Athletics rally for 2 runs in 8th, edge Cardinals 3-2
Khris Davis hustled home on an infield grounder in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied for two runs, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
3
St. Louis Cardinals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| STL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Eibner hit sacrifice fly to center, Healy scored, Muncy to second.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Muncy grounded into fielder's choice to first, Davis scored, Healy to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Davis walked, Maxwell scored, Semien to third, Valencia to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunt Pop Foul Out 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Play Result 0-2
Piscotty safe at first on error by third baseman Healy, G. Garcia scored, Gyorko to second.
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Error 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 7: foul
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End Inning 3-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Carpenter flied out to left.
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Fly Out 3-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Carpenter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Molina grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Molina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Piscotty struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-2
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Piscotty batting
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Play Result 3-2
Madson relieved Hendriks.
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Start Inning 3-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Semien grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Semien batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Smolinski lined out to center.
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Line Out 3-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
Smolinski batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Greg GarciaSS4
Jedd Gyorko3B5
Brandon Moss1B37
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Yadier MolinaC4
Jhonny Peralta3B27
Randal GrichukCF34
Jeremy HazelbakerLF41
Alex ReyesP27
Substitutes
Matt BowmanP51
Matt Carpenter2B13
Zach DukeP32
Kolten Wong2B16
Seunghwan OhP18
Jonathan BroxtonP30
OAK
Jake SmolinskiCF9
Marcus SemienSS10
Yonder Alonso1B13
Khris DavisLF11
Ryon Healy3B45
Max Muncy2B13
Brett EibnerRF52
Bruce MaxwellC60
Zach NealP31
Substitutes
Danny Valencia1B2
Stephen VogtC21
Arismendy AlcantaraPH29
Danny CoulombeP67
Liam HendriksP31
Coco CrispPH4
Ryan MadsonP50
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