MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/20/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2199 - MONDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (78-49) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 0
Oakland Athletics (50-75) 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 6 10 1
Rangers Lose, 6-4, at Oakland Coliseum
The Oakland Athletics had to overcome a big game from Texas first baseman Eric Thames to leave Oakland Coliseum with a 6-4 victory. Thames went 3 for 4 with a home run, a triple, and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Oakland has now won 3 in a row.

The Athletics got a big at-bat from first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. For the game, Goldschmidt was 1 for 3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 26th home run of the season gave Oakland a 4-2 lead.

"The fans pay the tickets and help us do what we do, so we like to put on a show for them," Goldschmidt told the Oakland Citizen.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hernandez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299 5 53
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .305 12 71
B. Harper RF 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .290 29 79
E. Thames 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .291 34 102
J. Pederson LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .250 33 76
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .256 24 67
J. Smolinski CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .319 4 20
C. Wallach C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
B. Valera 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 2 22
Totals 34 4 9 4 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Thames (30, 1st Inning off Z. Davies, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Thames (4, 4th Inning off Z. Davies, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Thames (34, 8th Inning off M. Feliz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Wallach 2 , J. Candelario , B. Valera , A. Simmons , E. Thames 9 , J. Smolinski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , J. Smolinski
GIDP: C. Wallach , A. Simmons
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Valera-Thames)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 5 30
D. Gregorius SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299 16 57
R. Hoskins LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268 26 84
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .265 26 69
A. Pujols DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303 1 8
H. Powell CF 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .264 11 44
J. McCann C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .278 10 40
Y. Diaz RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .271 1 8
   a-S. Choo PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 4 17
K. Cowart 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .227 6 33
Totals 31 6 10 6 1 6 7      
a - S. Choo pinch hit for Y. Diaz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Cowart (14, 4th Inning off M. Shoemaker, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Powell 2 (11, 2nd Inning off M. Shoemaker, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off W. Harris, 0 on, 1 out) J. McCann (10, 2nd Inning off M. Shoemaker, 0 on, 0 outs) P. Goldschmidt (26, 3rd Inning off M. Shoemaker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins , Y. Diaz , H. Powell 8 , J. McCann 4 , K. Cowart 3 , D. Gregorius , P. Goldschmidt 4 , A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. LeMahieu , A. Pujols
GIDP: S. Choo
Sac Bunt: H. Powell
Hit by Pitch: J. McCann , P. Goldschmidt
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. McCann (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Gregorius-LeMahieu-Goldschmidt, Gregorius-LeMahieu-Goldschmidt)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Shoemaker L (4-6) 5.0 7 5 5 0 3 3 81 54 5.45   
W. Harris 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 25 14 4.13   
M. Bowman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 11 4.68   
T. Hildenberger 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 1.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shoemaker 36
Batters Faced: M. Shoemaker 22, W. Harris 6, M. Bowman 3, T. Hildenberger 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shoemaker 1-10, W. Harris 2-0, M. Bowman 1-0, T. Hildenberger 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shoemaker 81-54, W. Harris 25-14, M. Bowman 17-11, T. Hildenberger 13-8
Hit Batsmen: M. Shoemaker , T. Hildenberger
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Davies W (6-6) 7.0 7 3 3 3 6 0 88 60 6.64   
M. Feliz H (17) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19 11 3.92   
S. Doolittle SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 7 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Davies 54
Batters Faced: Z. Davies 29, M. Feliz 4, S. Doolittle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Davies 7-6, M. Feliz 0-1, S. Doolittle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Davies 88-60, M. Feliz 19-11, S. Doolittle 13-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Thames
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 11900
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