Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros
June 13, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 13, 2007 at Minute Maid Park. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Houston Astros 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 1 1 1
Ellis 2b 4 1 1 2
Swisher rf 3 1 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 1 2 3
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Crosby ss 4 0 0 0
Cust lf 3 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 2 3 1
Blanton p 2 0 0 0
  Scutaro ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 7 8 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 1
Lamb 1b 4 0 0 0
Pence cf 4 0 2 1
Lee lf 4 1 2 0
Loretta 3b 4 0 2 0
Burke rf 4 0 1 0
Munson c 3 0 1 1
Everett ss 4 1 1 0
Sampson p 2 1 1 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Moehler p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Oakland 000 011 050780
Houston 011 000 1003110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (6-4) 7.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Casilla   1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Embree   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Sampson   7.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Wheeler  L (0-4) 0.2 4 4 4 0 2
  Miller   0.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Moehler   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2. Crosby-Ellis-Johnson, Crosby-Ellis-Johnson, Houston 1. Sampson-Everett-Biggio.  2B–Oakland Kotsay (3,off Wheeler); Ellis (12,off Wheeler), Houston Lee (20,off Blanton); Munson (1,off Blanton); Pence (15,off Blanton); Loretta (7,off Blanton); Everett (11,off Blanton); Biggio (19,off Blanton).  HR–Oakland Chavez (10,5th inning off Sampson 0 on 0 out); Kendall (1,6th inning off Sampson 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Swisher (5,by Miller).  Team LOB–1.  Team–7.  SB–Ellis (5,3rd base off Miller/Munson); Swisher (1,2nd base off Miller/Munson).  U-HP–Chad Fairchild, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:27.  A–34,611.
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