Athletics at Houston Astros
Final
Recap
HOUSTON – Gage Jump didn’t have eye-popping strikeout numbers, but he gave the A’s what they needed on Sunday – another good outing. Jump threw 6 1/3 shutout innings and Nick Kurtz and Brent Rooker each homered as the Athletics beat the Astros, 5-0, at Daikin Park to salvage one game of the three-game series. “The game plan today was attacking them over and over again,” Jump said. “I thought \[catcher\
Team stats
8Hits4
2Home runs0
3Walks3
8Strikeouts7
2Stolen bases0
144Pitches thrown150
7Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Gelof3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos CortesRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shea LangeliersC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent RookerDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff McNeil2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Kurtz1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry BoltePH-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alika WilliamsSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler SoderstromLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lawrence ButlerCF-RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin SternerP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hogan HarrisP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gage JumpP | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Leiter Jr.P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |