Houston Astros at Athletics
Final
Recap
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Christian Walker homered, doubled and drove in two runs as the Houston Astros routed the Athletics 11-0 on Saturday. Walker finished 3 for 5 with three runs scored, while Joey Loperfido, Yainer Diaz and Christian Vázquez each added three hits as Houston matched a season high with 11 runs. Tatsuya Imai (1-0) struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing three hits and three walks for Houston.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteOAK -112 · 51% to win
UpsetRun LineHOU -1.5
CoveredTotalO/U 9.5 · 11 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
18Hits5
2Home runs0
13Walks3
5Strikeouts13
0Stolen bases0
143Pitches thrown200
13Pitching strikeouts5
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam SmithRF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice MatthewsPH-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shay WhitcombPH-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy PenaSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey LoperfidoRF-LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick AllenPH-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yordan AlvarezLF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Christian VazquezC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yainer DiazDH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Correa3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Walker1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 41 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai-Wei TengP | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven OkertP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tatsuya ImaiP | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |