MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/20/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1299 - TUESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (24-23) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
Houston Astros (28-21) 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Astros Pin 4-1 Loss on Oakland
The home crowd had a good time watching the Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros get after it.

Yainer Diaz helped his team muscle past the Oakland Athletics, 4-1. In the game, the Houston catcher hit 2 home runs. Framber Valdez picked up the win with 5.1 innings of work. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 5. On the season, he is now 3-3. Hunter Harvey earned the save for Houston, his 9th.

The Astros had to work out of trouble in the top of the sixth. The score was 4-1, Houston, with two out. Oakland, with the bases loaded, was mounting a threat. Michael Massey dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 fastball, he struck out.

Houston is now 28-21, Oakland 24-23.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Espinal SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .351 0 3
   c-J. Bleday PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 3 21
   d-C. Abrams SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 11
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .228 7 19
R. Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .243 7 22
K. Ruiz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .268 4 21
B. De La Cruz LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .229 0 2
G. Urshela 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .196 2 18
   a-J. Lowe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204 6 15
   b-C. Keith 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 4 17
M. Massey 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .229 4 13
J. Siri CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .135 0 3
N. Fortes C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .208 2 6
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 11 18      
a - J. Lowe pinch hit for G. Urshela in the 6th
b - C. Keith substituted for J. Lowe in the 6th
c - J. Bleday pinch hit for S. Espinal in the 7th
d - C. Abrams substituted for J. Bleday in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Espinal (5, 3rd Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. De La Cruz (2, 8th Inning off H. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Espinal 3 , K. Tucker , K. Ruiz , B. De La Cruz 2 , G. Urshela , J. Siri
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Tucker , R. Lewis , C. Keith , M. Massey , J. Siri
GIDP: B. De La Cruz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Espinal (5) , K. Tucker (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Massey-Espinal-Urshela, Lewis-Fortes-Keith)
OF assists: 1 (De La Cruz(Kwan at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .271 3 14
L. Nootbaar CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 5 16
T. Hernández RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .267 15 31
Y. Alvarez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .237 9 22
C. Walker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 14 27
Y. Diaz C 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .264 7 22
H. Kim 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .244 4 26
N. Castellanos DH 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .321 1 3
J. Ortiz SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .241 4 16
Totals 31 4 10 4 3 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Castellanos (2, 4th Inning off B. Garrett, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Hernández (9, 8th Inning off A. Uribe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hernández (15, 1st Inning off B. Garrett, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Diaz 2 (7, 2nd Inning off B. Garrett, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off B. Garrett, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Castellanos (1, 2nd Inning off B. Garrett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 3 , T. Hernández 6 , Y. Diaz 9 , N. Castellanos 6
2-out RBI: T. Hernández , N. Castellanos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortiz
GIDP: Y. Alvarez , H. Kim
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ortiz-Kim-Alvarez)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Garrett L (3-3) 6.2 7 4 4 2 6 4 100 3.23   
A. Uribe 1.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Garrett 48
Batters Faced: B. Garrett 27, A. Uribe 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Garrett 6-6, A. Uribe 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Garrett 100-64, A. Uribe 23-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez W (3-3) 5.1 5 1 1 3 5 0 93 3.58   
P. Murfee H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.51   
A. Weems H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.38   
H. Harvey SV (9) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 28 0.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 56
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 23, P. Murfee 5, A. Weems 1, H. Harvey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 5-5, P. Murfee 2-0, A. Weems 1-0, H. Harvey 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 93-57, P. Murfee 23-17, A. Weems 3-3, H. Harvey 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Murfee 3-0 , A. Weems 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yainer Diaz
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 36326
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