Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics, July 8, 2021
July 8, 2021, 2:10 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
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Oakland Athletics with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramón LaureanoCF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elvis AndrusSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Olson1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jed LowrieDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Chapman3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen PiscottyRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Seth BrownLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Kemp2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aramis GarciaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Yuli Gurriel and Chas McCormick led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Myles StrawPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Abraham Toro3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason CastroPH/C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
Frankie Montas went 6.2 innings for Oakland Athletics (10 SO, 1 ER); Lance McCullers Jr. went 7.0 innings for Houston Astros (8 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Frankie Montas | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Yusmeiro Petit | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Trivino III | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Diekman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Andre Scrubb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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