MLB

Athletics at Houston Astros

· Major League Baseball
Athletics
43-62, 23-31 Away
Final
5 - 2
Houston Astros
60-43, 33-20 Home

Severino and Urias power Athletics to a 5-2 win over the AL West-leading Astros

Luis Urias belts a homer

Severino (4-11) allowed four hits and two earned runs as the A’s snapped a four-game skid. Mason Miller earned his 20th save.

Urias hit his eighth homer in the sixth inning and finished with two hits. Nick Kurtz went 3 for 5 with an RBI double in the two-run fourth inning. Max Schuemann also knocked in a run in the inning on a fielder’s choice grounder.

Christian Walker drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to right field and Victor Caratini scored on a groundout by Cam Smith — all in the seventh inning — for the Astros, who had their four-game winning streak halted.

Jason Alexander (1-1), a former member of the Athletics who was claimed off waivers in May, allowed five earned runs and 11 hits in six innings. The 32-year-old right-hander finished with three strikeouts and two walks.

Key moment Carlos Cortes made his MLB debut for the A's and went 1 for 3. He had a sacrifice fly, single and scored a run.

Key stat The Astros went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position.

Up Next Athletics LHP Jeffery Springs (8-7) will face Houston RHP Ryan Gusto (6-3, 4.46) in the second game of the four-game series Friday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Singleton flied out to center.
9th Inning Smith to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Smith walked.
9th Inning Walker struck out swinging.
9th Inning Caratini flied out to center.
9th Inning Andujar in left field.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
15 Ground Balls 10
5 Strikeouts 9
5 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
12 Hits 6
2 Stolen Bases 1
3 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
2 Sacrifice Flies 1
35 At Bats 30
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
17 Runners Left On Base 8
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 1
17 Fly Balls 12
1 Caught Stealing 0
137 Pitches 127
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
18 Total Bases 7
40 Plate Appearances 33
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
4 Extra Base Hits 1
7.1 Runs Created 1.5
.343 Batting Average .200
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.514 Slugging Percentage .233
.286 Secondary Average .100
.375 On Base Percentage .242
.889 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .476
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
7.3 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.5
43.0 Batter Rating 17.0
35.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.67 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.43 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.85
.171 Isolated Power .033
0.60 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.11
.075 Walks Per Plate Appearance .030
-.057 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.100
10.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
93.5 MLB Rating 68.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Daikin Park

Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 32,386 | Capacity:
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