MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/12/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1723 - THURSDAY, JULY 12TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Oakland Athletics (38-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
Houston Astros (44-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Extra-Inning Win by Athletics over Astros
The Oakland Athletics got a magnificent performance from pitcher Gio Gonzalez, who stifled the Houston offense en route to a 2-0 Athletics win at Minute Maid Park. Oakland has now won 3 in a row.

The Athletics got a big at-bat from pinch hitter James McCann. For the game, McCann was 1-1. In the top of the tenth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 40th hit of the season gave Oakland a 1-0 lead.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Gonzalez.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .327 4 25
D. Gregorius SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .309 10 40
R. Hoskins LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .278 18 58
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .259 19 51
H. Powell CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .276 7 34
   b-J. McCann PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .272 4 24
   c-Z. Houchins CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Heredia RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 6 27
   a-S. Choo PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .219 4 15
C. Gallagher C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .232 3 20
C. Owings DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .227 3 26
K. Cowart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .212 5 18
Totals 35 2 7 1 6 7 25      
a - S. Choo pinch hit for G. Heredia in the 9th
b - J. McCann pinch hit for H. Powell in the 10th
c - Z. Houchins substituted for J. McCann in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: C. Owings (4, 2nd Inning off O. Despaigne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins 2 , D. LeMahieu , C. Owings 3 , C. Gallagher , S. Choo , J. McCann
2-out RBI: J. McCann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. LeMahieu 2 , H. Powell , K. Cowart , S. Choo
GIDP: R. Hoskins , H. Powell
Hit by Pitch: G. Heredia
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hoskins (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .167 1 8
B. Holt 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .337 2 20
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .313 11 50
D. Smith 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .322 19 59
R. Odor DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .259 9 34
C. Moran 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .259 9 39
J. Heyward RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 4 32
O. Narvaez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 1 4
D. Stewart LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 2 11
   a-T. Mancini PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .262 11 36
Totals 34 0 4 0 3 14 15      
a - T. Mancini pinch hit for D. Stewart in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (28, 4th Inning off G. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out) C. Moran (12, 7th Inning off G. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer , D. Smith 2 , C. Moran 2 , X. Bogaerts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zimmer , R. Odor , J. Heyward
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: O. Narvaez (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Bogaerts-Holt-Smith, Bogaerts-Smith)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Gonzalez 7.0 4 0 0 3 7 0 101 65 3.17   
M. Feliz 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 9 3.96   
S. Doolittle W (3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 32 22 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gonzalez 73
Batters Faced: G. Gonzalez 28, M. Feliz 3, S. Doolittle 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gonzalez 7-7, M. Feliz 0-0, S. Doolittle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gonzalez 101-65, M. Feliz 13-9, S. Doolittle 32-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Despaigne 6.0 4 0 0 3 2 0 85 54 6.20   
J. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 11 5.95   
T. Zych 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 9 4.69   
D. Neverauskas L (2-2) 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 27 16 3.28   
C. Rusin 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 9 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Despaigne 63
Batters Faced: O. Despaigne 23, J. Ramirez 5, T. Zych 4, D. Neverauskas 6, C. Rusin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Despaigne 10-4, J. Ramirez 1-1, T. Zych 0-1, D. Neverauskas 1-1, C. Rusin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Despaigne 85-54, J. Ramirez 22-11, T. Zych 16-9, D. Neverauskas 27-16, C. Rusin 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rusin 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Ramirez
Balk: C. Rusin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gio Gonzalez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM MST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 36410
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