Bartolo Colon dominates to win 8th straight as A's hammer Cardinals
Bartolo Colon tossed eight innings of one-run ball to win his eighth straight start, powering the Oakland Athletics past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
1
Oakland Athletics
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OAK | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Oakland Coliseum · 24,208 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
D Freese singled to center, M Holliday scored, M Adams to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-6
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
S Vogt homered to right (377 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
J Lowrie hit a ground rule double to deep right, C Crisp scored, S Smith to third.
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Advancing On Force 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
M Adams grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 1-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6
M Adams batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
M Holliday singled to center.
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Single 1-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6
M Holliday batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
A Craig struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-6
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6
A Craig batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
C Beltran grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 1-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6
C Beltran batting
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Play Result 1-6
D Otero relieved B Colon.
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Start Inning 1-6
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-6
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Lineup Change 1-6
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End Inning 1-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
C Crisp struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6
C Crisp batting
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Coco CrispCF4
Seth SmithDH12
Jed LowrieSS8
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Brandon Moss1B37
Josh Donaldson3B3
Josh ReddickRF22
Stephen VogtC21
Eric Sogard2B4
STL
Matt Carpenter2B13
Yadier MolinaC4
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Allen CraigDH11
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
David Freese3B25
Jon JayCF9
Pete KozmaSS38
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