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Oakland Athletics @ Houston Astros
2021-07-08 · Day game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 29243 · 73°F, dome · 2:52
Oakland Athletics defeated Houston Astros 2–1. Oakland Athletics opened the scoring in the 1st — Matt Olson hits a ground-rule double (19) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Elvis Andrus scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Yuli Gurriel grounds into a double play, shortstop Elvis Andrus to second baseman Tony Kemp to first baseman Matt Olson. Myles Straw out at 2nd. Yuli Gurriel out at 1st — worth 29% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Frankie Montas L: Lance McCullers SV: Jake Diekman
Umpires — HP: Ben May · 1B: Bill Welke · 2B: Pat Hoberg · 3B: Chris Conroy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ramon Laureano | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Elvis Andrus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Olson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jed Lowrie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Chapman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Stephen Piscotty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Seth Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Kemp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Aramis Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Altuve | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Brantley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Correa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Yordan Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Yuli Gurriel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Tucker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chas McCormick | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Abraham Toro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Martin Maldonado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Castro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Montas | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
 Yusmeiro Petit | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Trivino | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jake Diekman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lance McCullers | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Andre Scrubb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ramon Laureano: K
- Elvis Andrus: D7/G5
- Matt Olson: WP.2-3
- Matt Olson: DGR/F7L.3-H
- Jed Lowrie: S8/G6M.2-H
- Matt Chapman: K
- Stephen Piscotty: 3/P34
Bot 1
- Jose Altuve: K
- Michael Brantley: K
- Carlos Correa: K
Top 2
- Seth Brown: W
- Tony Kemp: 2/P25F/FL
- Aramis Garcia: K
- Ramon Laureano: D6/G5.1-3
- Elvis Andrus: 9/F9D
Bot 2
- Yordan Alvarez: K
- Yuli Gurriel: S8/L8D+
- Kyle Tucker: W.1-2
- Chas McCormick: K
- Abraham Toro: K
Top 3
- Matt Olson: K
- Jed Lowrie: S8/G4M
- Matt Chapman: 9/F9L
- Stephen Piscotty: K
Bot 3
- Martin Maldonado: 23/G2-
- Jose Altuve: K.BX1(23)
- Michael Brantley: 43/G34
Top 4
- Seth Brown: 7/F7LSF/FL
- Tony Kemp: W
- Aramis Garcia: E5/TH/G5.1-2;B-1
- Ramon Laureano: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3;B-1
- Elvis Andrus: 7/F7
Bot 4
- Carlos Correa: K
- Yordan Alvarez: K.BX1(23)
- Yuli Gurriel: S9/G4
- Kyle Tucker: K
Top 5
- Matt Olson: 5/P56D
- Jed Lowrie: 63/G4D
- Matt Chapman: S8/G6+
- Stephen Piscotty: 4/P4D
Bot 5
- Chas McCormick: S9/F89S
- Abraham Toro: CS2(26)
- Abraham Toro: 7/F7D
- Martin Maldonado: 7/L78
Top 6
- Seth Brown: 8/F89D
- Tony Kemp: K
- Aramis Garcia: K
Bot 6
- Jose Altuve: 7/L78
- Michael Brantley: 63/G4MD
- Carlos Correa: 3/G34
Top 7
- Ramon Laureano: 8/L89D
- Elvis Andrus: S8/G6M
- Matt Olson: K
- Jed Lowrie: 3/L3
Bot 7
- Yordan Alvarez: 63/G4+
- Yuli Gurriel: 53/G5
- Kyle Tucker: D9/L9
- Chas McCormick: WP.2-3
- Chas McCormick: D7/G5.3-H
- Abraham Toro: 53/G56
Top 8
- Matt Chapman: K
- Stephen Piscotty: K
- Seth Brown: 2/P23
Bot 8
- Jason Castro: W
- Jose Altuve: 64(1)/FO/G56.B-1
- Michael Brantley: 9/F89
- Carlos Correa: 4/P4
Top 9
- Tony Kemp: 63/G13
- Aramis Garcia: 63/G56D
- Ramon Laureano: S7/L7+
- Elvis Andrus: 13/G1
Bot 9
- Yordan Alvarez: S8/G4M
- Yuli Gurriel: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Kyle Tucker: 4/L4
Notes & reviews
- Athletics challenged call that Garcia was out at 1st; call overturned - safe on error