Taylor and Chapman back Mengden as A's beat Cardinals 2-0
Beau Taylor and Matt Chapman homered, and Daniel Mengden pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
2
St. Louis Cardinals
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Chapman homered to left (415 feet).
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Home Run 2-0
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Taylor homered to right (398 feet).
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Home Run 1-0
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 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 Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Inning 2-0
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Molina popped out to second.
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Pop Out 2-0
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-0
Liam Hendriks pitches to Yadier Molina
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
J. Martínez grounded out to first, Ozuna to third.
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Ground Out 2-0
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-0
Liam Hendriks pitches to Jose Martinez
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Ozuna doubled to left.
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Double 2-0
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-0
Liam Hendriks pitches to Marcell Ozuna
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
DeJong struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-0
Pitch 8 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-0
Liam Hendriks pitches to Paul DeJong
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Play Result 2-0
Hendriks relieved Soria
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Start Inning 2-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-0
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Semien flied out to center.
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Fly Out 2-0
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Showing the last 40 of 538 events.
Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-0
Injuries
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Day-To-Day
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- J.T. Ginn Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSTL
Tommy Edman3B25
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Paul DeJongSS18
Marcell OzunaLF24
Jose MartinezRF16
Yadier MolinaC4
Dexter FowlerCF25
Kolten Wong2B16
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Giovanny GallegosP65
Matt CarpenterPH13
John GantP33
OAK
Marcus SemienSS10
Matt Chapman3B26
Matt Olson1B28
Khris DavisLF11
Mark CanhaLF33
Stephen PiscottyRF26
Jurickson Profar2B17
Beau TaylorC46
Daniel MengdenP73
Substitutes
Joakim SoriaP28
Liam HendriksP31
Robbie GrossmanPH8
Yusmeiro PetitP36
Ramon LaureanoCF5
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