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Match Report

Pinder's HR helps rally A's past Astros 9-7, trail ALDS 2-1

Chad Pinder tied the score with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, Sean Murphy hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Houston Astros 9-7 on Wednesday to avoid elimination in their AL Division Series.

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Top Performers

OAK

  • Marcus Semien 2B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Khris Davis DH H-AB 0-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Matt Olson 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Tommy La Stella DH H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2

HOU

  • Jose Altuve 2B H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Alex Bregman 3B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Aledmys Diaz SS H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Kyle Tucker RF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

OAK wins series 3-1

Injuries

Houston Astros

  • Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
  • Enyel De Los Santos Out
  • Cristian Javier Out
  • Brice Matthews Out
  • Daulton Varsho Out

Oakland Athletics

  • Max Muncy Out
  • Seth Johnson Out
  • J.T. Ginn 60-Day-IL
  • Brent Rooker 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Kurtz 60-Day-IL

Lineups

HOU

  1. 4George SpringerCF
  2. 27Jose Altuve2B
  3. 23Michael BrantleyLF
  4. 3Alex Bregman3B
  5. 1Carlos CorreaSS
  6. 23Kyle TuckerRF
  7. 10Yuli Gurriel1B
  8. 12Aledmys DiazDH
  9. 15Martin MaldonadoC

Substitutes

  1. 22Josh ReddickPH
  2. 13Dustin GarneauC

OAK

  1. 10Marcus SemienSS
  2. 4Tommy La Stella2B
  3. 9Chad Pinder3B
  4. 11Khris DavisDH
  5. 28Matt Olson1B
  6. 33Mark CanhaRF
  7. 26Stephen PiscottyRF
  8. 5Ramon LaureanoCF
  9. 12Sean MurphyC

Substitutes

  1. 45Nate Orf2B
  2. 8Robbie GrossmanLF

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 9-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31755 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 9-7

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31755 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 9-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31755 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 9-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42261 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 9-7

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31755 8th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
    32005 8th Inning
  7. Play Result 9-7

    Pinder hit sacrifice fly to right, Laureano scored, Semien to third.

    32005 8th Inning
  8. Sacrifice Fly 9-7

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32005 8th Inning
  9. Ball 8-7

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    32005 8th Inning
  10. Strike Swinging 8-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32005 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 8-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32005 8th Inning
  12. Ball 8-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32005 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 8-7

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32005 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 8-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32005 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 8-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32005 8th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
    32005 8th Inning
  17. Play Result 8-7

    Murphy hit sacrifice fly to right, Grossman scored, Laureano to third.

    32005 8th Inning
  18. Sacrifice Fly 8-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32005 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 7-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31755 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 7-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31755 7th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 7-7

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32005 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 7-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32005 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 7-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32005 7th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 7-7
    41128 7th Inning
  25. Play Result 7-7

    Pinder homered to right (360 feet), Semien scored and La Stella scored.

    41128 7th Inning
  26. Home Run 7-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41128 7th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41128 7th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32178 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41128 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41128 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41128 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 4-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32178 5th Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
    32178 5th Inning
  34. Play Result 4-7

    Tucker singled to shallow center, Bregman scored, Tucker to second, Correa to third.

    32178 5th Inning
  35. Single 4-7

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    32178 5th Inning
  36. Ball 4-6

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    32178 5th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 4-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32178 5th Inning
  38. Strike Swinging 4-6

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32178 5th Inning
  39. Ball 4-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32178 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 4-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32178 5th Inning
  41. End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
    6470 5th Inning
  42. Play Result 4-6

    Bregman doubled to deep left center, Brantley scored.

    6470 5th Inning
  43. Double 4-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    6470 5th Inning
  44. End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
    6470 5th Inning
  45. Play Result 4-5

    Brantley singled to center, Springer scored, Brantley to second, Altuve thrown out at third.

    6470 5th Inning
  46. Single 4-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    6470 5th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    6470 5th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    6470 5th Inning
  49. End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
    39667 5th Inning
  50. Play Result 4-4

    Díaz homered to left (394 feet), Gurriel scored.

    39667 5th Inning
  51. Home Run 4-4

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    39667 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39667 5th Inning
  53. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    39667 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39667 5th Inning
  55. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    39667 5th Inning
  56. Strike Swinging 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    39667 5th Inning
  57. Strike Swinging 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    39667 5th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39667 5th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42342 5th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42342 5th Inning
  1. End Inning 9-7

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
    31755 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 9-7

    Brantley flied out to left.

    31755 9th Inning
  4. Fly Out 9-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    31755 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 9-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31755 9th Inning
  6. Ball 9-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31755 9th Inning
  7. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7

    Liam Hendriks pitches to Michael Brantley

    31755 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
    31755 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 9-7

    Altuve popped out to first.

    31755 9th Inning
  10. Pop Out 9-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    31755 9th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 9-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    31755 9th Inning
  12. Strike Looking 9-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31755 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7

    Liam Hendriks pitches to Jose Altuve

    31755 9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
    31755 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 9-7

    Springer struck out swinging.

    31755 9th Inning
  16. Strike Swinging 9-7

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

    31755 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 9-7

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31755 9th Inning
  18. Ball 9-7

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    31755 9th Inning
  19. Ball 9-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    31755 9th Inning
  20. Strike Looking 9-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    31755 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 9-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31755 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7

    Liam Hendriks pitches to George Springer

    31755 9th Inning
  23. Start Inning 9-7

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  24. End Inning 9-7

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
    42261 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 9-7

    Laureano popped out to shortstop.

    42261 9th Inning
  27. Pop Out 9-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    42261 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7

    Andre Scrubb pitches to Ramon Laureano

    42261 9th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
    42261 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 9-7

    Grossman struck out swinging.

    42261 9th Inning
  31. Strike Swinging 9-7

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    42261 9th Inning
  32. Ball 9-7

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    42261 9th Inning
  33. Strike Swinging 9-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    42261 9th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 9-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42261 9th Inning
  35. Ball 9-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42261 9th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7

    Andre Scrubb pitches to Robbie Grossman

    42261 9th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
    42261 9th Inning
  38. Play Result 9-7

    Canha singled to right.

    42261 9th Inning
  39. Single 9-7

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    42261 9th Inning
  40. Ball 9-7

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    42261 9th Inning

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