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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 06/09/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS |  
					| GAME ID: 1498 - THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Houston Astros (22-39) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |  
								| Oakland Athletics (21-42) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Athletics Turn Back Astros, 4-2 |  
					| The Oakland Athletics got a good effort from starter Shelby Rich in defeating the Houston Astros at O.co Coliseum. The final score was 4-2. The triumph makes Oakland 21-42. 
 In the bottom of the fourth, Oakland center fielder Muneo Kawachi had a productive at-bat. With  runners on 1st and 3rd and two out, Kawachi stroked a run-scoring  single to center. It made the score 2-1, Oakland. For the game, he was 2-2 with 2 singles, a walk,  and was hit by a pitch.
 
 "We did a lot of things right," said Rich.
 
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					| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - M. Thompson pinch hit for B. Hill in the 8th b - J. Keefe substituted for M. Thompson in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
J. Gardner
 (10, 3rd Inning off S. Rich, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
D. Dyer
 (18, 7th Inning off S. Rich, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. Trump
, 
C. Jiang
, 
A. de Vries
, 
D. Dyer
 4
, 
I. Jarvis
, 
J. Gardner
 4
, 
B. Hill
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
D. Dyer
, 
J. Froyd
 GIDP: 
J. Trump
 2
 Hit by Pitch: 
A. de Vries
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
J. Trump
 (3)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Trump-Froyd-Dyer)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
N. Dean
 (9, 7th Inning off B. Dillard, 2 on, 0 outs)
 Triples: 
G. Leary
 (3, 6th Inning off S. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Kawachi
 2
, 
N. Dean
 2
, 
G. Leary
 3
, 
P. Jansen
, 
J. McQuarter
, 
D. Murillo
 2-out RBI: 
M. Kawachi
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. Langlois
, 
R. Handy
 2
, 
G. Leary
 GIDP: 
J. McQuarter
 Sac Fly: 
S. Kasahara
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Kawachi
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
M. Kawachi
 3 (18)
, 
D. Murillo
 2 (15)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Dean-Langlois-Kasahara, Langlois-Dean-Kasahara)
 OF assists: 
1 (Kawachi(Jiang at 3rd base))
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					| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| S. Walker L (2-5) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 5.46 |  
	| B. Dillard | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5.24 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| S. Rich W (4-8) | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 6.90 |  
	| K. Ehret SV (11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.43 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Shelby Rich Ballpark: 
O.co Coliseum
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM PT
 Time: 
2:46
 Attendance: 
24841
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