MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/29/2113
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2922 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (76-81) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 10 0
Houston Astros (65-93) 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 X 5 5 0
Oakland Dealt 5-3 Defeat
Houston and Oakland duked it out and the Astros came out victorious.

The Oakland Athletics got a superb performance from pitcher Joey Wright, but the Houston Astros still won the game, 5-3. Wright threw 5.2 innings of 3-hit ball. Darryl Shirey earned his 33rd save in 38 chances.

Had Billy Mejia not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Mejia hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Astros.

"Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," Mejia said in reaction to the win.

Houston is now 65-93, while Oakland is 76-81.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Santiago SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 .209 1 20
A. Moncivaiz CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258 18 72
M. Juhasz RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 18 75
B. Zobel LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .228 27 93
R. Morales C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .263 7 64
N. Thompson DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .223 4 19
   a-J. Blair DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Bowes 2B 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .000 0 1
C. Schmucker 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .222 7 14
M. Faria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 8 49
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 11 15      
a - J. Blair inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Moncivaiz (31, 1st Inning off Y. Yun, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Morales (23, 6th Inning off Y. Yun, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Zobel (31, 8th Inning off A. Villanueva, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Moncivaiz (18, 5th Inning off Y. Yun, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Schmucker (7, 9th Inning off D. Shirey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Santiago , A. Moncivaiz 6 , B. Zobel 4 , R. Morales 2 , N. Thompson , C. Schmucker 5
2-out RBI: A. Moncivaiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobel , R. Morales , J. Blair , C. Schmucker , M. Faria
GIDP: C. Schmucker
Sac Fly: S. Bowes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Santiago (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bowes-Santiago-Schmucker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Weston 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .254 7 37
M. Alvarado 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .288 16 64
D. Musquiz C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269 31 87
D. Chamissa LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .336 9 26
P. Bown CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .274 25 74
W. Valiente DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 22 54
J. Schroeder RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 5 28
E. Gravito 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 11 50
   a-E. Oliva PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .272 14 38
   c-D. Huston 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 3 8
B. Clair SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 14 50
   b-B. Mejia PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 2 6
   d-D. Sanchez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 3 10
Totals 28 5 5 5 3 4 10      
a - E. Oliva pinch hit for E. Gravito in the 7th
b - B. Mejia pinch hit for B. Clair in the 7th
c - D. Huston substituted for E. Oliva in the 8th
d - D. Sanchez substituted for B. Mejia in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Bown (25, 4th Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Weston 2 , M. Alvarado , P. Bown 4 , B. Mejia
2-out RBI: R. Weston , P. Bown , B. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Weston
GIDP: D. Chamissa
Hit by Pitch: W. Valiente
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gravito-Clair-Weston)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright 5.2 3 2 2 2 3 1 90 3.78   
J. Satern L (0-1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 0 19 27.00   
D. McClellan 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 56
Batters Faced: J. Wright 21, J. Satern 7, D. McClellan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 8-5, J. Satern 2-0, D. McClellan 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 90-62, J. Satern 19-10, D. McClellan 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Satern 1-0 , D. McClellan 1-0
WP: J. Wright
Hit Batsmen: J. Satern
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yun 5.1 8 2 2 1 7 1 92 5.63   
A. Villanueva W (2-4), BS (3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 38 6.50   
J. Gibson H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.91   
D. Shirey SV (33) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yun 50
Batters Faced: Y. Yun 24, A. Villanueva 8, J. Gibson 1, D. Shirey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yun 2-6, A. Villanueva 1-3, J. Gibson 0-1, D. Shirey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yun 92-51, A. Villanueva 38-26, J. Gibson 2-2, D. Shirey 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Villanueva 2-1 , J. Gibson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Wright
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 33642
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