Astros Blank A's 4-0 Behind Wesneski's Scoreless Five

Final Score and Venue

The Houston Astros secured a 4-0 victory over the Athletics on Saturday, August 22, at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. The final scoreboard stood at 4-0 in favor of the home team, with an attendance of 28,477 fans in the stands. The Astros improved their record to 65-64, while the Athletics fell to 49-80.

This contest marked a clean sweep for Houston, who did not allow a single run throughout the entire game. The Athletics were unable to generate any scoring opportunities against the Astros' pitching staff, resulting in a shutout for the home side.

Scoring Sequence

The Astros began their scoring in the fourth inning when Carlos Paredes scored on a sacrifice fly hit by Walker to center field. This gave Houston a 1-0 lead. In the fifth inning, Yordan Alvarez drove in two runs.

First, he doubled to center field, allowing Allen to score and extend the lead to 2-0. Moments later, Paredes doubled to right field, scoring Alvarez to make it 3-0. The Astros added their final run in the seventh inning when Alvarez doubled to shortstop, driving in Delgado to make the score 4-0.

No home runs were recorded in this game, and the Athletics failed to score in any of the nine innings.

Pitching Performance

Hayden Wesneski earned the win for the Astros, pitching five innings with one hit, no earned runs, three walks, and four strikeouts. He left the game in the sixth inning with a 3-1 record. Bennett Sousa pitched one inning, allowing two hits and no earned runs, while recording three strikeouts and no walks.

Bryan Abreu entered in the eighth inning, pitching one inning with no hits, no earned runs, two walks, and two strikeouts. Steven Okert and Enyel De Los Santos each pitched one inning in relief, allowing no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and no strikeouts. For the Athletics, J.T.

Ginn took the loss, pitching five innings with six hits, three earned runs, two walks, and four strikeouts. Elvis Alvarado pitched one inning with one hit, no earned runs, no walks, and one strikeout. Drew Rom pitched one and one-third innings with two hits, one earned run, one walk, and one strikeout.

Hayden Juenger pitched two-thirds of an inning with no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and no strikeouts.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816616