Athletics vs. Houston Astros: game summary
Final · April 8, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AthleticsATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
 Houston AstrosHOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerCristian Javier
- LoserCole Irvin
Scoring plays
- Bot 2Carlos Correa homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.0-1
- Bot 4Carlos Correa doubles (3) on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Elvis Andrus. Yordan Alvarez scores.0-2
- Bot 6Yordan Alvarez homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.0-3
- Bot 6Myles Straw singles on a line drive to right fielder Seth Brown. Carlos Correa scores. Kyle Tucker scores.0-5
- Bot 7Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.0-6
- Top 9Stephen Piscotty doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Aramis Garcia scores.1-6
- Top 9Jed Lowrie singles on a line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Stephen Piscotty scores.2-6
Box score
Athletics
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark CanhaLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .233 |
| Matt OlsonDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 |
| Ramón LaureanoCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| Matt Chapman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .148 |
| Mitch Moreland1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Aramis GarciaPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| Sean MurphyC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Seth BrownRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Stephen PiscottyRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Elvis AndrusSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| Tony Kemp2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .077 |
| Jed LowriePH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Irvin | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 79-51 | 7.45 |
| J.B. Wendelken | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.00 |
| Deolis Guerra | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36-25 | 4.50 |
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .538 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Myles StrawCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Jason CastroC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Javier | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 88-57 | 2.08 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 0.00 |
| Blake Taylor | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 3.00 |
| Enoli Paredes | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13-3 | 0.00 |
| Joe Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 11.57 |
| Brooks Raley | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-18 | 11.25 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 21,765
- Duration
- 3 h 10
- Weather
- 82 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 14 mph, Out To LF
- Umpires
- Stu Scheurwater (Home plate) · Jose Navas (First base) · Ted Barrett (Second base) · Angel Hernandez (Third base)
About this game
Who won Athletics vs Astros?
Astros won 6-2 over Athletics on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
When was Athletics vs Astros played?
On Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.
Where was Athletics vs Astros played?
At Minute Maid Park.