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Athletics
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 8, 2021
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 8, 2021 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frankie Montas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lance McCullers |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 29,243 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ben May 1B: Bill Welke 2B: Pat Hoberg 3B: Chris Conroy |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ramon Laureano | Center Fielder |
| Elvis Andrus | Shortstop |
| Matt Olson | First Baseman |
| Jed Lowrie | DH |
| Matt Chapman | Third Baseman |
| Stephen Piscotty | Right Fielder |
| Seth Brown | Left Fielder |
| Tony Kemp | Second Baseman |
| Aramis Garcia | Catcher |
| Bob Melvin | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Michael Brantley | DH |
| Carlos Correa | Shortstop |
| Yordan Alvarez | Left Fielder |
| Yulieski Gurriel | First Baseman |
| Kyle Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Chas McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Abraham Toro | Third Baseman |
| Martin Maldonado | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 8, 2021
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laureano vs. McCullers
Laureano strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. McCullers
Andrus hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Alvarez. Andrus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Olson vs. McCullers
There's a wild pitch. Andrus moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Olson vs. McCullers
Olson hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Andrus scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. McCullers
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Olson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. McCullers
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Piscotty vs. McCullers
Piscotty hits a popup towards first. Gurriel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Montas
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Montas
Brantley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Montas
Correa strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCullers
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. McCullers
Kemp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Maldonado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. McCullers
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laureano vs. McCullers
Laureano hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Correa, and into shallow left field. Laureano reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Andrus vs. McCullers
Andrus hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Montas
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Montas
Gurriel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Montas
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Gurriel moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
vs. Montas
strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Toro vs. Montas
Toro strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olson vs. McCullers
Olson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. McCullers
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. McCullers
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Piscotty vs. McCullers
Piscotty strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Montas
Maldonado hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Montas
Altuve strikes out. Garcia drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Altuve out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Montas
Brantley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kemp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCullers
Brown hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Alvarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. McCullers
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. McCullers
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Toro fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Toro. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Laureano vs. McCullers
Laureano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Toro fields it and throws to second for the out. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Andrus vs. McCullers
Andrus hits a fly ball into left field. Alvarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Montas
Correa strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Montas
Alvarez strikes out. Garcia drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Alvarez out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Montas
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Montas
Tucker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. McCullers
Olson hits a popup towards third. Toro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. McCullers
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. McCullers
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piscotty vs. McCullers
Piscotty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
vs. Montas
hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Toro vs. Montas
There goes . The throw from Garcia and he is out, Andrus applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Toro vs. Montas
Toro hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maldonado vs. Montas
Maldonado hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCullers
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. McCullers
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. McCullers
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Montas
Altuve hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Montas
Brantley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Correa vs. Montas
Correa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Correa for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laureano vs. McCullers
Laureano hits a line drive into center field. settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. McCullers
Andrus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. McCullers
Olson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lowrie vs. McCullers
Lowrie hits a line drive towards first. Gurriel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Montas
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Montas
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chapman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Montas
Tucker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piscotty. Tucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
vs. Montas
There's a wild pitch. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
vs. Montas
hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Brown. reaches second base with a double. Tucker scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Toro vs. Petit
Yusmeiro Petit now pitching.
Toro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chapman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Scrubb
Andre Scrubb now pitching.
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Piscotty vs. Scrubb
Piscotty strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Scrubb
Brown hits a popup in front of the plate. Maldonado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Trivino
Lou Trivino now pitching. Jason Castro pinch hits for Martin Maldonado.
Castro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Trivino
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs. Trivino
Brantley hits a fly ball into right field. Piscotty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Correa vs. Trivino
Correa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kemp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Smith
Jason Castro now catching. Joe Smith now pitching.
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Smith
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Correa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Laureano vs. Smith
Laureano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Andrus vs. Smith
Andrus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Diekman
Jake Diekman now pitching.
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gurriel vs. Diekman
Myles Straw pinch runs for Yordan Alvarez.
Gurriel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Diekman
Tucker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kemp reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/2021 -- Oakland at Houston (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Laureano R, cf 5 0 2 0 Altuve J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Andrus E, ss 5 1 2 0 Brantley M, dh 4 0 0 0
Olson M, 1b 4 1 1 1 Correa C, ss 4 0 0 0
Lowrie J, dh 4 0 2 1 Alvarez Y, lf 4 0 1 0
Chapman M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Straw M, pr 0 0 0 0
Piscotty S, rf 4 0 0 0 Gurriel Y, 1b 4 0 2 0
Brown S, lf 3 0 0 0 Tucker K, rf 3 1 1 0
Kemp T, 2b 3 0 0 0 McCormick C, cf 3 0 2 1
Garcia A, c 4 0 0 0 Toro A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Maldonado M, c 2 0 0 0
Castro J, ph-c 0 0 0 0
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36 2 8 2 31 1 6 1
Oakland 200 000 000 -- 2
Houston 000 000 100 -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Montas F (W) 6.2 5 1 1 1 10
Petit Y 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Trivino L 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Diekman J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
McCullers L (L) 7.0 7 2 2 2 8
Scrubb A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Smith J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Toro A
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 9, Houston 5
2B -- Andrus E, Olson M, Laureano R, Tucker K, McCormick C
CS -- McCormick C
WP -- McCullers L, Montas F
T -- 2:52
A -- 29243
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