Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics, October 2, 2021
October 2, 2021, 7:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Oakland Athletics
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Oakland AthleticsHouston Astros
.723
OPS.783
199
HR221
743
Runs863
4.02
ERA3.78
1.26
WHIP1.23
1332
Strikeouts by pitchers1456
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Oakland Athletics, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Tony Kemp led Oakland Athletics with 4 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Kemp2B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starling MarteCF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Olson1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad PinderRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Seth BrownLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Chapman3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Khris DavisDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean MurphyC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete KozmaSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Jose Altuve led Houston Astros with 4 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyDH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aledmys DíazSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason CastroC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Pitching
James Kaprielian went 3.1 innings for Oakland Athletics (5 SO, 1 ER); Jake Odorizzi went 4.2 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Paul Blackburn | 2.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| James Kaprielian | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Moll | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Domingo Acevedo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Jake Odorizzi | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brooks Raley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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