MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/23/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2093 - TUESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Houston Astros (52-49) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Oakland Athletics (50-53) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
Athletics Need Extra Innings to Top Astros, 2-1
The Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros, 2-1, at Oakland Coliseum. Oakland left fielder Brent Rooker had an outstanding performance. He was 1-2 with a home run and 3 walks. He scored 2 runs. The winner was Oakland reliever J.T. Ginn, now 2-3. The loser was Ryan Pressly. The Athletics now have a mark of 50-53.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 11th. With two out, Rooker hit a curveball from Ryan Pressly for a solo home run. The Athletics, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

Rooker told a Oakland Gazette reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .292 18 54
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .261 13 41
A. Bregman 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .246 6 30
Y. Alvarez DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281 28 63
Y. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 21 54
C. McCormick LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .243 17 39
   a-J. Dirden PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 6 26
M. Dubon CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .306 7 41
J. Pena SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 3 28
   b-C. Salazar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 8
   c-W. Tovar SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 7
J. Abreu 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .246 12 35
Totals 38 1 8 1 2 11 13      
a - J. Dirden pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 9th
b - C. Salazar pinch hit for J. Pena in the 10th
c - W. Tovar substituted for C. Salazar in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Abreu (12, 7th Inning off C. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , K. Tucker , A. Bregman , Y. Alvarez , M. Dubon , J. Pena , J. Abreu 2
2-out RBI: A. Bregman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , A. Bregman , Y. Alvarez , Y. Diaz
GIDP: J. Abreu
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Abreu (1)
CS: K. Tucker (3) , M. Dubon (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pena-Altuve-Abreu, Pena-Altuve-Abreu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 5 27
T. Story SS 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .258 13 44
Z. Gelof DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 17 55
   b-T. Soderstrom DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 15 46
B. Rooker 1B, LF 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 .248 20 60
C. Capel RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .218 5 34
S. Brown LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .194 9 32
   a-A. Diaz PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .189 3 17
C. Mead 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .220 9 45
Y. Pozo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .277 1 13
N. Allen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .216 1 20
Totals 34 2 5 2 6 10 18      
a - A. Diaz pinch hit for S. Brown in the 7th
b - T. Soderstrom inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Brown (12, 5th Inning off J. Melendez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Rooker (20, 11th Inning off R. Pressly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Rooker 4 , C. Capel 2 , S. Brown 2 , N. Allen
2-out RBI: B. Rooker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Gelof , C. Mead 2 , Y. Pozo
GIDP: Z. Gelof , A. Diaz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Capel (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Salinas (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Story-Allen-Rooker)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melendez 5.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 79 3.71   
M. Boyd 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 30 4.65   
K. Graveman 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.86   
B. Abreu 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.27   
R. Pressly L (2-8) 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 22 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melendez 60
Batters Faced: J. Melendez 18, M. Boyd 6, K. Graveman 5, B. Abreu 5, R. Pressly 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melendez 3-5, M. Boyd 2-2, K. Graveman 2-1, B. Abreu 1-1, R. Pressly 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melendez 79-56, M. Boyd 30-17, K. Graveman 21-13, B. Abreu 15-9, R. Pressly 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Boyd 1-0 , K. Graveman 1-0 , B. Abreu 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Salinas 4.2 6 1 1 2 5 0 92 3.86   
C. Smith 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 2.45   
J. Fishman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.91   
Z. Jackson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.06   
L. Trivino 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.11   
J. Ginn W (2-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Salinas 51
Batters Faced: R. Salinas 20, C. Smith 8, J. Fishman 3, Z. Jackson 3, L. Trivino 3, J. Ginn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Salinas 3-4, C. Smith 3-2, J. Fishman 1-0, Z. Jackson 1-0, L. Trivino 1-2, J. Ginn 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Salinas 92-49, C. Smith 24-17, J. Fishman 16-10, Z. Jackson 15-10, L. Trivino 13-8, J. Ginn 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Smith 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brent Rooker
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 30928
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