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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 07/31/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS |  
					| GAME ID: 2152 - FRIDAY, JULY 31ST , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Houston Astros (42-62) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |  
								| Oakland Athletics (56-50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Astros Win at Oakland, 4-1 |  
					| Houston used a superb performance from starting pitcher Brian Lynch to down the Oakland Athletics, 4-1. The Astros sport a record of 42-62. 
 Houston relied on the hitting of Jesse Scott to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a solo  home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Astros on top, 3-1. For the game, Scott had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.
 
 "We did a lot of things right," said Lynch.
 
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					| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Gardner
 (7, 2nd Inning off M. Pedigo, 2 on, 2 outs) 
, 
J. Woods
 (15, 5th Inning off M. Pedigo, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
J. Scott
 (7, 5th Inning off M. Pedigo, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. Scott
 5
, 
J. Trump
, 
J. Woods
 3
, 
J. Christie
 2
, 
E. Chotkowski
, 
E. Katz
, 
J. Gardner
 2
 2-out RBI: 
J. Gardner
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Christie
, 
E. Chotkowski
, 
B. Johnston
 2
 Sac Bunt: 
J. Trump
 Hit by Pitch: 
E. Chotkowski
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Scott-Trump-Chavez)
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					| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Lynch W (6-7) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 104 | 4.17 |  
	| J. Holloway SV (2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6.14 |  |  | 
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
M. Pedigo
 51
 Batters Faced: 
M. Pedigo
 22, 
J. Cobbins
 4, 
J. Bradford
 7, 
D. James
 1, 
G. Rubio
 7
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
M. Pedigo
 3-5, 
J. Cobbins
 0-3, 
J. Bradford
 2-0, 
D. James
 0-0, 
G. Rubio
 3-1
 Pitches - Strikes: 
M. Pedigo
 96-58, 
J. Cobbins
 18-9, 
J. Bradford
 24-16, 
D. James
 3-3, 
G. Rubio
 21-15
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
D. James
 3-1
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G. Rubio
 3-0
 Hit Batsmen: 
M. Pedigo
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Brian Lynch Ballpark: 
O.co Coliseum
 Weather: 
Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
6:07 PM PT
 Time: 
3:24
 Attendance: 
44207
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