MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/03/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 359 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (12-13) 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 7 14 1
Houston Astros (13-12) 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 0
Athletics Win by Slim Margin, 7-6
Oakland beat Houston at Minute Maid Park, escaping with a 7-6 win. The win in large part was due to left fielder Jose Canseco. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The loss has the Astros at 13-12.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Al Simmons? The Oakland right fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Athletics on top, 7-6. For the game, Simmons had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Houston manager . "The effort was great."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Baker DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .167 0 1
   c-M. McGwire DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 1
E. Chavez 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 .284 7 15
A. Simmons RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .213 1 9
J. Canseco LF 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .250 9 16
J. Foxx 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .170 4 8
B. Johnson CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
   a-M. Cochrane PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 1 5
   b-D. Murphy CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 2 7
E. Joost SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .321 3 6
F. Hayes C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .222 1 2
M. Ellis 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .462 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7 2 4 22      
a - M. Cochrane pinch hit for B. Johnson in the 8th
b - D. Murphy substituted for M. Cochrane in the 8th
c - M. McGwire inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (6, 4th Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ellis (1, 9th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Canseco 2 (9, 1st Inning off D. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Chavez (7, 7th Inning off D. Wilson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Baker , E. Chavez 5 , A. Simmons 3 , J. Canseco 8 , J. Foxx , B. Johnson , E. Joost , F. Hayes , M. Ellis 4
2-out RBI: J. Canseco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , J. Foxx , B. Johnson
GIDP: E. Chavez , F. Hayes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Baker (1) , E. Chavez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Foxx (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Thon SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .219 1 6
J. Bagwell 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .260 6 12
J. Altuve 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .172 3 14
K. Tucker RF 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .341 3 10
A. Bregman 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .275 5 18
L. Berkman LF 3 0 2 4 0 1 1 .329 1 11
C. Correa DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 0 5
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .109 4 8
B. Ausmus C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .215 4 13
Totals 35 6 10 6 3 6 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (5, 9th Inning off V. Blue, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bagwell (6, 1st Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Thon 2 , J. Bagwell 4 , K. Tucker 2 , A. Bregman 2 , L. Berkman 2 , C. Correa , B. Ausmus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Altuve 2 , B. Ausmus
Sac Fly: L. Berkman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (7)
CS: C. Correa (1) , B. Ausmus (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bregman-Altuve-Bagwell, Thon-Altuve-Bagwell)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hudson 4.1 8 6 6 3 3 1 88 6.28   
C. Hunter 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 38 7.30   
V. Blue W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hudson 23
Batters Faced: T. Hudson 24, C. Hunter 8, V. Blue 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hudson 5-4, C. Hunter 1-5, V. Blue 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hudson 88-47, C. Hunter 38-24, V. Blue 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hunter 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wilson 6.1 11 6 6 1 3 3 101 5.34   
B. Lidge 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 1.59   
B. Wagner L (0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 10 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wilson 29
Batters Faced: D. Wilson 29, B. Lidge 6, B. Wagner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wilson 7-7, B. Lidge 2-2, B. Wagner 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wilson 101-66, B. Lidge 22-14, B. Wagner 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Canseco
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 24095
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