Sunday, August 9th, 2015 3:05PM CST
Danny Valencia provided the decisive hits for the Oakland Athletics in their 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. He hit a home run during the fourth inning and then drove in the winning run with a single in the bottom of a dramatic ninth inning to secure the win.
Date: Sunday, August 9th, 2015
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 20,278
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
HOU |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Lawrie (19, Fiers); Reddick (19, Sipp)
Home Runs: Valencia (9, 4th inning off Fiers 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Valencia 2 (34), Burns (23), Reddick 2 (60)
2-out Runs Batted In: Valencia 2, Reddick
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (Burns 1-1, Lawrie 0-1, Semien 0-1, Reddick 2-2, Vogt 0-1, Crisp 0-2, Valencia 1-1, Butler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lawrie 2; Butler 1

Pitcher Notes: Mujica pitched to 3 batters in the 9th
Wild Pitches: Bassitt
Intentional Walks: Valencia (By Sipp); Burns (By Gregerson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Bassitt 13-25; Rodriguez 1-5; Mujica 2-3; Abad 0-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Bassitt 14-19-28-12; Rodriguez 5-4-3-1; Mujica 0-0-3-3; Abad 2-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Bassitt 4-6; Rodriguez 1-0; Mujica 0-0; Abad 0-3
Game Scores: C Bassitt 72

Caught Stealing: Vogt (2, 2nd base by Fiers/Castro)
Picked Off: Burns (1st base by Fiers)

Doubles: Rasmus (19, Bassitt); Correa (15, Bassitt)
Home Runs: Rasmus (14, 9th inning off Mujica 2 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Correa (37), Rasmus 3 (41)
2-out Runs Batted In: Correa
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Gómez 0-2, Castro 0-1, Carter 0-1, Rasmus 1-1, Valbuena 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gómez 2; Castro 1; Carter 1

Pitcher Notes: Harris pitched to 3 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fiers 13-24; Pérez 1-1; Harris 1-3; Sipp 2-4; Neshek 1-1; Gregerson 5-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fiers 16-6-18-19; Pérez 0-0-2-1; Harris 0-0-3-2; Sipp 1-3-2-2; Neshek 1-0-0-1; Gregerson 3-3-1-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fiers 10-4; Pérez 1-0; Harris 0-0; Sipp 0-1; Neshek 0-1; Gregerson 0-1
Game Scores: M Fiers 63

Passed Balls: Castro

Caught Stealing: Altuve (10, 2nd base by Rodriguez/Phegley)
Stolen Bases: Correa (9, 2nd base off Bassitt/Phegley)
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