Coco Crisp, Dan Straily combine to lead A's past Astros
Coco Crisp hit a leadoff homer and added two doubles in Oakland's big fifth inning, and the Athletics got an 8-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
8
Houston Astros
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
M Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop, J Castro scored, M Dominguez to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
M Dominguez singled to left, J Maxwell scored, M Dominguez to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
J Altuve singled to center, M Gonzalez scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-1
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
C Crisp doubled to right, C Young and J Donaldson scored, E Sogard to third.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
J Donaldson singled to right, Y Cespedes and J Jaso scored, C Young to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
J Jaso sacrificed into fielder's choice to catcher, J Reddick scored, Y Cespedes to second.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Y Cespedes grounded into fielder's choice to center, C Crisp and J Lowrie scored, J Reddick safe at third on error by shortstop M Gonzalez.
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Error 3-0
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Error 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
J Altuve grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
J Altuve batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
M Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop, J Castro scored, M Dominguez to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
M Gonzalez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
M Dominguez doubled to right, J Castro to third.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Double 8-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
M Dominguez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
J Castro doubled to right.
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Double 8-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
J Castro batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
R Ankiel struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 3-0
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
Jose Altuve2B27
Brett Wallace1B39
Chris CarterLF48
Carlos PenaDH21
Justin MaxwellCF10
Rick AnkielRF16
Jason CastroC18
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Marwin GonzalezSS14
Substitutes
J.D. MartinezDH28
OAK
Coco CrispCF4
Jed LowrieSS8
Josh ReddickRF22
Yoenis CespedesLF52
John JasoC28
Chris YoungDH24
Josh Donaldson3B3
Eric Sogard2B4
Nate Freiman1B
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