OAK 3 vs. HOU 1

BOXSCORE: 2013 Oakland A's At 2013 Houston Astros                    4/5/2013
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          5  1  2  1 .417     R.Grossman LF       4  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Jaso C            3  2  1  0 .333   B-J.Maxwell PH,RF     1  0  1  11.000  
D-D.Norris PH,C       1  0  0  0 .200     J.Altuve 2B         5  1  2  0 .400  
  J.Donaldson 3B      4  1  2  2 .250     J.Castro C          5  1  3  1 .600  
  Y.Cespedes LF       5  0  1  2 .231     C.Carter DH         5  1  1  0 .200  
  B.Moss 1B           3  0  1  0 .167     B.Wallace 1B        5  1  2  3 .400  
  J.Lowrie SS         3  1  1  2 .500     J.Martinez RF,LF    4  1  1  0 .250  
  J.Reddick RF        2  0  1  0 .300     B.Barnes CF         4  0  2  0 .500  
  S.Smith DH          3  0  0  0 .000     M.Dominguez 3B      4  0  1  0 .250  
  E.Sogard 2B         3  2  1  0 .111     J.Villar SS         2  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-M.Krauss PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-M.Gonzalez SS       0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  7 10  7                 Totals      40  5 13  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Villar In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Grossman In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Krauss In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Jaso In 9th Inning
 
A's............. 0 0 0  1 4 1  1 0 0  -  7 10  0
Astros.......... 0 0 0  3 1 0  0 1 0  -  5 13  0
 
A's (1-2)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Colon WIN(1-0)          5       8   4   4   0   6   1  83   7.20
R.Cook HOLD(1st)          0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
J.Blevins HOLD(1st)       1 2/3   3   1   1   1   1   0  44   5.40
G.Balfour SAVE(1st)       2       1   0   0   0   4   0  29   0.00
Totals                    9      13   5   5   1  11   1
 
Astros (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Norris                  4       3   3   3   5   2   0  78   6.75
J.Cisnero LOSS(0-1)       1       6   3   3   1   2   0  36  27.00
J.Fields                  3       1   1   1   0   4   1  36   3.00
K.Chapman                 1       0   0   0   1   0   0  15   0.00
Totals                    9      10   7   7   7   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,048 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Mike Winters, Mark Wegner, Laz Diaz, Tim Timmons
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 6  Astros: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 0  Astros: 2
DOUBLES- J.Donaldson(1st), J.Altuve(1st), J.Castro-2(2nd), M.Dominguez(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Lowrie(1st), B.Wallace(1st)
RBIs- C.Crisp(2nd), J.Donaldson-2(2nd), Y.Cespedes-2(3rd), J.Lowrie-2(2nd),
      J.Maxwell(1st), J.Castro(1st), B.Wallace-3(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Reddick
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Lowrie
WALKS- J.Jaso, J.Donaldson, B.Moss, J.Reddick-2, S.Smith, E.Sogard, J.Villar
STRIKE OUTS- J.Jaso, J.Donaldson, Y.Cespedes, B.Moss, J.Lowrie, J.Reddick,
             S.Smith-2, R.Grossman, J.Altuve, J.Castro, C.Carter, J.Martinez,
             B.Barnes, M.Dominguez-2, J.Villar-2, M.Krauss
GIDP- Y.Cespedes
BALKS- J.Cisnero
WILD PITCHES- B.Norris
2-out RBI- J.Castro, J.Lowrie, J.Maxwell
RLISP 2-out- C.Crisp, J.Altuve-3, S.Smith-3, R.Grossman-2, B.Wallace
TEAM RISP- A's: 5 for 11  Astros: 5 for 15
 
In a good matchup it was the Oakland A's 7, the Houston Astros 5 at Minute
Maid Park.
 
Oakland scored 4 runs in the decisive 5th inning when they came up with 5 base
hits.  The big moment was provided by Josh Donaldson who silenced the crowd
when he doubled scoring two baserunners.  Houston was retired without
difficulty in the bottom of the 9th.  
 
The win was credited to Bartolo Colon(1-0) who went 5 innings allowing 4 runs.
Grant Balfour gained credit for his 1st save.  Jose Cisnero(0-1) suffered the
loss in relief.  He allowed 6 hits and 1 walk in 1 inning.  
 
'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his
best stuff,' Lee Michaels said after the game.  'Colon did not have command
of his pitches most of the afternoon, but he proved he really knew how to
pitch!'