Houston Astros @ Oakland Athletics

75-49, 42-20 Away

Final

74-50, 37-25 Home


HOU
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	9	13	0
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	0

J. Verlander12-8

5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

S. Manaea11-9

4.0 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 91
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 92
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- L. Trivino pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- S. Kelley pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- R. Buchter pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- J. Verlander pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- B. Peacock pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- Olson to second on wild pitch by Peacock.
  6
  4
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- E. Pagan pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- R. Pressly pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- E. Pagan pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- H. Rondon pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- Gurriel at first base.
  9
  4
- Kemp in left field.
  9
  4
- González at second base.
  9
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- E. Pagan pitching for OAK
  HOU
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- J. Smith pitching for HOU
  HOU
  OAK
- Pinder hit for Lucroy.
  9
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	90
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	91
3 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	92

Astros
3
Athletics
4

Game 1

8/17

Astros
1
Athletics
7

Game 2

8/18

Astros
9
Athletics
4

Game 3

8/19

Oakland Coliseum

4:05 PM, August 19, 2018Coverage: ESPN+

Oakland, California

Attendance: 29,143

Game Time:3:07

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

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S. Manaea11-9

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