BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/28/2009
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BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1523 - TUESDAY, JULY 28TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (67-35) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0
Oakland Athletics (53-48) 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 X 9 12 1
Henderson Excels in 9-4 Oakland Win
The Oakland Athletics topped the Houston Astros by the score of 9-4, with the biggest share of the credit going to second baseman Juan Henderson. Henderson was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice for the Athletics on the day. Oakland currently is in third place in the AL West Division at 53-48.

Henderson made an early impact for Oakland when he stroked his 17th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the bottom of the third, put the Athletics on top, 4-0.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Henderson told the Oakland Herald.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bartlett 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .326 10 51
M. Brantley RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 7 .325 5 58
G. Connors C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .269 21 63
A. Pujols 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .324 27 84
H. Blalock 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .287 21 64
R. Thompson DH 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 .255 20 63
S. Green LF 4 1 0 1 1 0 6 .289 2 6
C. Crawford CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .299 5 39
M. Bellhorn SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .242 0 2
Totals 36 4 10 4 5 9 28      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Blalock (24, 9th Inning off E. Gagne, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bartlett 2 , M. Brantley , A. Pujols , H. Blalock 3 , R. Thompson 2 , C. Crawford , M. Bellhorn
2-out RBI: J. Bartlett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bartlett , M. Brantley 2 , G. Connors , S. Green 2
GIDP: G. Connors
Sac Bunt: M. Bellhorn
Sac Fly: C. Crawford
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bellhorn-Bartlett-Blalock)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bourn LF 5 2 1 0 0 2 4 .235 4 34
J. Henderson 2B 4 2 2 5 1 1 2 .223 17 53
B. Anderson DH 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .283 20 57
M. Bradley CF 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 .287 19 60
M. Dolenc RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .281 7 43
C. Snelling 1B 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 .239 9 56
J. Lopez SS 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 .261 7 41
R. Barajas C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .217 7 31
M. Tejada 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .220 4 26
Totals 33 9 12 9 7 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Bradley (15, 7th Inning off J. Beitey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Anderson (1, 3rd Inning off R. Dempster, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Henderson 2 (17, 3rd Inning off R. Dempster, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Beitey, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Bradley (19, 5th Inning off R. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Bourn , J. Henderson 8 , B. Anderson 5 , M. Bradley 6 , M. Dolenc 2 , M. Tejada 2
2-out RBI: J. Henderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Henderson , M. Bradley , M. Dolenc , R. Barajas
GIDP: J. Lopez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Anderson (2) , M. Dolenc (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tejada (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Henderson-Snelling)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Dempster L (4-4) 3.1 6 5 5 4 3 1 76 5.02   
R. Smith 2.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 39 4.50   
J. Beitey 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 1 20 7.62   
J. Lloyd 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Dempster 25
Batters Faced: R. Dempster 18, R. Smith 9, J. Beitey 6, J. Lloyd 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Dempster 4-1, R. Smith 3-4, J. Beitey 1-0, J. Lloyd 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Dempster 76-39, R. Smith 39-21, J. Beitey 20-12, J. Lloyd 24-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Smith 2-0 , J. Lloyd 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vazquez W (10-11) 7.1 7 4 4 5 8 0 137 3.95   
E. Gagne 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 8.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vazquez 51
Batters Faced: J. Vazquez 36, E. Gagne 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vazquez 5-10, E. Gagne 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vazquez 137-77, E. Gagne 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Gagne 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Henderson
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 40814
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