Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics, May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023, 2:10 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.
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Box Score
Batting
4 players led Oakland Athletics with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteury RuizCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent RookerLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramón LaureanoRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jesús Aguilar1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aledmys Díaz3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos PérezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shea LangeliersDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Diaz2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick AllenSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Martín Maldonado led Houston Astros with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
James Kaprielian went 5.0 innings for Oakland Athletics (5 SO, 1 ER); Framber Valdez went 9.0 innings for Houston Astros (7 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| James Kaprielian | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Moll | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Acton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Framber Valdez | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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