Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 6:10PM CST
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.
Date: Saturday, October 2nd, 2021
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 29,208
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
ATH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Tucker-Gurriel)
Errors: Castro (2, throw)
Assists: Tucker (Marte at 1st base); Alvarez (Kemp at 2nd base)
Passed Balls: Castro

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Olson)
Errors: Kaprielian (2, throw)

Picked Off: Kemp (1st base, Odorizzi)
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