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July 23, 2013

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 9 2
Astros 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 9 3
Astros 5 8 1

Jason Castro Season Stats

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Minute Maid Park - July 23, 2013
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Grant Balfour
Derek Norris
Brandon Moss
Eric Sogard
Joshua Donaldson
Jed Lowrie
Chris Young
Coco Crisp
Josh Reddick
Jason Castro
Jose Altuve
Jonathan Villar

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 4 9 3 7
Houston Astros 5 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Josh Fields
Losing Pitcher Grant Balfour
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 32,249
Time of Game 3 hours 36 minutes
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Count: 1-0, 1 Out
Count: 1-0, 1 Out

End of Game

The ball gets by Norris for a passed ball. Villar scores. Altuve moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Altuve takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Villar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Young. Villar reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Krauss hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dominguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Grant Balfour now pitching. Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Balfour picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Balfour. Maxwell moves to second.
Top 9 Norris strikes out.
Top 9 Crisp is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Jake Elmore now playing left field. Marc Krauss now playing right field. Sogard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cespedes hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Cespedes reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Josh Fields now pitching. Young strikes out.
Bottom 8 Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wallace hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Derek Norris now catching. Sean Doolittle now pitching. Carter strikes out.
Top 8 Reddick hits a fly ball into left field. Krauss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Moss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Donaldson is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Jose Cisnero now pitching. Jaso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Castro hits a line drive into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Altuve. The throw from Jaso and he is safe. Altuve steals second.
Bottom 7 Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Villar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Krauss hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crisp strikes out.
Top 7 Sogard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Sogard reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Yoenis Cespedes pinch hits for Seth Smith. Cespedes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 J.D. Martinez now playing right field. Justin Maxwell now playing center field. Marc Krauss now playing left field. Young takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Dominguez hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Wallace hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sogard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Moss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reddick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wallace scoops it up and throws to first, with Cosart covering, for the out.
Top 6 Moss hits a popup towards short. Villar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Donaldson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martinez. Donaldson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wallace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowrie for the out.
Bottom 5 Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sogard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barnes tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Villar bunts towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. Barnes moves to third.
Bottom 5 Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Parker. Barnes moves to second.
Top 5 Jaso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Villar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Crisp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sogard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wallace scoops it up and throws to first, with Cosart covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Dominguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Wallace moves to second.
Bottom 4 Maxwell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wallace is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Smith strikes out.
Top 4 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reddick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cosart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Castro strikes out.
Bottom 3 Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Moss hits a ball on the ground towards second. Altuve fields it and throws to first for one. The throw to second, and they've got Donaldson trapped. There's the throw back to Altuve who tags Donaldson for the double play. Crisp scores. Jaso moves to third.
Top 3 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crisp moves to third. Jaso moves to second.
Top 3 Lowrie strikes out.
Top 3 Jaso takes first base on ball four. Crisp moves to second.
Top 3 Crisp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Villar strikes out.
Bottom 2 Barnes bunts towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. Dominguez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Dominguez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 2 Sogard hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dominguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wallace hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Castro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Villar scores. Altuve moves to second.
Bottom 1 Altuve hits a line drive beyond third. Donaldson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Villar moves to third.
Bottom 1 Villar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reddick. Villar reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Reddick hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dominguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Dominguez. Lowrie scores. Donaldson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Jaso trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Lowrie moves to second.
Top 1 Lowrie hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jaso moves to second.
Top 1 Jaso takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Crisp strikes out.