MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/27/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1394 - TUESDAY, MAY 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (24-31) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 9 0
Houston Astros (21-33) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Houston Beaten, 4-2, by Oakland
The Oakland Athletics faced a tough opponent in Houston pitcher José Morán, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Minute Maid Park by a final score of 4-2. Morán went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Oakland pitcher Joe Warren got the win. He's now 2-0. Eric Guy was tagged with the loss. Tommy Meyers closed the door for Oakland, picking up his 4th save of the year.

Mike Papi, who is tied for 3rd in the AL in triples with 4, had a direct impact on the outcome. Papi contributed a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put Oakland up, 4-2.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Papi told the Oakland Today.

Oakland is now 24-31, Houston 21-33.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roberts 1B 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 .273 3 19
   c-R. Beltre 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 1 15
T. Graves LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .302 4 20
   a-C. Moody 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 1 11
J. Winker DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .261 5 18
J. Pederson CF, LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .300 3 11
M. Papi RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .272 4 16
J. Pankake 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .241 2 17
T. Anderson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .319 2 6
   b-M. Margot CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 2 12
H. Rodríguez SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 1 12
J. Trevino C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191 0 13
Totals 33 4 9 4 3 8 17      
a - C. Moody substituted for T. Graves in the 9th
b - M. Margot substituted for T. Anderson in the 9th
c - R. Beltre substituted for J. Roberts in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Graves , J. Winker , J. Pederson 3 , M. Papi 2 , J. Pankake , H. Rodríguez
2-out RBI: J. Pederson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Papi , T. Anderson 2 , H. Rodríguez
GIDP: J. Roberts , J. Winker , T. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: J. Roberts
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .262 2 10
D. Jones DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 5 25
   c-U. Ok DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 1 7
C. Spears CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 4 23
   d-A. Morrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193 3 16
S. Castro 2B, SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .316 2 18
S. McGuire 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .280 5 26
T. Ibarra C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .198 2 4
J. Lowery LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .223 0 5
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .206 0 11
   a-J. Jacobson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 2 18
   b-J. Gonzáles SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 4
B. Antonelli 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .215 2 12
Totals 35 2 8 2 4 1 21      
a - J. Jacobson pinch hit for E. van Zandvliet in the 8th
b - J. Gonzáles substituted for J. Jacobson in the 9th
c - U. Ok inserted as DH in the 9th
d - A. Morrison pinch hit for C. Spears in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. McGuire (5, 2nd Inning off T. Blach, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Thomas 3 , S. Castro 2 , S. McGuire 5 , E. van Zandvliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thomas , C. Spears , E. van Zandvliet
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Thomas (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Castro-van Zandvliet-McGuire, van Zandvliet-Castro-McGuire, van Zandvliet-Castro-McGuire)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Blach 6.2 7 2 2 4 0 1 99 4.04   
J. Warren W (2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.86   
T. Meyers SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Blach 48
Batters Faced: T. Blach 31, J. Warren 4, T. Meyers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Blach 10-10, J. Warren 1-3, T. Meyers 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Blach 99-59, J. Warren 10-7, T. Meyers 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Warren 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Morán 6.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 90 5.31   
E. Guy L (3-1), BS (2) 2.0 4 3 3 0 3 0 37 3.38   
J. Mejía 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Morán 59
Batters Faced: J. Morán 23, E. Guy 11, J. Mejía 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Morán 8-3, E. Guy 2-1, J. Mejía 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Morán 90-56, E. Guy 37-22, J. Mejía 13-8
Hit Batsmen: E. Guy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Morán
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 18602
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