MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/14/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1213 - TUESDAY, MAY 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (31-13) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 7 0
Houston Astros (23-19) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 5 12 0
Athletics Drop 5-4 Decision
The Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics, 5-4, at Minute Maid Park. Leading the charge for Houston was second baseman Richie Palacios. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times. Joe Jimenez picked up the save for Houston, his 12th of the year. With the win, Houston upped its record to 23-19.

With Houston leading 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Palacios hit a fastball from Taijuan Walker for a solo home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Astros ahead, 5-1.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Palacios told the Houston Chronicle.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor 3B, CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .320 8 29
C. Correa SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .213 4 25
A. Kirilloff LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .285 6 25
   a-C. Pache PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 1 7
   c-B. Turang PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 1 10
E. Jimenez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .296 6 21
J. Choi 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .250 8 15
T. d'Arnaud C 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .294 3 12
J. Foscue 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .250 3 10
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .319 3 18
   b-A. Rosario PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 5 23
J. Rojas RF, LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .212 0 9
Totals 35 4 7 4 4 12 18      
a - C. Pache pinch hit for A. Kirilloff in the 7th
b - A. Rosario pinch hit for K. Kiermaier in the 8th
c - B. Turang pinch hit for C. Pache in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (10, 6th Inning off D. Cease, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. d'Arnaud (3, 8th Inning off A. Nardi, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Taylor 3 , C. Correa , A. Kirilloff , E. Jimenez , T. d'Arnaud 4 , K. Kiermaier
2-out RBI: A. Kirilloff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jimenez , T. d'Arnaud , K. Kiermaier , J. Rojas
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Taylor (14) , J. Rojas (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Taylor-Foscue-Choi, Correa-Foscue-Choi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .292 0 9
M. Stefanic DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .337 1 8
A. Riley 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .316 12 39
A. Vaughn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 4 14
T. O'Neill LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .242 7 21
R. Palacios 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .320 3 14
H. Ramirez RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .283 4 16
J. Heim C 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .208 4 13
P. DeJong SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .161 3 6
Totals 33 5 12 5 4 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Heim (4, 4th Inning off T. Walker, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Palacios (3, 6th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Stefanic 2 , T. O'Neill 2 , R. Palacios 6 , H. Ramirez 2 , J. Heim 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lee 2 , M. Stefanic , A. Vaughn
GIDP: A. Riley , A. Vaughn
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lee (3) , T. O'Neill (9)
CS: T. O'Neill (1)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Walker L (3-2) 5.0 9 5 5 3 2 1 74 4.89   
B. Baker 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 0.63   
O. Kerkering 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 28
Batters Faced: T. Walker 24, B. Baker 8, O. Kerkering 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 3-7, B. Baker 0-4, O. Kerkering 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 74-46, B. Baker 25-17, O. Kerkering 18-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cease W (6-2) 6.1 6 3 3 3 9 0 105 4.36   
A. Nardi H (1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 29 5.62   
N. Lavender H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.27   
J. Jimenez SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 55
Batters Faced: D. Cease 29, A. Nardi 6, N. Lavender 1, J. Jimenez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 7-4, A. Nardi 2-0, N. Lavender 1-0, J. Jimenez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 105-64, A. Nardi 29-16, N. Lavender 6-3, J. Jimenez 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Nardi 2-0 , N. Lavender 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richie Palacios
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 32366
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