Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Match Player Stats On Jun 19, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 20, 2017

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jake Marisnick, George Springer and Derek Fisher homered, right-hander Brad Peacock pitched 5 2/3 strong innings and the Houston Astros defeated Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Monday night at Oakland Coliseum.

Marisnick gave Houston a 2-0 lead with a two-run blast in the fifth inning. Springer hit his 20th home run of the season in the eighth, a solo shot, and Fisher added a solo homer in the ninth.

Springer reached the 20-homer mark for the third time in his four major-league seasons and is nine shy of matching his career high of 29 from 2016.

Evan Gattis went 2-for-4 with two doubles and scored a run for Houston, which defeated the A's at the Coliseum for the seventh straight time and for the 12th time in their past 13 games overall.

Peacock (4-1), a former A's minor-leaguer, allowed one run and four hits. He walked two and struck out eight. In his six starts since moving from the bullpen to the rotation, he struck out at least eight batters five times. He has 44 strikeouts in 28 1/3 innings.

A's rookie right-hander Daniel Gossett (0-2) gave up two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings in his second career major-league start since replacing injured Andrew Triggs (strained left hip) in the rotation. He struck out six and walked none. In his first start, Gossett allowed seven runs and six hits in 3 1/3 innings of an 11-6 loss at Miami on June 14.

The last-place A's, coming off a four-game series sweep of the Yankees at home, fell 15 1/2 games behind the first-place Astros in the American League West. Houston opened a seven-game road trip after going 3-6 in a nine-game homestand.

The A's cut Houston's lead to 2-1 in the sixth inning. With one out, Matt Joyce lined a double to right off Peacock. After Chad Pinder walked, Jed Lowrie doubled to right center, scoring Joyce. Pinder tried to score, too, but was thrown out at home after a relay from Springer in right to shortstop Carlos Correa to Gattis.

The speedy Springer cut the ball off on one hop in the alley, spun and quickly got the ball to Correa, who made a strong throw home.

Springer led off the eighth with a home run to right-center off reliever John Axford. Fisher launched a home run into the right field seats off Josh Smith with one out in the ninth.

Astros relievers Will Harris, Chris Devenski and Ken Giles combined to blank the A's on no hits in the final 3 1/3 innings. Giles pitched a perfect ninth for his 17th save.

The Astros took a 2-0 lead in the fifth on Marisnick's two-run shot off Gossett. On a 2-2 count, Gossett threw a 94 mph fastball that tailed back over the middle of the plate, and Marisnick hit it 440 feet for his ninth home run of the season.

Gattis was aboard after lining a leadoff double to left, his second double of the game.

The A's put only two runners on base in the first five innings against Peacock. Yonder Alonso singled in the second and Adam Rosales singled in the third.

NOTES: A's rookie 3B Matt Chapman (left knee infection) missed Monday's game and is being treated with antibiotics. "We'll see how it does in the next 24 hours," said Nick Paparesta, Oakland's head athletic trainer. ... A's bench coach Mark Kotsay will take an indefinite leave of absence from the team to be with his daughter, Sienna, who was struck from close range with a tennis ball in her right eye last week and has experienced a partial loss of vision, general manager David Forst said. "Mark will stay with his family as they seek the opinions of specialists and he will remain as long as needed through recovery and the healing process," Forst said. "He's hopeful of returning at some point this season." Third base coach Chip Hale will serve as bench coach during Kotsay's absence, and Steve Scarsone, who had been a longtime minor-league manager for the A's until becoming a traveling instructor this year, will coach third base. Garvin Alston, a longtime pitching instructor in the organization, was hired as bullpen coach. ... Astros RF Josh Reddick (concussion) will come off the disabled list Tuesday and return to the starting lineup. ... Astros RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (lower back discomfort) threw a pain-free bullpen session and will likely come off the DL and return to the rotation at some point during the Astros' three-game series at Seattle, which begins Friday.