Bartolo Colon corrals Rangers as A's romp to victory
Seth Smith homered and scored three times, Bartolo Colon pitched seven strong innings for his first win in nearly a month and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
9
Texas Rangers
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
J Donaldson singled to right, C Crisp scored, J Lowrie to third, Y Cespedes to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-2
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 8-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 8-2
E Sogard scored on C Burns' wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 8-2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
C Crisp grounded out to third, C Young scored, E Sogard to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
E Sogard singled to center, S Smith scored, C Young to third, E Sogard to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
J Profar hit sacrifice fly to center, M Moreland scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
C Young singled to left, S Smith scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
S Smith singled to left, B Moss scored, S Smith to second on error by left fielder D Murphy.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
B Moss doubled to deep right, Y Cespedes scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Y Cespedes doubled to left, C Crisp scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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End Inning 9-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
N Cruz grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 9-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-2
N Cruz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
A Beltre flied out to right.
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Fly Out 9-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 9-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-2
A Beltre batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
L Berkman grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 9-2
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 9-2
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-2
L Berkman batting
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Play Result 9-2
P Neshek relieved J Blevins.
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Play Result 9-2
N Freiman at first base.
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Start Inning 9-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 9-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
S Smith flied out to left.
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Fly Out 9-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 9-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 9-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-2
S Smith batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
J Donaldson singled to right, C Crisp scored, J Lowrie to third, Y Cespedes to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-2
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Advancing On Force 9-2
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Advancing On Force 9-2
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Single 8-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Elvis AndrusSS18
David MurphyLF18
Lance BerkmanDH27
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nelson CruzRF32
Mitch Moreland1B18
Geovany SotoC18
Leonys MartinCF17
Jurickson Profar2B17
Substitutes
Jeff G BakerLF10
OAK
Coco CrispCF4
Jed LowrieSS8
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Brandon Moss1B37
Josh Donaldson3B3
Seth SmithDH12
Chris YoungRF24
Derek NorrisC33
Eric Sogard2B4
Substitutes
Nate Freiman1B
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