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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 08/13/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS |  
					| GAME ID: 2318 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Houston Astros (40-77) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |  
								| Oakland Athletics (49-68) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Astros Top Athletics, 2-1, Behind Walker |  
					| Houston starter Shane Walker put a stranglehold on the Oakland offense. The right-hander had complete command of his changeup in leading the Astros to a 2-1 win. The win has Houston at 40-77. 
 Walker, who dominated for Houston, earned the victory to move to 4-11. He was in control the whole game, scattering 4 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 6.  Oakland batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.
 
 "It's a mindset," said Walker. "Just trying to do your job, trying to be consistent."
 
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					| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Home Runs: 
D. Dyer
 2 (34, 2nd Inning off M. Kuriyama, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off M. Kuriyama, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
M. Thompson
, 
A. de Vries
, 
D. Dyer
 9
, 
I. Jarvis
, 
B. Hill
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Thompson
, 
J. Froyd
, 
J. Gardner
, 
B. Hill
 GIDP: 
N. Kopchak
 Sac Bunt: 
B. Hill
 Team LOB: 
9
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
M. Thompson
 (16)
, 
C. Fitzgerald
 (1)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Thompson-Froyd-Dyer)
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								| a - T. King pinch hit for P. Jansen in the 8th b - A. McGurn pinch hit for N. Dean in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
D. Murillo
 (24, 3rd Inning off S. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
S. Kasahara
 (29, 4th Inning off S. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
S. Kasahara
 4
, 
R. Handy
, 
S. Piat
, 
D. Murillo
 2
 2-out RBI: 
S. Kasahara
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Kawachi
, 
D. Murillo
 GIDP: 
G. Leary
 Sac Bunt: 
T. King
 Team LOB: 
2
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
M. Kuriyama
 (2)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Langlois-Dean-Kasahara)
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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 W (4-11) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 89 | 5.73 |  
	| M. Pear SV (6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.03 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Kuriyama L (6-15) | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 102 | 5.80 |  
	| K. Ehret | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2.95 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Shane Walker Ballpark: 
O.co Coliseum
 Weather: 
Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM PT
 Time: 
2:59
 Attendance: 
35449
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