Why Jeremy Peña opted against going for go-ahead runner late in Astros’ loss
| Athletics | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Bolte cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .264 |
| McNeil 2b-1b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Gelof 3b-lf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| Cortes lf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| a-Williams ph-ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Butler rf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .219 |
| White 1b-3b | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Heim c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .204 |
| Walton ss-2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| Muncy dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Houston | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Peña ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .283 |
| Alvarez dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .319 |
| Paredes 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Altuve 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| Walker 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| Varsho cf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Diaz c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .254 |
| Smith rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 |
| Wade lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Trammell lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Athletics | 001 | 000 | 030_4 | 10 | 1 |
| Houston | 000 | 100 | 200_3 | 6 | 0 |
a-sacrificed for Cortes in the 8th.
E_Gelof (8). LOB_Athletics 7, Houston 6. 2B_White (3), Diaz (10), Wade (5). HR_Walton (4), off Brown; Varsho (9), off Medina. RBIs_Walton (18), Butler (37), Heim (40), Diaz (29), Varsho (30), Peña (41). S_Williams.
Runners left in scoring position_Athletics 3 (Walton, Heim 2); Houston 3 (Wade, Smith, Paredes). RISP_Athletics 2 for 11; Houston 1 for 6.
Runners moved up_White, Heim, Smith. GIDP_Cortes, White, Walton.
DP_Houston 3 (Peña, Walker; Walker, Peña, Walker; Walker, Peña).
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 91 | 4.98 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 3.77 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3.72 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4.29 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 101 | 3.51 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3.29 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4.86 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 4.07 |
Inherited runners-scored_Blubaugh 2-0, Abreu 1-1. IBB_off Medina (Alvarez). WP_Sousa.
ABS Challenge_Brown (Ball-Confirmed); Brown (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Bolte (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Lopez (Ball-Confirmed); Altuve (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Abreu (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitch timer violations_Medina (pitcher).
Umpires_Home, Will Little; First, Ryan Wills; Second, Ryan Additon; Third, Jonathan Parra.
T_2:50. A_31,009 (41,000).