MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/05/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2682 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Houston Astros (74-68) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 8 0
Oakland Athletics (79-62) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 0
Astros Clip Athletics, 5-4
The Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics, 5-4. Third Baseman Christian Walker deserved a large share of the credit. Walker went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Astros. Jhoan Duran converted his 7th save in 7 tries. Today's win puts Houston at 74-68, while Oakland falls to 79-62.

Lars Nootbaar went 1 for 3 with a walk, while adding 2 RBI for Houston. The two-time All-Star had a key at-bat in the top of the seventh. With one out and a runner on 3rd, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Abner Uribe. It was his 56th RBI of the season.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Nootbaar.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF, CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .282 6 43
L. Nootbaar RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 .227 18 56
T. Hernández DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .284 40 100
Y. Alvarez 1B, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .239 27 84
C. Walker 3B 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .204 31 71
Y. Diaz C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .250 20 59
H. Kim SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .241 10 60
A. Gauthier 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .191 0 6
A. Thomas CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 7 48
   a-A. Call PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 1 8
   b-J. Hager CF, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5 6 11 13      
a - A. Call pinch hit for A. Thomas in the 7th
b - J. Hager substituted for A. Call in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Walker (8, 1st Inning off M. King, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Kwan (6, 7th Inning off G. Cleavinger, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Walker (31, 8th Inning off R. Garrett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 5 , L. Nootbaar , T. Hernández , C. Walker 6 , J. Hager
2-out RBI: L. Nootbaar , C. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hernández 2 , Y. Alvarez , Y. Diaz
GIDP: A. Gauthier
Sac Fly: L. Nootbaar
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gauthier-Kim-Alvarez, Gauthier-Kim-Hager)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Espinal 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .269 2 30
   c-J. Bleday PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 18 49
K. Tucker RF, CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .270 30 73
R. Lewis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 21 69
J. Siri CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .193 6 16
   a-J. Lowe PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 19 62
C. Keith 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 18 65
B. De La Cruz LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .251 4 20
C. Abrams SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .236 11 40
K. Ruiz DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .221 14 57
N. Fortes C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 3 18
   b-M. Massey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 13 41
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 7 12      
a - J. Lowe pinch hit for J. Siri in the 8th
b - M. Massey pinch hit for N. Fortes in the 9th
c - J. Bleday pinch hit for S. Espinal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ruiz (29, 2nd Inning off F. Valdez, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Lewis (30, 3rd Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Abrams (2, 2nd Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (30, 1st Inning off F. Valdez, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Ruiz (14, 7th Inning off M. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Espinal , K. Tucker 4 , R. Lewis 2 , J. Siri , C. Keith , C. Abrams 3 , K. Ruiz 6 , N. Fortes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. De La Cruz , C. Abrams 2
GIDP: S. Espinal , K. Tucker
Hit by Pitch: N. Fortes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Siri (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Espinal-Abrams-Keith)
OF assists: 1 (Siri(Hernández at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez 5.2 6 3 3 1 4 1 94 4.29   
M. Rodriguez 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 12 2.97   
A. Weems W (3-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.98   
J. Duran SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 48
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 24, M. Rodriguez 4, A. Weems 1, J. Duran 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 7-5, M. Rodriguez 1-1, A. Weems 1-0, J. Duran 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 94-57, M. Rodriguez 12-11, A. Weems 7-4, J. Duran 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rodriguez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Valdez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. King 5.1 4 3 3 4 8 0 101 3.65   
G. Cleavinger 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 22 3.39   
A. Uribe 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.88   
R. Garrett L (0-5) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 2.74   
C. Holmes 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. King 52
Batters Faced: M. King 23, G. Cleavinger 5, A. Uribe 2, R. Garrett 5, C. Holmes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. King 3-4, G. Cleavinger 1-0, A. Uribe 1-1, R. Garrett 1-2, C. Holmes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. King 101-53, G. Cleavinger 22-9, A. Uribe 8-4, R. Garrett 20-12, C. Holmes 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Uribe 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Christian Walker
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 34809
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