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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 07/28/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS |  
					| GAME ID: 2109 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 28TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Houston Astros (43-60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |  
								| Oakland Athletics (48-55) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Kirk Lays Hammer Down in 4-0 Win |  
					| Nick Kirk never let the Astros get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his fastball, to pitch the Athletics to a win, 4-0. The win makes Oakland 48-55. 
 Kirk imposed his will on the Astros, scattering 2 hits over 8.1 innings while striking out 13. The right-hander upped his season record to 5-11.
 
 "If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Oakland manager Daryl S. Oakland.
 
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					| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Luvisi
 (13, 4th Inning off M. Pear, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
R. Shrewsbury
 (21, 5th Inning off M. Pear, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Kawachi
 2
, 
R. Shrewsbury
 5
, 
N. Gentzel
, 
J. Luvisi
 3
, 
Q. Bradford
, 
G. Hash
 2-out RBI: 
R. Shrewsbury
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
T. Butterbaugh
, 
R. Shrewsbury
, 
Q. Bradford
 2
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
N. Gentzel
 (11)
 CS: 
M. Kawachi
 (13)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
J. May
 (2)
 Double Plays: 
2 (Juarez-Shrewsbury-May, Shrewsbury-Juarez-May)
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					| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Pear L (6-8) | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 112 | 4.19 |  
	| B. Rondeau | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 4.86 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| N. Kirk W (5-11) | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 105 | 4.85 |  
	| E. Everett | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4.19 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Nick Kirk Ballpark: 
O.co Coliseum
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM PT
 Time: 
3:13
 Attendance: 
34596
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