MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/26/2107
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2447 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (70-56) 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 11 15 0
Oakland Athletics (66-59) 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 2
Gibb Leads Astros to Win
The 11-6 Houston win over Oakland was due in large part to Travis Gibb. The Astros right fielder went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Getting the save was Jerry Tomey, his 2nd. Houston, now 70-56, holds down first place in the American League West Division.

Houston used a clutch at-bat from Julian Rodriquez to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Astros ahead, 8-6. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Gibb.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Darling SS 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 .243 6 29
J. Johnson 2B 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .302 13 67
W. Valiente DH 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .282 25 75
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 5 .285 34 95
T. Gibb RF 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 .277 26 76
J. Rodriquez 3B 5 1 1 3 0 2 4 .298 23 72
D. Armendariz C 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 3 6
B. Berg LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .245 1 13
K. Young CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .233 5 18
Totals 42 11 15 11 4 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (40, 1st Inning off J. McCard, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Valiente (23, 8th Inning off I. Jordan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rodriquez (23, 6th Inning off J. Vazquez, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Darling (6, 7th Inning off I. Jordan, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Gibb (26, 8th Inning off I. Jordan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Darling 4 , J. Johnson 4 , W. Valiente 4 , H. Takahashi 2 , T. Gibb 6 , J. Rodriquez 4 , D. Armendariz , B. Berg
2-out RBI: M. Darling , J. Johnson , H. Takahashi , J. Rodriquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Darling , H. Takahashi
GIDP: J. Rodriquez
Sac Fly: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Takahashi)
OF assists: 1 (Berg(Juhasz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Juhasz RF 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .273 22 50
J. Nightingale 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .295 5 45
A. Moncivaiz CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .277 20 72
B. Zobel LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284 33 101
S. Simon DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .257 16 40
C. Gordon 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .299 3 16
P. Ray 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .239 13 56
J. Sullivan SS 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .222 18 57
K. Shamblin C 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .136 1 1
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Nightingale 2 (38, 1st Inning off L. Rodas, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Tomey, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Gordon (13, 4th Inning off L. Rodas, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Sullivan (16, 5th Inning off M. Samaniego, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Juhasz (26, 8th Inning off J. Tomey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Juhasz (22, 4th Inning off L. Rodas, 3 on, 1 out) , A. Moncivaiz (20, 4th Inning off M. Samaniego, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Juhasz 6 , J. Nightingale 4 , A. Moncivaiz 4 , C. Gordon 2 , P. Ray 2 , J. Sullivan 4
2-out RBI: A. Moncivaiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Juhasz , B. Zobel , S. Simon , K. Shamblin
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: P. Ray (13) , J. Sullivan (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Sullivan-Gordon-Nightingale)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rodas 3.1 6 5 5 3 6 1 71 2.81   
M. Samaniego W (4-9) 2.1 2 1 1 2 2 1 44 6.70   
J. Tomey SV (2) 3.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 41 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rodas 29
Batters Faced: L. Rodas 19, M. Samaniego 11, J. Tomey 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rodas 1-3, M. Samaniego 2-3, J. Tomey 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rodas 71-43, M. Samaniego 44-26, J. Tomey 41-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tomey 1-0
WP: L. Rodas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCard 4.2 9 4 2 3 4 0 102 3.59   
J. Vazquez L (0-1) 1.0 3 4 0 0 0 1 22 6.32   
I. Jordan 1.2 3 3 3 0 1 2 22 7.31   
R. Middleton 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCard 35
Batters Faced: J. McCard 26, J. Vazquez 7, I. Jordan 8, R. Middleton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCard 3-6, J. Vazquez 2-1, I. Jordan 2-2, R. Middleton 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCard 102-55, J. Vazquez 22-13, I. Jordan 22-16, R. Middleton 21-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Travis Gibb
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM CT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 34957
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