Braves 4-2 Athletics (31 May, 2023) Play-by-Play

Oakland Athletics

12-46, 7-24 home


ATL
OAK

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

BravesTop 1st
- J. Kaprielian pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Ball
  Slider 81
  3
  Strike Looking
  Slider 80
  4
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  5
  Foul Out
  Sinker 91
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- J. Shuster pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- Ruiz safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Arcia.
  0
  0
- Ruiz stole second.
  0
  0
- Ruiz caught stealing third, pitcher to third to shortstop.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
BravesTop 2nd
- J. Kaprielian pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- J. Shuster pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 3rd
- J. Kaprielian pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- J. Shuster pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 4th
- J. Kaprielian pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- J. Shuster pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 5th
- J. Kaprielian pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- R. Lovelady pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- J. Shuster pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 6th
- R. Lovelady pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- J. Shuster pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- J. Chavez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- Brown hit for Díaz
  3
  2
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 7th
- K. Waldichuk pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- Brown as designated hitter.
  3
  2
- Acuña Jr. stole second.
  4
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- A.J. Minter pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 8th
- S. Long pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- Pillar hit for Rosario
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- N. Anderson pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- Pillar in left field.
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 9th
- S. Long pitching for OAK
  ATL
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- R. Iglesias pitching for ATL
  ATL
  OAK
- Bleday hit for Pérez
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
2 Ball	Slider	81
3 Strike Looking	Slider	80
4 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
5 Foul 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

8:37 PM, 31 May 2023

Oakland, California

Attendance: 6,429

Game Time:2:19

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

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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Atlanta Braves

Oakland Athletics

J. Shuster2-2

J. Kaprielian0-6

R. Iglesias5

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