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Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics

2016-05-01 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 24135 · 71°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to RF · 2:50

Houston Astros defeated Oakland Athletics 2–1. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Jose Altuve homers (7) on a line drive to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Marcus Semien singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Colby Rasmus. Chris Coghlan scores. Yonder Alonso to 2nd — worth 11% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Doug Fister L: Rich Hill SV: Luke Gregerson

Umpires — HP: Todd Tichenor · 1B: Bill Miller · 2B: Pat Hoberg · 3B: Brian Knight · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	3	1	1	1	1	1
George Springer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Correa	2	0	0	0	2	1
Colby Rasmus	3	0	0	1	0	0
Evan Gattis	2	0	0	0	2	1
Tyler White	4	0	0	0	0	1
Preston Tucker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Marwin Gonzalez	2	0	0	0	1	1
Jason Castro	3	1	1	0	1	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Burns	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jed Lowrie	4	0	1	0	0	1
Josh Reddick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Khris Davis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Stephen Vogt	4	0	1	0	0	0
Coco Crisp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Coghlan	4	1	1	0	0	2
Yonder Alonso	3	0	1	0	1	0
Marcus Semien	4	0	1	1	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Fister	6.2	7	1	5
Tony Sipp	0.2	0	0	0
Will Harris	0.2	1	0	0
Luke Gregerson	1.0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Hill	6.0	2	4	4
Liam Hendriks	1.0	0	1	1
Fernando Rodriguez	1.1	0	1	1
Marc Rzepczynski	0.2	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Altuve: HR/F8LXD+
George Springer: 6/F8LS
Carlos Correa: W
Colby Rasmus: 7/F78D+
Evan Gattis: K

Bot 1

Billy Burns: 3/G3
Jed Lowrie: 63/G4+
Josh Reddick: 53/G56

Top 2

Tyler White: 43/G4
Preston Tucker: 43/G4
Marwin Gonzalez: 63/G6M-

Bot 2

Khris Davis: S8/G4
Stephen Vogt: 4/F4MD-
Coco Crisp: S8/G6M.1-2
Chris Coghlan: K
Yonder Alonso: W.2-3;1-2
Marcus Semien: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 3

Jason Castro: S7/G6
Jose Altuve: W.1-2
George Springer: 54(1)/FO/MREV/G56.2-3
Carlos Correa: W.1-2
Colby Rasmus: 9/SF/F89XD+.3-H;2-3
Evan Gattis: W.1-2
Tyler White: 5/F56-

Bot 3

Billy Burns: 9/F89D
Jed Lowrie: D8/F8RXD+
Josh Reddick: 63/G4.2-3
Khris Davis: K

Top 4

Preston Tucker: 63/G6M
Marwin Gonzalez: HP
Jason Castro: 7/F7LD
Jose Altuve: SB2
Jose Altuve: K

Bot 4

Stephen Vogt: 63/G6M-
Coco Crisp: 63/G6
Chris Coghlan: K

Top 5

George Springer: 3/P3F
Carlos Correa: K
Colby Rasmus: 43/G4

Bot 5

Yonder Alonso: 9/L8RD+
Marcus Semien: 63/G6
Billy Burns: K

Top 6

Evan Gattis: 9/F89S
Tyler White: K
Preston Tucker: 63/G6MD+

Bot 6

Jed Lowrie: K
Josh Reddick: S8/G6M
Khris Davis: 8/L8LD+
Stephen Vogt: 9/L89M

Top 7

Marwin Gonzalez: K
Jason Castro: W
Jose Altuve: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 7

Coco Crisp: 9/L89M
Chris Coghlan: S8/L6D
Yonder Alonso: S7/L78D+.1-3
Marcus Semien: S8/G6M.3-H;1-2
Billy Burns: 64(1)/FO/G6+.2-3
Jed Lowrie: 9/F89D

Top 8

George Springer: K
Carlos Correa: 4/L4-
Colby Rasmus: 9/F89D

Bot 8

Josh Reddick: 7/F7LM
Khris Davis: 53/G
Stephen Vogt: S9/L89S+
Coco Crisp: 3/G3S

Top 9

Evan Gattis: W
Tyler White: 8/F8LXD+
Preston Tucker: K
Marwin Gonzalez: W.1-2
Jason Castro: K

Bot 9

Chris Coghlan: 53/G56+
Yonder Alonso: 13/G13+
Marcus Semien: K

Notes & reviews

replay,3,sprig001,HOU,millb901,OAK01,,N,M,OAK,C $when George Springer was called safe at 1B, Athletics manager Bob Melvin challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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