Josh Hamilton leads Angels past A's with HR, 3 RBI's
Josh Hamilton homered and drove in three runs, Mike Trout also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels regained the best record on baseball, beating the Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Sunday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
9
Oakland Athletics
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Oakland Coliseum · 36,067 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
E Sogard hit sacrifice fly to right, D Norris scored, A Callaspo to third.
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Advancing On Play 9-4
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 9: 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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
A Parrino homered to right (363 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
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Play Result 9-2
A Callaspo homered to right (375 feet), J Reddick scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-2
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 9-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
M Trout homered to center (417 feet).
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
H Kendrick singled to center, A Pujols scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
J Hamilton hit sacrifice fly to left, M Trout scored, A Pujols to second.
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Advancing On Play 7-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
A Pujols singled to center, K Calhoun scored, M Trout to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-0
Pitch 3: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
J Hamilton homered to right (385 feet), A Pujols scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 9-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
C Crisp struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
C Crisp batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
A Parrino struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4
A Parrino batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
E Sogard hit sacrifice fly to right, D Norris scored, A Callaspo to third.
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Advancing On Play 9-4
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Advancing On Play 9-4
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Sacrifice Fly 9-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Play Result 9-3
D Norris to third, A Callaspo to second on passed ball by C Iannetta.
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Passed Ball 9-3
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Passed Ball 9-3
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
E Sogard batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
A Callaspo singled to left, D Norris to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-3
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Single 9-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 9-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-3
A Callaspo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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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
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Coco CrispDH4
Sam FuldCF23
Stephen Vogt1B21
Brandon MossLF37
Josh ReddickRF22
Derek NorrisC33
Alberto Callaspo3B5
Eric Sogard2B4
Andy ParrinoSS12
LAA
Kole CalhounRF56
Mike TroutCF27
Albert Pujols1B5
Josh HamiltonLF32
Howie KendrickDH47
David Freese3B25
Erick AybarSS0
Chris IannettaC22
Gordon Beckham2B29
Substitutes
Efren Navarro1B50
Collin CowgillLF5
John McDonaldSS8
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