MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/31/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 585 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (36-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2
Oakland Athletics (30-21) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 9 0
Holland Top-Notch as Athletics Stop Astros, 3-2
Oakland picked up a win at O.co Coliseum, bumping off the Houston Astros, 3-2. Pitcher Bill Holland was a major reason the Athletics emerged victorious. The second-place Athletics now sit at 30-21.

Holland lasted 8.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits. The Oakland right-hander, who is tied for 6th in the AL in quality starts with 8, is now 6-5.

"Bill is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Oakland manager .
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 2 21
J. Bagwell 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276 10 22
   b-K. Tucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 4 24
B. Serrell 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299 8 23
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 5 27
L. Berkman LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 3 22
C. Cedeno RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .197 3 9
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .181 2 13
D. Thon SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 1 14
   a-C. Correa PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 2 14
C. Palm C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 0 2
Totals 30 2 3 2 1 5 5      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for D. Thon in the 8th
b - K. Tucker pinch hit for J. Bagwell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Palm (3, 9th Inning off B. Holland, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Serrell (11, 9th Inning off T. Hudson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bagwell (10, 4th Inning off B. Holland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bagwell 4 , B. Serrell 2 , C. Palm 2
2-out RBI: B. Serrell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman , C. Correa
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cedeno (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Niekro (1) , D. Thon (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Palm-Bagwell, Bagwell-Thon-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .212 2 5
M. Tejada SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .223 6 24
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .327 3 37
M. Suttles DH 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 .210 12 32
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .238 5 18
A. Simmons RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284 2 17
J. Giambi 1B 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .333 4 9
D. Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190 4 16
T. Steinbach C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 1 10
Totals 33 3 9 3 2 13 17      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (13, 2nd Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Lajoie (19, 3rd Inning off J. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Giambi (3, 8th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Henderson (2, 7th Inning off B. Lidge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 5 , M. Tejada , N. Lajoie 3 , M. Suttles 2 , A. Simmons 2 , J. Giambi 2
2-out RBI: M. Suttles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , M. Suttles , E. Chavez , A. Simmons , D. Murphy 2
GIDP: D. Murphy
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (20)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro L (5-2) 5.0 7 2 0 1 9 0 99 2.34   
B. Lidge 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 32 1.20   
F. DiPino 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 57
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 24, B. Lidge 7, F. DiPino 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 3-2, B. Lidge 1-2, F. DiPino 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 99-62, B. Lidge 32-20, F. DiPino 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Holland W (6-5) 8.2 2 2 2 1 5 1 97 3.53   
T. Hudson SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holland 76
Batters Faced: B. Holland 29, T. Hudson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holland 16-5, T. Hudson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holland 97-61, T. Hudson 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hudson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Holland
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 26516
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