Astros complete the series sweep with win in extra innings
Astros daily report presented by APG&E: 3 hits from the 6-4 win
Jun 2, 2019, 7:32 pm
Astros complete the series sweep with win in extra innings
With two wins in the books, the Astros looked for the sweep on Sunday afternoon with Gerrit Cole on the mound. Here is how the game went down:
Final Score (12 innings): Astros 6, A's 4.
Record: 40-20, first in the AL West.
Winning pitcher: Josh James (3-0, 4.78 ERA).
Losing pitcher: Lou Trevino (2-3, 4.25 ERA).
Gerrit Cole did not have his best stuff on Sunday but still managed to come out of it with a win. Cole was not his usual dominant self, which showed in the bottom of the second inning when he allowed the A's to go ahead 2-1 on two solo home runs.
Still, he was able to keep Oakland to just those two runs, but it came with a lot more balls in play than strikeouts, resulting in his lowest strikeout total in a game this season at four. He'd leave the game in line for the win after six innings, posting a final line of 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K.
Derek Fisher started the game with a ground-rule double to give the Astros and immediate scoring opportunity in the top of the first inning. Two outs later Yuli Gurriel would convert the opportunity, hitting an RBI-double to get the quick 1-0 lead.
Down 2-1 in the fifth, the Astros strung together some more offense by putting runners on the corners before both would score on an error-filled play to put Houston back in front 3-2. Myles Straw's speed helped manufacture another run in the seventh. Straw worked a one-out walk, stole second easily, then scored from second on an RBI-single by Derek Fisher, extending Houston's lead to 4-2.
Straw would prove vital yet again in the top of the twelfth inning, leading the inning off with a single, stealing second (yes, again), then scoring on a one-out RBI single by Michael Brantley to put Houston back in front 5-4. They'd tack on another before the inning was over on an RBI-single from Gurriel, his second RBI of the day to make it a 6-4 Houston advantage.
Will Harris, who pitched a scoreless ninth inning in the night before, was called on for the seventh during which he'd allow a solo home run to get the A's within one at 4-3. Ryan Pressly took over for the eighth inning in the one-run game, but he'd allow a rare run on a solo home run to tie the game at 4-4 before getting out of the inning.
With the game tied, it was Hector Rondon brought in for the ninth, and he'd send the game to extra innings with a scoreless inning. After already being warmed up, Roberto Osuna came in for the bottom of the tenth to extend the game further, and would do so by working around a leadoff single with three-straight strikeouts to end the inning. Josh James was next up for the bottom of the eleventh, and was able to retire the side to force yet another inning.
After getting two runs in the top of the inning, James stayed in the game to put an end to things, and did so, completing the series sweep with a scoreless inning in the bottom of the twelfth.
Up Next: Houston will continue this west coast road trip by starting a four-game series with the Mariners tomorrow at 9:00 PM. Corbin Martin (1-1, 5.51 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros looking to rebound from a few rough starts. Wade LeBlanc (2-2, 6.99 ERA) will pitch for the Mariners.
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Hunter Brown struck out a season-high nine in seven innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Monday night.
Hunter Brown has lowered his ERA to 1.16 thanks to a 24-inning scoreless streak. 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/rKRN2R0N91
— MLB (@MLB) April 22, 2025
Brown (3-1) allowed two hits and walked one while extending his scoreless streak to 24 consecutive innings. Forrest Whitley finished the two-hitter.
It was Houston's second shutout of the season. Toronto was blanked for the second time this year.
Tuve keeps it going!#TheNextFrontier pic.twitter.com/N4s7g5N2Ml
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 22, 2025
Jose Altuve hit a two-run double, helping the Astros win for the third time in four games.
Y'all thought we were done?#TheNextFrontier pic.twitter.com/547G7w0p6A
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 22, 2025
Brendan Rodgers had two hits and two RBIs, and Zach Dezenzo had two hits and scored twice.
Z breaks through! pic.twitter.com/eSbv7lbecV
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 22, 2025
Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (2-2) allowed four runs and six hits in six innings.
Houston grabbed control with four runs in the fifth. Dezenzo doubled in Cam Smith and scored on Altuve's double off the scoreboard in left. Isaac Paredes added a run-scoring single.
The Blue Jays have been held scoreless in three of their last four games in Houston, including losses of 10-0 and 8-0 last April.
Rodgers closed out the scoring with a two-run double in the eighth.
Brown is 2-0 in his last three starts, striking out 16 in 19 innings while walking just three.
Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-0, 0.77 ERA) is slated to make his fifth start of the season on Tuesday against Houston right-hander Ronel Blanco (1-2, 6.48 ERA).