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Houston Astros @ 
Oakland Athletics
2021-04-03 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 5803 · 60°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph to RF · 3:24
Houston Astros defeated Oakland Athletics 9–1. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Kyle Tucker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Stephen Piscotty. Michael Brantley scores. Aledmys Diaz to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Yordan Alvarez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Chas McCormick scores. Aledmys Diaz scores — worth 25% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
W: Lance McCullers L: Cole Irvin SV: Brooks Raley
Umpires — HP: Dan Bellino · 1B: Sean Barber · 2B: Brian Gorman · 3B: Adrian Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Altuve | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Michael Brantley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aledmys Diaz | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Correa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yordan Alvarez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Yuli Gurriel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Myles Straw | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Martin Maldonado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chas McCormick | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Canha | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Matt Olson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Chapman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Mitch Moreland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Chad Pinder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Stephen Piscotty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Elvis Andrus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Kemp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aramis Garcia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jed Lowrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lance McCullers | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 Ryne Stanek | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Enoli Paredes | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Brooks Raley | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cole Irvin | 4.1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
 Lou Trivino | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Burch Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Reymin Guduan | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Altuve: 7/L7D+
- Michael Brantley: HP
- Aledmys Diaz: D7/L78XD.1-3
- Kyle Tucker: S9/G34.3-H;2-3
- Carlos Correa: 54(1)3/GDP/G5S+
Bot 1
- Mark Canha: W
- Matt Olson: W.1-2
- Matt Chapman: K
- Mitch Moreland: S8/G6+.2-H;1-2
- Chad Pinder: K
- Stephen Piscotty: K
Top 2
- Yordan Alvarez: S8/G6M
- Yuli Gurriel: WP.1-2
- Yuli Gurriel: W
- Myles Straw: S8/L8.2-3;1-2
- Martin Maldonado: K
- Jose Altuve: S7/L7.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Chas McCormick: K
- Aledmys Diaz: 9/F9D
Bot 2
- Elvis Andrus: 63/G6M
- Tony Kemp: 43/G34
- Aramis Garcia: K
Top 3
- Kyle Tucker: 6/F78S
- Carlos Correa: 43/G6MD
- Yordan Alvarez: S7/G5+
- Yuli Gurriel: 64(1)/FO/G6+.B-1
Bot 3
- Mark Canha: 53/G5
- Matt Olson: S9/L9LD+
- Matt Chapman: W.1-2
- Mitch Moreland: K
- Chad Pinder: K
Top 4
- Myles Straw: 9/F9D
- Martin Maldonado: 63/G56D
- Jose Altuve: 63/G56+
Bot 4
- Stephen Piscotty: K
- Elvis Andrus: 8/F89D
- Tony Kemp: 63/G4MD
Top 5
- Chas McCormick: HP
- Aledmys Diaz: S7/G56.1-2
- Kyle Tucker: 6/P4M
- Carlos Correa: K
- Yordan Alvarez: HR/F78XD.2-H;1-H
- Yuli Gurriel: 53/G56
Bot 5
- Aramis Garcia: 63/G56D
- Mark Canha: E6/TH/G6.B-1
- Matt Olson: 46(1)3/GDP/G34D+
Top 6
- Myles Straw: K
- Martin Maldonado: 143/G4M
- Jose Altuve: K
Bot 6
- Matt Chapman: K
- Mitch Moreland: K
- Chad Pinder: K
Top 7
- Chas McCormick: 43/G6M-
- Aledmys Diaz: K
- Kyle Tucker: 63/G4
Bot 7
- Stephen Piscotty: HP
- Elvis Andrus: 14(1)3/GDP/G4MS
- Tony Kemp: 2/P2F/FL
Top 8
- Carlos Correa: D9/L9D+
- Yordan Alvarez: 7/L78
- Yuli Gurriel: 4/P6M
- Myles Straw: 8/L8D
Bot 8
- Aramis Garcia: 13/G6MS-
- Mark Canha: W
- Matt Olson: S9/L9D+.1-3
- Matt Chapman: W.1-2
- Jed Lowrie: K
- Chad Pinder: 8/F89XD
Top 9
- Martin Maldonado: S9/L9L
- Jose Altuve: W.1-2
- Chas McCormick: D7/F7D+.2-H;1-3
- Aledmys Diaz: S7/L78S.3-H;2-3
- Kyle Tucker: WP.3-H(NR);1-2
- Kyle Tucker: WP.2-3
- Kyle Tucker: 7/SF/L7LD.3-H
- Carlos Correa: S8/G4M+
- Yordan Alvarez: WP.1-2
- Yordan Alvarez: 43/G4.2-3
- Yuli Gurriel: 7/L78
Bot 9
- Stephen Piscotty: 53/G56S
- Elvis Andrus: 9/F9
- Tony Kemp: 7/F78D
Notes & reviews
- Brantley left with injured wrist
- Astros challenged call that Canha was safe at 1stl call upheld - safe on throwing error