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FINAL |
10/7/2020 3:35 PM ET (196 DAYS AGO) |
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+1.5 (-191)
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Over 9.5 (+106)
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GAME PREVIEW
Both pitchers light on experience as Astros try to sweep A'sLOS ANGELES -- The Houston Astros might have a commanding 2-0 lead in their American League Division Series against the Oakland Athletics, yet all is not grand on their way to a fourth consecutive AL Championship Series.After defeating the Oakland Athletics 5-2 in Game 2 at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, manager Dusty Baker announced that Zack Greinke no longer would be his starting pitcher in Game 3 of the best-of-five set.Arm soreness that required Greinke to visit a team doctor will lead to right-hander Jose Urquidy starting the potential series-clincher Wednesday instead.Greinke did make the ALDS roster, so there was some optimism he could be ready for a Game 3 outing, but it did not pan out."Greinke is ailing some," Baker said Tuesday. "He didn't say much about it, but it's pretty evident the last three or four starts that he wasn't himself." Greinke had a 1-4 record with a 6.08 ERA in five September starts, giving up four home runs in that stretch. He faced the A's on Sept. 8 in Oakland and allowed four runs on seven hits over six innings in a 4-2 defeat.Urquidy has two career starts against the A's, going 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA. He pitched against them on Sept. 10, giving up two runs on two hits over six innings, but the A's pulled out a 3-1 victory."I've been up 2-0 (in a series) before," Baker said. "You've got to put them away when you have a chance. If you let them off the mat, these guys know how to win. We'd like to win it (Wednesday) and not get any drama in Game 4 or 5. We know it's not done yet." The A's announced their Game 3 starter well after Game 2 ended. It will not be right-hander Mike Fiers, who detailed the Astros' 2017 cheating scheme in an interview with The Athletic in November. Plenty of scorn has been heaped on the Astros ever since.Oakland manager Bob Melvin delivered a bit of a surprise when he announced that left-hander Jesus Luzardo would get the start over right-hander Frankie Montas in the win-or-go-home contest.Luzardo has just 18 career major league outings in two seasons, with all nine of his regular-season starts coming this year. He started Game 1 of the wild-card series against the White Sox last week, giving up three runs on six hits over 3 1/3 innings. It was the only game the A's lost in the best-of-three series.Luzardo has faced the Astros three times (two starts) in his brief career, going 1-0 with a 2.87 ERA. Montas has a 4.50 ERA in nine appearances (seven starts) against the Astros in his career, including a 4.11 ERA in 15 1/3 innings this season.The Astros have six home runs already in the series, with Carlos Correa and George Springer hitting two each. The A's, meanwhile, have five homers. However, Oakland was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position in the opener, then never had an at-bat with a runner on second or third in the second game."When you have runners on, you know the job you have to do and the approach you have to have," said A's third baseman Chad Pinder, who hit a mammoth home run on Tuesday. "Everyone is trying to do those things. Sometimes you don't get it done, and we do have to be better about it as a collective."We have tomorrow, and we have to keep fighting." --By Doug Padilla, Field Level Media
Game Preview from The Associated Press (AP).
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GAME RECAP
Pinder's HR helps rally A's past Astros 9-7, trail ALDS 2-1LOS ANGELES Chad Pinder tied the score with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, Sean Murphy hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Houston Astros 9-7 on Wednesday to avoid elimination in their AL Division Series.Houston leads the best-of-five series 2-1 and can advance to its fourth straight AL Championship Series with a victory in Game 4 on Thursday.The Astros wasted leads of 2-1 and 7-4, and the Athletics bounced back after giving up advantages of 1-0 and 4-2.Houston's bullpen had stifled Oakland in the first two games with seven shutout innings of one-hit relief, but Pinder ended that dominance.Houston led 7-4 when Marcus Semien and Tommy La Stella had back-to-back singles off Josh James starting the seventh. Pinder hit a first-pitch slider to the opposite field for Oakland's fifth homer, a drive chased by right fielder Kyle Tucker until he ran out of room at the short wall.La Stella, Mark Canha, Matt Olson and Semien also homered for the A's, whose entire infield went deep. Teams outhomering opponents are 18-0 in the postseason.The teams have combined for 18 homers - including seven in Game 3 - in the neutral-site series at Dodger Stadium featuring all day games. After two straight days in the 90s, the temperature cooled to 81 degrees.Loser Brooks Raley walked Robbie Grossman leading off the eighth, and Ramon Laureano doubled. Murphy's sacrifice fly put Oakland ahead, Semien walked,La Stella was hit on his right forearm, loading the bases and forcing La Stella from the game. Pinder, who went 3 for 4 with four RBIs, followed with another sacrifice fly in the eighth.Winner Liam Hedricks pitched three innings of one-hit, scoreless relief.Carlos Correa singled leading off the bottom of the eighth and Tucker reached on catcher's interference by Murphy, a call the A's challenged unsuccessfully.Yuli Gurriel popped out, Aedmys Diaz advanced the runners with a groundout, and pinch-hitter Josh Reddick struck out, smashing his bat on the ground and breaking it over a knee.Houston took a 7-4 lead with five runs in the fifth, when the Astros sent 10 batters to the plate. Diaz hit a tying, two-run homer off rookie starter Jesus Luzardo, and Brantley, Bregman and Tucker drove in runs. Houston was slowed when Jose Altuve was thrown out on a relay by Olson at first when he tried to go from first to third on Brantley's single.Both starters allowed up four runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings Luzardo and Houston's Jose Urquidy.GREINKE'S ARMZack Greinke's right arm is structurally sound and the Astros say they are hopeful he can pitch at some point in the postseason. The right-hander started Game 1 of the AL wild card series on Sept. 29, but was lifted after allowing one run and two hits and three walks in four innings. Greinke tailed off late in the season, posting a 5.73 ERA over his final seven starts; in that span, dating to Aug. 23, he gave up at least three runs in each outing. He off flat ground after the Astros' win in Game 2 and manager Dusty Baker said he was told the session went ''pretty good.'' UP NEXTA's will start RHP Frankie Montas in Game 4,--More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports
Game Recap from The Associated Press (AP).
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MLB Game Recap: Oakland Athletics (9) vs. Houston Astros (7) - Date: 10/7/2020 Pinder's HR helps rally A's past Astros 9-7, trail ALDS 2-1LOS ANGELES Chad Pinder tied the score with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, Sean Murphy hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Houston Astros 9-7 on Wednesday to avoid elimination in their AL Division Series.Houston leads the best-of-five series 2-1 and can advance to its fourth straight AL Championship Series with a victory in Game 4 on Thursday.The Astros wasted leads of 2-1 and 7-4, and the Athletics bounced back after giving up advantages of 1-0 and 4-2.Houston's bullpen had stifled Oakland in the first two games with seven shutout innings of one-hit relief, but Pinder ended that dominance.Houston led 7-4 when Marcus Semien and Tommy La Stella had back-to-back singles off Josh James starting the seventh. Pinder hit a first-pitch slider to the opposite field for Oakland's fifth homer, a drive chased by right fielder Kyle Tucker until he ran out of room at the short wall.La Stella, Mark Canha, Matt Olson and Semien also homered for the A's, whose entire infield went deep. Free Sports Picks. Teams outhomering opponents are 18-0 in the postseason.The teams have combined for 18 homers - including seven in Game 3 - in the neutral-site series at Dodger Stadium featuring all day games. After two straight days in the 90s, the temperature cooled to 81 degrees.Loser Brooks Raley walked Robbie Grossman leading off the eighth, and Ramon Laureano doubled. Murphy's sacrifice fly put Oakland ahead, Semien walked,La Stella was hit on his right forearm, loading the bases and forcing La Stella from the game. Pinder, who went 3 for 4 with four RBIs, followed with another sacrifice fly in the eighth.Winner Liam Hedricks pitched three innings of one-hit, scoreless relief.Carlos Correa singled leading off the bottom of the eighth and Tucker reached on catcher's interference by Murphy, a call the A's challenged unsuccessfully.Yuli Gurriel popped out, Aedmys Diaz advanced the runners with a groundout, and pinch-hitter Josh Reddick struck out, smashing his bat on the ground and breaking it over a knee.Houston took a 7-4 lead with five runs in the fifth, when the Astros sent 10 batters to the plate. Diaz hit a tying, two-run homer off rookie starter Jesus Luzardo, and Brantley, Bregman and Tucker drove in runs. Houston was slowed when Jose Altuve was thrown out on a relay by Olson at first when he tried to go from first to third on Brantley's single.Both starters allowed up four runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings Luzardo and Houston's Jose Urquidy.GREINKE'S ARMZack Greinke's right arm is structurally sound and the Astros say they are hopeful he can pitch at some point in the postseason. Sports Handicappers Rankings. The right-hander started Game 1 of the AL wild card series on Sept. 29, but was lifted after allowing one run and two hits and three walks in four innings. Greinke tailed off late in the season, posting a 5.73 ERA over his final seven starts; in that span, dating to Aug. 23, he gave up at least three runs in each outing. He off flat ground after the Astros' win in Game 2 and manager Dusty Baker said he was told the session went ''pretty good.'' UP NEXTA's will start RHP Frankie Montas in Game 4,--More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports |
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