Khris Davis homers twice as A's beat AL-best Rangers 5-2
Khris Davis homered twice, giving him 40 for the season, and the Oakland Athletics beat Texas 5-2 on Sunday to keep the Rangers from moving closer to the AL West title.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
5
Texas Rangers
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Davis homered to right (373 feet), Healy scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (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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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Núñez grounded into fielder's choice to second, Healy scored, Semien out at second, Davis to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Semien walked, Valencia scored, Healy to third, Davis to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (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 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: 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 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 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Davis homered to left (402 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Desmond reached on infield single to pitcher, DeShields scored, Gómez to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
DeShields singled to center, Chirinos scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Gómez flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Gómez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Mazara lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 5-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Mazara batting
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Play Result 5-2
Hoying ran for Beltrán.
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Beltrán singled to right.
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Single 5-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Beltrán batting
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Play Result 5-2
Beltrán hit for Chirinos.
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Profar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Profar batting
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Play Result 5-2
Dull relieved Doolittle.
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Start Inning 5-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
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
Delino DeShieldsLF80
Carlos GomezLF91
Ian DesmondCF20
Adrian BeltreDH29
Rougned Odor2B24
Elvis AndrusSS18
Ryan Rua1B16
Jurickson Profar3B17
Robinson ChirinosC23
Substitutes
Nomar MazaraRF15
Mitch Moreland1B18
Carlos Ivan BeltranPH15
Jared HoyingPR28
OAK
Joey Wendle2B18
Danny ValenciaRF2
Ryon Healy3B45
Khris DavisDH11
Yonder Alonso1B13
Marcus SemienSS10
Bruce MaxwellC60
Brett EibnerCF52
Jake SmolinskiLF9
Substitutes
Renato NunezPH55
Stephen VogtC21
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