MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/06/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 129 - SUNDAY, APRIL 6TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (6-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Houston Astros (10-5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 9 0
Astros Subdue Oakland, 2-0
The Houston Astros locked up a win at Minute Maid Park, knocking off the Oakland Athletics, 2-0. On the mound for Houston was right-hander Joe Niekro. He played a major role in the triumph. Houston, now 10-5, has gotten their season off to a good start.

The Astros had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 2-0, Houston, with one out. Oakland, with a runner on 2nd, was mounting a threat. Jason Giambi dug in at the plate, but on a 0-2 slider, he popped out.
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 2 .250 0 1
M. Tejada SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .310 1 7
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 1 10
M. Suttles DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 3 6
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .324 0 3
A. Simmons RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 0 5
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .400 0 0
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 1 3
   a-J. Foxx PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 1 1
T. Steinbach C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .345 0 2
Totals 33 0 6 0 2 6 14      
a - J. Foxx pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Henderson , M. Tejada 2 , M. Suttles , J. Giambi , T. Steinbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , M. Suttles , E. Chavez , J. Foxx
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bagwell 1B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .302 4 10
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .389 2 10
K. Tucker RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .278 2 7
J. Altuve DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .259 1 10
B. Serrell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .377 3 10
   a-C. Biggio 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
L. Berkman LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .216 0 8
C. Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .208 1 3
D. Thon SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .204 0 4
B. Ausmus C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .304 0 3
Totals 32 2 9 2 2 10 20      
a - C. Biggio substituted for B. Serrell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (4, 6th Inning off B. Holland, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Berkman (3, 8th Inning off C. Hunter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bagwell (4, 1st Inning off B. Holland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bagwell 4 , A. Bregman , K. Tucker 2 , J. Altuve , B. Serrell , L. Berkman 2 , D. Thon , B. Ausmus 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , J. Altuve , C. Cedeno , D. Thon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ausmus (1)
CS: J. Altuve (1)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Holland L (1-1) 5.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 96 3.00   
C. Hunter 3.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 47 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holland 54
Batters Faced: B. Holland 21, C. Hunter 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holland 1-8, C. Hunter 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holland 96-54, C. Hunter 47-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hunter 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro W (2-1) 7.0 6 0 0 1 4 0 103 2.38   
B. Wagner H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.60   
L. Andersen SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 68
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 28, B. Wagner 3, L. Andersen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 12-5, B. Wagner 0-1, L. Andersen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 103-70, B. Wagner 12-8, L. Andersen 17-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Niekro
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 26260
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