Houston 2, Oakland 1
When: 10:05 PM ET, Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature:
66°
Umpires:
Home -
Angel Hernandez, 1B -
Paul Nauert, 2B -
Doug Eddings, 3B -
Dana DeMuth
Attendance:
18278
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Astros 2, Athletics 1 (11): Carlos Corporan ripped an RBI double in the 11th inning as visiting Houston defeated Oakland for the second straight day.
After left fielder Robbie Grossman's leaping catch denied Chris Young of a game-ending homer in the 10th inning, Houston carried that momentum into the top of the 11th. Jose Altuve got aboard on a one-out single before Corporan hit a first-pitch fastball from Sean Doolittle (3-4) into center to plate the go-ahead run.
Brandon Moss delivered an RBI double to forge a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning for the Athletics, who fell two games behind first-place Texas in the American League West.
Lucas Harrell (6-13) retired the side in order in the 10th to pick up the win. Josh Fields worked around Eric Sogard's leadoff double in the 11th, striking out two to secure his second save.
After the teams combined for eight hits over six scoreless innings, Chris Carter led off the seventh by belting a first-pitch fastball from Jarrod Parker over the wall in left field for his team-leading 22nd homer - and third in five contests. Moss answered in the bottom of the frame by ripping a double to left that plated Yoenis Cespedes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Young has been snakebitten in this series as his bid for a game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth on Tuesday sailed just wide of the foul pole. ... Houston RHP Jarred Cosart recorded his fifth consecutive no-decision - and second versus Oakland - despite scattering three hits over six scoreless innings. Parker yielded one run on eight hits over 8 1/3 frames. ... Athletics manager Bob Melvin was ejected by second base umpire Doug Eddings after arguing a call at third base that ended the eighth inning.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
11 |
1 |
15 |
.275 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Oakland
|
7 |
0 |
10 |
.184 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |