MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/19/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1697 - THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (30-45) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Oakland Athletics (34-43) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 X 4 6 1
Athletics Send Houston Home with 4-1 Loss
Oakland Athletics pitcher Ron Baker was all business, helping his team muzzle the Houston Astros, 4-1. The winner was Baker. He threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Blake Snell. The Athletics saw their record improve to 34-43.

The Astros had been locked in a 1-1 tie with the Athletics going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the four-time All-Star Joc Pederson came to the plate. Pederson hit a bases-clearing double on a full count fastball from Houston hurler Lachlan Madden. It was Pederson's 5th double of the year.

"Can't say enough about our pitching," said Pederson.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 3 18
   b-J. Gonzáles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 0 4
D. Jones LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .249 8 36
S. McGuire 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .290 5 34
S. Castro 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .325 5 38
T. Hayagawa 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .111 0 1
J. Lowery DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 1 16
S. Walker CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .111 0 1
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 0 14
   a-C. Spears PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 6 34
A. Morrison C 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .179 3 16
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 9 21      
a - C. Spears pinch hit for E. van Zandvliet in the 9th
b - J. Gonzáles pinch hit for L. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. McGuire (12, 1st Inning off R. Baker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. McGuire 3 , S. Castro , S. Walker , E. van Zandvliet
2-out RBI: S. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thomas , D. Jones , S. Castro , T. Hayagawa , E. van Zandvliet
Hit by Pitch: S. McGuire , J. Lowery 2 , A. Morrison
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lowery (9) , E. van Zandvliet (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hayagawa-McGuire, Castro-van Zandvliet-McGuire)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rodríguez 2B 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 .253 2 17
C. Moody 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .248 1 13
W. Mathisen 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .226 2 18
W. Rasquin DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .222 1 5
T. Graves LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .280 5 27
R. Beltre SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 21
   a-J. Pederson PH 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .254 5 21
   b-M. Ruiz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .183 0 1
M. Margot RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 4 24
J. Trevino C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .227 0 15
A. Breslin CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .103 1 1
Totals 28 4 6 4 7 8 15      
a - J. Pederson pinch hit for R. Beltre in the 6th
b - M. Ruiz substituted for J. Pederson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pederson (5, 6th Inning off L. Madden, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Rodríguez (2, 3rd Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Rodríguez 4 , C. Moody , W. Rasquin , T. Graves , J. Pederson 2 , J. Trevino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rodríguez , C. Moody , T. Graves
GIDP: W. Mathisen , R. Beltre
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Rodríguez (6)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Snell L (4-5) 5.0 3 4 4 7 5 1 91 4.48   
L. Madden 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 1.02   
E. Moreno 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 43
Batters Faced: B. Snell 23, L. Madden 5, E. Moreno 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 7-1, L. Madden 0-1, E. Moreno 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 91-46, L. Madden 22-15, E. Moreno 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Madden 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Baker W (5-4) 7.0 5 1 1 1 6 0 94 4.13   
T. Meyers H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.77   
G. Ynoa SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Baker 68
Batters Faced: R. Baker 28, T. Meyers 4, G. Ynoa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Baker 6-8, T. Meyers 0-1, G. Ynoa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Baker 94-62, T. Meyers 12-8, G. Ynoa 20-9
WP: R. Baker , G. Ynoa
Hit Batsmen: R. Baker 2 , G. Ynoa 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Baker
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 17124
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