MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/04/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 964 - TUESDAY, MAY 4TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (17-9) 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 9 13 0
Houston Astros (12-15) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Astros Suffer 9-5 Home Defeat
Due in large part to right fielder Lawrence Butler, the Oakland Athletics sunk the Houston Astros, 9-5. Butler went 3-5 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 3 times. Oakland reliever Hayden Juenger picked up the win, upping his record to 3-1. Cristian Javier absorbed the loss. The Athletics, now 17-9, have been red hot.

Oakland used a clutch at-bat from Jacob Wilson to capture the win. The second baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Athletics ahead, 5-3. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Butler.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Bazzana 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 5 16
O. Peraza DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .091 0 0
A. Parra 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 4 11
R. Gibbs SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .313 8 22
L. Butler RF 5 3 3 0 0 1 4 .283 3 15
G. Gonzalez LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .290 1 14
D. Susac C 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .237 1 6
Z. Cole CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .145 1 6
J. Wilson 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .265 2 9
Totals 39 9 13 8 1 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Bazzana (8, 1st Inning off C. Javier, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Butler (8, 5th Inning off S. Burke, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Susac (1, 2nd Inning off C. Javier, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Wilson (2, 4th Inning off C. Javier, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Gonzalez (1, 5th Inning off S. Burke, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Gibbs (8, 5th Inning off S. Burke, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Bazzana 2 , A. Parra , R. Gibbs 5 , L. Butler 4 , G. Gonzalez 5 , D. Susac 4 , Z. Cole , J. Wilson 4
2-out RBI: R. Gibbs , G. Gonzalez , D. Susac , J. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Butler 2
GIDP: J. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: Z. Cole
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Butler (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Bazzana-Gibbs-Bazzana, Wilson-Gibbs-Bazzana, Parra-Wilson-Bazzana)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Matthews SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .255 1 12
L. Matos LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .307 3 14
T. Morgan DH 4 2 3 0 1 1 2 .300 4 10
A. Ramirez RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .221 5 10
C. Mullins CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .281 3 12
A. Bregman 1B 5 0 2 3 0 1 4 .293 2 19
C. Carrigg 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .242 3 11
C. Prieto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .330 1 9
R. McGuire C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .237 0 7
Totals 36 5 12 5 6 6 29      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Prieto (8, 4th Inning off R. Olson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Matthews , T. Morgan 3 , A. Ramirez 2 , C. Mullins , A. Bregman 2 , C. Carrigg , C. Prieto 2 , R. McGuire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Matos , A. Ramirez , C. Prieto
GIDP: A. Bregman , C. Carrigg 2
Hit by Pitch: R. McGuire
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carrigg-Prieto-Bregman)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Olson 4.0 8 5 5 3 3 0 83 4.68   
H. Juenger W (3-1) 4.0 3 0 0 3 3 0 80 2.79   
E. Pohlman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Olson 26
Batters Faced: R. Olson 22, H. Juenger 18, E. Pohlman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Olson 4-4, H. Juenger 5-3, E. Pohlman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Olson 83-51, H. Juenger 80-47, E. Pohlman 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Juenger 2-2
WP: H. Juenger
Hit Batsmen: H. Juenger
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Javier L (2-3) 3.2 5 5 5 1 3 1 69 6.33   
S. Burke 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 16 3.86   
O. White 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.77   
B. Burke 2.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 33 4.91   
O. Ortega 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Javier 31
Batters Faced: C. Javier 18, S. Burke 6, O. White 4, B. Burke 11, O. Ortega 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Javier 8-0, S. Burke 3-0, O. White 3-1, B. Burke 3-3, O. Ortega 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Javier 69-41, S. Burke 16-10, O. White 7-5, B. Burke 33-20, O. Ortega 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Ortega 1-0
WP: C. Javier
Hit Batsmen: C. Javier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lawrence Butler
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 16109
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