A's lose to Angels, lead over Rays down to half-game
Homer Bailey lost for the first time in eight starts and the Oakland Athletics suffered a setback in their postseason pursuit, falling to the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
2
Los Angeles Angels
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 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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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 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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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 2-3
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 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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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Pujols hit sacrifice fly to left, Fletcher scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 2-3
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 2-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Goodwin doubled to left, Thaiss scored, Fletcher to third.
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Double 2-2
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Fletcher singled to center, Ward scored, Thaiss to third.
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Single 2-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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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 4 : 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 8 : 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 2 : 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 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Davis homered to center (413 feet), Laureano scored.
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Home Run 2-0
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 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 Out 0-0
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Inning 2-3
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Davis struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Hansel Robles pitches to Khris Davis
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Laureano grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Canha out at second.
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Ground Out 2-3
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Hansel Robles pitches to Ramon Laureano
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Canha reached on infield single to first.
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Single 2-3
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Hansel Robles pitches to Mark Canha
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Play Result 2-3
Robles relieved Buttrey
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Play Result 2-3
Hermosillo in left field.
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Start Inning 2-3
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-3
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Ward struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Joakim Soria pitches to Taylor Ward
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Walsh struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
Joakim Soria pitches to Jared Walsh
Showing the last 40 of 521 events.
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Oakland Athletics
- Tyler Soderstrom 60-Day-IL
- Max Muncy Out
- Seth Johnson Out
- J.T. Ginn 60-Day-IL
- Brent Rooker 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedLAA
David FletcherSS22
Brian GoodwinCF18
Albert PujolsDH5
Kole CalhounRF56
Kevan SmithC52
Jared Walsh1B21
Taylor WardLF3
Matt Thaiss3B25
Kaleb Cowart2B57
Substitutes
Michael HermosilloLF68
OAK
Marcus SemienSS10
Matt Chapman3B26
Matt Olson1B28
Mark CanhaCF33
Ramon LaureanoRF5
Khris DavisDH11
Chad PinderLF9
Sean MurphyC12
Sheldon Neuse2B26
Substitutes
Jurickson Profar2B17
Robbie GrossmanLF8
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