Houston Astros at Athletics
· Major League Baseball
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Cam Smith hits 2 of Astros' 5 homers in 13-3 win over Athletics
Jason Alexander, claimed off waivers from the Athletics last month, pitched six shutout innings for Houston before tiring in the seventh. Mauricio Dubón, Christian Walker and Cooper Hummel also homered for the Astros.
Smith and Dubón went back-to-back in the fourth inning.
Smith connected for leadoff shots in the second and fourth. He drove in three runs and scored three times. The 22-year-old rookie has five major league homers — and two multihomer games.
Dubón followed Smith's second home run with his second this season for a 5-0 lead against A's starter JP Sears, who walked the bases loaded in the first before giving up a two-run single to Jake Meyers.
Smith finished off his first four-hit game with an RBI double in the eighth.
Alexander (1-0) threw a season-high 95 pitches in his 12th career start and first since Sept. 18, 2022, with Milwaukee. He allowed three runs — two earned — and three hits.
Walker hit his 10th homer, a two-run shot off Osvaldo Bido, and Isaac Paredes added a two-run single for a 9-0 lead in the fifth.
Dubón singled off T.J. McFarland to begin the seventh and Hummel followed with his first big league homer since Oct. 3, 2022, with Arizona.
Gio Urshela, just reinstated from the injured list, went 2 for 2 off the bench and had an RBI single to drive in the first of three runs in the seventh for the A’s.
Sears (5-6) gave up five runs and five hits in 3 1/3 innings. Rookie catcher Willie MacIver pitched a scoreless ninth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Wynns struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Urshela doubled to center. |
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9th Inning | Kurtz popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Rooker popped out to second. |
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9th Inning | Walker grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Diaz grounded out to third. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 3 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 12 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 15 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 7 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 13 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 40 | At Bats | 30 |
| 5 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 26 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 2 |
| 23 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 2 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 199 | Pitches | 125 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 33 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 50 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 810.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 8 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 13.5 | Runs Created | 0.6 |
| .375 | Batting Average | .133 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .825 | Slugging Percentage | .200 |
| .575 | Secondary Average | .167 |
| .500 | On Base Percentage | .235 |
| 1.325 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .435 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 13.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.6 |
| 86.0 | Batter Rating | 18.0 |
| 8.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.98 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.68 |
| .450 | Isolated Power | .067 |
| 1.75 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
| .140 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .088 |
| .200 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .033 |
| 25.0 | Runs Produced | 5.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 0.7 |
| 1.0 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 126.8 | MLB Rating | 67.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,315 | Capacity: