Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics

Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 6:10PM CST

Houston Astros

Astros

HOU

Home

10
vs.
Final

Athletics

ATH

Away

4
Athletics

Game Recap

Powering their offense with four home runs, featuring hits from Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker, the Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics 10-4 on Saturday night to clinch home-field advantage for the American League Division Series.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, October 2nd, 2021

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Daikin Park

Location: Houston, Texas

Attendance: 29,208

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Houston AstrosHOU 32100220-
AthleticsATH 200010010

Game Stats


Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: Díaz (19, Kaprielian)

Triples: Brantley (3, Kaprielian)

Home Runs: Castro (8, 2nd inning off Blackburn 0 on, 1 Out); Tucker (29, 7th inning off Moll 1 on, 0 Out); Gurriel (15, 3rd inning off Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out); Alvarez (33, 1st inning off Blackburn 2 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Brantley 2 (47), Castro (21), Bregman (55), Tucker 2 (90), Gurriel (80), Alvarez 3 (104)

Sacrifice Hit: Meyers

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Brantley 2-2, Castro 0-1, Altuve 0-1, Bregman 0-2, Alvarez 1-3, Meyers 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Alvarez 2; Meyers 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Odorizzi 9/19; Raley 4/4; Pressly 3/4; Stanek 1/5; Graveman 4/6; Maton 1/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Odorizzi-8-8-12-15; Raley-4-3-3-3; Pressly-3-1-0-3; Stanek-1-4-3-2; Graveman-3-2-7-3; Maton-2-1-6-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Odorizzi 2-6; Raley 1-1; Pressly 2-0; Stanek 0-2; Graveman 1-0; Maton 1-0

Game Scores: J Odorizzi 40


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Tucker-Gurriel)

Errors: Castro (2, throw)

Assists: Tucker (Marte at 1st base); Alvarez (Kemp at 2nd base)

Passed Balls: Castro



Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

Doubles: Pinder (16, Odorizzi); Brown (13, Pressly)

Triples: Marte (3, Odorizzi)

Runs Batted In: Marte (55), Pinder (27), Kemp 2 (35)

2-out Runs Batted In: Kemp

Team Left On Base: 11

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-14 (Kozma 0-1, Marte 0-1, Davis 0-1, Olson 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Pinder 1-1, Chapman 0-3, Kemp 2-3, Brown 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Marte 1; Davis 1; Chapman 2; Kemp 1; Brown 2


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Blackburn pitched to 1 batter in the 3rd.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Blackburn 4/14; Kaprielian 8/15; Moll 3/7; Acevedo 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Blackburn-8-4-11-11; Kaprielian-12-10-12-9; Moll-4-0-1-7; Acevedo-2-1-7-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Blackburn 3-1; Kaprielian 3-3; Moll 2-3; Acevedo 0-2

Game Scores: P Blackburn 19


Athletics Fielding

Athletics Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Olson)

Errors: Kaprielian (2, throw)


Athletics Baserunning

Athletics Baserunning

Picked Off: Kemp (1st base, Odorizzi)


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