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Oakland Athletics @ Houston Astros
2007-06-13 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 34611 · 73°F, dome, dry · 2:27
Oakland Athletics defeated Houston Astros 7–3. Oakland Athletics put up 5 in the 8th. Joe Blanton earned the win. Eric Chavez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
W: Joe Blanton L: Dan Wheeler SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Chad Fairchild · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Chris Guccione · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Ellis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Swisher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Dan Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Crosby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jack Cust | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Kendall | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Blanton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marco Scutaro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Donnie Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Craig Biggio | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Lamb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Lee | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Loretta | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Burke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Munson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Adam Everett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Sampson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Orlando Palmeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Morgan Ensberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Blanton | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
 Santiago Casilla | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Alan Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sampson | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Dan Wheeler | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Trever Miller | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Brian Moehler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mark Kotsay: 63/G6
- Mark Ellis: 63/G56
- Nick Swisher: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Craig Biggio: K
- Mike Lamb: 8/F8RM+
- Hunter Pence: 9/F89D
Top 2
- Eric Chavez: 53/G56
- Dan Johnson: 43/G34
- Bobby Crosby: 13/G13+
Bot 2
- Carlos Lee: D9/L9LM
- Mark Loretta: K
- Chris Burke: 63/G6.2-3
- Eric Munson: D8/F8LXD+.3-H
- Adam Everett: 43/G34-
Top 3
- Jack Cust: 31/G3+
- Jason Kendall: S7/G56+
- Joe Blanton: 16(1)4/GDP/BG15
Bot 3
- Chris Sampson: S4/G4M
- Craig Biggio: 9/F9M
- Mike Lamb: 5/P5F
- Hunter Pence: D8/L8RD+.1-H
- Carlos Lee: 63/G56
Top 4
- Mark Kotsay: 43/G34
- Mark Ellis: 8/F78D
- Nick Swisher: 5/P5
Bot 4
- Mark Loretta: D7/L7LM+
- Chris Burke: 63/G6MS.2-3
- Eric Munson: W
- Adam Everett: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Top 5
- Eric Chavez: HR/L9LD+
- Dan Johnson: 43/G4
- Bobby Crosby: K
- Jack Cust: 43/G34
Bot 5
- Chris Sampson: 63/G6
- Craig Biggio: 4/L4
- Mike Lamb: 43/G4S
Top 6
- Jason Kendall: HR/F78D+
- Joe Blanton: K
- Mark Kotsay: 31/G3
- Mark Ellis: 9/F89M
Bot 6
- Hunter Pence: K
- Carlos Lee: S8/G4M
- Mark Loretta: 63/G6MS.1-2
- Chris Burke: 3/L3
Top 7
- Nick Swisher: 31/G3
- Eric Chavez: 8/F8RD
- Dan Johnson: 13/G
Bot 7
- Eric Munson: 63/G6M
- Adam Everett: DGR/L9LM
- Orlando Palmeiro: 63/G6M.2-3
- Craig Biggio: D8/L78D+.3-H
- Mike Lamb: BK.2-3
- Mike Lamb: 43/G4
Top 8
- Bobby Crosby: K
- Jack Cust: K
- Jason Kendall: S6/G56-
- Marco Scutaro: S6/G6S-.1-2
- Mark Kotsay: D7/G5.2-H;1-3
- Mark Ellis: D7/F7D+.3-H;2-H
- Nick Swisher: IW
- Eric Chavez: SB3;SB2
- Eric Chavez: S8/P8RS-.3-H;2-H
- Dan Johnson: K
Bot 8
- Hunter Pence: S8/G6+
- Carlos Lee: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
- Mark Loretta: S9/F89M-
- Chris Burke: S8/L8LM+.1-2
- Eric Munson: 43/G4
Top 9
- Bobby Crosby: 53/G5
- Donnie Murphy: K23
- Jason Kendall: 63/G6
Bot 9
- Adam Everett: 8/F8RS
- Morgan Ensberg: 9/F89M
- Craig Biggio: K