Josh Reddick blasts 3 straight HRs as A's cruise
Josh Reddick broke out of a slump by homering in three consecutive at-bats, Jed Lowrie and Yoenis Cespedes also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-6 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
14
Toronto Blue Jays
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| TOR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 14-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 14-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
C Rasmus homered to center (424 feet), A Lind scored.
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Advancing On Force 14-6
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Foul Ball 14-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 14-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-4
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Play Result 14-4
J Bautista homered to left (416 feet).
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Foul Ball 14-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 14-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 14-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 14-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 14-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 14-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-3
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Play Result 14-3
Y Cespedes grounded out to second, E Sogard scored, A Rosales to third.
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Advancing On Play 14-3
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Foul Ball 13-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-3
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Play Result 13-3
J Lowrie singled to left center, C Crisp scored, E Sogard to second.
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Advancing On Force 13-3
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
J Reddick homered to right (420 feet), J Lowrie and J Donaldson scored.
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Advancing On Force 12-3
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Advancing On Force 11-3
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
S Vogt doubled to right, S Smith scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-3
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 14-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
E Encarnacion lined out to third.
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Line Out 14-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 14-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 14-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-6
E Encarnacion batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
J Bautista doubled to left.
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Double 14-6
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 14-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-6
J Bautista batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
M Izturis flied out to left.
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Fly Out 14-6
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-6
M Izturis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
M DeRosa fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 14-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 14-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-6
M DeRosa batting
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Play Result 14-6
A Callaspo at third base.
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Start Inning 14-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 14-6
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Lineup Change 14-6
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End Inning 14-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
A Rosales grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 14-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Head to Head
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Jose ReyesSS7
Maicer IzturisSS13
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
Adam A LindDH
Colby RasmusCF28
Brett Lawrie3B15
Josh TholeC30
Emilio BonifacioLF27
Substitutes
Mark DeRosa2B16
OAK
Coco CrispCF4
Eric Sogard2B4
Jed LowrieSS8
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Brandon Moss1B37
Josh Donaldson3B3
Josh ReddickRF22
Seth SmithDH12
Stephen VogtC21
Substitutes
Adam RosalesSS32
Chris YoungLF24
Alberto Callaspo3B5
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