MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/12/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2769 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (78-69) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Houston Astros (95-51) 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 X 8 12 0
Astros Roll to 8-3 Win Over Athletics
The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics, 8-3, at Minute Maid Park. Yordan Alvarez, who leads the AL in RBI with 126, starred for Houston. He belted 2 home runs. Framber Valdez was the winner. Over 5 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 4 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. The Astros, at 95-51, have a comfortable 17½-game lead in their division.

Lars Nootbaar, who finished 5th in the AL in triples with 7 last year, chipped in a 2-run home run for Houston in the bottom of the first. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Nootbaar.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lowe LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .255 7 24
T. Anderson SS 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 .246 0 23
   a-J. Pederson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 21 60
   c-R. Lewis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 16 48
J. Westburg 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 27 82
   b-M. Massey PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 7 23
K. Tucker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 30 78
E. Montero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 25 61
G. Urshela 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 9 31
J. Siri CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .259 20 72
N. Fortes C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 6 17
Y. Gomes DH 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .255 8 39
Totals 32 3 5 3 2 12 6      
a - J. Pederson pinch hit for T. Anderson in the 8th
b - M. Massey pinch hit for J. Westburg in the 8th
c - R. Lewis substituted for J. Pederson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Anderson (17, 3rd Inning off F. Valdez, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Fortes (5, 7th Inning off P. Murfee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Siri (4, 5th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lowe 2 , T. Anderson 2 , J. Siri 3 , N. Fortes 2
2-out RBI: T. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Westburg , Y. Gomes
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Westburg (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .277 5 48
H. Kim SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .258 10 90
L. Nootbaar RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .271 28 98
Y. Alvarez DH 5 2 2 2 0 2 4 .296 47 126
C. Walker 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 34 115
T. Cabbage 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .251 25 54
O. Narvaez C 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .293 8 49
A. Thomas CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .286 7 35
L. Urias 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 21 71
Totals 36 8 12 7 5 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Narvaez 2 (28, 4th Inning off M. King, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off L. Luetge, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Nootbaar (28, 1st Inning off M. King, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Alvarez 2 (47, 1st Inning off M. King, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off M. King, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Cabbage (25, 5th Inning off L. Luetge, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , H. Kim , L. Nootbaar 5 , Y. Alvarez 8 , C. Walker , T. Cabbage 5 , O. Narvaez 4 , A. Thomas
2-out RBI: S. Kwan , H. Kim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , H. Kim , Y. Alvarez , L. Urias 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Kwan (30)
CS: T. Cabbage (4)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. King L (4-10) 3.2 7 6 6 2 3 3 60 3.96   
L. Luetge 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 31 2.90   
B. Garrett 2.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 28 4.23   
R. Stephenson 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.30   
R. Marinaccio 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. King 22
Batters Faced: M. King 19, L. Luetge 7, B. Garrett 8, R. Stephenson 5, R. Marinaccio 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. King 4-3, L. Luetge 1-1, B. Garrett 2-3, R. Stephenson 0-2, R. Marinaccio 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. King 60-40, L. Luetge 31-18, B. Garrett 28-18, R. Stephenson 18-8, R. Marinaccio 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Luetge 1-1 , B. Garrett 1-0 , R. Stephenson 1-1 , R. Marinaccio 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez W (16-5) 5.0 4 3 3 1 5 0 88 3.64   
P. Murfee 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 30 4.00   
P. Sewald 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 51
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 20, P. Murfee 11, P. Sewald 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 5-5, P. Murfee 2-3, P. Sewald 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 88-49, P. Murfee 30-24, P. Sewald 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 41792
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