Find out why millions of sports fans trust theScore as their number one sports app!

theScore App

Get all your news, scores and stats personalized to you!

Penalty Kicks

Timeline

Athletics

Chapman grounded out, third baseman Bregman to first baseman A.Díaz.

Grounded out, third baseman Bregman to first baseman A.Díaz.

Astros

Springer homered to center on a 2-2 count.

A.Díaz doubled to center, Alvarez scored.

Olson doubled to right, Semien scored, Chapman scored.

Doubled to right, Semien scored, Chapman scored.

Davis singled to left, Olson scored, Brown to second.

Singled to left, Olson scored, Brown to second.

Maldonado homered to left on a 3-1 count.

Astros third.  Straw grounded out, pitcher Anderson to first baseman Olson.  Springer homered to center on a 2-2 count.  Altuve flied out to right fielder Laureano.  Brantley struck out.

Athletics fourth.  Semien homered to left on a 0-2 count.  Chapman struck out.  Olson struck out.  Canha struck out.

Astros fourth.  Bregman struck out.  Alvarez hit an infield single to shortstop.  A.Díaz doubled to center, Alvarez scored.  Reddick walked.  Maldonado singled to left, A.Díaz to third, Reddick to second.  Straw grounded into a double play, second baseman Profar to shortstop Semien to first baseman Olson, Maldonado out.

Athletics sixth.  James pitching.  Murphy homered to left on a 1-2 count.  Semien hit an infield single to third.  Chapman was hit by a pitch, Semien to second.  On James' wild pitch, Semien to third, Chapman to second.  Olson doubled to right, Semien scored, Chapman scored.  J.Smith pitching.  Canha grounded out, third baseman Bregman to first baseman A.Díaz, Olson to third.  Brown walked on a full count.  Davis singled to left, Olson scored, Brown to second.  Laureano struck out.  Profar struck out.

Astros sixth.  Luzardo pitching.  A.Díaz struck out.  Reddick grounded out, second baseman Profar to first baseman Olson.  Maldonado homered to left on a 3-1 count.  Straw struck out.

 Houston took eight of the first nine matchups with Oakland this season but the A's have won four of the last six. The Astros are 46-15 against the AL West this season, the best record by any team against its own division.

 Oakland's starting pitchers have posted a 3.18 ERA over the last 35 games, second best in the AL dating back to July 29 (Houston is third at 3.57). The A's starters have walked just 2.05 batters per nine innings in that span, best in MLB.

 The Astros defeated the Mariners by 20 runs yesterday after beating the Orioles by 21 runs on Aug. 10. They're the first team to win two games by 20+ runs in the same season since the 1939 Yankees (three).

 Marcus Semien has hit for the cycle in his last five games, totaling three singles, three doubles, one triple and one home run. This is the second time this season he has matched each of those totals in a five-game span -- the only other player in the AL with multiple such spans is Detroit's JaCoby Jones.

 Yordan Alvarez hit three doubles yesterday in his 70th career game, bringing him to 22 doubles and 22 home runs on the season. That is the fastest a player has ever reached 20 doubles and 20 home runs in MLB history, surpassing Ronald Acuna Jr.'s record set last season (77 games).

 Mike Fiers has made 21 straight starts without a loss, tied for the third-longest streak in the live-ball era (since 1920). Zack Greinke is one win away from his eighth 15-win season in the last nine years -- in the last 35 years, only Greg Maddux and Randy Johnson have had eight 15-win seasons in a nine-year span.

HP - Hudson, 1B - Blaser, 2B - Johnson, 3B - Conroy

With left-hander Wade Miley producing his second consecutive abbreviated start Tuesday, the Houston Astros are in a bit of a scramble entering the third game of their four-game set against the Oakland A's.
The Astros previously designated Wednesday as a bullpen day with an opener scheduled to work against the Athletics. But with Miley allowing seven runs while recording only one out in a 21-7 loss, Houston needed four relievers to cover the final 26 outs of the defeat, opening the door for rookie right-hander Jose Urquidy to get the starting nod Wednesday at Minute Maid Park.

Astros, A's square off after exchanging blowouts

HOUSTON (AP)  Two players key to Oakland's future helped lead the Athletics to an important win.
Sean Murphy and Marcus Semien homered, hyped pitching prospect Jesus Luzardo looked sharp in his major league debut, and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-3.

Pitching

Scoring Summary

Game Details

Game Details

Pitching

RELATED NEWS

Line Score
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
OAK	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
HOU	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics @ Houston Astros on September 12, 2019

Pitching

Scoring Summary

Game Details

Game Details

Pitching

RELATED NEWS