Athletics at Houston Astros
· Major League Baseball
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Langeliers, Butler homer to help the A's win 3rd straight, 5-1 over the Astros
A night after becoming the first major league rookie to hit four home runs in a game, Kurtz went 2 for 4 to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. He’s batting .549 during the streak.
Langeliers led off the sixth inning by sending Bennett Sousa’s 3-2 fastball into the Crawford Boxes in lerft for his 16th home run of the season and a 2-0 lead.
With two on and two out and the A’s clinging to a 2-1 in the ninth, Butler launched a 1-2 fastball from Hector Neris 409 feet to right for his 15th home run.
The Athletics limited the Astros to four hits. Jacob Lopez went the first 4 1/3 innings without allowing a run. After Justin Sterner allowed a run in 1 2/3 innings, Sean Newcomb (3-5) struck out four while facing the minimum in the seventh and eighth. Mason Miller finished the game with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
Astros All-Star Hunter Brown (9-5) allowed one run on four hits over five innings, lowering his ERA to 2.54, but he failed to pitch into the sixth inning for the third straight.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caratini grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Caratini hit for Matthews |
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9th Inning | Dubón lined out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Trammell struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Miller relieved Newcomb |
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9th Inning | Urshela at third base. |
Statistics
 ATH |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 35 | At Bats | 28 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 167 | Pitches | 153 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 5 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created | 0.8 |
| .200 | Batting Average | .143 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .400 | Slugging Percentage | .179 |
| .314 | Secondary Average | .179 |
| .282 | On Base Percentage | .265 |
| .682 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .443 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.8 |
| 35.0 | Batter Rating | 10.0 |
| 17.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.28 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.50 |
| .200 | Isolated Power | .036 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .103 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .147 |
| .114 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .036 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 81.5 | MLB Rating | 62.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
