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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Brad Peacocks fastball looked about as steady as its been all season. The Houston right-handers off-speed pitches were even better. Coming off two rough outings, Peacock (4-5) found his rhythm early and never backed off. He carried a shutout into the eighth inning then watched from the dugout as the Astros bullpen survived a late Oakland rally for a 3-2 victory Thursday night. "He really had his breaking ball working," said Houston manager Bo Porter, who was ejected in the eighth inning after arguing a close play at home plate. "He was able to throw it for strikes even when he got behind. When youre pounding the strike zone with your fastball and then you start to get your breaking ball over, thats a tough combination." That it came against his former club didnt seem to matter. Peacock, part of the off-season trade that sent infielder Jed Lowrie to the As, was just happy to get a win after getting tagged for nine earned runs over his previous 10 1-3 innings. "This is definitely a confidence builder," said Peacock, who struck out nine and walked one. "I have a bunch of buddies over there. Im happy where I am now. Ive got an opportunity here." Jose Altuve had two hits and drove in a run while Trevor Crowe singled, doubled and scored to help the Astros knock the As out of first place in the AL West with their third win in the last four games against their division rivals. Oakland had won 11 of the first 12 meetings between the teams. The As went into the night tied with Texas for first place but couldnt get much going against Peacock. He gave up five hits and didnt allow a runner past second base until Eric Sogards leadoff triple in the eighth. Stephen Vogt followed with an RBI double to end the shutout bid and chase Peacock. "We let him get too comfortable too early," Oakland third baseman Josh Donaldson said. "The longer the game went, the stronger he got. He really had confidence in his curveball." Oakland made its best push once Peacock left, and thats when things got heated. With Vogt on third following Lowries infield single, pinch-hitter Alberto Callaspo hit a short chopper in front of the mound. Reliever Jorge De Leon fielded the ball and flipped it to catcher Matt Pagnozzi, but Vogt slid in under the tag to pull the As within 3-2. A furious Porter sprinted out from the dugout and yelled at home plate umpire Mark Ripperger before getting tossed. Porter continued to scream at Ripperger while walking off the field, pausing near the dugout and angrily pointing his finger at the umpire. "When you slow it down, it looked like the guy was probably safe," Porter said. "The way I saw it from the dugout, it looked like he was clearly out." Josh Fields replaced De Leon and recorded the final four outs for his third save. Chris Carter, who was also included in the deal with Oakland, singled to drive in Houstons first run. It was a rough night all around for Oaklands hitters. Yoenis Cespedes struck out twice. As designated hitter Seth Smith fanned three times. The Astros gave Peacock plenty of support early. Crowe doubled off Oakland starter Sonny Gray on a softly hit ball into the gap in right centre in the first inning. After Brett Wallace walked, Carter singled in Crowe to give Houston a 1-0 lead. The Astros jumped on Gray (2-3) again with three hits in the second. Altuve singled to drive in L.J. Hoes for a 2-0 lead, and Pagnozzi scored when the ball glanced off Oakland left fielder Cespedess glove and rolled into the As bullpen. "We were a little in-between on a couple of plays and those things end up costing you in close games," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "But then (Gray) settled in really nicely, similar to what weve done here recently, which was pitch very well." Gray, who pitched eight scoreless innings against the Astros for his first win in the majors on Aug. 15, retired 19 of the final 20 batters he faced. The rookie struck out seven and walked one. Notes: The ejection was Porters second of the season. ... Vogt has an eight-game hitting streak. ... The As activated C Derek Norris from the DL list before the game. Norris had been sidelined with a broken left big toe since Aug. 20. ... Astros C Jason Castro took batting practice but missed his third straight game because of a cyst on his right knee. ... The Astros claimed OF Eric Thames off waivers from Baltimore and sent him to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Authentic Lakers Jerseys . Right-hander Todd Redmond took the loss. Jose Bautista hit his second home run of the spring. Here are a handful of tidbits from around camp: Hutchison impressive The Blue Jays are being cautious when talking about their young arms but internally, excitement is building over the way Drew Hutchison is looking and performing this spring. Rajon Rondo Jersey . 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Lets talk about how technology has changed for coaches and players the past few years. When I first came into the CFL in 2000, our video department was using SVHS tapes to record games and to watch game and practice film. The process of creating cut-ups or segments of the game film such as all first downs and blitzes and all red zone plays was a slow process. You had to start the tape from the beginning and the computer attached to a bunch of VCRs would fast-forward and when the database, which the coaches inputted into the computer, found a play that was attached to the time code on the counter, it would record it to one of the other VCR decks and it would do that for as many games as you had in your breakdown. It is a linear process meaning you always have to start at the beginning and fast-forward. The term cut-up is derived from the days before I was coaching and film projectors were used. Coaches actually cut up the film and organized the clips on the walls and then spliced them back together. Back in the days of using tapes after a game, you were given copies of the tapes to take back with you to your facility but did not have the technology to watch it on the plane. Imagine coaching for the B.C. Lions and you had the 5-hour flight home from Montreal and you would lose all that time because you couldnt watch the film. You had to wait to get home and then the video department would have to make copies of the three tapes (offence, defence and special teams) and it happened in real time so if each tape was an hour long, it took three hours to finish. The coaches were always trying to get their side of the ball recorded first so they wouldnt have to wait for two extra hours to watch tape and grade the game. Players had to come to the facility to study opponent film as well as practice and game film. The tapes would not work in regular VCRs so all film had to be seen at the offices. The advent of the non-linear editing system has been great for football. In basic terms, that means you are now capturing the images digitally and inporting them into the computer. The cameras used today actually have hard drives attached to them and, as you record the game, it actually time codes it as you film. Time code means you are marking the plays so the computer can know which film to splice together. Coaches watch what is called an intercut copy which has a sideline and end zone angle. The sideline angle is high above and has all 24 players on the field and the end zone angle is from behind and has the offensive linne and backs.dddddddddddd Nowadays, the computer can organize these angles for the offence/defence/special teams in minutes and allow those digital files to be copied in minutes. Now the coaches and players have the luxury of using iPads and computers to watch the film. Most teams use Ipads as a way to watch the film when not at their office. The video department will get the game that was played into their system and then upload it to a server that the coaches can then download to their iPad. There is an application that they use that can play the film and allow the film to be played back and forth at different speeds. You can also use the application to take pictures of a play and then draw on it or write a note to a player. This is why the iPad is a great tool. In 2012, our coaches and myself used iPads in Winnipeg. I could be watching some practice film at home or in the office and see something that I wanted to communicate to the QBs. For example, if Buck Pierce was overstriding as he threw the ball forcing the ball to go too high, I took a picture of it, wrote on the picture and e-mailed it to him and he got it immediately. Often times, there would be a concept that I thought of to attack a certain coverage and I could draw it on the screen showing the coverage and then take a picture and send it to the QBs while they were at home. The video coordinators now can get the video to the coaches by the time they get to the airport and allow the coaches to watch and grade the game on the way home. Imagine how much better it is for the BC/MTL teams being able to finish their work on the plane ride home. The players can certainly benefit from the technology of today. In Winnipeg, we gave scouting reports out digitally to anyone who had an iPad and they took notes on it that way. Players are now able to watch practice on their own that night and watch opponent film. We would send them cut-ups daily with what we would be game-planning the following day. Players with a day off after the game can watch the game and already have seen it before they see it with the coaches. Another advantage of the technology for the coaches that the players better learn about is that the coaches can get reports of how much or how little the players are logging on to the application to watch film. I would post a list and put it into the locker room of who had watched the most to the least film. The video departments do a tremendous job of preparing film for coaches and players. Every team has at least one full-time employee and many seasonal people that get everything filmed and ready to be watched every day. We have come a long way from the days of VCRs. 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