MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/30/2107
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2922 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (89-68) 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 13 1
Houston Astros (92-66) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
Athletics Victors, 5-3, at Houston
The Oakland Athletics saddled the Houston Astros with a loss at Minute Maid Park. The final score was 5-3. Steve Simon was 3 for 4, including 2 singles and 1 home run. The Oakland designated hitter scored 1 run and drove in 2. Nick Rodriquez converted his 46th save in 50 tries. With the win, the Athletics have a record of 89-68.

Alex Moncivaiz hit a 2-run triple off Nick Avery in the top of the fifth, which put the Athletics in front, 4-2. Moncivaiz had 2 singles, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 3 for 5.

"We did a lot of good things tonight," said Oakland manager Jon Pearson.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Juhasz RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .284 29 69
J. Nightingale 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .315 7 63
A. Moncivaiz CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .287 23 97
B. Zobel LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .283 42 127
S. Simon DH 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .277 21 58
C. Gordon 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .285 5 25
   a-G. Molz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 0 1
J. Sullivan SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .239 23 81
P. Ray 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .241 16 69
K. Shamblin C 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .154 1 3
Totals 39 5 13 5 1 13 17      
a - G. Molz substituted for C. Gordon in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: A. Moncivaiz (8, 5th Inning off N. Avery, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Simon (21, 2nd Inning off N. Avery, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Ray (16, 3rd Inning off N. Avery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Juhasz 2 , A. Moncivaiz 5 , S. Simon 6 , C. Gordon 2 , P. Ray 4 , K. Shamblin 2
2-out RBI: S. Simon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sullivan , K. Shamblin
GIDP: B. Zobel
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gordon (21)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Shamblin (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Sullivan-Gordon-Nightingale, Sullivan-Gordon-Nightingale)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Atwood LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .307 8 65
J. Johnson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .301 14 78
W. Valiente DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286 40 110
H. Takahashi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 38 115
J. Rodriquez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320 30 100
T. Gibb RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .269 29 90
J. Currie C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 15 70
M. Darling SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 8 42
P. Douglas CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 0 15
   a-M. Jones PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .395 1 9
   b-B. Lynn CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 1 2
Totals 35 3 9 3 0 3 12      
a - M. Jones pinch hit for P. Douglas in the 7th
b - B. Lynn substituted for M. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Atwood 2 (53, 3rd Inning off J. McCard, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Ortiz, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Valiente (26, 3rd Inning off J. McCard, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Jones (5, 7th Inning off M. Ortiz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Gibb (29, 4th Inning off J. McCard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Atwood 5 , W. Valiente 2 , T. Gibb 5 , J. Currie 2 , M. Jones 2
2-out RBI: Z. Atwood , W. Valiente
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Johnson , H. Takahashi 2 , J. Rodriquez
GIDP: J. Currie , M. Darling
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Darling-Takahashi)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCard W (9-5) 6.0 7 2 2 0 3 1 82 3.33   
M. Ortiz H (4) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 2.57   
N. Rodriquez SV (46) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCard 53
Batters Faced: J. McCard 25, M. Ortiz 7, N. Rodriquez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCard 9-5, M. Ortiz 2-3, N. Rodriquez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCard 82-52, M. Ortiz 16-10, N. Rodriquez 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ortiz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Avery L (15-10) 4.2 11 5 5 0 4 2 90 3.77   
J. Norris 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 0.00   
J. Hank 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.18   
D. Driskill 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 18 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Avery 26
Batters Faced: N. Avery 24, J. Norris 7, J. Hank 4, D. Driskill 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Avery 3-6, J. Norris 2-2, J. Hank 0-0, D. Driskill 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Avery 90-59, J. Norris 29-20, J. Hank 19-11, D. Driskill 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Norris 2-0 , D. Driskill 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Simon
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 41845
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