Oakland 7, Arizona 2
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, July 3, 2011
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature:
83°
Umpires:
Home -
D.J. Reyburn, 1B -
Eric Cooper, 2B -
Mark Carlson, 3B -
Jeff Kellogg
Attendance:
13822
By SportsDirect Inc.
All-Star Gio Gonzalez cruised through seven innings while Conor Jackson and Scott Sizemore each homered as the Oakland Athletics posted a 7-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
David DeJesus chipped in a two-run double for the A’s, who won their first series since sweeping the San Francisco Giants from June 17-19.
Gonzalez (8-5), who was named to his first All-Star team earlier Sunday, allowed five hits and one run while striking out seven. The 25-year-old has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his last five outings.
Diamondbacks starter Ian Kennedy (8-3), who is eligible for the final spot on the National League All-Star roster as part of the five-man final vote, did not make such a good impression. The righthander was charged with all seven runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Oakland jumped on top with DeJesus’ double in the fourth and built the lead in the sixth when Jackson and Sizemore sandwiched two-run homers around a sacrifice fly from Jemile Weeks.
Justin Upton, who was named to the NL All-Star team as Arizona’s lone representative, doubled and scored.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Arizona
|
7 |
0 |
10 |
.212 |
22 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Oakland
|
10 |
2 |
18 |
.303 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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