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Oakland Athletics @ Houston Astros
2021-10-01 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 26762 · 73°F, dome · 3:54
Oakland Athletics defeated Houston Astros 8–6. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Aledmys Diaz singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Mark Canha. Jose Siri scores. Oakland Athletics took the lead in the 4th — Chad Pinder homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Matt Olson homers (39) on a line drive to right center field. Starling Marte scores — worth 16% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
W: Sean Manaea L: Framber Valdez SV: Lou Trivino
Umpires — HP: Sam Holbrook · 1B: Shane Livensparger · 2B: Mike Muchlinski · 3B: Todd Tichenor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh Harrison | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Starling Marte | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Olson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Chad Pinder | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mark Canha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Yan Gomes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Khris Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Kemp | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Kozma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Seth Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Siri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aledmys Diaz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Bregman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yordan Alvarez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Correa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marwin Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chas McCormick | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jake Meyers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Castro | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Tucker | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Altuve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Brantley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sean Manaea | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
 Jake Diekman | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Yusmeiro Petit | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Deolis Guerra | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Lou Trivino | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Framber Valdez | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
 Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cristian Javier | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Yimi Garcia | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Josh Harrison: K
- Starling Marte: K
- Matt Olson: 53/G6
Bot 1
- Jose Siri: T7/L78XD+
- Aledmys Diaz: S7/L7+.3-H
- Alex Bregman: 8/F78S
- Yordan Alvarez: K
- Carlos Correa: HP.1-2
- Marwin Gonzalez: 13/G4MS-
Top 2
- Chad Pinder: K
- Mark Canha: K
- Yan Gomes: E6/G6D.B-1
- Khris Davis: WP.1-2
- Khris Davis: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Chas McCormick: K
- Jake Meyers: K
- Jason Castro: S6/F78S
- Kyle Tucker: S7/L7.1-2
- Aledmys Diaz: 64(1)/FO/G6D.B-1
Top 3
- Tony Kemp: W
- Pete Kozma: SB2
- Pete Kozma: 63/G6
- Josh Harrison: S9/G4+.2-H
- Starling Marte: 46(1)/FO/G4MD.B-1
- Matt Olson: SB2
- Matt Olson: 3/G3
Bot 3
- Alex Bregman: 53/G56
- Yordan Alvarez: K
- Carlos Correa: S8/L89D+
- Marwin Gonzalez: K
Top 4
- Chad Pinder: HR/F9D
- Mark Canha: 4/L6MD+
- Yan Gomes: K
- Khris Davis: K
Bot 4
- Chas McCormick: 8/F78S
- Jake Meyers: K
- Jason Castro: S9/G4
- Kyle Tucker: 13/G4S-
Top 5
- Tony Kemp: 63/G4MD
- Pete Kozma: K
- Josh Harrison: 63/G6D
Bot 5
- Aledmys Diaz: 9/F9L
- Alex Bregman: 8/F78D
- Yordan Alvarez: 3/G3
Top 6
- Starling Marte: S8/G6M+
- Matt Olson: HR/L9D.1-H
- Chad Pinder: 9/F9
- Mark Canha: K
- Yan Gomes: 4/P34D
Bot 6
- Carlos Correa: 63/G6MD
- Marwin Gonzalez: 53/G5
- Chas McCormick: W
- Jake Meyers: D7/L78XD+.1-H
- Jason Castro: 7/F7S
Top 7
- Khris Davis: 13/G1-
- Tony Kemp: S7/L78
- Pete Kozma: K
- Josh Harrison: 8/F8S
Bot 7
- Kyle Tucker: S7/G5
- Aledmys Diaz: 643/G6MD.1-2
- Alex Bregman: 63/G6M.2-3
- Yordan Alvarez: 9/L9+
Top 8
- Starling Marte: HP
- Matt Olson: SB2
- Matt Olson: PB.2-3
- Matt Olson: K
- Chad Pinder: FC4/G4MS.3-H;B-2(E4/TH)
- Mark Canha: 9/F89D.2-3
- Yan Gomes: W
- Seth Brown: S9/G3+.3-H;1-3
- Tony Kemp: DGR/F9D.3-H;1-3
- Pete Kozma: E4/TH/G4MD.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1
- Josh Harrison: 8/L8+
Bot 8
- Carlos Correa: S8/L8
- Marwin Gonzalez: 6/L4
- Chas McCormick: S8/F78S.1-2
- Jake Meyers: S7/L78D.2-H;1-2
- Jason Castro: HR/F9LD.2-H;1-H
- Kyle Tucker: W
- Aledmys Diaz: K
- Alex Bregman: 53/G5
Top 9
- Starling Marte: 9/L89
- Matt Olson: K
- Chad Pinder: K
Bot 9
- Yordan Alvarez: D8/L89XD+
- Carlos Correa: W
- Jose Altuve: K
- Michael Brantley: 13/G1S-.2-3;1-2
- Jake Meyers: 53/G5
Notes & reviews
- Siri left with injured hand
- Astros challenged call that Tucker was out at 2nd; call overturned - safe at 2nd on attempted force