MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/05/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 437 - FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (5-5) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 0
Houston Astros (2-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 0
Athletics Prevail, 3-1, Over Houston
The Oakland Athletics got a stellar performance from pitcher Zach Eflin, who handcuffed the Houston offense en route to a 3-1 win at Minute Maid Park. Oakland reliever Blake Parker picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. James Pazos took the loss. Sean Doolittle earned the save, his 3rd, for the Athletics.

The Athletics got a big at-bat from designated hitter Rhys Hoskins. For the game, Hoskins was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the ninth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 5th home run of the season gave Oakland a 3-1 lead.

"For the most part, I stayed out of the middle of the plate," Eflin said.

With the win, Oakland pushes its record to 5-5.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Galvis 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .217 1 2
D. Gregorius SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 6 10
   a-A. Cordoba 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .244 2 4
R. Hoskins DH 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .278 5 12
E. Escobar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 1 2
S. Choo LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .294 1 1
M. Straw CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167 0 1
M. Canha RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .259 0 3
J. McCann C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .132 1 2
Totals 30 3 4 3 4 12 10      
a - A. Cordoba substituted for D. Gregorius in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McCann (2, 3rd Inning off N. Neidert, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hoskins (5, 9th Inning off J. Pazos, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Choo (1, 5th Inning off N. Neidert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins 4 , J. McCann 2 , P. Goldschmidt , S. Choo 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCann , F. Galvis , E. Escobar , A. Cordoba
GIDP: S. Choo
Hit by Pitch: J. McCann , M. Canha
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 .306 2 6
C. Moran 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .125 0 2
J. Heyward RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .133 2 2
T. Mancini LF 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .310 2 4
R. Odor 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .200 2 4
D. Smith 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .419 2 4
W. Castillo DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 .267 0 3
J. Polanco SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .219 2 6
T. Barnhart C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 1 3
Totals 38 1 11 1 1 11 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (3, 6th Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Heyward (2, 8th Inning off M. Barnes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Mancini 3 , D. Smith 4 , C. Moran , R. Odor 2 , J. Heyward 4 , B. Zimmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Odor , J. Polanco 2 , W. Castillo
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moran-Polanco-Smith)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Eflin 7.0 7 0 0 0 9 0 98 67 0.69   
M. Barnes BS (2) 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 7 5.40   
B. Parker W (1-1) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 15 1.35   
S. Doolittle SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 72
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 28, M. Barnes 3, B. Parker 4, S. Doolittle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 4-8, M. Barnes 0-0, B. Parker 0-1, S. Doolittle 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 98-67, M. Barnes 13-7, B. Parker 23-15, S. Doolittle 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Parker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Neidert 6.0 2 1 1 2 9 1 86 55 7.56   
C. Rusin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 5.79   
J. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 10 0.00   
J. Pazos L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 32 16 10.80   
J. Labourt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Neidert 71
Batters Faced: N. Neidert 21, C. Rusin 3, J. Ramirez 5, J. Pazos 5, J. Labourt 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Neidert 5-3, C. Rusin 1-1, J. Ramirez 1-1, J. Pazos 1-0, J. Labourt 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Neidert 86-55, C. Rusin 14-9, J. Ramirez 19-10, J. Pazos 32-16, J. Labourt 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Labourt 1-0
WP: N. Neidert
Hit Batsmen: J. Ramirez , J. Labourt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Eflin
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 70 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 41992
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