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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS 04/08/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 669 - THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Oakland Athletics (3-5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |  
								| Houston Astros (4-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Astros Snatch Late Win |  
					| The Houston Astros picked up a win at Minute Maid Park, knocking off the Oakland Athletics, 3-1. Starting pitcher Brian Lynch played a key role in the triumph. Houston reliever Kyle McPeak picked up the win to move to 1-0. Germano Nunes suffered the loss. Josh Sandoval locked down his 3rd save. 
 Bryce Hill  contributed to the Houston win with a 2-run  home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.
 
 "I just tried to make good contact," said Hill.
 
 Oakland is now 3-5.
 
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					| OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - G. Hash pinch ran for R. Langlois in the 8th b - T. Cordle substituted for J. Severiano in the 8th
 c - N. Gentzel substituted for J. Luvisi in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
R. Shrewsbury
 (3, 1st Inning off B. Lynch, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
B. Branham
 (4, 1st Inning off B. Lynch, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
R. Shrewsbury
 3
, 
B. Branham
 2
, 
R. Langlois
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Concepcion
, 
J. Severiano
 Team LOB: 
5
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Trump
 (2, 1st Inning off C. Schenn, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
D. Merrill
 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Schenn, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
B. Hill
 (2, 8th Inning off G. Nunes, 1 on, 2 outs) 
, 
E. Chotkowski
 (3, 8th Inning off G. Nunes, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Trump
 2
, 
E. Katz
, 
B. Hill
 5
, 
E. Chotkowski
 5
, 
D. Merrill
 2
 2-out RBI: 
B. Hill
, 
E. Chotkowski
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Trump
, 
E. Katz
, 
D. Merrill
, 
R. Chicoine
 Team LOB: 
8
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					| OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| C. Schenn | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 0.77 |  
	| G. Nunes L (1-1), BS (1) | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 7.36 |  
	| M. Pedigo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.06 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Lynch | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 5.59 |  
	| K. McPeak W (1-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0.00 |  
	| J. Sandoval SV (3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2.08 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Brian Lynch Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
 Start Time: 
12:35 PM CT
 Time: 
3:06
 Attendance: 
27229
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