8:05 PM ET, June 13, 2007
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: J. Blanton (6-4)
L: D. Wheeler (0-4)
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 6/13)
| Game 1: Tuesday, June 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 4 | Final in 11 |
| Houston | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, June 13 | ||
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| Oakland | 7 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, June 14 | ||
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| Oakland | 6 | Final in 11 |
| Houston | 5 | |
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8:05 PM ET, June 13, 2007
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: J. Blanton (6-4)
L: D. Wheeler (0-4)
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Kotsay CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | ||
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | ||
| N Swisher RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .283 | ||
| E Chavez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | ||
| D Johnson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 | ||
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .238 | ||
| J Cust LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | ||
| S Casilla P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-D Murphy PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Embree P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Kendall C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | ||
| J Blanton P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | ||
| a-M Scutaro PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||
| a-reached on infield single to shortstop for J Blanton in the 8th b-struck out swinging for S Casilla in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Kotsay (3, D Wheeler); M Ellis (12, D Wheeler) HR: E Chavez (10, 5th inning off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out); J Kendall (1, 6th inning off C Sampson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: E Chavez 3 (31), J Kendall (16), M Kotsay (3), M Ellis 2 (30) 2-out RBI: M Kotsay, M Ellis 2, E Chavez 2 GIDP: J Blanton Team LOB: 1 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Ellis (5, 3rd base off T Miller/E Munson); N Swisher (1, 2nd base off T Miller/E Munson) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson 2). | ||||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Blanton (W, 14-10) | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 98-64 | 3.62 | |
| S Casilla | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 0.00 | |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.07 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 125-81 | ||
| PITCHING Balk: J Blanton Batters faced: J Blanton 29; S Casilla 5; A Embree 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Blanton 12-6; S Casilla 3-0; A Embree 0-2 Game Scores: J Blanton 51 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Biggio 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .227 | ||
| M Lamb 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | ||
| H Pence CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .354 | ||
| C Lee LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 | ||
| M Loretta 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 | ||
| C Burke RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .232 | ||
| E Munson C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .235 | ||
| A Everett SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .230 | ||
| C Sampson P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | ||
| a-O Palmeiro PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 | ||
| D Wheeler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Moehler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| b-M Ensberg PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for C Sampson in the 7th b-flied out to right for B Moehler in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Lee (20, J Blanton); E Munson (1, J Blanton); H Pence (15, J Blanton); M Loretta (7, J Blanton); A Everett (11, J Blanton); C Biggio (19, J Blanton) RBI: E Munson (2), H Pence (25), C Biggio (19) 2-out RBI: E Munson, H Pence, C Biggio GIDP: A Everett, C Lee Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 1, M Lamb 1, C Burke 1, C Lee 1, E Munson 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (C Sampson-A Everett-C Biggio). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Sampson | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 85-55 | 3.29 | |
| D Wheeler (L, 1-4; B, 4) | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-15 | 6.10 | |
| T Miller | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-6 | 7.79 | |
| B Moehler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 6.33 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 131-84 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: N Swisher (By T Miller) Batters faced: C Sampson 23; D Wheeler 6; T Miller 3; B Moehler 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sampson 15-4; D Wheeler 0-0; T Miller 0-0; B Moehler 2-0 Game Scores: C Sampson 65 | ||||||||||
| OAK | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Munson doubled to deep center, C Lee scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | H Pence doubled to deep right center, C Sampson scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 5th | E Chavez homered to right. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | J Kendall homered to left center. | 2 | 2 | |
| 7th | C Biggio doubled to left center, A Everett scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Kotsay doubled to left, J Kendall scored, M Scutaro to third. | 3 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Ellis doubled to left, M Scutaro and M Kotsay scored. | 5 | 3 | |
| 8th | E Chavez singled to center, M Ellis and N Swisher scored. | 7 | 3 | |
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| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 34,611 (82.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:27 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Eric Cooper |
