MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/14/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2730 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (68-76) 1 1 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 14 15 0
Houston Astros (71-74) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 7 2
Swetnam Leads Athletics to 14-5 Win Over Astros
The Oakland Athletics blasted the Houston Astros, 14-5. Dusty Swetnam was one of the hitting stars. He was 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for Oakland. Picking up the win was Xavier Tartt. He went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits. The right--hander struck out 5 and walked 6. Oakland is third in the American League West Division with a record of 68-76.

The game turned with no one out in the top of the fourth. That's when Swetnam hit a 2-run home run off Jonas Ruiz. It propelled the Athletics into the lead, 4-2.

"We lit up the scoreboard," said Oakland manager Keven Berman.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jones CF 5 2 2 0 1 2 1 .210 7 38
A. Hart DH 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 .244 23 59
C. Godsey 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .268 10 47
   a-C. Schwartz PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
   b-P. Rush 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 3 15
M. Faison RF 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .249 27 79
A. Carr 3B 4 0 2 3 0 1 4 .240 20 68
R. Strauss Jr. 2B 5 1 1 3 0 2 4 .190 6 13
J. Gonzalez C 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .210 15 39
D. Swetnam LF 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 .246 20 70
A. Brown SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .245 19 68
Totals 42 14 15 14 5 10 14      
a - C. Schwartz pinch hit for C. Godsey in the 7th
b - P. Rush substituted for C. Schwartz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Carr (18, 7th Inning off R. Foster, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Brown (19, 2nd Inning off J. Ruiz, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Swetnam 2 (20, 4th Inning off J. Ruiz, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Lass, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Strauss Jr. (6, 4th Inning off R. Lass, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jones 2 , A. Hart 2 , C. Godsey , M. Faison , A. Carr 3 , R. Strauss Jr. 4 , J. Gonzalez 2 , D. Swetnam 8 , A. Brown 5
2-out RBI: A. Carr , A. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Strauss Jr. 2
Sac Fly: A. Carr
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Godsey-Brown-Godsey, Brown-Strauss Jr.-Godsey, Brown-Strauss Jr.-Rush)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Bessett CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .265 19 64
G. Foote 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .299 20 66
E. Turnquist RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .246 16 64
J. Netherton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253 5 21
D. Repko 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .275 21 65
B. Swanson C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .245 6 31
T. Becht SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 7 39
J. Boland DH 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .300 3 13
A. Diaz 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .259 5 39
Totals 31 5 7 5 7 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Foote (41, 3rd Inning off X. Tartt, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Bessett (21, 3rd Inning off X. Tartt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Boland (3, 7th Inning off Z. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Repko (21, 8th Inning off Z. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Bessett 3 , G. Foote 2 , D. Repko 4 , J. Boland 5 , A. Diaz
2-out RBI: D. Repko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Foote , D. Repko
GIDP: G. Foote 2 , J. Netherton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Diaz (13)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Foote (12) , B. Swanson (4)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
X. Tartt W (9-13) 6.0 2 3 3 6 5 0 104 4.82   
Z. Anderson 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 2 34 5.55   
J. Underwood 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: X. Tartt 55
Batters Faced: X. Tartt 24, Z. Anderson 9, J. Underwood 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: X. Tartt 6-5, Z. Anderson 2-4, J. Underwood 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: X. Tartt 104-56, Z. Anderson 34-18, J. Underwood 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Anderson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ruiz L (4-5) 3.0 10 8 8 2 4 2 83 6.57   
R. Lass 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 2 21 6.89   
R. Foster 3.2 2 2 0 2 4 0 57 5.00   
K. Moes 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ruiz 7
Batters Faced: J. Ruiz 21, R. Lass 5, R. Foster 16, K. Moes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ruiz 2-3, R. Lass 0-1, R. Foster 5-2, K. Moes 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ruiz 83-46, R. Lass 21-12, R. Foster 57-39, K. Moes 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lass 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dusty Swetnam
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 40739
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