6-7 (loss)

Disastrous collapse in the 9th inning as Clippard blows a one run lead and transforms it into a Jimmy Johnsonesque one run loss.  

Astros 7, Athletics 6

(11-7)

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

W:

Sipp (2-0)

L:

Clippard (0-2)

SV:

Gregerson (4)

(8-12)

Houston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Altuve, 2B	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	.321
Springer, RF	4	0	0	0	1	3	5	.188
Lowrie, SS	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	.281
Gattis, DH	5	0	2	4	0	0	1	.156
Carter, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.150
1-Grossman, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161
Valbuena, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.194
Rasmus, C, LF	5	0	2	1	0	1	2	.260
Gonzalez, M, 3B-1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.296
Castro, Ja, C	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	.191
Marisnick, CF	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	.364
Totals	38	7	10	7	4	9	21	.226

1-Ran for Carter in the 8th.

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Fuld, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.273
Semien, SS	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.263
Vogt, C	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.345
Butler, B, DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.325
Davis, I, 1B	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	.345
Reddick, RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.348
Lawrie, 3B	3	1	1	3	0	1	0	.219
Sogard, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.264
Gentry, LF	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	.074
a-Muncy, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Totals	32	6	7	6	3	6	8	.268

a-Lined out for Gentry in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, M (3, Pomeranz), Gattis (3, Clippard).
HR: Marisnick (2, 4th inning off Pomeranz, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Marisnick 5; Gonzalez, M 2; Gattis 3; Rasmus, C 2; Carter; Altuve 2.
RBI: Gattis 4 (5), Rasmus, C (4), Marisnick 2 (8).
2-out RBI: Rasmus, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Castro, Ja 2; Gonzalez, M; Rasmus, C 2.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Marisnick 2 (6, 2nd base off Pomeranz/Vogt, 3rd base off Clippard/Vogt), Altuve 2 (7, 2nd base off Pomeranz/Vogt, 2nd base off Clippard/Vogt).
CS: Springer (1, 2nd base by Pomeranz/Vogt).
PO: Springer (1st base by Pomeranz).

BATTING
2B: Davis, I (5, Wojciechowski), Butler, B (5, Deduno).
3B: Reddick (1, Wojciechowski).
TB: Davis, I 2; Lawrie; Butler, B 2; Sogard; Reddick 3; Semien; Gentry.
RBI: Reddick (8), Lawrie 3 (7), Gentry (1), Semien (12).
2-out RBI: Lawrie 2; Gentry.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fuld; Davis, I.
SAC: Fuld.
SF: Lawrie.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Davis, I (1, fielding).
Pickoffs: Pomeranz (Springer at 1st base).

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wojciechowski	4.0	5	5	5	2	4	0	7.31
Deduno	2.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	2.89
Sipp(W, 2-0)	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.96
Gregerson(S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00
Totals	9.0	7	6	6	3	6	0	3.18

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Pomeranz	5.0	6	5	3	3	4	1	4.50
Abad	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86
Cook	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Scribner(H, 2)	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.59
Clippard(BS, 1)(L, 0-2)	1.1	2	2	2	1	3	0	3.24
Totals	9.0	10	7	5	4	9	1	3.50

Game Scores: Wojciechowski 34, Pomeranz 40.
WP: Pomeranz.
IBB: Lowrie (by Clippard).
Pitches-strikes: Wojciechowski 76-48, Deduno 38-23, Sipp 19-15, Gregerson 6-4, Pomeranz 98-64, Abad 11-7, Cook 13-8, Scribner 16-11, Clippard 29-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wojciechowski 2-3, Deduno 3-3, Sipp 3-0, Gregerson 2-0, Pomeranz 5-3, Abad 0-2, Cook 1-1, Scribner 1-0, Clippard 1-1.
Batters faced: Wojciechowski 19, Deduno 10, Sipp 5, Gregerson 3, Pomeranz 24, Abad 3, Cook 3, Scribner 4, Clippard 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Sipp 1-0, Clippard 2-0.
Ejections: Oakland Athletics Manager Bob Melvin ejected by HP umpire Quinn Wolcott (4th)
Umpires: HP: Quinn Wolcott. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:11.
Att: 22,080.
Venue: O.co Coliseum.
April 26, 2015