 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .098 1 4
Totals 36 6 12 4 2 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (4, 1st Inning off J. Niekro, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Simmons (4, 6th Inning off L. Dierker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Foxx (4, 7th Inning off L. Dierker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 3 , N. Lajoie 2 , A. Simmons 3 , J. Foxx 5 , E. Chavez , E. Joost 2 , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , J. Canseco 2 , M. Cochrane , E. Chavez
Sac Fly: D. Murphy
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (5)
CS: E. Chavez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cochrane (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Foxx-Joost-Foxx, Chavez-Lajoie-Foxx)
OF assists: 1 (Simmons(Thon at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro 4.2 8 5 4 2 3 0 84 2.42   
L. Dierker L (0-1) 3.1 4 1 1 0 4 1 54 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 31
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 26, L. Dierker 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 5-6, L. Dierker 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 84-51, L. Dierker 54-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Dierker 1-0
WP: J. Niekro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Plank 6.1 8 5 5 3 2 0 110 3.81   
V. Blue W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 3 2 0 29 0.00   
D. Eckersley SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 36
Batters Faced: E. Plank 27, V. Blue 7, D. Eckersley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 6-8, V. Blue 2-0, D. Eckersley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 110-71, V. Blue 29-11, D. Eckersley 17-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rickey Henderson
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 18643
Special Notes: Dickie Thon sets the AL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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