Major League Baseball
Baltimore Orioles
2
Oakland Athletics
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run homer while playing with a sore right wrist, and the AL wild card-leading Oakland Athletics beat Baltimore 3-2 on Friday night to prevent the Orioles from moving into sole possession of first place in the AL East.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: in play
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
J Gomes singled to left center, A Rosales scored, C Crisp to second.
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
C Davis homered to center (412 feet).
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Y Cespedes homered to left (366 feet), J Gomes scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
J Hardy safe at first on error by third baseman J Donaldson, M Machado scored.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Middle of the 9th
X Avery caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
C Davis batting
M Reynolds flied out to left.
Pitch 1: in play
M Reynolds batting
E Chavez struck out swinging.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
E Chavez batting
E Chavez hit for L Ford.
X Avery ran for M Wieters.
M Wieters reached on infield single to shortstop.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
M Wieters batting
G Balfour relieved R Cook.
D Barton at first base.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
Showing the last 40 of 533 events.
OAK wins series 2-1
Coco CrispCF4
Jonny GomesDH31
Josh ReddickRF22
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Chris Carter1B48
Josh Donaldson3B3
Derek NorrisC33
Stephen DrewSS10
Adam Rosales2B32
Daric Barton1B37
Cliff Pennington2B7
Nate McLouthLF15
J.J. HardySS2
Adam JonesCF10
Matt WietersC32
Lew FordRF51
Mark Reynolds1B12
Chris DavisDH19
Manny Machado3B13
Robert Lazaro Andino2B1
Xavier AveryPR98
Endy ChavezPH9
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