MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/01/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1016 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (75-71) 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 10 1
Oakland Athletics (60-86) 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 X 6 11 1
Ackley Hits Two Dingers, Athletics Win, 6-5
Oakland left fielder Dustin Ackley was instrumental in helping the Athletics triumph, 6-5, over the Boston Red Sox. Ackley hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Oakland reliever Giovanny Gallegos picked up the win, raising his record to 1-4. Anthony Banda was tagged with the loss. Robert Stock earned the save, his 1st in 1 tries.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Ackley delivered big-time for Oakland, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Anthony Banda. The game-changing hit put the Athletics on top, 6-5.

Ackley told a Oakland Daily News reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.

Oakland is in last place in the AL West Division with a record of 60-86.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pollock DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 13 65
W. Adames SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .271 10 37
C. Bellinger CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .269 25 88
M. Yastrzemski RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .291 8 42
M. Holliday LF 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 .262 11 54
J. Hardy 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .227 13 52
A. Avila C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .220 18 60
J. Bautista 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .180 11 30
W. Astudillo 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .269 6 21
Totals 36 5 10 5 1 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Holliday 2 (37, 2nd Inning off A. Miranda, 1 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off A. Miranda, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Hardy (24, 8th Inning off G. Gallegos, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Astudillo (6, 7th Inning off K. Middleton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Adames , C. Bellinger 2 , M. Yastrzemski , M. Holliday 4 , J. Hardy 2 , A. Avila , J. Bautista , W. Astudillo 4
2-out RBI: M. Holliday , J. Hardy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Avila 2 , W. Astudillo
GIDP: A. Pollock
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: W. Adames (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Adames-Hardy-Bautista)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jennings CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .212 10 43
T. Lin SS, 2B, SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .192 2 11
L. Morrison DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .190 31 79
M. Sanó 1B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .125 6 16
J. Jaso C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .232 5 28
Y. Tomas 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   d-T. Hernández RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 18 56
D. Ackley LF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .191 15 45
T. Thompson RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   b-A. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 14 57
   e-Y. Betancourt SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 2
J. Mercer 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   a-Y. Perez 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .103 2 19
   c-J. Candelario PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .260 9 55
Totals 35 6 11 5 1 9 16      
a - Y. Perez substituted for J. Mercer in the 1st
b - A. Cabrera pinch hit for T. Thompson in the 7th
c - J. Candelario pinch hit for Y. Perez in the 7th
d - T. Hernández substituted for Y. Tomas in the 8th
e - Y. Betancourt substituted for A. Cabrera in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Ackley 2 (15, 5th Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Lin (2, 7th Inning off S. Bieber, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jennings , T. Lin 6 , L. Morrison , M. Sanó , D. Ackley 9 , T. Thompson , J. Candelario
2-out RBI: T. Lin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jaso , Y. Perez , J. Candelario
GIDP: M. Sanó
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Thompson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Gallegos (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Betancourt-Lin-Candelario)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bieber 7.0 9 5 5 0 7 3 111 3.10   
A. Banda L (3-9) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 22 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bieber 46
Batters Faced: S. Bieber 30, A. Banda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bieber 6-7, A. Banda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bieber 111-70, A. Banda 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miranda 6.1 6 3 3 1 6 0 89 3.40   
K. Middleton 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 4.34   
G. Gallegos W (1-4), BS (4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 5.55   
R. Stock SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miranda 54
Batters Faced: A. Miranda 26, K. Middleton 3, G. Gallegos 5, R. Stock 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miranda 8-5, K. Middleton 0-1, G. Gallegos 0-2, R. Stock 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miranda 89-60, K. Middleton 11-8, G. Gallegos 20-13, R. Stock 9-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dustin Ackley
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 28208
Special Notes: SS Jordy Mercer was injured while throwing the ball.
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