Athletics' 3 homers back Brett Anderson in rout of Astros
Brett Anderson struck out 10 more Houston batters and the Oakland Athletics backed him with three home runs for a 9-3 win Sunday and a three-game sweep of the Astros.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
9
Houston Astros
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
B Moss singled to right, J Jaso scored, J Lowrie to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-3
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
C Corporan grounded out to shortstop, C Carter scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-2
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: 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 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 8-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 8-2
M Dominguez safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Lowrie, J Maxwell and J Martinez scored, C Carter advanced to second on J Lowrie throwing error, C Carter tagged out at third attempting to advance on play.
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Error 8-2
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Error 8-1
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: 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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
C Young homered to left (401 feet), J Lowrie and B Moss scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
C Crisp homered to right (360 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 11: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 10: foul
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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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 9-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
J Altuve grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 9-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
J Altuve batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
C Pena flied out to center.
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Fly Out 9-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
C Pena batting
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Play Result 9-3
C Pena hit for M Gonzalez.
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Lineup Change 9-3
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Lineup Change 9-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
R Ankiel struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
R Ankiel batting
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Play Result 9-3
R Ankiel hit for B Barnes.
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Play Result 9-3
E Scribner relieved J Blevins.
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Start Inning 9-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-3
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Lineup Change 9-3
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Lineup Change 9-3
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Lineup Change 9-3
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End Inning 9-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
S Smith grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 9-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
S Smith batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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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
Justin MaxwellCF10
J.D. MartinezLF28
Chris CarterDH48
Brett Wallace1B39
Carlos CorporanC17
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Brandon BarnesRF90
Marwin GonzalezSS14
Substitutes
Ronny Cedeno1B7
Rick AnkielPH16
Carlos PenaPH21
OAK
Coco CrispDH4
John JasoC28
Josh ReddickRF22
Jed LowrieSS8
Brandon Moss1B37
Chris YoungCF24
Seth SmithRF12
Josh Donaldson3B3
Eric Sogard2B4
Substitutes
Yoenis CespedesLF52
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