MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/26/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1142 - TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (25-31) 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 3
Houston Astros (27-28) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Athletics Earn 4-3 Road Win Over Houston
Getting offensive support from Scooter Gennett, the Oakland Athletics topped the Houston Astros, 4-3. Gennett went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Athletics. Aaron Bummer, now 2-0, was credited with the win. He allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out 1 and walking 0. Oakland has a 3-game win streak, while Houston has lost 3 in a row.

Gennett had a key at-bat for Oakland early in the game. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and gave Oakland an early 2-0 lead.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Gennett.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Votto 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 .229 5 17
L. Voit DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .244 11 29
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 13 25
   a-F. Galvis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1 7
K. Suzuki C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 5 15
   b-M. Straw RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 1
M. Tauchman CF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .245 3 32
B. Holt RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .230 5 19
   c-C. Gallagher C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 4
A. Dickerson LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .139 2 7
S. Gennett 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .306 1 3
   d-E. Sosa 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Garcia SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .118 1 5
Totals 32 4 6 3 5 10 18      
a - F. Galvis substituted for J. Donaldson in the 8th
b - M. Straw substituted for K. Suzuki in the 8th
c - C. Gallagher substituted for B. Holt in the 8th
d - E. Sosa substituted for S. Gennett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gennett (3, 9th Inning off D. Mengden, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Votto (5, 3rd Inning off E. Franco, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Gennett (1, 2nd Inning off E. Franco, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Suzuki , B. Holt , J. Votto 5 , S. Gennett 6
2-out RBI: S. Gennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Suzuki , J. Donaldson , J. Votto
GIDP: L. Voit
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Eickhoff (1) , J. Votto (1) , S. Gennett (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Garcia-Gennett-Votto, Vasto-Gallagher-Votto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Joyce DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .218 10 21
T. La Stella 3B, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .298 5 18
J. Polanco SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 5 26
T. Mancini RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282 7 29
N. Walker 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 6 16
   a-D. Valencia PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258 4 8
T. Barnhart C 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .281 7 23
D. Smith 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .173 4 17
M. Margot LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .215 3 14
B. Hamilton CF 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .204 1 9
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 8 19      
a - D. Valencia pinch hit for N. Walker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Smith (10, 5th Inning off J. Eickhoff, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Polanco (12, 8th Inning off J. Vasto, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Margot 2 , D. Smith 2 , T. La Stella , J. Polanco 2 , T. Barnhart 2 , B. Hamilton
2-out RBI: T. La Stella
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. La Stella , T. Barnhart
GIDP: T. La Stella , D. Valencia
Sac Fly: B. Hamilton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Walker-Smith)
PB: T. Barnhart
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Eickhoff 5.0 6 3 3 1 2 0 89 53 5.43   
A. Bummer W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 2.70   
D. Evans H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 9 0.30   
J. Vasto H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 10 5.06   
M. Barnes SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 14 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Eickhoff 44
Batters Faced: J. Eickhoff 21, A. Bummer 3, D. Evans 4, J. Vasto 5, M. Barnes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Eickhoff 4-8, A. Bummer 2-0, D. Evans 0-1, J. Vasto 1-0, M. Barnes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Eickhoff 89-53, A. Bummer 9-6, D. Evans 14-9, J. Vasto 19-10, M. Barnes 24-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Franco 5.0 5 3 3 2 4 2 92 59 5.40   
J. Hoyt 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 9 3.33   
J. Pazos L (2-3) 0.1 0 1 0 3 1 0 25 11 4.07   
A. Warren 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 2.18   
D. Mengden 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 16 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franco 47
Batters Faced: E. Franco 21, J. Hoyt 3, J. Pazos 4, A. Warren 2, D. Mengden 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franco 5-5, J. Hoyt 0-1, J. Pazos 0-0, A. Warren 0-0, D. Mengden 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franco 92-59, J. Hoyt 15-9, J. Pazos 25-11, A. Warren 10-8, D. Mengden 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Warren 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scooter Gennett
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 26936
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