MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/14/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1213 - TUESDAY, MAY 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (24-20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Houston Astros (30-12) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 13 2
Astros Earn 4-1 Home Win
Houston Astros starter Hunter Brown was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Oakland Athletics, 4-1. Hunter Harvey earned the save for Houston. Houston is now 30-12, 5 games up in the American League West Division.

Yordan Alvarez had a big 2-run home run for the Astros in the bottom of the third inning. With Houston trailing 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a fastball from Michael King, who finished 4th in the AL in saves with 34 last year, and punished it. The result was his 11th home run of the season, which put the Astros on top, 2-1.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Alvarez said after the game.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Urshela 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .259 2 4
K. Tucker RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .229 6 19
J. Pederson DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .204 8 23
J. Lowe LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .273 4 14
R. Lewis SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .247 6 11
J. Westburg 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .269 11 28
E. Montero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 8 20
J. Siri CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 4 23
Y. Gomes C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 5 18
Totals 30 1 3 0 4 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Westburg (7, 4th Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tucker , J. Westburg 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , R. Lewis 2 , Y. Gomes 2
GIDP: J. Lowe , E. Montero
Hit by Pitch: J. Siri
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (6) , J. Siri (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Montero-Lewis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 5 .284 3 14
T. Cabbage 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .216 5 11
L. Nootbaar RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .292 9 30
Y. Alvarez DH 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .306 11 39
C. Walker 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .311 10 38
   a-L. Urias 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 8 26
T. Murphy C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .214 5 11
A. Thomas CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .313 0 9
D. Hensley 2B 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .235 0 1
J. Ortiz SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .214 0 3
Totals 36 4 13 4 4 9 28      
a - L. Urias substituted for C. Walker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Nootbaar (15, 1st Inning off M. King, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (11, 3rd Inning off M. King, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 2 , T. Cabbage , L. Nootbaar 4 , Y. Alvarez 4 , C. Walker 2 , A. Thomas 2 , D. Hensley , J. Ortiz
2-out RBI: S. Kwan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , T. Cabbage 2 , Y. Alvarez 2
GIDP: T. Murphy
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: T. Murphy (1) , J. Ortiz (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Cabbage-Ortiz-Cabbage, Hensley-Ortiz-Cabbage)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. King L (1-4) 4.1 6 2 2 3 4 1 90 4.78   
R. Marinaccio 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 30 2.01   
N. Lodolo 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.14   
J. Hicks 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.76   
A. Misiaszek 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 19 0.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. King 44
Batters Faced: M. King 21, R. Marinaccio 5, N. Lodolo 3, J. Hicks 4, A. Misiaszek 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. King 7-1, R. Marinaccio 1-0, N. Lodolo 1-1, J. Hicks 0-1, A. Misiaszek 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. King 90-57, R. Marinaccio 30-18, N. Lodolo 9-5, J. Hicks 15-10, A. Misiaszek 19-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Lodolo 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Brown W (4-2) 5.0 2 1 0 4 6 0 89 4.95   
G. Speier H (5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.05   
M. Llovera H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.06   
H. Harvey SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 63
Batters Faced: H. Brown 22, G. Speier 6, M. Llovera 4, H. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 5-3, G. Speier 1-1, M. Llovera 2-2, H. Harvey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 89-48, G. Speier 21-13, M. Llovera 10-6, H. Harvey 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Llovera 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hunter Brown
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 41790
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