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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
Hitting
Philadelphia   Oakland
Cody Asche Player Josh Donaldson
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 2
0 HR 1
2 TB 6
.667 Avg .600
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