MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/14/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1347 - THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (36-34) 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 12 0
Oakland Athletics (29-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Oakland Bats Go Silent in 6-0 Loss
Houston beat Oakland on the strength of starter Blake Snell's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a 6-0 win. Snell picked up the win for Houston, going 6.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 1 hits. He now sports a record of 6-5. The Astros bumped their record to 36-34 with this latest triumph.

The Astros got a big at-bat from first baseman Dominic Smith. For the game, Smith was 1-5 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the fourth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 14th home run of the season gave Houston a 2-0 lead.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Oakland manager Tim Scholl.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harrison 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265 4 22
R. Odor DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .273 8 27
X. Bogaerts SS 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .325 10 41
W. Castillo C 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .222 10 31
D. Smith 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .327 14 45
B. Holt 3B 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .367 1 13
T. Hernandez LF 5 0 1 2 0 3 3 .244 6 23
J. Heyward RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .237 3 25
G. Polanco CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286 7 33
Totals 39 6 12 6 3 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: X. Bogaerts (24, 7th Inning off J. Jacome, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Smith (14, 4th Inning off S. Brault, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Smith 4 , T. Hernandez , X. Bogaerts 4 , G. Polanco , B. Holt 3 , J. Heyward , J. Harrison 2
2-out RBI: T. Hernandez , B. Holt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Polanco , J. Heyward 3 , W. Castillo
Hit by Pitch: R. Odor
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Holt 2 (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Holt-Harrison-Smith)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .382 3 18
K. Cowart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .245 4 15
D. Gregorius DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309 5 28
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 15 33
R. Hoskins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 15 47
G. Heredia CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 3 18
M. Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 1 8
H. Powell RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .246 2 19
J. McCann C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .238 2 14
Totals 28 0 3 0 3 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. LeMahieu (22, 9th Inning off J. Urena, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Powell , J. McCann , D. LeMahieu 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hoskins , K. Cowart , D. Gregorius
GIDP: J. McCann
Sac Bunt: D. LeMahieu
Team LOB: 5
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Snell W (6-5) 6.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 93 60 4.23   
J. Urena 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 40 23 7.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 71
Batters Faced: B. Snell 22, J. Urena 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 14-3, J. Urena 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 93-60, J. Urena 40-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Brault L (5-4) 5.0 6 2 2 1 3 1 85 58 4.20   
J. Jacome 1.2 4 4 4 2 1 0 39 18 7.98   
S. Doolittle 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 29 20 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Brault 49
Batters Faced: S. Brault 22, J. Jacome 11, S. Doolittle 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Brault 5-7, J. Jacome 1-3, S. Doolittle 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Brault 85-58, J. Jacome 39-18, S. Doolittle 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Doolittle 3-2
Hit Batsmen: S. Doolittle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Blake Snell
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM EST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 17931
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