4-5 (loss) 11 innings.

The game was totally quiet until it reached the extra frames, where a monumental tug of war got pulled in favor of the Astros.

Astros 5, Athletics 4

(9-7)

	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		5	11	0
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		4	8	1

W:

Gregerson (1-0)

L:

O'Flaherty (0-2)

SV:

Qualls (2)

(8-10)

Houston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Altuve, 2B	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	.309
Valbuena, 3B	6	0	0	0	0	2	7	.196
Springer, RF	6	1	2	1	0	2	3	.183
Lowrie, SS	5	1	1	0	1	0	2	.275
Gattis, DH	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.136
1-Gonzalez, M, PR-DH	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.333
Carter, 1B	4	1	1	0	1	1	2	.132
Rasmus, C, CF	3	1	0	0	2	2	2	.225
Conger, C	3	0	1	0	1	1	3	.167
Grossman, LF	5	1	1	2	0	1	3	.179
Totals	41	5	11	5	7	10	23	.219

1-Ran for Gattis in the 8th.

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Semien, SS	5	1	2	2	0	1	0	.279
Canha, LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258
d-Davis, I, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.353
Zobrist, DH	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	.240
Butler, B, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.343
Ross, C, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.111
a-Fuld, PH-CF	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.305
Lawrie, 3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	.214
Phegley, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
b-Vogt, PH-C	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.373
Gentry, CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.040
c-Reddick, PH-RF	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.325
Sogard, 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.267
Totals	38	4	8	4	3	5	9	.275

a-Singled for Ross, C in the 10th. b-Singled for Phegley in the 10th. c-Doubled for Gentry in the 10th. d-Singled for Canha in the 11th.

BATTING
2B: Springer (3, Otero), Gonzalez, M (2, Otero).
TB: Gonzalez, M 2; Lowrie; Springer 3; Gattis 2; Grossman; Conger; Altuve 2; Carter.
RBI: Gonzalez, M 2 (4), Grossman 2 (5), Springer (5).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, M 2; Springer.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Conger; Springer; Valbuena; Lowrie.
SAC: Conger.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
CS: Gonzalez, M (1, 2nd base by Scribner/Phegley).

FIELDING
DP: (Altuve-Lowrie-Carter).

BATTING
2B: Reddick (3, Gregerson).
HR: Semien (3, 11th inning off Neshek, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Davis, I; Vogt; Sogard; Reddick 2; Fuld; Semien 5; Gentry.
RBI: Reddick 2 (7), Semien 2 (11).
2-out RBI: Reddick 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lawrie.
SAC: Sogard.
GIDP: Zobrist.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Canha (1, throw).
PB: Phegley (1).
Outfield assists: Gentry (Gonzalez, M at 2nd base).

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Keuchel	9.0	2	0	0	2	4	0	0.62
Gregerson(BS, 1)(W, 1-0)	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	2.25
Neshek(H, 5)	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	5.87
Sipp	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.17
Qualls(S, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86
Totals	11.0	8	4	4	3	5	1	3.02

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kazmir	7.0	5	0	0	3	7	0	0.99
Scribner	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.69
Clippard	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.29
Otero	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	4.50
O'Flaherty(L, 0-2)	0.1	1	3	3	3	0	0	11.37
Abad	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
Totals	11.0	11	5	5	7	10	0	3.22

Sipp pitched to 1 batter in the 11th.

Game Scores: Keuchel 85, Kazmir 71.
WP: Neshek.
IBB: Lowrie (by Otero), Altuve (by O'Flaherty).
Pitches-strikes: Keuchel 106-64, Gregerson 22-15, Neshek 22-15, Sipp 7-3, Qualls 4-3, Kazmir 106-69, Scribner 10-8, Clippard 17-14, Otero 19-10, O'Flaherty 21-6, Abad 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Keuchel 14-6, Gregerson 1-0, Neshek 0-1, Sipp 0-0, Qualls 0-1, Kazmir 5-5, Scribner 0-2, Clippard 1-0, Otero 0-1, O'Flaherty 1-0, Abad 1-0.
Batters faced: Keuchel 30, Gregerson 5, Neshek 5, Sipp 1, Qualls 1, Kazmir 29, Scribner 3, Clippard 4, Otero 5, O'Flaherty 5, Abad 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Sipp 1-0, Qualls 2-0, Abad 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Quinn Wolcott. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 57 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:36.
Att: 18,205.
Venue: O.co Coliseum.
April 24, 2015