MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/28/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2301 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Oakland Athletics (52-81) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 10 0
Houston Astros (61-71) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 10 0
Astros Beat Athletics in 10
The Oakland Athletics got a superb performance from pitcher Jordan Montgomery, but the Houston Astros still won the game, 4-3. Montgomery was named the player of the game despite the loss. He threw 7 innings allowing 2 runs. Chris Rusin, credited with the win, is now 2-1. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1 innings. Oakland's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

Houston won the game in the bottom of the tenth inning. With no outs and Sean Doolittle on the mound for Oakland, pinch hitter Brett Eibner hit a dramatic solo home run, bringing Astros fans to their feet.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Eibner. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
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 1 .318 5 32
D. Gregorius SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .295 17 59
R. Hoskins LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265 28 89
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 26 71
A. Pujols DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 2 9
H. Powell CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .279 11 46
M. Gonzalez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .243 1 19
Y. Diaz RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .268 1 10
C. Gallagher C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 3 20
Totals 37 3 10 3 1 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Goldschmidt (18, 4th Inning off D. Mengden, 1 on, 2 outs) D. LeMahieu (35, 8th Inning off J. Ramirez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Hoskins (4, 4th Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Gregorius (17, 6th Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins 3 , Y. Diaz 3 , H. Powell , D. Gregorius 4 , P. Goldschmidt 2 , D. LeMahieu 2 , M. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: P. Goldschmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hoskins , M. Gonzalez , A. Pujols
GIDP: Y. Diaz , C. Gallagher
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Powell 2 (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gregorius-LeMahieu-Goldschmidt, LeMahieu-Gregorius-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .218 4 24
R. Odor 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .247 14 55
X. Bogaerts SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297 13 62
T. Mancini LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .271 17 61
D. Smith 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .306 24 72
G. Polanco DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .285 10 56
W. Castillo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241 17 51
C. Moran 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 13 58
J. Heyward RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 6 45
   a-B. Eibner PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .302 3 7
Totals 34 4 10 4 1 7 12      
a - B. Eibner pinch hit for J. Heyward in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith 2 (40, 2nd Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out) J. Heyward (20, 6th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Zimmer (3, 1st Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Zimmer (4, 8th Inning off D. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out) B. Eibner (3, 10th Inning off S. Doolittle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Zimmer 7 , T. Mancini , D. Smith 4 , R. Odor , X. Bogaerts , G. Polanco , J. Heyward 2 , B. Eibner 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Smith , C. Moran
GIDP: T. Mancini , D. Smith
Hit by Pitch: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Moran-Odor-Smith, Odor-Bogaerts-Smith)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Montgomery 7.0 7 2 2 1 4 0 83 56 5.06   
D. Alvarez BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 18 2.88   
M. Feliz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 4.14   
S. Doolittle L (3-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 58
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 26, D. Alvarez 6, M. Feliz 3, S. Doolittle 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 4-10, D. Alvarez 2-0, M. Feliz 0-1, S. Doolittle 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 83-56, D. Alvarez 28-18, M. Feliz 14-9, S. Doolittle 1-1
WP: J. Montgomery
Hit Batsmen: D. Alvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Mengden 7.0 8 3 3 0 3 1 94 64 5.79   
J. Ramirez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 5.25   
T. Zych 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 13 3.77   
C. Rusin W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mengden 52
Batters Faced: D. Mengden 26, J. Ramirez 4, T. Zych 4, C. Rusin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mengden 7-8, J. Ramirez 3-0, T. Zych 0-1, C. Rusin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mengden 94-64, J. Ramirez 16-9, T. Zych 23-13, C. Rusin 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jordan Montgomery
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 36996
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