Montas reaches 200 Ks, A's pound first-place Astros 14-2

— Frankie Montas pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and became the first Oakland pitcher in 20 years to reach 200 strikeouts in a season, helping the Athletics pound the Houston Astros 14-2 on Friday night to support their slim playoff hopes.
Sep 25, 2021, 02:41 am - AP
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F. Montas
win

F. Montas13-9

7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 3 BB
B. Bielak
loss

B. Bielak3-4

3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUOAK
1stGurriel hit sacrifice fly to right, Altuve scored.10
3rdAltuve homered to left center (422 feet).20
3rdMarte singled to center, Andrus scored, Harrison to third.21
3rdOlson singled to right center, Harrison scored, Marte to third.22
3rdCanha hit sacrifice fly to left, Marte scored.23
7thMarte doubled to left, Kemp scored and Gomes scored, Harrison to third.25
7thPinder homered to left (425 feet), Harrison scored, Marte scored and Canha scored.29
8thBolt walked, Kemp scored, Andrus to second, Gomes to third.210
8thMarte singled to center, Gomes scored, Bolt to second, Andrus to third.211
8thOlson doubled to deep left, Andrus scored, Marte scored and Bolt scored.214
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