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OAKLAND ATHLETICS (24-14) VS. (21-20)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 — OAKLAND COLISEUM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Oakland 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 6 8 0

Win: (3-2) Loss: (4-2) : None Game Time Temperature: 86 First Pitch: 6:10 pm Time of Game: 2:55

OAKLAND NOTES HOUSTON NOTES • Oakland is 10-4 in the last 14 games against Houston (since • Houston has lost five games in a row, the second time this sea- Aug. 15, 2019), including 7-1 at the Oakland Coliseum. son with a five game losing streak (also: 5, Aug. 5-9). • Chris Bassitt tossed a season-high 7.0 shutout innings...second • Houston was shut out for the first time this season and the first time this season tossing 7.0 innings (also: 7.0, Aug. 7 vs. Hous- time since July 11, 2019 at Texas. ton)...in four home starts this season, he has a 1.14 ERA (3 er, • Cristian Javier allowed two earned runs...has allowed two 23.2 ip) with 18 ...in his last 12 games, including 10 earned runs or less in five of his eight starts, and three runs or starts, he has a 1.71 ERA (12 er, 63.0 ip) with 63 strikeouts (since less in seven of eight starts this season. June 19, 2019). • extended his hitting streak to six games... • Oakland recorded its second shutout of the season (also: July during the streak, he’s hitting .375 (9-for-24) with seven runs, 27 vs. Los Angeles-AL)...Bassitt started and tossed 4.0 shutout one , one triple, two home runs and three RBI. frames in the July 27 game. • extended his hitting streak to five games, includ- • homered in the second inning, his second consec- ing three multi-hit games...during the streak, he is hitting .400 utive game with a home ...it is the second time in his ca- (8-for-20) with three runs, two doubles, one and two reer to homer in back-to-back games (also: Sept. 10-11, 2019 at RBI. Houston)...four of his eight career home runs have been against Houston. HOME RUNS

• Sean Murphy collected a season-high three RBI...it was his sec- Player Inning Count RBI Location ond three-plus RBI game of his career (also: 4, Sept. 10, 2019 at None Houston). • tossed a scoreless eighth inning...has not allowed a run in 14 games this season spanning 14.0 innings...dating back to last season, has a career-high 17.2-inning scoreless streak since Sept. 16, 2019. • has six multi-hit efforts in his last 12 games... has 11 multi-hit games this season. • Ramon Laureano was hit by a pitch in the 5th inning, his Amer- ican leading ninth hit by pitch of the season. HOME RUNS

Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Sean Murphy 2 2-2 1 CF Javier Oakland Athletics (24-14) 6, Houston Astros (21-20) 0 Sep 7th, 2020

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Oakland 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 x 6 8 0

Houston AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Springer, CF .230 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Reddick, DH .252 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Brantley, LF .301 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gurriel, 1B .273 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Tucker, RF .276 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Correa, SS .301 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Díaz, A, 2B .179 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Toro, 3B .154 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Garneau, C .174 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 Javier, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Pérez, C, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Scrubb, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sneed, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .250 33 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 4 24 7 BATTING TB : Brantley; Correa 2; Díaz, A; Gurriel; Springer; Toro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tucker; Díaz, A; Toro. GIDP : Gurriel. Team RISP : 0-for-3. Team LOB : 7.

Oakland AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A La Stella, 3B-2B .269 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Laureano, CF .216 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 Canha, DH .252 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Olson, 1B .191 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 Grossman, LF .265 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Piscotty, RF .264 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Kemp, T, 2B .258 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 a-Pinder, PH-3B .205 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murphy, S, C .231 3 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 0 Machín, SS .171 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 Bassitt, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Diekman, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trivino, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .226 30 6 8 2 0 1 6 6 4 27 9 a-Flied out for Kemp, T in the 6th. BATTING 2B : Kemp, T (3, Javier); Pinder (2, Sneed). HR : Murphy, S (4, 2nd inning off Javier, 0 on, 2 out). TB : Grossman; Kemp, T 2; La Stella; Murphy, S 5; Pinder 2; Piscotty 2. RBI : Kemp, T (2); Laureano (16); Murphy, S 3 (9); Piscotty (28). 2-out RBI : Murphy, S. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Laureano. SF : Laureano. Team RISP : 3-for-6. Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Grossman (5, 2nd base off Javier/Garneau). CS : Kemp, T (1, 3rd base by Javier/Garneau). FIELDING DP : (Machín-La Stella-Olson).

Houston ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Javier (L, 4-2) 3.38 5.0 3 2 2 3 3 1 21 Pérez, C 1.80 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Scrubb 1.06 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 Sneed 6.00 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 8 Totals 4.56 8.0 8 6 6 6 4 1 38

Oakland ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Bassitt (W, 3-2) 3.12 7.0 7 0 0 0 4 0 28 Diekman (H, 8) 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Trivino 2.76 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 3.56 9.0 7 0 0 1 4 0 34

HBP : Laureano (by Javier). Pitches-strikes : Javier 94-50; Pérez, C 12-7; Scrubb 23-16; Sneed 40-25; Bassitt 89-58; Diekman 12-5; Trivino 3-3. Groundouts-flyouts : Javier 3-4; Pérez, C 2-0; Scrubb 1-1; Sneed 1-1; Bassitt 7-4; Diekman 2-0; Trivino 0-2. Batters faced : Javier 21; Pérez, C 3; Scrubb 6; Sneed 8; Bassitt 28; Diekman 3; Trivino 3. Inherited runners-scored : Scrubb 1-0. Umpires : HP: . 1B: . 2B: . 3B: . RF: NO . Official Scorer : Jim Young Weather : 86 degrees, Clear Wind : 12 mph, Out To CF First pitch : 6:10 PM T : 2:55 Venue : Oakland Coliseum September 7, 2020 Oakland Athletics 6, Houston Astros 0 Sep 7th, 2020 Astros starting lineup: George Springer (CF), Josh Reddick (DH), (LF), (1B), (RF), Carlos Correa (SS), Aledmys Diaz (2B), (3B), Dustin Garneau (C), Cristian Javier (P), Athletics starting lineup: Tommy La Stella (3B), Ramon Laureano (CF), (DH), (1B), Robbie Grossman (LF), Stephen Piscotty (RF), (2B), Sean Murphy (C), Vimael Machin (SS), Chris Bassitt (P), Umpires -- HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Mark Ripperger. 3B: Quinn Wolcott. RF: NO UMPIRE.

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Clear Wind: 12 mph, Out To CF

First pitch by Chris Bassitt at 6:10 PM local time.

Astros 1st (Astros 0, Athletics 0) -- George Springer singles to deep shortstop. Josh Reddick flies out to Robbie Grossman. Michael Brantley strikes out swinging. Yuli Gurriel singles to right-center field, George Springer to 3rd. Kyle Tucker grounds out, Tony Kemp to Matt Olson. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Athletics 1st (Astros 0, Athletics 0) -- Tommy La Stella grounds out, Yuli Gurriel to Cristian Javier. Ramon Laureano pops out to Abraham Toro in foul territory. Mark Canha walks. Matt Olson grounds out to Yuli Gurriel. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Astros 2nd (Astros 0, Athletics 0) -- Carlos Correa grounds out, Tony Kemp to Matt Olson. Aledmys Diaz grounds out, Tommy La Stella to Matt Olson. Abraham Toro singles to left-center field. Dustin Garneau strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Athletics 2nd (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- Robbie Grossman singles to left field. Robbie Grossman steals 2nd base. Stephen Piscotty strikes out swinging. Tony Kemp doubles to right field, Robbie Grossman scores. Athletics challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Tony Kemp caught stealing 3rd base, Dustin Garneau to Abraham Toro. Sean Murphy hits a home run to center field on a 2-2 pitch. Vimael Machin walks. Tommy La Stella flies out to Kyle Tucker. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Astros 3rd (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- George Springer grounds out, Vimael Machin to Matt Olson. Josh Reddick flies out to Ramon Laureano. Michael Brantley grounds out, Tommy La Stella to Matt Olson. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Athletics 3rd (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- Ramon Laureano flies out to George Springer. Mark Canha pops out to Carlos Correa. Matt Olson flies out to Kyle Tucker. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Astros 4th (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- Yuli Gurriel pops out to Vimael Machin. Kyle Tucker lines out to Robbie Grossman. Carlos Correa singles to left field. Aledmys Diaz singles to left field, Carlos Correa to 3rd. Abraham Toro pops out to Sean Murphy in foul territory. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Athletics 4th (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- Robbie Grossman flies out to Kyle Tucker. Stephen Piscotty pops out to Yuli Gurriel in foul territory. Tony Kemp walks. Sean Murphy pops out to Aledmys Diaz. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Astros 5th (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- Dustin Garneau struck out looking. George Springer grounds out, Chris Bassitt to Matt Olson. Josh Reddick flies out to Ramon Laureano. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Athletics 5th (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- Vimael Machin strikes out swinging. Tommy La Stella grounds out, Aledmys Diaz to Yuli Gurriel. Ramon Laureano hit by pitch. Mark Canha strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Astros 6th (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- Michael Brantley singles to right-center field. Yuli Gurriel lines out to Ramon Laureano. Kyle Tucker grounds into a force out, Matt Olson to Vimael Machin, Michael Brantley out at 2nd. Carlos Correa singles to left-center field, Kyle Tucker to 2nd. Aledmys Diaz strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Athletics 6th (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- Pitcher Change: Cionel Perez replaces Cristian Javier. Matt Olson grounds out, Cionel Perez to Yuli Gurriel. Robbie Grossman grounds out, Abraham Toro to Yuli Gurriel. Stephen Piscotty singles to right-center field. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter replaces Tony Kemp. Pitcher Change: replaces Cionel Perez. Chad Pinder flies out to George Springer. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Astros 7th (Athletics 2, Astros 0) -- Defensive switch from 3rd to 2nd for Tommy La Stella. Chad Pinder remains in the game as the third baseman. Abraham Toro lines out to Ramon Laureano. Dustin Garneau lines out to Robbie Grossman. George Springer flies out to Stephen Piscotty. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Athletics 7th (Athletics 3, Astros 0) -- Sean Murphy walks. Vimael Machin strikes out swinging. Tommy La Stella singles to right-center field, Sean Murphy to 3rd. Ramon Laureano out on a sacrifice fly to Kyle Tucker, Sean Murphy scores. Mark Canha grounds out, Abraham Toro to Yuli Gurriel. (1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Astros 8th (Athletics 3, Astros 0) -- Pitcher Change: Jake Diekman replaces Chris Bassitt. Josh Reddick walks. Michael Brantley grounds into a force out, fielded by Vimael Machin, Josh Reddick out at 2nd. Yuli Gurriel grounds into double play, Vimael Machin to Tommy La Stella to Matt Olson, Michael Brantley out at 2nd, Yuli Gurriel out at 1st. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

Athletics 8th (Athletics 6, Astros 0) -- Pitcher Change: Cy Sneed replaces Andre Scrubb. Matt Olson walks. Robbie Grossman grounds out, Aledmys Diaz to Yuli Gurriel, Matt Olson to 2nd. Stephen Piscotty singles to left-center field, Matt Olson scores. Chad Pinder doubles through the hole at shortstop, Stephen Piscotty to 3rd. Sean Murphy singles to right-center field, Stephen Piscotty scores; Chad Pinder scores. Vimael Machin walks, Sean Murphy to 2nd. Tommy La Stella lines out to George Springer. Ramon Laureano flies out to Kyle Tucker. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)

Astros 9th (Athletics 6, Astros 0) -- Pitcher Change: replaces Jake Diekman. Kyle Tucker flies out to Ramon Laureano. Carlos Correa lines out to Ramon Laureano. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)

WP: Chris Bassitt (3 - 2) LP: Cristian Javier (4 - 2) Time: 2:55