Josh Donaldson's solo shot in 8th lifts A's over Yanks
Josh Donaldson hit Oakland's third home run of the gamet to power the Athletics over the New York Yankees 5-4 Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
5
New York Yankees
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
J Donaldson homered to left (406 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
L Overbay singled to center, T Hafner and I Suzuki scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
I Suzuki doubled to deep right, V Wells scored, T Hafner to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Y Cespedes homered to left center (402 feet), J Lowrie scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
L Montz homered to left (372 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
R Cano singled to center, B Gardner scored, R Cano out stretching at second.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
V Wells struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
V Wells batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
R Cano intentionally walked.
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Intentional Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: ball 4 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: ball 3 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 2 (intentional ball)
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Play Result 5-4
B Gardner to second on wild pitch by G Balfour.
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Wild Pitch 5-4
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
R Cano batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
B Gardner singled to center.
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Single 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
B Gardner batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
B Boesch struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
B Boesch batting
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Play Result 5-4
B Boesch hit for C Stewart.
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
C Nelson lined out to right.
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Line Out 5-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
Injuries
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYY
Brett GardnerCF11
Robinson Cano2B22
Vernon WellsLF22
Travis HafnerDH33
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Jayson NixSS
Lyle Overbay1B24
Eduardo NunezSS12
Chris StewartC12
Substitutes
Ben FranciscoDH8
Chris Nelson3B
Brennan BoeschPH31
OAK
Adam RosalesSS32
Derek NorrisC33
Jed Lowrie2B8
Yoenis CespedesCF52
Josh Donaldson3B3
Nate Freiman1B
Luke MontzDH72
Seth SmithLF12
Michael TaylorRF51
Substitutes
Brandon Moss1B37
Josh ReddickRF22
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