Athletics vs. Houston Astros: game summary
Final · July 8, 2021 at 2:10 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AthleticsATH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
 Houston AstrosHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Decisions
- WinnerFrankie Montas
- LoserLance McCullers Jr.
- SaveJake Diekman
Scoring plays
- Top 1Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (19) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Elvis Andrus scores.1-0
- Top 1Jed Lowrie singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chas McCormick. Matt Olson scores.2-0
- Bot 7Chas McCormick doubles (6) on a ground ball to left fielder Seth Brown. Kyle Tucker scores.2-1
Box score
Athletics
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramón LaureanoCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| Elvis AndrusSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Matt Olson1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| Jed LowrieDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Matt Chapman3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| Stephen PiscottyRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .210 |
| Seth BrownLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 |
| Tony Kemp2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| Aramis GarciaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .205 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Montas | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 95-71 | 4.41 |
| Yusmeiro Petit | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.22 |
| Lou Trivino III | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 1.96 |
| Jake Diekman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 3.12 |
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| Michael BrantleyDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .332 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| Myles StrawPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Abraham Toro3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .173 |
| Jason CastroC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 107-72 | 2.94 |
| Andre Scrubb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 5.60 |
| Joe Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 5.89 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 29,243
- Duration
- 2 h 52
- Weather
- 73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
- Umpires
- Ben May (Home plate) · Bill Welke (First base) · Pat Hoberg (Second base) · Chris Conroy (Third base)
About this game
Who won Athletics vs Astros?
Athletics won 2-1 over Astros on Thursday, July 8, 2021.
When was Athletics vs Astros played?
On Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 2:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.
Where was Athletics vs Astros played?
At Minute Maid Park.