Athletics 2-1 Braves (31 May, 2023) Play-by-Play

Oakland Athletics

12-45, 7-23 home


ATL
OAK

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

S. Fujinami2-5

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

R. Iglesias1-2

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

BravesTop 1st
- J. Sears pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Changeup 84
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  5
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  6
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  7
  Ball
  Slider 84
- Acuña Jr. picked off and caught stealing second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 2nd
- J. Sears pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 3rd
- J. Sears pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 4th
- J. Sears pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 5th
- J. Sears pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 6th
- J. Sears pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 7th
- A. Pruitt pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 8th
- A. Pruitt pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- S. Moll pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- A.J. Minter pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- Ruiz picked off and caught stealing second.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 9th
- S. Moll pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- S. Fujinami pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- R. Iglesias pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- Peterson hit for Díaz
  1
  1
- Bride grounded into fielder's choice to third, Brown scored on fielding error by third baseman Riley, Bleday to second, Laureano to third.
  1
  2
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
3 Strike Swinging	Changeup	84
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
5 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
6 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
7 Ball	Slider	84

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

2:40 AM, 31 May 2023

Oakland, California

Attendance: 5,116

Game Time:2:19

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

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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