MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/05/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 128 - SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (6-2) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Houston Astros (9-5) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 5 11 0
Astros Down Athletics, 5-1
Houston used a superb performance from starting pitcher Shane Reynolds to down the Oakland Athletics, 5-1. Houston, now 9-5, has played well in the early going.

The action was intense with no one out in the top of the seventh inning. With a runner on 1st and Oakland trailing 2-1, Shane Reynolds had to face the 30-year old first baseman Jason Giambi, who was hoping to turn the game around. It was not to be, as Giambi hit into a double play.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 1 1
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .314 1 10
M. Suttles DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226 3 6
   a-J. Giambi DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 0 0
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 0 3
A. Simmons RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .321 0 5
M. Tejada SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 7
D. Murphy CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .269 1 3
T. Steinbach C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .346 0 2
Totals 30 1 5 1 0 8 5      
a - J. Giambi inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Murphy (1, 3rd Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie , D. Murphy 5 , T. Steinbach
GIDP: J. Foxx , J. Giambi
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tejada (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lajoie-Tejada-Foxx, Lajoie-Tejada-Foxx)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bagwell 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .300 3 9
A. Bregman 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .400 2 10
K. Tucker RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .280 2 7
J. Altuve DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .259 1 9
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .286 0 0
L. Berkman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 0 8
R. Hidalgo CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 0 5
D. Thon SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .196 0 4
B. Ausmus C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .279 0 3
Totals 35 5 11 4 3 2 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (3, 2nd Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bagwell (4, 5th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (2, 1st Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bagwell 3 , A. Bregman 2 , K. Tucker 5 , C. Biggio , L. Berkman , D. Thon 3 , B. Ausmus
2-out RBI: K. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , C. Biggio , R. Hidalgo , B. Ausmus
GIDP: C. Biggio , R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bregman-Biggio-Bagwell, Thon-Biggio-Bagwell)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender L (0-1) 5.2 7 2 2 2 0 1 101 3.18   
B. Taylor 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 26 10.12   
R. Cook 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.00   
J. Aker 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 45
Batters Faced: C. Bender 25, B. Taylor 5, R. Cook 4, J. Aker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 11-4, B. Taylor 1-1, R. Cook 0-1, J. Aker 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 101-64, B. Taylor 26-14, R. Cook 22-14, J. Aker 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cook 2-1
WP: R. Cook
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reynolds W (2-0) 7.2 4 1 1 0 7 1 95 3.50   
B. Wagner 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reynolds 74
Batters Faced: S. Reynolds 26, B. Wagner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reynolds 5-10, B. Wagner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reynolds 95-64, B. Wagner 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Reynolds
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 24143
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