Herrmann grand debut leads Athletics past Twins 8-6
Chris Herrmann hit a grand slam in his first game for Oakland and the Athletics went on to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
6
Oakland Athletics
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Oakland Coliseum · 13,926 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Bunted Foul 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Canha homered to left (422 feet).
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Home Run 6-8
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Castro homered to center (401 feet).
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Home Run 6-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 5-7
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Arraez doubled to center, Gonzalez scored.
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Double 5-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Out 4-7
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Grossman singled to center, Laureano scored.
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Single 4-7
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Castro homered to center (417 feet).
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Home Run 4-6
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 3-6
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 3-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
Herrmann homered to center (407 feet), Canha scored, Laureano scored and Grossman scored.
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Home Run 3-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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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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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Inning 6-8
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Kepler flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-8
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Liam Hendriks pitches to Max Kepler
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Buxton struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Liam Hendriks pitches to Byron Buxton
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Castro struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Liam Hendriks pitches to Jason Castro
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Sanó singled to deep center.
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Single 6-8
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Liam Hendriks pitches to Miguel Sano
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Play Result 6-8
Hendriks relieved Soria
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Start Inning 6-8
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-8
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Semien grounded into double play, third to second to first, Barreto out at second.
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Ground Out 6-8
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-8
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-8
Mike Morin pitches to Marcus Semien
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Barreto bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, Herrmann to second, Grossman out at third.
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 6-8
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- J.T. Ginn Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
Minnesota Twins
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Mike Paredes Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Marcus SemienSS10
Matt Chapman3B26
Matt Olson1B28
Khris DavisDH11
Mark CanhaRF33
Ramon LaureanoCF5
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Chris HerrmannC43
Franklin Barreto2B40
MIN
Max KeplerRF22
Jorge PolancoSS11
Nelson CruzDH32
Marwin GonzalezLF14
C.J. Cron1B28
Luis Arraez2B2
Miguel Sano3B22
Jason CastroC18
Byron BuxtonCF25
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