MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/06/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2720 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (50-93) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11 0
Oakland Athletics (87-55) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 3 7 0
Athletics Score Late, Stun Rangers, 3-2
The Texas Rangers got a superb performance from pitcher Matthew Boyd. Still, it wasn't enough to beat Oakland. The Athletics won the game, 3-2. Boyd threw 7 innings of 5-hit ball. Oakland reliever Tanner Scott got the win, raising his record to 4-1. Luis Garcia was tagged with the loss. Liam Hendriks recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 37 for 39.

Oakland took a 2-1 lead on Ramon Laureano's 30th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Texas pitcher Luis Garcia in the bottom of the eighth.

Laureano told a Oakland Citizen reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.

With the win, Oakland pushed its record to 87-55.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lowe 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .232 18 66
D. Dahl LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .373 5 20
B. Anderson 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .244 7 28
W. Calhoun DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284 21 72
N. Solak 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294 22 89
A. Haseley CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .318 6 27
C. Sisco C 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .338 8 25
D. Fowler RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .271 10 45
E. White SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 .240 6 20
Totals 36 2 11 2 3 7 15      
BATTING
Triples: D. Dahl (2, 9th Inning off L. Hendriks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Anderson , D. Fowler , E. White 3 , C. Sisco 3 , D. Dahl 4 , A. Haseley
2-out RBI: D. Dahl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Anderson 2 , D. Fowler , E. White , W. Calhoun 2
GIDP: D. Fowler
Sac Bunt: N. Lowe
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Solak-Lowe)
OF assists: 1 (Haseley (Barreto at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Semien SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .274 21 62
R. Laureano RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .271 30 90
M. Chapman 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .207 18 62
M. Olson 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .280 50 113
   a-C. Walker PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 5 13
M. Canha CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237 27 91
K. Davis DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .252 24 66
F. Barreto 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 21 78
R. Grossman LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 6 27
F. Cervelli C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .227 3 10
Totals 28 3 7 3 2 9 8      
a - C. Walker pinch ran for M. Olson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Barreto (22, 7th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Chapman (18, 8th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Laureano (30, 8th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Olson (50, 4th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Chapman 5 , R. Laureano 4 , F. Barreto 2 , M. Olson 4 , K. Davis , R. Grossman
2-out RBI: M. Chapman , R. Laureano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Canha
GIDP: M. Semien
Hit by Pitch: M. Chapman , M. Olson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barreto-Semien-Olson)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Boyd 7.0 5 1 1 2 9 1 101 65 3.07   
L. Garcia L (3-2) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 2 14 9 7.53   
B. Martin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boyd 70
Batters Faced: M. Boyd 26, L. Garcia 5, B. Martin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boyd 3-6, L. Garcia 0-2, B. Martin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boyd 101-65, L. Garcia 14-9, B. Martin 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Martin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Boyd , L. Garcia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Bassitt 4.2 5 0 0 1 5 0 83 57 3.94   
M. Leake H (2) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 30 19 3.86   
Y. Petit BS (3) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 16 3.70   
T. Scott W (4-1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 2.05   
L. Hendriks SV (37) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 12 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bassitt 58
Batters Faced: C. Bassitt 20, M. Leake 7, Y. Petit 6, T. Scott 2, L. Hendriks 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bassitt 6-3, M. Leake 2-2, Y. Petit 1-2, T. Scott 1-0, L. Hendriks 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bassitt 83-57, M. Leake 30-19, Y. Petit 28-16, T. Scott 6-1, L. Hendriks 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leake 1-0 , Y. Petit 1-1 , T. Scott 1-0
WP: C. Bassitt 2 , L. Hendriks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matthew Boyd
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:07 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 34867
Special Notes: SP Chris Bassitt was injured while pitching. Matt Olson and Luis Garcia were ejected in the 8th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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