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OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/01/2029
 
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OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 609 - SUNDAY, APRIL 1ST , 2029 - GAME LOG
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Oakland Athletics (0-3) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Houston Astros (3-0) 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 X 7 9 0
Astros Beat Athletics, 7-2
The Oakland Athletics got a superb performance from pitcher Matthew Liberatore. Still, it wasn't enough to beat Houston. The Astros won the game, 7-2. Liberatore threw 6.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The winner was Jose Alvarado in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Ismael Mella took the loss. At 3-0, the Astros have played well so far.

Had Grayson Rowand not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Rowand hit a 2-run single. That made the score 4-2, in favor of the Astros.

Rowand called the win "a collective effort."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mullins LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .154 0 0
E. Price CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
E. Long 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .273 1 2
J. Ganzel DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 1 1
J. De La Rosa RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .375 0 0
J. Lowell C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 0 0
B. Gilliam 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .300 2 3
R. Mauricio 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
O. Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-K. Tucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-G. Lux SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
Totals 30 2 4 2 2 11 5      
a - K. Tucker pinch hit for O. Martinez in the 8th
b - G. Lux substituted for K. Tucker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. De La Rosa (1, 4th Inning off J. Southwick, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ganzel (1, 9th Inning off M. Angeline, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Gilliam (2, 2nd Inning off J. Southwick, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Long , J. Ganzel 2 , J. De La Rosa 2 , B. Gilliam 4
2-out RBI: B. Gilliam
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. De La Rosa , J. Lowell
GIDP: B. Gilliam
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Isla CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
G. Rowand C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .273 0 2
S. Suzuki RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .182 0 1
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .462 2 6
W. Cabrera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 1 4
B. Parker LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 1
G. Tiscorinia DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 1 1
C. Moore 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-K. DeBisschop PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 1 1
   b-J. Garcia 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. LaJay SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .300 0 1
Totals 33 7 9 7 2 6 7      
a - K. DeBisschop pinch hit for C. Moore in the 7th
b - J. Garcia substituted for K. DeBisschop in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Isla (3, 3rd Inning off M. Liberatore, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Suzuki (1, 7th Inning off H. Quijada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (2, 2nd Inning off M. Liberatore, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Parker (1, 7th Inning off I. Mella, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Isla 2 , G. Rowand 2 , S. Suzuki 2 , Y. Alvarez 5 , B. Parker 4 , G. Tiscorinia , K. DeBisschop
2-out RBI: G. Rowand , S. Suzuki , Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Rowand
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cabrera-LaJay-Alvarez)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Liberatore 6.0 3 1 1 1 6 1 89 1.50   
I. Mella L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 21 40.50   
H. Quijada 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 18 0.00   
A. Kay 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Liberatore 67
Batters Faced: M. Liberatore 22, I. Mella 5, H. Quijada 4, A. Kay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Liberatore 5-7, I. Mella 1-1, H. Quijada 0-0, A. Kay 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Liberatore 89-58, I. Mella 21-13, H. Quijada 18-10, A. Kay 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Quijada 2-2 , A. Kay 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Southwick 5.0 2 2 2 1 6 1 77 3.60   
J. Hammer 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
J. Alvarado W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0.00   
M. Angeline 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Southwick 60
Batters Faced: J. Southwick 18, J. Hammer 4, J. Alvarado 3, M. Angeline 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Southwick 3-6, J. Hammer 2-1, J. Alvarado 1-0, M. Angeline 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Southwick 77-48, J. Hammer 14-8, J. Alvarado 14-8, M. Angeline 32-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matthew Liberatore
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 42898
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