OAK 2, HOU 11 | Sep 18, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 18, 2022•Minute Maid Park•73°F, Roof Closed

OAK

Athletics

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Framber Valdez

LOSS

Ken Waldichuk

The Astros cruised past the Athletics 11-2 in a dominant performance.

★Martín Maldonado4-for-4, 4 RBI

★Jose Altuve3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Yordan Alvarez4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Martin Maldonado homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. Yuli Gurriel scores. Chas McCormick scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:09Att: 30,375Venue: Minute Maid Park

Ump Audit

Nate Tomlinson

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94.3%B

8 missed calls

+17.2% ATH

+0.80 runs ATH

Win Probability

HOU WinOAK Win

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

Game 662822 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Oakland Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tony Kemp2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.236/.310/.333	93.6	.169	.182
Dérmis GarciaLF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.254/.329/.493	106.3	.310	.372
Sean MurphyDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.253/.334/.439	104.9	.357	.322
Chad PinderRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.231/.259/.389	104.7	.256	.236
Seth BrownCF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.231/.299/.449	84.6	.294	.265
Shea LangeliersC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.202/.221/.374	95	.166	.154
Jordan Diaz1B	3	0	1	0	0	2	.333/.333/.333	98.5	.903	.864
Jonah Bride3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.219/.311/.267	91.2	.072	.068
Nick AllenSS	2	1	1	0	1	1	.208/.255/.286	100.9	.395	.359
Bench
Ken WaldichukP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Collin WilesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	32	2	5	2	1	12	-	-	-	-

2B:Garcia

TB:6

RBI:Garcia 2

GIDP:Pinder

Team LOB:4

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	4	1	3	0	1	0	.290/.378/.506	94.8	.574

Pitching

Oakland Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ken WaldichukL	2.2	5	5	5	2	3	0	52-30	86.9	7.13
Collin Wiles	3.0	5	3	2	1	3	0	61-41	85.2	8.31
Kirby Snead	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	15-12	86.6	5.98
Tyler Cyr	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	1	19-13	90.7	4.70
Norge Ruiz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	90.2	6.43
Totals	8.0	15	11	10	3	8	1	159-104	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Wiles 1-0; Snead 2-1; Cyr 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Waldichuk 52-30; Wiles 61-41; Snead 15-12; Cyr 19-13; Ruiz 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Waldichuk 1-4; Wiles 4-1; Snead 1-1; Cyr 0-1; Ruiz 2-0

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Framber ValdezW	6.0	4	2	2	1	7	0	87-57	86.2	2.57

Game Notes

👋

B1Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Dermis Garcia in foul territory, on fan interference.

📺

T4Replay review: Athletics challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Dermis Garcia reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Jeremy Pena.

Bot 3 • HOU

0-3

Yordan Alvarez doubles (23) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Seth Brown. Martin Maldonado scores. Jose Altuve scores. Jeremy Pena scores.

EV: 102.6 mph367 ftLA: 33°

0-4

Alex Bregman doubles (37) on a ground ball to left fielder Dermis Garcia. Yordan Alvarez scores.

EV: 101.4 mph119 ftLA: 6°

0-5

Yuli Gurriel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dermis Garcia. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 91.4 mph140 ftLA: 7°

Bot 4 • HOU

0-6

Martin Maldonado singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dermis Garcia. Chas McCormick scores. Martin Maldonado to 2nd. Martin Maldonado advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by left fielder Dermis Garcia.

EV: 98.0 mph83 ftLA: 3°

0-7

Jeremy Pena singles on a line drive to left fielder Dermis Garcia. Martin Maldonado scores.

EV: 94.5 mph186 ftLA: 12°

Top 6 • OAK

2-7

Dermis Garcia doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Nick Allen scores. Tony Kemp scores.

EV: 106.3 mph315 ftLA: 18°

Bot 6 • HOU

2-8

Yordan Alvarez doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Dermis Garcia. Martin Maldonado scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd.

EV: 95.7 mph337 ftLA: 32°

Bot 7 • HOU

2-11

Martin Maldonado homers (13) on a fly ball to left center field. Yuli Gurriel scores. Chas McCormick scores.

EV: 102.6 mph💣 358 ftLA: 38°

Bench
Alex Bregman3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	.267/.376/.468	101.4	.446	.439
Kyle TuckerRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.262/.334/.487	104.3	.481	.670
Framber ValdezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Rafael MonteroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-