Thursday, September 12th, 2019 7:10PM CST
The Oakland Athletics secured a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Matt Olson provided a crucial two-run home run, backing up a strong pitching performance from Homer Bailey. This win propelled Oakland into the lead position for the American League wild card.
Date: Thursday, September 12th, 2019
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 34,024
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ATH |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Reddick (18, Bailey)
Home Runs: Altuve (27, 8th inning off Petit 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Altuve (66), Springer (86)
Ground Into Double Play: Brantley
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-10 (Brantley 0-3, Altuve 0-2, Springer 0-2, Bregman 0-2, Tucker 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Brantley 2; Bregman 1; Tucker 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 11/25; Smith 2/3; Osuna 2/3; James 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander-11-23-22-10; Smith-4-2-1-1; Osuna-3-0-3-2; James-5-4-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 2-5; Smith 0-1; Osuna 2-0
Game Scores: J Verlander 59

Caught Stealing: Altuve (5, 3rd base by Diekman)
Stolen Bases: Altuve (6, 2nd base off Bailey/Phegley)

Doubles: Brown (5, Verlander)
Home Runs: Olson (32, 3rd inning off Verlander 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Olson 2 (81), Brown (10)
2-out Runs Batted In: Brown
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Profar 0-1, Davis 0-2, Brown 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Profar 1; Davis 2

Pitcher Notes: Puk pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Petit 3/5; Bailey 10/22; Hendriks 2/5; Diekman 2/4; Treinen 1/2; Puk 0/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Petit-6-3-4-2; Bailey-18-11-12-14; Hendriks-2-5-3-2; Diekman-4-2-1-1; Treinen-0-3-3-0; Puk-1-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Petit 1-0; Bailey 8-4; Hendriks 0-1; Diekman 0-2
Game Scores: H Bailey 59

Double Plays: 1 (Profar-Semien-Olson)
Errors: Semien (12, throw)
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