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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 08/04/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 2197 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Oakland Athletics (47-63) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |  
								| Houston Astros (34-74) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 4 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Ovens-Toots Now 7-7 After Subduing Athletics |  
					| Houston starter Kevin Ovens-Toots had a strong outing against the Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-1 win. The Astros now have a record of 34-74. 
 Ovens-Toots scattered 4 hits over 7 innings for the Astros. With the win, Ovens-Toots goes to 7-7 on the year with 90 strikeouts.
 
 "If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Houston manager Dave DaSilva.
 
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					| OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - T. Hewitt pinch ran for J. McQuarter in the 5th 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
R. Handy
 (13, 9th Inning off B. Tulk, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Kawachi
, 
R. Handy
 4
, 
G. Leary
, 
P. Jansen
 2
, 
A. McGurn
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. Langlois
, 
A. McGurn
, 
D. Murillo
 Hit by Pitch: 
S. Kasahara
, 
J. McQuarter
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
M. Kawachi
 (29)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
R. Langlois
 (6)
, 
R. Handy
 (12)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Langlois-McGurn-Kasahara)
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								| BATTING Home Runs: 
I. Jarvis
 (12, 2nd Inning off M. Torres, 2 on, 1 out) 
, 
M. Thompson
 (12, 2nd Inning off M. Torres, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Thompson
 4
, 
J. Gardner
, 
I. Jarvis
 5
 2-out RBI: 
M. Thompson
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
C. Jiang
, 
J. Froyd
 2
 GIDP: 
D. Dyer
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Thompson
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
A. de Vries
 (8)
, 
J. Gardner
 (15)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Ovens-Toots-Dyer)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Torres L (4-9) | 4.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 6.22 |  
	| J. Tanner | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 4.30 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| K. Ovens-Toots W (7-7) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 112 | 5.13 |  
	| B. Tulk | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3.97 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Kevin Ovens-Toots Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Roof closed, 81 degrees
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:28
 Attendance: 
34508
 Special Notes: 
3B Justin McQuarter was injured being hit by a pitch.
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