MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/05/2029
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 625 - THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (2-2) 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 13 0
Oakland Athletics (2-2) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 10 0
Tucker Stars as Astros Top Athletics, 7-5
A 3-RBI performance from right fielder Kyle Tucker, who led the AL in triples with 6 in 2020, led the Houston Astros to a win over the Oakland Athletics, 7-5. Luis Vega, the winning pitcher, improved to 1-0. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 6 and walking 1. Joe Jimenez got credit for the save for Houston. It was his 1st of the year.

Early in the game, Tucker had a 3-run home run for Houston. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Astros on top, 3-0.

In postgame comments to the Houston Daily, Tucker said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The win takes Houston to 2-2.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Crawford SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 1 1
J. Altuve DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .444 1 4
K. Tucker RF 5 2 4 3 0 0 1 .412 1 3
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 5 .250 1 3
P. Stovall 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 0
A. Kirk C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .062 0 0
M. McLain 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .467 1 1
A. Arevalo LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .200 2 4
M. Dubon CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .133 0 0
Totals 37 7 13 7 2 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Altuve (1, 1st Inning off L. Medina, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Tucker (1, 7th Inning off J. Adams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (1, 1st Inning off L. Medina, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Arevalo (2, 1st Inning off L. Medina, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Crawford 2 , J. Altuve 3 , K. Tucker 8 , A. Bregman , M. McLain 2 , A. Arevalo 4 , M. Dubon
2-out RBI: A. Arevalo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Crawford , A. Bregman 2
GIDP: P. Stovall 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Altuve
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker 2 (3) , M. Dubon (1)
CS: A. Bregman (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crawford-McLain-Stovall)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .353 2 3
Y. Arakawa 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .214 0 0
   a-E. Arroyo Jr. PR, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Cruz DH 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .500 2 5
D. Crews RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 0 2
T. Hudson LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .267 1 1
A. Cruz SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .286 0 1
   b-A. Garcia PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Susac C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .071 0 0
G. Arias 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Pache CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .308 2 3
Totals 36 5 10 5 4 11 15      
a - E. Arroyo Jr. pinch ran for Y. Arakawa in the 7th
b - A. Garcia pinch hit for A. Cruz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Arias (1, 7th Inning off M. Janson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lee (2, 7th Inning off M. Janson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Lee 5 , Y. Arakawa 2 , O. Cruz , T. Hudson , A. Cruz , G. Arias 3 , C. Pache
2-out RBI: O. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Crews , A. Garcia , D. Susac 2
GIDP: C. Pache
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Arias-Lee-Arakawa, Lee-Cruz-Arakawa)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Vega W (1-0) 5.1 5 2 2 1 6 0 78 3.38   
M. Janson 0.2 4 3 3 1 1 1 28 21.60   
J. Sprinkle H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 0.00   
T. DeJuneas H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 2.70   
J. Jimenez SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Vega 55
Batters Faced: L. Vega 21, M. Janson 7, J. Sprinkle 5, T. DeJuneas 5, J. Jimenez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Vega 3-6, M. Janson 0-1, J. Sprinkle 0-1, T. DeJuneas 0-2, J. Jimenez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Vega 78-51, M. Janson 28-16, J. Sprinkle 21-13, T. DeJuneas 28-15, J. Jimenez 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jimenez 1-0
WP: L. Vega
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Medina L (0-1) 1.0 8 6 6 2 0 2 44 54.00   
J. Weisenburger 4.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 38 0.00   
K. Iwase 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00   
J. Adams 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 5.40   
T. Cosgrove 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
M. McAnally 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Medina 5
Batters Faced: L. Medina 12, J. Weisenburger 14, K. Iwase 3, J. Adams 3, T. Cosgrove 1, M. McAnally 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Medina 2-0, J. Weisenburger 4-4, K. Iwase 1-1, J. Adams 0-1, T. Cosgrove 0-1, M. McAnally 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: L. Medina 44-22, J. Weisenburger 38-29, K. Iwase 16-9, J. Adams 12-7, T. Cosgrove 5-3, M. McAnally 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Weisenburger 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. McAnally
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Tucker
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 34475
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