Friday, September 8th, 2017 9:05PM CST
Friday night saw the Oakland Athletics defeat the AL West-leading Houston Astros in a close 9-8 contest. The game-winning run was driven in by Jed Lowrie with a single during the ninth inning. This late score came after Boog Powell had hit a home run that tied the game, and the win brought an end to the Astros' seven-game winning streak.
Date: Friday, September 8th, 2017
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 12,288
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
HOU |
2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Joyce (29, McHugh); Healy (26, Musgrove)
Home Runs: Chapman (11, 2nd inning off McHugh 1 on, 1 Out); Joyce (23, 3rd inning off McHugh 0 on, 0 Out); Semien (6, 7th inning off Gregerson 3 on, 0 Out); Powell (2, 9th inning off Giles 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Chapman 2 (29), Joyce (63), Semien 4 (31), Powell (4), Lowrie (51)
Ground Into Double Play: Powell
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Powell 1-2, Chapman 0-1, Semien 1-1, Olson 0-1, Maxwell 0-1, Lowrie 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Chapman 1; Olson 1

Intentional Walks: Reddick (By Alcantara)
Hit By Pitch: Springer (By Alcantara)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cotton 16/24; Alcantara 5/8; Coulombe 1/3; Hendriks 1/1; Treinen 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cotton 17-8-24-17; Alcantara 2-4-3-5; Coulombe 2-2-4-3; Hendriks 1-1-1-0; Treinen 1-2-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cotton 8-3; Alcantara 4-1; Coulombe 2-0; Hendriks 0-0; Treinen 1-1
Game Scores: J Cotton 26

Double Plays: 2 (Cotton-Lowrie-Semien-Olson, Chapman-Lowrie-Olson)

Doubles: Reddick 2 (30, Treinen, Cotton); Altuve (37, Alcantara)
Home Runs: Altuve (22, 1st inning off Cotton 1 on, 0 Out); Gurriel (17, 3rd inning off Cotton 1 on, 2 Out); Reddick (13, 5th inning off Cotton 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Altuve 2 (74), Reddick 4 (78), Gurriel 2 (65)
2-out Runs Batted In: Reddick 2, Gurriel 2
Ground Into Double Play: Gurriel 2
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Reddick 1-1, Correa 0-1, Gurriel 1-3, Maybin 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gurriel 1; Maybin 1

Pitcher Notes: Fiers pitched to 2 batters in the 7th;Giles pitched to 4 batters in the 9th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McHugh 9/14; Feliz 1/4; Sipp 1/3; Fiers 3/5; Gregerson 1/5; Musgrove 3/4; Giles 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McHugh 8-4-10-12; Feliz 2-0-2-4; Sipp 2-0-3-2; Fiers 5-1-0-4; Gregerson 1-2-0-5; Musgrove 4-2-0-4; Giles 1-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McHugh 2-6; Feliz 2-1; Sipp 1-1; Fiers 1-1; Gregerson 1-2; Musgrove 3-0; Giles 0-0
Game Scores: C McHugh 39

Double Plays: 2 (Altuve-Correa-Gurriel, Gurriel)

Stolen Bases: Marisnick (9, 2nd base off Hendriks/Maxwell)
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