Final · MLB · Fri Apr 3, 8:40 PM CDT · Athletics Home Opener
- Probable pitchers
- Cristian Javier (HOU) vs Jeffrey Springs (ATH)
- TV
- Space City Home Network 2, NBCSCA
- Where
- Sutter Health Park
Athletics down Astros 11-4. Athletics took the lead for good in the 2nd.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
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| ATH | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 11 | 13 | 0 |
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Win: Jeffrey Springs. Loss: Cristian Javier. Home runs: Butler, L (ATH), Muncy (ATH). Butler, L drove in 4 for Athletics.
By the numbers: Hits HOU 6, ATH 13; Errors HOU 0, ATH 0; Left on base HOU 10, ATH 14.
Team stats
| HOU | ATH |
|---|
| Hits | 6 | 13 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Left on base | 10 | 14 |
| Home runs | 0 | 2 |
| Walks | 5 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 6 |
Box score
Houston Astros
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alvarez, Y DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vázquez, C DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Altuve 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Whitcomb 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Correa 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Loperfido, J LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walker, C 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen, N 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Meyers CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Diaz, Y C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthews 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Javier (L) | 3.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 82 |
| Muñoz, R | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| Weiss | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 159 |
Athletics
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Kurtz 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Langeliers C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Soderstrom LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rooker DH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson, J SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hernaiz SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butler, L RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muncy 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| McNeil 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibáñez 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Springs (W) | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 103 |
| Kelly, Mi | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Ginn | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 167 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña called out on strikes.
- 2 out HOU Yordan Alvarez flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
- 2 out HOU Jose Altuve walks.
- 3 out HOU Carlos Correa grounds out to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out ATH Nick Kurtz flies out sharply to left fielder Brice Matthews.
- 1 out ATH Shea Langeliers walks.
- 2 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom pops out to third baseman Carlos Correa in foul territory.
- 3 out ATH Brent Rooker lines out sharply to left fielder Brice Matthews.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out HOU Christian Walker flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
- 2 out HOU Cam Smith grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
- 3 out HOU Jake Meyers strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 2nd 6
- 1 out ATH Jacob Wilson pops out to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out ATH Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Max Muncy singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brice Matthews.
- 2 out ATH Jeff McNeil singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brice Matthews. Max Muncy to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Denzel Clarke singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brice Matthews. Max Muncy scores. Jeff McNeil to 2nd. HOU 0, ATH 1
- 3 out ATH Nick Kurtz strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd 5
- 0 out HOU Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jacob Wilson.
- 1 out HOU Brice Matthews lines out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Yainer Diaz to 3rd.
- 2 out HOU Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Yainer Diaz scores. Jeremy Peña to 3rd. HOU 1, ATH 1
- 3 out HOU Shea Langeliers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jose Altuve called out on strikes.
Bottom 3rd 7
- 1 out ATH Shea Langeliers flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers.
- 1 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom walks.
- 1 out ATH Brent Rooker walks. Tyler Soderstrom to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Jacob Wilson flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 2 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a fly ball to left fielder Brice Matthews. Tyler Soderstrom scores. Brent Rooker to 2nd. HOU 1, ATH 2
- 2 out ATH Max Muncy doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Brent Rooker scores. Lawrence Butler scores. HOU 1, ATH 4
- 3 out ATH Jeff McNeil flies out to left fielder Brice Matthews.
Top 4th 3
- 1 out HOU Carlos Correa strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker pops out to first baseman Nick Kurtz in foul territory.
- 3 out HOU Cam Smith called out on strikes.
Bottom 4th 9
- 0 out ATH Denzel Clarke walks.
- 0 out ATH Nick Kurtz walks. Denzel Clarke to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Shea Langeliers grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Denzel Clarke to 3rd. Nick Kurtz out at 2nd. Shea Langeliers out at 1st.
- 2 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom singles on a pop up to first baseman Christian Walker. Denzel Clarke scores. HOU 1, ATH 5
- 2 out ATH Brent Rooker walks. Tyler Soderstrom to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Jacob Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Tyler Soderstrom scores. Brent Rooker to 3rd. HOU 1, ATH 6
- 2 out ATH Lawrence Butler homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Brent Rooker scores. Jacob Wilson scores. HOU 1, ATH 9
- 2 out ATH Max Muncy homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. HOU 1, ATH 10
- 3 out ATH Jeff McNeil lines out to center fielder Jake Meyers.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out HOU Jake Meyers grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
- 2 out HOU Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.
- 3 out HOU Brice Matthews grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
Bottom 5th 5
- 1 out ATH Denzel Clarke called out on strikes.
- 2 out ATH Nick Kurtz strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Shea Langeliers walks.
- 2 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Shea Langeliers scores. HOU 1, ATH 11
- 3 out ATH Brent Rooker pops out to first baseman Christian Walker.
Top 6th 3
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
- 2 out HOU Christian Vázquez flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
- 3 out HOU Shay Whitcomb strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th 4
- 0 out ATH Jacob Wilson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers.
- 0 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Jacob Wilson to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Max Muncy grounds into a double play, third baseman Nick Allen to second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Shay Whitcomb. Jacob Wilson to 3rd. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Max Muncy out at 1st.
- 3 out ATH Jeff McNeil grounds out, third baseman Nick Allen to first baseman Shay Whitcomb.
Top 7th 7
- 1 out HOU Joey Loperfido called out on strikes.
- 1 out HOU Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jacob Wilson.
- 2 out HOU Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Jake Meyers walks.
- 2 out HOU Shea Langeliers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Yainer Diaz walks. Nick Allen to 3rd. Jake Meyers to 2nd.
- 2 out HOU Brice Matthews walks. Nick Allen scores. Jake Meyers to 3rd. Yainer Diaz to 2nd. HOU 2, ATH 11
- 3 out HOU Jeremy Peña grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
Bottom 7th 3
- 1 out ATH Denzel Clarke strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Nick Kurtz lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
- 3 out ATH Shea Langeliers strikes out swinging.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out HOU Christian Vázquez lines out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
- 2 out HOU Shay Whitcomb strikes out swinging.
- 3 out HOU Joey Loperfido grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
Bottom 8th 4
- 1 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers.
- 2 out ATH Brent Rooker lines out sharply to left fielder Joey Loperfido.
- 2 out ATH Darell Hernaiz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 3 out ATH Lawrence Butler lines out to third baseman Nick Allen.
Top 9th 7
- 0 out HOU Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
- 0 out HOU Cam Smith singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Nick Allen to 3rd.
- 1 out HOU Jake Meyers out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Nick Allen scores. HOU 3, ATH 11
- 1 out HOU Yainer Diaz doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Cam Smith scores. HOU 4, ATH 11
- 2 out HOU Brice Matthews flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña walks.
- 3 out HOU Christian Vázquez flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.