Phegley big hits for Oakland A's in 8-6 win at Texas
Josh Phegley homered and had a two-run double, Ben Zobrist also went deep and the Oakland Athletics beat Texas 8-6 in a series opener Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
8
Texas Rangers
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Andrus doubled to deep right, Beltré scored, Moreland to third.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Zobrist homered to right center (409 feet), Sogard scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Semien doubled to center, Phegley scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Phegley doubled to deep center, Butler and Davis scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Davis doubled to right center, Zobrist scored, Butler to third.
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Andrus reached on infield single to shortstop, Fielder scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Beltré hit sacrifice fly to center, Gallo scored, Fielder to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Odor homered to right center (377 feet), Chirinos scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Phegley homered to left center (409 feet).
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End Inning 8-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Andrus struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Andrus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Moreland grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Beltré out at second.
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Ground Out 8-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Moreland batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Beltré singled to left.
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Single 8-6
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Beltré batting
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Play Result 8-6
Fuld in left field.
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Start Inning 8-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-6
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Lineup Change 8-6
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End Inning 8-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Reddick flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 8-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-6
Reddick batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Zobrist lined out to third.
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 3-0
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
Rougned Odor2B24
Joey GalloLF17
Prince FielderDH84
Adrian Beltre3B29
Mitch Moreland1B18
Elvis AndrusSS18
Leonys MartinCF17
Ryan RuaRF16
Robinson ChirinosC23
OAK
Billy BurnsCF35
Eric Sogard2B4
Ben ZobristLF18
Josh ReddickRF22
Billy ButlerDH36
Ike Davis1B24
Brett Lawrie3B15
Josh PhegleyC4
Marcus SemienSS10
Substitutes
Sam FuldLF23
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