Athletics vs. Houston Astros: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
AthleticsATH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	0
Houston AstrosHOU	2	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	-	9	12	1

Decisions

• WinnerBryan Abreu
• LoserJ.B. Wendelken
• SaveRyan Pressly

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Matt Olson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Ramon Laureano scores. Elvis Andrus to 2nd.1-0
2. Top 1Chad Pinder singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Elvis Andrus scores. Matt Olson to 3rd.2-0
3. Top 1Jed Lowrie doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Matt Olson scores. Chad Pinder out at home on the throw, center fielder Myles Straw to shortstop Carlos Correa to catcher Martin Maldonado.3-0
4. Bot 1Yordan Alvarez homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Michael Brantley scores.3-2
5. Top 2Elvis Andrus singles on a ground ball to center fielder Myles Straw. Stephen Piscotty scores. Ramon Laureano to 2nd.4-2
6. Top 2Matt Olson grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Yuli Gurriel. Elvis Andrus scores.6-2
7. Bot 4Myles Straw singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Ramon Laureano. Yordan Alvarez scores. Abraham Toro to 2nd.6-3
8. Bot 5Yordan Alvarez homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. Jose Altuve scores. Yuli Gurriel scores.6-6
9. Bot 6Jose Altuve singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tony Kemp, deflected by shortstop Elvis Andrus. Abraham Toro scores. Myles Straw scores.6-8
10. Bot 6Yuli Gurriel grounds out, third baseman Matt Chapman to first baseman Matt Olson. Jose Altuve scores. Michael Brantley to 2nd.6-9

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Minute Maid Park

Attendance

26,353

Duration

3 h 15

Weather

73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None

Umpires

Pat Hoberg (Home plate) · Chris Conroy (First base) · Ben May (Second base) · Bill Welke (Third base)