Oakland 8, Philadelphia 6
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 21, 2014
Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature:
65°
Umpires:
Home -
Jerry Meals, 1B -
Bob Davidson, 2B -
Chris Conroy, 3B -
Jordan Baker
Attendance:
25126
By SportsDirect Inc.
Athletics 8, Phillies 6 (10): Josh Donaldson ripped a walk-off, two-run homer as host Oakland outlasted Philadelphia in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Nate Freiman singled in front of Donaldson, who blasted a 1-0 fastball from Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez (0-1) out to straightaway center for his 28th home run and the Athletics’ 10th walk-off win. Geovany Soto drove in three runs and Sean Doolittle (2-4) picked up the win with two perfect innings of relief as Oakland stayed atop the American League wild-card race, two games ahead of third-place Seattle.
Marlon Byrd drove in three runs and Freddy Galvis had an RBI triple for the Phillies, who battled back to forge a tie after starter A.J. Burnett was knocked around for six runs on three hits and six walks in 4 1/3 innings. Brandon Moss and Adam Dunn each drove in a run and scored for the Athletics.
Byrd’s RBI double in the first gave Philadelphia a quick lead before Oakland rallied for three in the bottom of the frame on Dunn’s RBI single, Moss’ run-scoring double off left fielder Grady Sizemore’s glove and Josh Reddick’s sacrifice fly. Byrd’s second double plated a pair in the third to knot it up.
Carlos Ruiz’s RBI double tied it up again at 4 in the fourth before Soto put the Athletics on top with a two-run double to right-center in the fifth. Oakland starter Scott Kazmir gave the lead right back in the next half-inning, surrendering Galvis’ RBI triple off the wall in left before Ben Revere’s run-scoring single ended the left-hander’s afternoon with six earned runs on 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Athletics SS Jed Lowrie left the game in the fifth with a left foot contusion. … Phillies LF Domonic Brown (wrist) did not start for the third straight game but appeared as a pinch hitter. … Oakland hosts the Los Angeles Angels in the start of a crucial three-game series Monday while Philadelphia gets the day off before continuing its road trip at Miami on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Philadelphia |
|
Oakland |
|
A.J. Burnett
|
Player |
Scott Kazmir
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
4.1 |
IP |
5.1 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
9 |
|
3 |
Hits |
11 |
|
12.46 |
ERA |
10.12 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Philadelphia
|
13 |
0 |
20 |
.317 |
12 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Oakland
|
9 |
1 |
16 |
.250 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
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