A's @ Astros, August 13, 2022

Great AB from Altuve.

Logue did get hosed on 2-2. Hilariously bad call.

Why?

Altuve is such a dumbass sometimes.

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Dumb.

I know Kemp is in LF but still.

Altuve gave it back with his baserunning.

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Bottom 3.

Logue pitching

Altuveā€¦swings and misses changeupā€¦ball outsideā€¦ball outsideā€¦fouls off cutterā€¦looks at a curve that might have dropped in for a strike, but called a ballā€¦fouls off curveā€¦fouls off changeupā€¦fouls off FBā€¦fouls off curveā€¦ball low inside. Walks.

Gurrielā€¦strike cutter low inside cornerā€¦swings and misses FBā€¦fouls off FBā€¦F7 on warning track.

Altuve decides to test Kempā€™s arm and tags. Thrown out by Kemp 7-5.

Alvarezā€¦ Kā€™s swinging over a changeup on a 2-2 count.

End 3. Aā€™s 0. Astros 2.

Top 4.

McCullers pitching.

Andrusā€¦ball outsideā€¦slider strikeā€¦F9.

Brownā€¦shows bunt and takes strike 1ā€¦changeup lowā€¦changeup low insideā€¦gounds out 4-3.

Murphyā€¦sinker lowā€¦sinker outsideā€¦sinker low and outsideā€¦sinker strikeā€¦slider high. Walks.

Laureanoā€¦slider insideā€¦fouls off sliderā€¦F4.

McCullers at 59 pitches.

Mid 4. Aā€™s 0. Astros 2.

ā€˜Manciniā€™ is Italian for base hit.

2 for 2

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Keep it going! More 2 out lightning, please!

As you wish!

Chas, baby!

Love seeing the OFer run to the wall then back off for the carom.

Stay hot, Maldy. Get Chas home.

Bottom 4.

Logue pitching.

Bregmanā€¦ball outsideā€¦5-3.

Tuckerā€¦cutter highā€¦swings and misses FBā€¦pops out to catcher in foul territory.

Manciniā€¦low outside changeupā€¦look at cutter for strikeā€¦singles to left.

Penaā€¦singles to left center on the first pitchā€¦Mancini to thirdā€¦1st and 3rd with two outs.

McCormickā€¦FB insideā€¦fouls off changeupā€¦triples off one of the pillars on the wall in left centerā€¦Mancini and Pena score.

Maldonadoā€¦change up strikeā€¦fouls off cutterā€¦fouls off curveā€¦hardshot, but 5-3.

End 4. Aā€™s 0. Astros 4.

Chas McCormick needs to play every game versus LHP. Period.

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Top 5.

McCullers pitching.

Vogtā€¦looks at sinker strikeā€¦F9.

Machinā€¦6 (Pena in shift gets the ball to right of 2nd) - 3.

Allenā€¦sinker low outsideā€¦singles to right.

Stevensonā€¦swings and misses a slider down and inā€¦swings and misses curveball down and inā€¦slider low and on far side of the plateā€¦changeup lowā€¦looks at curve strike. K.

Mid 5. Aā€™s 0. Astros 4.

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Bottom 5.

Logue pitching.

Altuveā€¦FB way outsideā€¦changeup outside but called a strikeā€¦fouls off cutterā€¦fouls off changeupā€¦FB way up and outā€¦cutter way outsideā€¦F7 (just got under a hittable changeup).

Gurrielā€¦changeup low and outsideā€¦FB strike on the outside half of plateā€¦FB low and inā€¦fouls off FBā€¦fouls off curve ball down and inā€¦fouls off FBā€¦lines changeup on outside half of plate to left for a single.

Alvarezā€¦FB inside and lowā€¦cutter strikeā€¦5 (playing near 2nd in shift)-3 DP.

End 5. Aā€™s 0. Astros 4.