MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/16/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2427 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (70-53) 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 10 13 1
Houston Astros (65-60) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 9 1
Athletics Pin 10-5 Loss on Houston
Oakland third baseman Royce Lewis contributed significantly to his team's 10-5 win over the Houston Astros. Lewis went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Athletics. The win for the Athletics raised their record to 70-53.

Oakland used the hitting of Bryan De La Cruz to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Athletics on top, 9-2. For the game, De La Cruz had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Athletics manager Brad P.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Espinal SS 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 .280 1 27
K. Tucker RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .265 24 60
R. Lewis 3B 5 2 2 3 0 2 1 .232 19 62
P. Leon CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .283 8 27
B. De La Cruz LF 5 1 2 4 0 2 1 .240 4 14
G. Urshela 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .204 7 36
C. Keith 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .268 16 59
K. Ruiz DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .231 11 47
N. Fortes C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 3 17
Totals 40 10 13 10 1 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Keith (16, 2nd Inning off A. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ruiz (27, 5th Inning off A. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Espinal 2 (18, 5th Inning off A. Abbott, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off K. Kelly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lewis (19, 1st Inning off A. Abbott, 1 on, 1 out) , B. De La Cruz (4, 5th Inning off M. Spence, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Espinal 4 , K. Tucker , R. Lewis 5 , P. Leon 2 , B. De La Cruz 5 , C. Keith 3 , K. Ruiz 2 , N. Fortes
2-out RBI: P. Leon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Fortes
GIDP: S. Espinal
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Espinal (17) , K. Ruiz (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. De La Cruz (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Keith-Espinal-Urshela)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 6 38
L. Nootbaar RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .231 16 47
T. Hernández DH 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .287 35 90
Y. Alvarez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234 21 70
C. Walker 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .206 27 60
Y. Diaz C 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .256 18 53
H. Kim 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .246 8 53
J. Ortiz SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .232 11 44
A. Thomas CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 7 47
   a-N. Castellanos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 7 21
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 8 8      
a - N. Castellanos pinch hit for A. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hernández (18, 6th Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Diaz (18, 2nd Inning off G. Kirby, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Hernández (35, 8th Inning off G. Kirby, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hernández 6 , Y. Alvarez , C. Walker 2 , Y. Diaz 6 , H. Kim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , H. Kim
GIDP: A. Thomas
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hernández (15)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ortiz (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Ortiz-Kim-Alvarez)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kirby W (13-4) 7.0 8 5 5 2 6 2 101 3.30   
N. Lodolo 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kirby 45
Batters Faced: G. Kirby 30, N. Lodolo 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kirby 6-8, N. Lodolo 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kirby 101-67, N. Lodolo 30-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Abbott L (8-11) 4.1 7 7 7 1 4 1 74 5.51   
M. Spence 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 15 4.90   
A. Weems 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.74   
M. Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.29   
K. Kelly 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 20 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Abbott 24
Batters Faced: A. Abbott 21, M. Spence 7, A. Weems 3, M. Rodriguez 5, K. Kelly 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Abbott 5-4, M. Spence 1-2, A. Weems 2-1, M. Rodriguez 1-0, K. Kelly 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Abbott 74-44, M. Spence 15-11, A. Weems 11-6, M. Rodriguez 23-15, K. Kelly 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Spence 2-2
WP: A. Abbott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Royce Lewis
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 42010
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