Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics, September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023, 8:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Oakland Athletics
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Oakland AthleticsHouston Astros
.668
OPS.768
171
HR222
585
Runs827
5.48
ERA3.94
1.52
WHIP1.28
1300
Strikeouts by pitchers1460
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
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Box Score
Batting
3 players led Oakland Athletics with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony KempLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zack Gelof2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Noda1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Seth BrownRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shea LangeliersC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence ButlerCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aledmys DíazPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esteury RuizCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Diaz3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler SoderstromDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick AllenSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Mauricio Dubón led Houston Astros with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauricio DubónCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
JP Sears went 6.0 innings for Oakland Athletics (3 SO, 2 ER); Justin Verlander went 7.0 innings for Houston Astros (7 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| JP Sears | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dany Jiménez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor May | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Justin Verlander | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Parker Mushinski | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kuhnel | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
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- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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