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Oakland Athletics @ Houston Astros

2015-04-13 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 19279 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:51

Oakland Athletics defeated Houston Astros 8–1. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Scott Kazmir earned the win. Billy Butler went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	8	12
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

W: Scott Kazmir L: Scott Feldman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim Timmons · 1B: Todd Tichenor · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Fuld	4	2	1	0	1	1
Mark Canha	5	1	2	1	0	1
Ben Zobrist	5	2	3	1	0	1
Billy Butler	4	1	1	3	0	0
Ike Davis	3	0	1	1	1	0
Stephen Vogt	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brett Lawrie	4	1	1	1	0	1
Josh Reddick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Semien	4	1	2	1	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	4	1	3	1	0	0
Robbie Grossman	3	0	0	0	1	1
George Springer	3	0	0	0	1	2
Chris Carter	3	0	0	0	1	0
Evan Gattis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Luis Valbuena	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jonathan Villar	3	0	0	0	1	2
Hank Conger	4	0	0	0	0	3
Jake Marisnick	3	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Kazmir	6.0	3	3	8
Fernando Abad	1.0	0	1	1
Dan Otero	1.0	1	0	0
Jesse Chavez	1.0	1	0	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Feldman	5.0	10	1	0
Asher Wojciechowski	4.0	2	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sam Fuld: E6/G6M
Mark Canha: D6/G5+.1-H(UR);B-3(E6/TH)
Ben Zobrist: D9/L9S.3-H
Billy Butler: 9/F9M.2-3
Ike Davis: S9/G34.3-H
Stephen Vogt: 16(1)3/GDP/G13

Bot 1

Jose Altuve: 13/G13
Robbie Grossman: K
George Springer: K

Top 2

Brett Lawrie: HR/F78XD+
Josh Reddick: 31/G34+
Marcus Semien: S8/L89M
Sam Fuld: 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G34S

Bot 2

Chris Carter: 8/F8LM
Evan Gattis: 7/L7S
Luis Valbuena: 8/F89XD+

Top 3

Mark Canha: S1/G25-
Ben Zobrist: 8/F8RXD+
Billy Butler: 53/G5.1-2
Ike Davis: 53/G56S-

Bot 3

Jonathan Villar: 43/G4M
Hank Conger: K
Jake Marisnick: K

Top 4

Stephen Vogt: 3/G3
Brett Lawrie: 13/G15S-
Josh Reddick: 53/G6

Bot 4

Jose Altuve: HR/F7D+
Robbie Grossman: W
George Springer: W.1-2
Chris Carter: 5(2)3/GDP/G5.1-2
Evan Gattis: 43/G4MS-

Top 5

Marcus Semien: HR/F7D+
Sam Fuld: S8/G4M
Mark Canha: 5/L56+
Ben Zobrist: S9/L4D+.1-2
Billy Butler: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
Ike Davis: W
Stephen Vogt: 65(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 5

Luis Valbuena: D7/F7D
Jonathan Villar: K
Hank Conger: K
Jake Marisnick: 8/F8RD

Top 6

Brett Lawrie: K
Josh Reddick: 3/L3+
Marcus Semien: 8/F8RD

Bot 6

Jose Altuve: S6/G6+
Robbie Grossman: 96(1)/FO/F34D
George Springer: K
Chris Carter: W.1-2
Evan Gattis: K23

Top 7

Sam Fuld: K
Mark Canha: 2/F2R-
Ben Zobrist: S7/L7S+
Billy Butler: 46(1)/FO/G4

Bot 7

Luis Valbuena: K
Jonathan Villar: W
Hank Conger: 4/F4M
Jake Marisnick: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 8

Ike Davis: 43/G34S-
Stephen Vogt: S7/L6D-
Brett Lawrie: 8/F8RXD+
Josh Reddick: 5/L6D

Bot 8

Jose Altuve: S5/MREV/G5-
Robbie Grossman: 13/G13S-.1-2
George Springer: 43/G4M-.2-3
Chris Carter: 43/G4

Top 9

Marcus Semien: 43/G4+
Sam Fuld: W
Mark Canha: K
Ben Zobrist: K

Bot 9

Evan Gattis: S7
Luis Valbuena: 5/F56D-
Jonathan Villar: K
Hank Conger: K

Notes & reviews

replay,8,altuj001,HOU,welkt901,HOU03,,N,M,OAK,C $when Jose Altuve was called safe at 1B, Athletics manager Bob Melvin challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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