Oakland 4, Houston 3
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 6, 2014
Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature:
68°
Umpires:
Home -
Doug Eddings, 1B -
Cory Blaser, 2B -
Jim Joyce, 3B -
Marvin Hudson
Attendance:
28668
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Athletics 4, Astros 3: Josh Reddick ripped a tying two-run double and Jed Lowrie ended the contest with an RBI single in the ninth inning as host Oakland snapped a four-game losing skid.
With Houston nursing a 3-1 lead, Josh Donaldson singled to lead off the ninth against starter Scott Feldman and advanced to third on Derek Norris' base hit. Chad Qualls (1-5) came on in relief and promptly served up Reddick's double off the center-field wall to tie the game. Lowrie's single to left-center field ended the wild affair and gave the Athletics their first walk-off win since Aug. 4.
Brandon Moss had a sacrifice fly in the third inning for the Athletics, who posted just their second win in nine outings to remain six games behind the first-place Los Angeles Angels in the American League West. Coco Crisp joined Reddick and Lowrie with two hits apiece and Luke Gregerson (4-3) pitched a scoreless inning to pick up the win.
Jose Altuve ripped a two-run double in the sixth for the Astros, who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end and fell to 3-1 under interim manager Tom Lawless. Chris Carter continued to burn his former team by reaching base three times.
Feldman deserved a better fate as he allowed just one run on five hits entering the ninth. The 31-year-old was denied in his bid for his fifth career complete game and was charged with three runs on seven hits in 8 1/3 innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Altuve deposited a first-pitch slider down the third-base line to plate both runners and extend his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games overall and 22 consecutive versus Oakland. ... Moss' RBI was just his second in his last 62 plate appearances. ... Athletics 1B Stephen Vogt remained in a walking boot as he nurses a sprained left ankle. He isn't expected to join the team for a four-game series at the Chicago White Sox, but could meet up with the Athletics in Seattle to begin a set on Friday.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston |
|
Oakland |
Scott Feldman
|
Player |
Scott Kazmir
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
8.1 |
IP |
6.1 |
6 |
Strikeouts |
8 |
7 |
Hits |
3 |
2.16 |
ERA |
4.26 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Houston
|
4 |
0 |
5 |
.143 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
Oakland
|
9 |
0 |
10 |
.273 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |