Locke wins third straight, Pirates rally to beat A's 7-3
Jody Mercer homered and had an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from three runs down to beat stumbling ace Sonny Gray and the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
7
Oakland Athletics
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| OAK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oakland Coliseum · 15,710 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Harrison doubled to deep left, Freese and Joyce scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Joyce singled to left, Marte scored, Freese to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Stewart grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Harrison scored, Mercer out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Mercer singled to left, Joyce scored, Harrison to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 2-3
McCutchen scored on Gray's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 3: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Mercer homered to left (369 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Lowrie doubled to deep left, Alonso scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Semien homered to center (401 feet), Lowrie scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 7-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Phegley grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Phegley batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Smolinski grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Smolinski batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Butler grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Butler batting
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Play Result 7-3
Melancon relieved Caminero.
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Play Result 7-3
Freese at first base.
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Play Result 7-3
Kang at third base.
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Start Inning 7-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-3
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Lineup Change 7-3
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Lineup Change 7-3
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Lineup Change 7-3
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Lineup Change 7-3
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End Inning 7-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Jaso lined out to right.
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Line Out 7-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Jaso batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Stewart walked.
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Head to Head
PIT wins series 3-0
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Jed Lowrie2B8
Marcus SemienSS10
Josh ReddickRF22
Danny Valencia3B2
Khris DavisLF11
Billy ButlerDH36
Jake SmolinskiCF9
Josh PhegleyC4
Yonder Alonso1B13
PIT
John Jaso1B28
Gregory PolancoRF25
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Starling MarteLF0
David Freese1B25
Matt JoyceDH7
Josh Harrison2B4
Jordy MercerSS27
Chris StewartC12
Substitutes
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Sean RodriguezRF13
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