Athletics 7-2 Braves (30 May, 2023) Play-by-Play

Oakland Athletics

11-45, 6-23 home


ATL
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	1
0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	-	7	8	0

L. Erceg1-0

3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

M. Soroka0-1

6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

BravesTop 1st
- P. Blackburn pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ground Out
  Sinker 91
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- M. Soroka pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 2nd
- P. Blackburn pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- M. Soroka pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 3rd
- P. Blackburn pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- M. Soroka pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 4th
- P. Blackburn pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- M. Soroka pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 5th
- L. Erceg pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- M. Soroka pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- Ruiz singled to left, Peterson scored on error, Ruiz safe at second on throwing error by left fielder Rosario, Bride to third.
  1
  1
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
BravesTop 6th
- L. Erceg pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- M. Soroka pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 7th
- L. Erceg pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- K. Yates pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- Ruiz picked off first.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 8th
- S. Fujinami pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- Peterson at third base.
  1
  4
- Kemp at second base.
  1
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- L. Luetge pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- Rooker hit for Bleday
  2
  4
- Allen ran for Rooker
  2
  4
- J. Jimenez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 9th
- T. May pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- Díaz at second base.
  2
  7
- Allen at shortstop.
  2
  7
- Kemp in left field.
  2
  7
- Rosario to third on wild pitch by May.
  2
  7
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ground Out	Sinker	91

Braves
2
Athletics
7

Game 1

30/5

Braves
1
Athletics
2

Game 2

31/5

Braves
4
Athletics
2

Game 3

31/5

Oakland Coliseum

1:07 AM, 30 May 2023

Oakland, California

Attendance: 8,556

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Ryan Wills

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	95	67	.586	-	W1
Atlanta	89	73	.549	6	W1
New York	89	73	.549	6	L1
Washington	71	91	.438	24	L1
Miami	62	100	.383	33	W4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

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