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Astros
@ Athletics
O.co Coliseum
September 8, 2015
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros, played on September 8, 2015 at O.co Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Kazmir |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Gray |
| Ballpark | O.co Coliseum |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,364 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: Mark Ripperger 2B: Jim Wolf 3B: Alan Porter |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Springer | Right Fielder |
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
| Jed Lowrie | Third Baseman |
| Evan Gattis | DH |
| Luis Valbuena | First Baseman |
| Hank Conger | Catcher |
| Jake Marisnick | Left Fielder |
| A.J. Hinch | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Burns | Center Fielder |
| Mark Canha | First Baseman |
| Brett Lawrie | Second Baseman |
| Danny Valencia | Third Baseman |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Josh Phegley | Catcher |
| Josh Reddick | Right Fielder |
| Jake Smolinski | Left Fielder |
| Marcus Semien | Shortstop |
| Bob Melvin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Athletics
O.co Coliseum
September 8, 2015
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Gray
Springer hits a line drive into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Gray
Altuve hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Gray
Correa hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Kazmir
Burns hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canha vs. Kazmir
Canha hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lawrie vs. Kazmir
Lawrie strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Valencia vs. Kazmir
Valencia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Canha moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Butler vs. Kazmir
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gray
Gomez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smolinski. Gomez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. Gray
Lowrie hits a line drive into left field. Smolinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gattis vs. Gray
Gattis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Valbuena vs. Gray
Valbuena takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to third. Gattis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Conger vs. Gray
Conger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Marisnick vs. Gray
Marisnick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valencia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Phegley vs. Kazmir
Phegley hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Kazmir
Reddick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smolinski vs. Kazmir
Smolinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Semien vs. Kazmir
Semien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Gray
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Gray
Altuve hits a line drive into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Gray
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Kazmir
Burns hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canha vs. Kazmir
Canha hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Kazmir
Lawrie strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Kazmir
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Valbuena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valencia for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gray
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valencia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Gray
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Canha scoops it up and throws to first, with Gray covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Gray
Gattis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Kazmir
Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Springer throws the ball in to Correa who tags Butler trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phegley vs. Kazmir
Phegley hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Kazmir
Reddick hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Gray
Valbuena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Conger vs. Gray
Conger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Canha settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Marisnick vs. Gray
Marisnick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Gray
Springer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valbuena moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Altuve vs. Gray
Altuve hits a line drive into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smolinski vs. Kazmir
Smolinski strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Kazmir
Semien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Kazmir
There goes Semien. The throw from Conger and he is safe. Semien steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Kazmir
Burns hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Semien moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Canha vs. Kazmir
Canha hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Kazmir
Lawrie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Kazmir
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Gray
Correa hits a line drive into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Gray
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Gray
Lowrie hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Kazmir
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Phegley vs. Kazmir
Phegley hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reddick vs. Kazmir
Reddick hits a fly ball into left field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smolinski vs. Kazmir
Smolinski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Valbuena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Gray
Gattis hits a popup towards short. Semien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Gray
Valbuena hits a line drive into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Conger vs. Gray
Conger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Gray
Preston Tucker pinch hits for Jake Marisnick.
Tucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Conger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Springer vs. Gray
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Qualls
Preston Tucker now playing left field. Chad Qualls now pitching.
Semien strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Qualls
Burns hits a line drive towards short. Correa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canha vs. Qualls
Canha strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Dull
Craig Gentry now playing left field. Ryan Dull now pitching.
Altuve hits a fly ball into left field. Gentry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Dull
Correa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lawrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Dull
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valencia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Fields
Josh Fields now pitching.
Lawrie strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Fields
Valencia hits a line drive into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Fields
Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Phegley vs. Fields
Phegley strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Dull
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lawrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Dull
Gattis strikes out. Phegley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gattis out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Dull
Valbuena hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gentry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/2015 -- Houston at Oakland (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Springer G, rf 4 0 1 0 Burns B, cf 4 2 2 1
Altuve J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Canha M, 1b 4 1 2 3
Correa C, ss 4 0 0 0 Lawrie B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Gomez C, cf 4 0 1 0 Valencia D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lowrie J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Butler B, dh 4 0 3 0
Gattis E, dh 3 0 0 0 Phegley J, c 4 0 0 0
Valbuena L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Reddick J, rf 3 0 0 0
Conger H, c 3 0 1 0 Smolinski J, lf 2 0 0 0
Marisnick J, lf 2 0 0 0 Gentry C, lf 0 0 0 0
Tucker P, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Semien M, ss 2 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 5 0 31 4 8 4
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland 001 030 00x -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Kazmir S (L) 6.0 7 4 4 2 3
Qualls C 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Fields J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Gray S (W) 7.0 5 0 0 2 4
Dull R 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
LOB -- Houston 7, Oakland 5
2B -- Gomez C
HR -- Burns B, Canha M
SB -- Semien M
T -- 2:33
A -- 11364
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