Pence, Belt lead Giants to 9-3 victory over A's
Hunter Pence had four hits and drove in two runs, Brandon Belt had three RBI and the San Francisco Giants won their third straight, beating the Oakland Athletics 9-3 in an interleague game Friday
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
3
San Francisco Giants
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Belt singled to right, Duffy and Posey scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-9
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Advancing On Play 3-8
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Sogard singled to right, Butler scored, Lawrie to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Zobrist homered to right (363 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 1-7
Peavy safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Lawrie, Belt scored.
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Error 1-7
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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 10: 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 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: 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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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Belt doubled to deep right, Pence scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-6
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Pence doubled to deep right center, Posey scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Inning 3-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Sogard struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Sogard batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Lawrie grounded out to third, Butler to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-9
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Lawrie batting
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Play Result 3-9
Vogelsong relieved López.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Reddick grounded out to second, Butler to second.
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Advancing On Play 3-9
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Ground Out 3-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Reddick batting
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Play Result 3-9
López relieved Strickland.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Butler singled to right.
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Single 3-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Butler batting
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Start Inning 3-9
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-9
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Crawford struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
Crawford batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Belt singled to right, Duffy and Posey scored.
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Head to Head
SF wins series 3-0
Injuries
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSF
Angel PaganCF16
Joe Panik2B12
Matt Duffy3B9
Buster PoseyC28
Hunter PenceRF8
Brandon Belt1B13
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Gregor BlancoLF7
Jake PeavyP22
Substitutes
George KontosP30
Joaquin AriasPH1
Hunter StricklandP60
Javier LopezP49
Ryan VogelsongP14
OAK
Billy BurnsCF35
Stephen VogtC21
Ben Zobrist2B18
Billy Butler1B36
Josh ReddickRF22
Brett Lawrie3B15
Eric SogardSS4
Sam FuldCF23
Jesse ChavezP60
Substitutes
Mark CanhaLF33
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.P29
Eric O'FlahertyP34
Jake SmolinskiPH9
Angel CastroP45
Marcus SemienPH10
Fernando AbadP60
Edward MujicaP96
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