MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/09/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1090 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (18-17) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 6 9 0
Houston Astros (15-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Athletics Fell Astros, 6-1
Oakland left fielder Tommy Baird contributed to his team's 6-1 win over the Houston Astros. Baird went 3 for 4 with 1 run scored to lead the offensive attack for the Athletics. Aaron Garard, the winning pitcher, improved to 2-3. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 5 hits and 1 run, while striking out 5 and walking 4. The second-place Athletics raised their record to 18-17.

With Oakland leading 2-1 in the top of the sixth, Baird hit a 2-run single off Houston hurler Salisbury Swanson. It was the 22nd hit of the season for Baird and put his team ahead, 4-1.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Baird. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kawachi CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .267 6 27
C. Beavers RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .293 2 17
J. Luckwell 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .291 9 30
S. Kasahara 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .252 11 22
Q. Bradford 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .306 5 17
T. Butterbaugh DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .252 1 6
T. Baird LF 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .314 5 19
R. Langlois SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .257 1 5
G. Hash C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 0 6
Totals 36 6 9 6 2 12 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Kawachi (6, 1st Inning off S. Swanson, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Baird (5, 5th Inning off S. Swanson, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Kasahara (11, 8th Inning off J. Mathis, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kawachi 4 , C. Beavers , J. Luckwell , S. Kasahara 4 , Q. Bradford 2 , T. Baird 6
2-out RBI: T. Baird
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Langlois
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Katz CF, LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .294 4 12
D. Merrill LF, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 0 2
J. Christie DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .230 5 21
B. Hill RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .260 2 5
J. Trump SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .295 5 25
C. Lane 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259 8 20
E. Chotkowski 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .188 4 10
T. Kenyon C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .133 1 5
D. Young 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 0 1
   a-J. Gardner PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .207 5 10
Totals 32 1 5 1 6 6 24      
a - J. Gardner pinch hit for D. Young in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Katz 2 (9, 1st Inning off A. Garard, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Garard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Katz 4 , J. Christie 2 , E. Chotkowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Trump , E. Chotkowski , D. Young , J. Gardner
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kenyon (2)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Garard W (2-3) 7.0 5 1 1 4 5 0 105 8.18   
G. Rubio 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 30 2.70   
G. Nunes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Garard 64
Batters Faced: A. Garard 30, G. Rubio 6, G. Nunes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Garard 6-10, G. Rubio 3-0, G. Nunes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Garard 105-63, G. Rubio 30-17, G. Nunes 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Nunes 1-0
WP: A. Garard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Swanson L (1-2) 7.0 7 4 4 1 9 2 109 4.32   
J. Mathis 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 35 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Swanson 55
Batters Faced: S. Swanson 29, J. Mathis 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Swanson 6-6, J. Mathis 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Swanson 109-69, J. Mathis 35-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommy Baird
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 34481
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