Post Game Thread (Sep 12, 2024): Athletics (64-83) @ Astros (78-68)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	7	0	6
HOU	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4		6	12	1	7

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
3B	Bregman	5	0	0	0	0	0	.256
LF	Alvarez, Y	4	0	0	0	0	0	.311
C	Diaz, Y	4	1	3	0	0	0	.301
DH	Tucker	4	1	2	0	0	1	.266
SS	Peña	4	0	0	0	0	1	.267
1B	Singleton	4	2	3	1	0	0	.239
CF	Meyers	3	1	1	1	0	0	.223
RF	Heyward	3	1	1	2	1	0	.201
2B	Dubón	4	0	2	2	0	0	.267

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Valdez, F	6.1	5	1	1	1	6	96-65	2.91
Abreu, B	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.27
Pressly	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	20-11	3.66
Hader	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	17-12	3.41

OAK		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Butler, L	4	0	1	0	0	1	.269
DH	Rooker	4	1	1	1	0	0	.298
C	Langeliers	3	0	0	0	1	2	.221
CF	Bleday	3	0	1	0	1	2	.244
2B	Gelof	4	0	0	0	0	1	.209
SS	Wilson	4	1	2	0	0	1	.255
3B	Nevin	4	1	1	1	0	1	.196
LF	Cameron	4	0	1	1	0	1	.192
3B	Allen, N	2	0	0	0	0	0	.171
1B	Brown, S	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240
PH	Alvarez, A	1	0	0	0	0	1	.243

OAK	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Spence	7.0	7	2	2	0	2	81-57	4.33
McFarland	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	9-7	3.78
Holman	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	12-7	5.40

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B2	Jason Heyward homers (7) on a line drive to right field. Jon Singleton scores.	2-0
T7	Daz Cameron singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Jacob Wilson scores.	2-1
T8	Brent Rooker homers (36) on a fly ball to center field.	2-2
B8	Jon Singleton singles on a line drive to center fielder JJ Bleday. Yainer Diaz scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.	3-2
B8	Jake Meyers doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder JJ Bleday. Kyle Tucker scores. Jon Singleton to 3rd.	4-2
B8	Athletics challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Athletics challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Mauricio Dubón singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daz Cameron. Jon Singleton scores. Jake Meyers scores. Jason Heyward to 2nd.	6-2
T9	Tyler Nevin homers (7) on a line drive to right center field.	6-3

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Athletics at Astros – September 12, 2024	0:06
Framber Valdez against the Athletics	0:11
Bullpen availability for Houston, September 12 vs Athletics	0:07
Bullpen availability for Oakland, September 12 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Oakland, September 12 vs Astros	0:11
Bench availability for Oakland, September 12 vs Astros	0:07
Bench availability for Houston, September 12 vs Athletics	0:07
Starting lineups for Athletics at Astros – September 12, 2024	0:09
A deep dive into Jason Heyward's home run	0:11
Breaking down Jason Heyward's home run	0:13
Breaking down Framber Valdez's pitches	0:04
Framber Valdez's outing against the Athletics	0:23
Breaking down Brent Rooker's home run	0:13
An animated look at Brent Rooker's home run	0:11
Mitch Spence's outing against the Astros	0:23
Breaking down Mitch Spence's pitches	0:04
Jacob Wilson's incredible backhanded play	0:28
Jason Heyward's two-run homer (7)	0:29
Kyle Tucker's double	0:20
Lawrence Butler extends his hit streak to 20 games	0:26
Mitch Spence K's Kyle Tucker	0:07
Framber Valdez strikes out the side	0:38
Jeremy Peña's stellar defense	0:29
Daz Cameron's RBI single	0:13
Brent Rooker's game-tying home run (36)	0:30
Framber Valdez K's six	1:40
Kyle Tucker singles in the bottom of the 8th	0:13
Jon Singleton's go-ahead RBI single	0:14
Jake Meyers' RBI double	0:16
Mauricio Dubón's two-run single	0:20
Tyler Nevin's solo homer (7)	0:29
Armando Alvarez called out on strikes.	0:07

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Pressly (2-3, 3.66 ERA)	McFarland (2-3, 3.78 ERA)

Game ended at 3:34 PM.