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Astros
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 8, 2020
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros, played on August 8, 2020 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Framber Valdez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frankie Montas |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Quinn Wolcott 1B: Nick Mahrley 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Adrian Johnson |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kyle Tucker | Left Fielder |
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Alex Bregman | Third Baseman |
| Michael Brantley | DH |
| Yulieski Gurriel | First Baseman |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Josh Reddick | Right Fielder |
| Myles Straw | Center Fielder |
| Dustin Garneau | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | Shortstop |
| Ramon Laureano | Center Fielder |
| Matt Chapman | Third Baseman |
| Mark Canha | Left Fielder |
| Matt Olson | First Baseman |
| Chad Pinder | Second Baseman |
| Khris Davis | DH |
| Stephen Piscotty | Right Fielder |
| Sean Murphy | Catcher |
| Bob Melvin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 8, 2020
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Montas
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Montas
Altuve hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pinder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Montas
Bregman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Valdez
Semien hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laureano vs. Valdez
Laureano strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Valdez
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Canha vs. Valdez
Canha hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Olson vs. Valdez
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Straw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Pinder vs. Valdez
Pinder strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Montas
Brantley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pinder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Montas
Gurriel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piscotty. Gurriel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Correa vs. Montas
Correa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Reddick vs. Montas
Reddick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pinder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Valdez
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gurriel scoops it up and throws to first, with Valdez covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Piscotty vs. Valdez
Piscotty strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Valdez
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Straw vs. Montas
Straw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pinder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garneau vs. Montas
Garneau strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Montas
Tucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pinder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Valdez
Semien strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Laureano vs. Valdez
Laureano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Valdez
Valdez fires to first and has Laureano trapped. There's the throw to Altuve who tags Laureano for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Valdez
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Montas
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Montas
Bregman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Montas
Brantley hits a popup towards short. Semien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Canha vs. Valdez
Canha hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Valdez
Olson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinder vs. Valdez
Pinder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Montas
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Montas
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reddick vs. Montas
Reddick hits a popup towards third. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Straw vs. Montas
Straw hits a fly ball into right field. Piscotty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Valdez
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piscotty vs. Valdez
Piscotty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Valdez
Murphy hits a line drive into center field. Straw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Garneau vs. Montas
Garneau hits a fly ball into left field. Canha settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Montas
Tucker bunts towards the mound. Montas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Montas
Altuve hits a line drive towards short. Semien reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Valdez
Semien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Laureano vs. Valdez
Laureano strikes out. The ball gets by Garneau. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Valdez
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bregman fields it and throws to first for the out. Semien scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canha vs. Valdez
Canha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Valdez
Olson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve misplays the ball. That's an error on Altuve. Olson moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bregman vs. Montas
Bregman hits a line drive into center field. Laureano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Montas
Brantley hits a fly ball into center field. Laureano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Montas
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olson scoops it up and throws to first, with Montas covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinder vs. Valdez
Pinder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Valdez
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gurriel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Piscotty vs. Valdez
Piscotty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Straw. Piscotty reaches second base with a double. Pinder moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Murphy vs. Valdez
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Semien vs. Valdez
Semien strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Diekman
Jake Diekman now pitching.
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olson fields the ball and throws to Diekman covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reddick vs. Diekman
Reddick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Straw vs. Diekman
Straw hits a fly ball into right field. Piscotty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garneau vs. Diekman
Garneau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laureano vs. Rodriguez
Nivaldo Rodriguez now pitching.
Laureano strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Rodriguez
Chapman hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canha vs. Rodriguez
Canha hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Rodriguez
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hendriks
Liam Hendriks now pitching.
Tucker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piscotty. Tucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Altuve vs. Hendriks
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bregman vs. Hendriks
Bregman hits a line drive beyond short. Semien can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Tucker scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs. Hendriks
Brantley strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gurriel vs. Hendriks
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pinder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/2020 -- Houston at Oakland (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Tucker K, lf 4 1 1 0 Semien M, ss 4 2 2 1
Altuve J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Laureano R, cf 4 0 1 0
Bregman A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Chapman M, 3b 4 1 2 2
Brantley M, dh 4 0 0 0 Canha M, lf 3 0 2 0
Gurriel Y, 1b 4 0 2 0 Olson M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Correa C, ss 3 0 1 0 Pinder C, 2b 3 0 1 0
Reddick J, rf 3 0 0 0 Davis K, dh 3 0 0 0
Straw M, cf 3 0 0 0 Piscotty S, rf 3 0 1 0
Garneau D, c 3 0 0 0 Murphy S, c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 31 3 9 3
Houston 000 000 001 -- 1
Oakland 100 001 01x -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez F (L) 7.0 7 2 1 1 9
Rodriguez N 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Montas F (W) 7.0 2 0 0 0 5
Diekman J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Hendriks L (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Garneau D, Altuve J
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 4, Oakland 5
2B -- Gurriel Y, Piscotty S, Tucker K
HR -- Semien M, Chapman M
SB -- Semien M
CS -- Laureano R
T -- 2:24
A -- 0
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