MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/17/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2156 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (57-65) 1 3 2 2 4 3 1 0 2 18 23 1
Oakland Athletics (47-75) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Heyward Leads Charge, Houston Blasts Athletics
The Houston Astros grabbed a 18-3 win over the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum. Houston right fielder Jason Heyward went 4-5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 4 times and drove in 4 to earn player of the game honors. Daniel Mengden was the winning pitcher. Over 5.1 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Chris Rusin got the save, his 3rd in 4 chances.

Heyward had an important at-bat with runners on 1st and 2nd in the top of the second, when he hit a 3-run home run. The Astros went on to win.

"We maximized our offense today," said Houston skipper Temp GM. "That makes everyone's life easier."

Houston is now 57-65, Oakland 47-75.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .215 3 23
   b-B. Eibner PH, CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 0 4
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 3 2 0 2 .293 13 58
R. Odor 2B 6 1 2 3 0 2 5 .254 13 50
T. Mancini LF 6 1 3 1 0 1 2 .282 16 55
G. Polanco DH 6 1 3 1 0 2 4 .286 9 52
D. Smith 1B 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 .303 23 68
   a-R. Guzman PH, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 2
C. Moran 3B 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .265 11 53
W. Castillo C 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .233 14 46
J. Heyward RF 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 .244 6 42
Totals 47 18 23 18 4 8 23      
a - R. Guzman pinch hit for D. Smith in the 6th
b - B. Eibner pinch hit for B. Zimmer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Zimmer (12, 1st Inning off M. Leake, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Moran (19, 6th Inning off J. Jacome, 1 on, 2 outs) X. Bogaerts (35, 5th Inning off J. Jacome, 3 on, 2 outs) G. Polanco (17, 6th Inning off J. Jacome, 0 on, 1 out) J. Heyward 2 (19, 4th Inning off M. Leake, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off S. Doolittle, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Eibner (1, 9th Inning off S. Doolittle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Smith (23, 3rd Inning off M. Leake, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Castillo (14, 6th Inning off J. Jacome, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Odor (13, 4th Inning off M. Leake, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Heyward (6, 2nd Inning off M. Leake, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer 3 , T. Mancini 3 , D. Smith 4 , C. Moran 5 , W. Castillo 5 , R. Odor 5 , X. Bogaerts 2 , G. Polanco 4 , J. Heyward 9 , B. Eibner 2
2-out RBI: D. Smith , C. Moran , W. Castillo , R. Odor , X. Bogaerts , G. Polanco , J. Heyward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Odor , R. Guzman
GIDP: W. Castillo , G. Polanco
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: W. Castillo (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Odor-Guzman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .324 5 30
D. Gregorius SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .297 16 56
R. Hoskins LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .271 26 84
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .265 25 66
A. Pujols DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .333 1 8
H. Powell CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264 9 39
J. McCann C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .267 7 35
Y. Diaz RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .273 1 8
K. Cowart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .223 6 31
Totals 34 3 8 2 2 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Diaz (3, 6th Inning off C. Rusin, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Gregorius (23, 3rd Inning off D. Mengden, 1 on, 0 outs) P. Goldschmidt (16, 6th Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz 3 , J. McCann , D. Gregorius 2 , P. Goldschmidt 2 , D. LeMahieu , A. Pujols 2
2-out RBI: J. McCann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Cowart 2
GIDP: H. Powell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gregorius (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bradford-Gregorius-Goldschmidt, LeMahieu-Goldschmidt)
PB: J. McCann
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Mengden W (6-11) 5.1 6 3 2 1 5 0 96 67 5.92   
C. Rusin SV (3) 3.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 35 25 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mengden 50
Batters Faced: D. Mengden 23, C. Rusin 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mengden 5-6, C. Rusin 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mengden 96-67, C. Rusin 35-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rusin 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Leake L (5-12) 4.2 13 11 11 1 5 3 98 61 6.64   
J. Jacome 1.1 5 5 5 2 0 1 46 26 5.92   
C. Bradford 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 15 5.49   
S. Doolittle 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 29 20 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Leake -2
Batters Faced: M. Leake 27, J. Jacome 11, C. Bradford 6, S. Doolittle 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Leake 4-4, J. Jacome 1-3, C. Bradford 2-1, S. Doolittle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Leake 98-61, J. Jacome 46-26, C. Bradford 24-15, S. Doolittle 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jacome 2-2 , C. Bradford 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Heyward
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 17312
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