MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/05/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2016 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (54-60) 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 8 13 1
Chicago Cubs (47-65) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Cubs Stumble, Lose to Athletics
In baseball, each game is unique. This one was no different.

The Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs, 8-1, at Wrigley Field. The Athletics got a fine performance from right fielder Mark Canha, who captured player of the game honors. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Oakland is third in the American League West Division with a record of 54-60.

In the top of the first inning with two out, Oakland left fielder Rhys Hoskins hit a solo home run. It made the score 2-0, Athletics. For the day, Hoskins was 2-4 with a home run.

"We looked pretty good up and down," said Oakland manager Scot Hughes.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Canha RF 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .246 21 55
   a-S. Long PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Gregorius SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .293 26 72
E. Escobar 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .278 14 65
   b-J. Ritchie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Powell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 2 28
R. Hoskins LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .219 25 74
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182 0 0
C. Spangenberg 2B, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .240 7 17
S. Duggar CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 0 0
K. Suzuki C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .194 9 30
M. Leake P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   M. Feliz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8 0 11 8      
a - S. Long pinch hit for M. Canha in the 9th
b - J. Ritchie pinch hit for E. Escobar in the 9th
c - H. Powell substituted for J. Ritchie in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Escobar (35, 7th Inning off W. Mills, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hoskins (25, 1st Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Canha 2 (21, 5th Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off W. Mills, 0 on, 1 out) D. Gregorius 2 (26, 1st Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off W. Lockett, 0 on, 1 out) E. Escobar (14, 3rd Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins 5 , K. Suzuki 2 , C. Spangenberg 2 , M. Canha 8 , D. Gregorius 8 , E. Escobar 6 , S. Duggar
2-out RBI: R. Hoskins , K. Suzuki , E. Escobar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hoskins , M. Leake
Sac Bunt: M. Leake
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: E. Escobar (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Gregorius-Spangenberg-Abreu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .218 16 51
Y. Moncada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .259 10 35
C. Bellinger 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248 26 66
   c-J. Hicks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Upton LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .220 20 49
W. Contreras C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .238 13 41
   d-J. Castro PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206 2 9
P. DeJong SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 10 26
S. Piscotty RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .224 11 58
J. Gyorko 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 3 22
M. Tanaka P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 0 1
   W. Lockett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Gurriel Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218 2 9
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   W. Mills P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Otero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Span PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 6
   K. Herrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 3 9 13      
a - L. Gurriel Jr. pinch hit for W. Lockett in the 5th
b - D. Span pinch hit for D. Otero in the 8th
c - J. Hicks pinch hit for C. Bellinger in the 9th
d - J. Castro pinch hit for W. Contreras in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Contreras (13, 5th Inning off M. Leake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bellinger , S. Piscotty , W. Contreras 4
GIDP: M. Taylor
Hit by Pitch: P. DeJong
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: P. DeJong (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Otero (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Upton-Contreras)
OF assists: 1 (Upton (Spangenberg at home))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Leake W (8-8) 6.1 3 1 1 2 5 1 91 57 4.94   
M. Feliz 2.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 40 25 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Leake 66
Batters Faced: M. Leake 24, M. Feliz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Leake 6-6, M. Feliz 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Leake 91-57, M. Feliz 40-25
Hit Batsmen: M. Leake
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka L (6-12) 4.1 7 5 5 0 3 4 71 46 5.74   
W. Lockett 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 16 11 6.75   
F. Abad 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 13 4.50   
W. Mills 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 12 7.71   
D. Otero 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 10 3.35   
K. Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 10 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 32
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 19, W. Lockett 4, F. Abad 4, W. Mills 4, D. Otero 5, K. Herrera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 5-4, W. Lockett 0-1, F. Abad 0-1, W. Mills 1-1, D. Otero 1-1, K. Herrera 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 71-46, W. Lockett 16-11, F. Abad 21-13, W. Mills 21-12, D. Otero 16-10, K. Herrera 11-10
WP: M. Tanaka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Canha
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 31194
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