Why Houston Astros manager Joe Espada had to make pitching change

Athletics
AB
R
H
BI
BB
SO
Avg.

Totals
32
4
10
3
5
8

Bolte cf
3
0
0
0
2
2
.264

McNeil 2b-1b
5
1
2
0
0
0
.262

Gelof 3b-lf
3
1
0
0
1
1
.262

Cortes lf
2
0
1
0
1
0
.262

a-Williams ph-ss
0
0
0
0
0
0
.261

Butler rf
3
1
2
1
1
1
.219

White 1b-3b
4
0
3
0
0
0
.265

Heim c
4
0
0
1
0
1
.204

Walton ss-2b
4
1
1
1
0
2
.283

Muncy dh
4
0
1
0
0
1
.214

Houston
AB
R
H
BI
BB
SO
Avg.

Totals
34
3
6
3
2
14

Peña ss
4
0
1
1
0
3
.283

Alvarez dh
3
0
0
0
1
1
.319

Paredes 3b
4
0
0
0
0
1
.260

Altuve 2b
4
0
0
0
0
2
.245

Walker 1b
3
1
1
0
1
0
.234

Varsho cf
4
1
2
1
0
1
.232

Diaz c
4
0
1
1
0
3
.254

Smith rf
4
0
0
0
0
2
.216

Wade lf
3
1
1
0
0
1
.222

Trammell lf
1
0
0
0
0
0
.210

Athletics
001
000
030_4
10
1

Houston
000
100
200_3
6
0

a-sacrificed for Cortes in the 8th.

E_Gelof (8). LOB_Athletics 7, Houston 6. 2B_White (3), Diaz (10), Wade (5). HR_Walton (4), off Brown; Varsho (9), off Medina. RBIs_Walton (18), Butler (37), Heim (40), Diaz (29), Varsho (30), Peña (41). S_Williams.

Runners left in scoring position_Athletics 3 (Walton, Heim 2); Houston 3 (Wade, Smith, Paredes). RISP_Athletics 2 for 11; Houston 1 for 6.

Runners moved up_White, Heim, Smith. GIDP_Cortes, White, Walton.

DP_Houston 3 (Peña, Walker; Walker, Peña, Walker; Walker, Peña).

IP

H
R
ER
BB
SO
NP
ERA

6

3
1
1
1
9
91
4.98

1

3
2
2
1
2
26
3.77

1

0
0
0
0
1
11
3.72

1

0
0
0
0
2
13
4.29

IP

H
R
ER
BB
SO
NP
ERA

5

7
1
1
3
4
101
3.51

1

0
0
0
0
2
19
3.29

2
3
3
1
0
12
4.86

1

1
0
0
1
2
22
4.07

Inherited runners-scored_Blubaugh 2-0, Abreu 1-1. IBB_off Medina (Alvarez). WP_Sousa.

ABS Challenge_Brown (Ball-Confirmed); Brown (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Bolte (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Lopez (Ball-Confirmed); Altuve (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Abreu (Ball-Confirmed).

Pitch timer violations_Medina (pitcher).

Umpires_Home, Will Little; First, Ryan Wills; Second, Ryan Additon; Third, Jonathan Parra.

T_2:50. A_31,009 (41,000).