Valencia powers A's to 5-4 victory over Astros
Danny Valencia homered in the fourth inning and singled in the winning run in the bottom of a wild ninth to lift the Oakland Athletics past the Houston Astros 5-4 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
4
Oakland Athletics
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Oakland Coliseum · 20,278 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Valencia singled to deep left, Phegley scored, Burns to third, Reddick to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Reddick reached on infield single to first, Canha scored, Phegley to third, Burns to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Rasmus homered to right (394 feet), Gómez and Lowrie scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Reddick doubled to left, Semien scored, Burns to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Burns singled to left, Phegley scored, Semien to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Correa doubled to deep center, Altuve scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Out 0-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Valencia homered to left (419 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 4-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Valencia singled to deep left, Phegley scored, Burns to third, Reddick to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Single 4-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Valencia batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Reddick reached on infield single to first, Canha scored, Phegley to third, Burns to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Single 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Reddick batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Crisp flied out to left.
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Fly Out 4-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Crisp batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Burns intentionally walked.
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Intentional Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Play Result 4-3
Phegley to second on passed ball by Castro.
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Passed Ball 4-3
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Burns batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Semien struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Semien batting
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Head to Head
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Billy BurnsCF35
Coco CrispLF4
Josh ReddickRF22
Danny Valencia3B2
Stephen VogtDH21
Brett Lawrie2B15
Ike Davis1B24
Josh PhegleyC4
Marcus SemienSS10
Substitutes
Eric Sogard2B4
Billy ButlerPH36
Mark Canha1B33
HOU
Jose Altuve2B27
Preston TuckerLF30
Carlos CorreaSS1
Carlos GomezCF91
Jed Lowrie3B8
Colby RasmusRF28
Luis Valbuena1B18
Chris CarterDH48
Jason CastroC18
Substitutes
Jake MarisnickLF94
Marwin Gonzalez1B14
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