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Houston Astros @ 
Oakland Athletics
2002-06-08 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 27115 · 73°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to RF · 2:58
Oakland Athletics defeated Houston Astros 5–1. Oakland Athletics put up 5 in the 4th. Aaron Harang earned the win. Orlando Merced went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Aaron Harang L: Shane Reynolds SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 2B: Mike DiMuro · 3B: Ed Montague · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lance Berkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Orlando Merced | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Richard Hidalgo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Daryle Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gregg Zaun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Geoff Blum | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 John Mabry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Piatt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Terrence Long | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Reynolds | 3.2 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
 Ricky Stone | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 Pedro Borbon | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Mann | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Harang | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
 Chad Bradford | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Venafro | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Vizcaino: 8/F8LS
- Craig Biggio: W
- Lance Berkman: 5(1)3/GDP/G6S
Bot 1
- Mark Ellis: K/C
- Scott Hatteberg: K
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G56
Top 2
- Jeff Bagwell: K
- Orlando Merced: S6/G6MD
- Richard Hidalgo: 8/F8LD
- Daryle Ward: 6/P4M
Bot 2
- Eric Chavez: K
- Jermaine Dye: S8/G6
- John Mabry: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Top 3
- Gregg Zaun: 5/FL
- Geoff Blum: S8/L8RM
- Jose Vizcaino: S4/G34.1-2
- Craig Biggio: 8/F8RS
- Lance Berkman: W.2-3;1-2
- Jeff Bagwell: K
Bot 3
- Adam Piatt: K/C
- Terrence Long: K
- Ramon Hernandez: W
- Mark Ellis: 8/F8RS
Top 4
- Orlando Merced: S9/G34
- Richard Hidalgo: 8/F8LD
- Daryle Ward: 6/L6
- Gregg Zaun: 46(1)/FO/G4
Bot 4
- Scott Hatteberg: K
- Miguel Tejada: HR/F7D
- Eric Chavez: S3/G3
- Jermaine Dye: S7/G56.1-2
- John Mabry: 8/F8RM
- Adam Piatt: S7/L7S.2-H;1-2
- Terrence Long: W.2-3;1-2
- Ramon Hernandez: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Mark Ellis: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
- Scott Hatteberg: 23/G25
Top 5
- Geoff Blum: 3/G3
- Jose Vizcaino: 3/G3
- Craig Biggio: 9/F89M
Bot 5
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Eric Chavez: 8/F8LS
- Jermaine Dye: K
Top 6
- Lance Berkman: W
- Jeff Bagwell: S7/G56.1-2
- Orlando Merced: 7/F7S
- Richard Hidalgo: 9/F89M
- Daryle Ward: 3/G3
Bot 6
- John Mabry: 43/G34
- Adam Piatt: K/C
- Terrence Long: K
Top 7
- Gregg Zaun: 4/P4D
- Geoff Blum: S7/P7LS
- Jose Vizcaino: W.1-2
- Craig Biggio: 2/FL/P23F
- Lance Berkman: 43/G4S
Bot 7
- Ramon Hernandez: S7/G56
- Mark Ellis: K/C
- Olmedo Saenz: W.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 8/F8RS
- Eric Chavez: 5/P56
Top 8
- Jeff Bagwell: 6/P6MD
- Orlando Merced: HR/F89D
- Richard Hidalgo: W
- Daryle Ward: 3/G3.1-2
- Gregg Zaun: 9/F9S
Bot 8
- Jermaine Dye: K
- John Mabry: 23/G
- Adam Piatt: 63/G6
Top 9
- Geoff Blum: 63/G6
- Jose Vizcaino: K
- Craig Biggio: K