Final · MLB · Sat Aug 22, 6:10 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Jacob Lopez (ATH) vs Hunter Brown (HOU)
- TV
- NBCSCA, Space City Home Network
- Where
- Daikin Park
Athletics hold off Astros 4-3. Athletics took the lead for good in the 8th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| ATH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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Win: Luis Medina. Loss: Bennett Sousa. Save: Elvis Alvarado. Home runs: Walton (ATH), Varsho (HOU).
By the numbers: Hits ATH 10, HOU 6; Errors ATH 1, HOU 0; Left on base ATH 19, HOU 11.
Team stats
| ATH | HOU |
|---|
| Hits | 10 | 6 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 19 | 11 |
| Home runs | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 5 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 14 |
Box score
Athletics
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Bolte CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| McNeil 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gelof LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cortes LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butler, L RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| White 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heim C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walton 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Muncy DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Lopez, J | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 91 |
| Medina (W) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| Harris, H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Alvarado (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 141 |
Houston Astros
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alvarez, Y DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walker, C 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Varsho CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Diaz, Y C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wade Jr. LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trammell LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Brown, H | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 101 |
| Blubaugh | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Sousa (L) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Abreu, B | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 154 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 3
- 1 out ATH Henry Bolte grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 2 out ATH Jeff McNeil grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
- 3 out ATH Zack Gelof grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hunter Brown.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Yordan Alvarez flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
- 2 out HOU Isaac Paredes reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Zack Gelof.
- 3 out HOU Jose Altuve strikes out swinging.
Top 2nd 4
- 0 out ATH Carlos Cortes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 0 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jose Altuve. Carlos Cortes to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Tommy White grounds into a double play, pitcher Hunter Brown to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Tommy White out at 1st.
- 3 out ATH Jonah Heim strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2nd 5
- 0 out HOU Christian Walker singles on a line drive to second baseman Jeff McNeil.
- 0 out HOU Daulton Varsho singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Christian Walker to 2nd.
- 1 out HOU Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Cam Smith flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. Christian Walker to 3rd.
- 3 out HOU LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd 6
- 0 out ATH Donovan Walton homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. ATH 1, HOU 0
- 0 out ATH Max Muncy singles on a ground ball to third baseman Isaac Paredes.
- 0 out ATH Henry Bolte walks. Max Muncy to 2nd.
- 0 out ATH Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Max Muncy to 3rd. Henry Bolte to 2nd.
- 1 out ATH Zack Gelof pops out to second baseman Jose Altuve on the infield fly rule.
- 3 out ATH Carlos Cortes grounds into a double play, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Jeff McNeil out at 2nd. Carlos Cortes out at 1st.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out HOU Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes.
- 3 out HOU Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
Top 4th 4
- 0 out ATH Lawrence Butler walks.
- 0 out ATH Tommy White singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.
- 1 out ATH Jonah Heim grounds into a force out, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Lawrence Butler to 3rd. Tommy White out at 2nd. Jonah Heim to 1st.
- 3 out ATH Donovan Walton grounds into a double play, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña to pitcher Hunter Brown. Jonah Heim out at 2nd. Donovan Walton out at 1st.
Bottom 4th 5
- 1 out HOU Jose Altuve grounds out softly, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White.
- 1 out HOU Christian Walker walks.
- 2 out HOU Daulton Varsho flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
- 2 out HOU Yainer Diaz doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Christian Walker scores. ATH 1, HOU 1
- 3 out HOU Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out ATH Max Muncy pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes.
- 2 out ATH Henry Bolte called out on strikes.
- 3 out ATH Jeff McNeil flies out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out HOU LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
- 3 out HOU Yordan Alvarez flies out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte.
Top 6th 5
- 1 out ATH Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.
- 1 out ATH Carlos Cortes walks.
- 2 out ATH Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Tommy White singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Carlos Cortes to 2nd.
- 3 out ATH Jonah Heim pops out to first baseman Christian Walker.
Bottom 6th 3
- 1 out HOU Isaac Paredes grounds out softly to first baseman Tommy White.
- 2 out HOU Jonah Heim challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jose Altuve called out on strikes.
- 3 out HOU Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out ATH Donovan Walton strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Max Muncy pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
- 3 out ATH Henry Bolte strikes out swinging.
Bottom 7th 7
- 0 out HOU Daulton Varsho homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. ATH 1, HOU 2
- 1 out HOU Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White.
- 2 out HOU LaMonte Wade Jr. doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 2 out HOU Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. ATH 1, HOU 3
- 2 out HOU Luis Medina intentionally walks Yordan Alvarez.
- 3 out HOU Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging.
Top 8th 7
- 0 out ATH Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.
- 0 out ATH Zack Gelof walks. Jeff McNeil to 2nd.
- 1 out ATH Alika Williams out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Zack Gelof to 2nd.
- 1 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman Christian Walker. Zack Gelof scores. ATH 3, HOU 3
- 1 out ATH Tommy White doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Lawrence Butler to 3rd.
- 2 out ATH Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Lawrence Butler scores. Tommy White to 3rd. ATH 4, HOU 3
- 3 out ATH Donovan Walton strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8th 3
- 1 out HOU Jose Altuve grounds out, shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
- 2 out HOU Christian Walker grounds out to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
- 3 out HOU Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out ATH Max Muncy strikes out swinging.
- 1 out ATH Henry Bolte walks.
- 2 out ATH Jeff McNeil lines out to left fielder Taylor Trammell.
- 3 out ATH Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: pitcher Bryan Abreu picks off Henry Bolte at 1st on throw to first baseman Christian Walker.
Bottom 9th 3
- 1 out HOU Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.
- 2 out HOU Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
- 3 out HOU Taylor Trammell flies out to left fielder Zack Gelof.