NSBL23
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/12/2023
 
NSBL23
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2745 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
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Oakland Athletics (76-69) 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 10 12 0
Houston Astros (72-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Athletics, Choi Blast Astros, 10-0
Oakland and Houston got after it at Minute Maid Park.

The Oakland Athletics coasted to a win over the Houston Astros, 10-0. Ji-man Choi had a good day at the plate for Oakland. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Jameson Taillon, the winner, improved to 6-9. He held the Astros to no runs on 2 hits over 7.2 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 0.

With Oakland leading 7-0 in the top of the eighth, Choi came up to bat against Houston pitcher Pierce Johnson. Choi hit a knuckle curve to right-center for a 3-run home run. His 13th home run of the season put the Athletics on top, 10-0.

Athletics manager Jeff Reese had nothing but praise for his players after an impressive win, calling the result one of the team's best performances of the season. "Everything just came together on our end," he said. "I didn't need to do too much."

The win hiked the Oakland record to 76-69.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Choi 1B 5 3 3 4 0 1 1 .219 13 55
C. Correa SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .236 21 58
   b-A. Rosario PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 6 36
C. Taylor RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .237 9 44
E. Jimenez LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .239 13 29
G. Sánchez C 5 1 1 2 0 3 4 .233 24 58
A. Kirilloff DH 5 1 2 1 0 3 3 .244 11 42
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 8 33
   a-M. Taylor PH, CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .232 4 17
P. Wisdom 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .185 23 61
B. Turang 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .240 6 36
Totals 39 10 12 10 4 12 19      
a - M. Taylor pinch hit for K. Kiermaier in the 8th
b - A. Rosario pinch hit for C. Correa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kirilloff (13, 6th Inning off D. Underwood Jr., 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Choi 2 (13, 2nd Inning off J. Kowar, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off P. Johnson, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Correa (21, 7th Inning off B. Taylor, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Sánchez (24, 8th Inning off B. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Choi 9 , C. Correa 5 , A. Rosario , C. Taylor , E. Jimenez , G. Sánchez 4 , A. Kirilloff 3 , M. Taylor
2-out RBI: , J. Choi 2 , C. Correa , A. Kirilloff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jimenez , K. Kiermaier 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Jimenez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Jimenez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rosario-Turang-Choi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ward CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 23 63
A. Vaughn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 24 76
A. Riley 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 28 71
G. Sheets DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .249 12 58
J. Polanco 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 7 33
H. Ramirez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 4 50
O. Arcia LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 10 31
A. Allen C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 3 20
P. DeJong SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .201 12 33
Totals 31 0 5 0 0 5 8      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Vaughn (31, 9th Inning off T. Gott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ward , A. Vaughn 2 , A. Riley , H. Ramirez , P. DeJong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sheets
GIDP: T. Ward
Team LOB: 4
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Taillon W (6-9) 7.2 2 0 0 0 5 0 84 3.89   
T. Gott 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 80
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 25, T. Gott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 6-12, T. Gott 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 84-54, T. Gott 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gott 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Kowar L (1-7) 5.0 4 2 2 0 4 1 78 4.56   
D. Underwood Jr. 1.1 2 2 2 1 3 0 25 3.59   
B. Taylor 1.0 3 5 5 2 2 2 29 9.88   
P. Johnson 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 29 5.75   
N. Enright 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kowar 55
Batters Faced: J. Kowar 20, D. Underwood Jr. 7, B. Taylor 8, P. Johnson 6, N. Enright 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kowar 7-4, D. Underwood Jr. 0-1, B. Taylor 0-1, P. Johnson 0-1, N. Enright 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kowar 78-51, D. Underwood Jr. 25-14, B. Taylor 29-18, P. Johnson 29-16, N. Enright 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Taylor 1-1 , P. Johnson 2-2
WP: P. Johnson
Hit Batsmen: J. Kowar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ji-man Choi
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 33340
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