MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/27/2107
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2462 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (70-57) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 0
Oakland Athletics (67-59) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Athletics Stop Astros, 4-3
The Oakland Athletics had to overcome a big game from Houston designated hitter Willie Valiente to leave O.co Coliseum with a victory. And they did, winning, 4-3. Valiente was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The win makes Oakland 67-59.

Jamie Sullivan, who is on pace for 77 RBI this season, contributed to the Oakland win with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

Sullivan called the win "a team effort."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311 7 56
J. Johnson 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .300 13 67
W. Valiente DH 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .284 27 78
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .283 34 95
T. Gibb RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 26 76
M. Darling SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 6 29
J. Currie C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 9 53
B. Berg CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 1 13
K. Young 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 5 18
Totals 32 3 4 3 1 9 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: W. Valiente 2 (27, 4th Inning off D. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Valiente 8 , J. Currie , K. Young
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Juhasz RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .275 22 50
J. Nightingale 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 5 45
B. Zobel LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .284 33 101
A. Moncivaiz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 20 72
S. Simon DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .257 16 41
J. Sullivan SS 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .224 19 60
M. Hovell C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 13 40
A. Rappleye 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .196 2 16
J. Phifer CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 0 1
Totals 32 4 9 4 0 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rappleye (9, 6th Inning off K. Okuhara, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sullivan (19, 1st Inning off K. Okuhara, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Juhasz 2 , B. Zobel , S. Simon , J. Sullivan 5 , M. Hovell , A. Rappleye 2 , J. Phifer
2-out RBI: S. Simon , J. Sullivan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Phifer
Sac Bunt: J. Nightingale
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Moncivaiz (3)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okuhara L (13-7) 7.0 9 4 4 0 8 1 117 3.61   
J. Hank 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okuhara 51
Batters Faced: K. Okuhara 30, J. Hank 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okuhara 6-7, J. Hank 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okuhara 117-79, J. Hank 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Thomas W (9-10) 6.0 4 3 2 1 7 2 108 4.60   
M. O'Donovan H (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 4.91   
N. Rodriquez SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Thomas 60
Batters Faced: D. Thomas 24, M. O'Donovan 6, N. Rodriquez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Thomas 2-9, M. O'Donovan 2-3, N. Rodriquez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Thomas 108-65, M. O'Donovan 25-19, N. Rodriquez 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Valiente
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 34810
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