Brandon Moss, John Jaso homer off Yu Darvish, propel A's
Brandon Moss and John Jaso homered off Yu Darvish and the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics beat Texas 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
6
Texas Rangers
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
J Donaldson hit sacrifice fly to center, B Moss scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (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 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-2
E Sogard safe at first on error by first baseman L Berkman, S Smith scored.
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Error 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Play Result 4-2
J Donaldson scored, S Smith to third on wild pitch by Y Darvish.
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Wild Pitch 4-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
A Pierzynski singled to right center, L Martin and I Kinsler scored, A Pierzynski to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-0
Pitch 4: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
J Jaso homered to right (385 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
E Sogard singled to center, J Reddick scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
B Moss homered to right (409 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
N Cruz grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
N Cruz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
L Berkman grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
L Berkman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Beltre flied out to right.
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Fly Out 6-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
A Beltre batting
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Play Result 6-2
G Balfour relieved R Cook.
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Start Inning 6-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-2
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Lineup Change 6-2
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End Inning 6-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
J Jaso lined out to left.
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Line Out 6-2
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
J Jaso batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
C Crisp struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Head to Head
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
Ian Kinsler2B3
Jurickson ProfarSS17
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Adrian Beltre3B29
Lance Berkman1B27
Nelson CruzDH32
David MurphyLF18
Craig GentryCF71
Leonys MartinRF17
OAK
Coco CrispCF4
John JasoC28
Jed LowrieSS8
Yoenis CespedesDH52
Brandon Moss1B37
Josh Donaldson3B3
Seth SmithLF12
Josh ReddickRF22
Eric Sogard2B4
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