MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/02/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1360 - SATURDAY, JUNE 2ND , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (32-21) 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 13 0
Oakland Athletics (30-23) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 2
Astros Winners, 7-2, at O.co Coliseum
The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics, 7-2, with major props going to designated hitter Willie Valiente. On the day, Valiente was 2 for 2 with a home run, 2 walks, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Astros. The Astros raised their record to 32-21.

Johnny Johnson, the Houston second baseman, contributed a 2-run single in the top of the second inning to make the score 4-0, Astros. For the game, Johnson went 2 for 4 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

Johnson said, "Whether you hit the ball hard, you walk, you have a long at-bat, 10 or 12 pitches, or you hit a homer, you're just trying to do anything you can do to help the team win."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 6 1 2 1 0 2 3 .278 6 26
J. Johnson 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .322 6 31
W. Valiente DH 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .277 18 43
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .257 23 51
P. Bown CF 5 1 2 2 0 3 2 .223 10 32
J. Rodriquez 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .253 4 15
E. Gravito SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .244 0 6
J. Currie C 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .281 6 14
B. Lynn RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .212 1 3
Totals 39 7 13 7 6 9 23      
BATTING
Home Runs: Z. Atwood (6, 1st Inning off D. Harrison, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Valiente (18, 5th Inning off D. Harrison, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Bown (10, 7th Inning off R. Middleton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Atwood 5 , J. Johnson 2 , W. Valiente 5 , H. Takahashi , P. Bown 5 , J. Rodriquez 2 , E. Gravito , B. Lynn
2-out RBI: J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , J. Rodriquez , B. Lynn
GIDP: E. Gravito
Hit by Pitch: W. Valiente
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Johnson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Lynn-Currie, Gravito-Johnson-Takahashi, Rodriquez-Johnson-Takahashi, Johnson-Gravito-Takahashi)
OF assists: 1 (Lynn(Simon at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Simon LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .281 3 12
M. Juhasz RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .251 6 24
J. Nightingale 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 2 14
B. Zobel CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272 11 44
M. Beck DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .177 2 13
   a-J. Dunsmore DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .194 4 11
J. Sullivan SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 5 30
B. Wilkes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 7 28
G. Molz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 3 12
C. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .219 5 18
Totals 31 2 7 1 3 8 16      
a - J. Dunsmore inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Beck (5, 2nd Inning off H. Valenzuela, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Dunsmore (4, 9th Inning off J. Norris, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Simon , M. Juhasz , J. Nightingale , M. Beck 2 , J. Dunsmore 4 , J. Sullivan , B. Wilkes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Beck , G. Molz
GIDP: J. Nightingale , B. Zobel , J. Sullivan
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sullivan (7) , C. Johnson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Molz-Sullivan-Nightingale)
OF assists: 1 (Zobel(Johnson at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Valenzuela W (7-2) 7.0 6 1 1 2 7 0 113 3.86   
J. Norris 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Valenzuela 66
Batters Faced: H. Valenzuela 27, J. Norris 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Valenzuela 4-8, J. Norris 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Valenzuela 113-66, J. Norris 22-12
WP: H. Valenzuela
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Harrison L (2-4) 4.0 6 5 4 4 5 2 104 7.13   
R. Middleton 2.1 5 2 2 1 1 1 47 4.88   
B. Meyer 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 2.70   
N. Rodriquez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Harrison 33
Batters Faced: D. Harrison 22, R. Middleton 11, B. Meyer 9, N. Rodriquez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Harrison 4-3, R. Middleton 2-2, B. Meyer 1-2, N. Rodriquez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Harrison 104-65, R. Middleton 47-27, B. Meyer 31-18, N. Rodriquez 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Middleton 1-0 , B. Meyer 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Meyer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Valiente
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 34874
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