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Athletics
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 31, 2016
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 31, 2016 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Detwiler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Michael Fiers |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 20,033 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Vanover 1B: David Rackley 2B: Chris Guccione 3B: Alfonso Marquez |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | Shortstop |
| Stephen Vogt | DH |
| Danny Valencia | Right Fielder |
| Khris Davis | Left Fielder |
| Yonder Alonso | First Baseman |
| Ryon Healy | Third Baseman |
| Joey Wendle | Second Baseman |
| Jake Smolinski | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Maxwell | Catcher |
| Bob Melvin | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Springer | DH |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Evan Gattis | Catcher |
| Yulieski Gurriel | Left Fielder |
| Marwin Gonzalez | First Baseman |
| Teoscar Hernandez | Right Fielder |
| Jake Marisnick | Center Fielder |
| A.J. Hinch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 31, 2016
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Fiers
Semien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vogt vs. Fiers
Vogt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gurriel. Vogt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Valencia vs. Fiers
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Fiers
There's a wild pitch. Vogt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Fiers
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Detwiler
Springer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Detwiler
Bregman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Detwiler
Altuve hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wendle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alonso vs. Fiers
Alonso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Fiers
Healy hits a fly ball into center field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wendle vs. Fiers
Wendle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa misplays the ball. That's an error on Correa. Alonso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Smolinski vs. Fiers
Smolinski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marisnick who is chasing the ball. Smolinski reaches third base with a triple. Alonso scores. Wendle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Maxwell vs. Fiers
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smolinski tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Fiers
Semien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vogt vs. Fiers
There goes Semien. The throw from Gattis and he is out, Correa applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Detwiler
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wendle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Detwiler
Gattis hits a line drive into center field. Smolinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Detwiler
Gurriel hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vogt vs. Fiers
Vogt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Valencia vs. Fiers
Valencia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Fiers
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Vogt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Alonso vs. Fiers
Alonso takes first base on ball four. Vogt moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Healy vs. Fiers
Healy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Wendle vs. Fiers
Wendle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wendle for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Detwiler
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Detwiler
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Valencia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Marisnick vs. Detwiler
Marisnick hits a popup towards short. Semien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Springer vs. Detwiler
Springer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alonso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smolinski vs. Fiers
Smolinski hits a line drive towards third. Bregman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Fiers
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Fiers
Semien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vogt vs. Fiers
Vogt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Semien moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Valencia vs. Fiers
Valencia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Detwiler
Bregman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Detwiler
Altuve hits a fly ball into right field. Valencia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Detwiler
There's a wild pitch. Bregman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Correa vs. Detwiler
Correa hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Correa reaches second base with a double. Bregman scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gattis vs. Detwiler
Gattis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gurriel vs. Detwiler
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Fiers
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alonso vs. Fiers
Alonso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Fiers
Healy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gurriel. Healy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wendle vs. Fiers
Wendle hits a line drive into right field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Detwiler
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Smolinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Detwiler
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Marisnick vs. Detwiler
Marisnick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Detwiler
Springer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smolinski vs. Devenski
A.J. Reed now playing first base. Chris Devenski now pitching.
Smolinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Devenski
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Devenski
Semien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Detwiler
Bregman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wendle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Detwiler
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Detwiler
Correa strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vogt vs. Devenski
Vogt hits a fly ball into center field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Devenski
Valencia hits a line drive into center field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Devenski
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Detwiler
Gattis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Detwiler
Gurriel hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Detwiler
Reed strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alonso vs. Feliz
Michael Feliz now pitching.
Alonso strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Feliz
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wendle vs. Feliz
Wendle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Smolinski vs. Feliz
There's a wild pitch. Wendle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Smolinski vs. Feliz
Smolinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Hendriks
Liam Hendriks now pitching.
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Smolinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Hendriks
Tony Kemp pinch hits for Jake Marisnick.
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Hendriks
Springer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smolinski who is chasing the ball. Springer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Bregman vs. Hendriks
Bregman strikes out. There goes Springer. He's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Hendriks
Altuve hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smolinski who is chasing the ball. Altuve reaches third base with a triple. Bregman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Correa vs. Hendriks
Correa is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gattis vs. Hendriks
Gattis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Altuve scores. Correa moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gurriel vs. Hendriks
Gurriel hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Giles
Colby Rasmus now playing center field. Tony Kemp now playing left field. Ken Giles now pitching. Billy Butler pinch hits for Bruce Maxwell.
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Giles
Semien strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vogt vs. Giles
Vogt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/2016 -- Oakland at Houston (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Semien M, ss 4 0 1 0 Springer G, dh 4 1 1 0
Vogt S, dh 5 0 3 0 Bregman A, 3b 3 2 0 0
Valencia D, rf 4 0 0 0 Altuve J, 2b 4 1 1 1
Davis K, lf 4 0 1 0 Correa C, ss 3 0 1 1
Alonso Y, 1b 3 1 1 0 Gattis E, c 3 0 1 1
Healy R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gurriel Y, lf 4 0 0 0
Wendle J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Rasmus C, cf 0 0 0 0
Smolinski J, cf 4 1 1 2 Gonzalez M, 1b 2 0 1 0
Maxwell B, c 2 0 0 1 Reed A, 1b 1 0 0 0
Butler B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hernandez T, rf 3 0 0 0
Marisnick J, cf 2 0 1 0
Kemp T, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
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35 3 8 3 30 4 6 3
Oakland 030 000 000 -- 3
Houston 000 100 03x -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Detwiler R 7.0 3 1 1 2 7
Hendriks L (L) 1.0 3 3 3 1 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Fiers M 5.0 8 3 1 2 4
Devenski C 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Feliz M (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Giles K (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Correa C
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 8, Houston 5
2B -- Vogt S, Gonzalez M, Correa C, Healy R
3B -- Smolinski J, Springer G, Altuve J
CS -- Semien M
SF -- Maxwell B
WP -- Fiers M, Detwiler R, Feliz M 2, Hendriks L
T -- 2:43
A -- 20033
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