Saturday, August 23rd, 2014 8:05PM CST
On Saturday night, the Oakland Athletics edged out the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-1 contest. This crucial victory allowed the Athletics to draw even with the Angels, creating a first-place tie atop the American League West standings. The decisive moment occurred in the eighth inning with two outs, when Coco Crisp scored the go-ahead run for Oakland on a wild pitch thrown by Angels pitcher Joe Smith.
Date: Saturday, August 23rd, 2014
Time: 8:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 36,067
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
LAA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: D Norris (18, C Wilson)
Runs Batted In: S Fuld (24)
Ground Into Double Play: A Callaspo
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (N Freiman 0-1, B Moss 0-1, D Norris 0-1, A Callaspo 0-1, J Donaldson 0-1, C Crisp 0-1, J Gomes 0-1, S Fuld 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Moss 1; N Freiman 1; D Norris 1; C Crisp 1; S Fuld 1

Wild Pitches: J Lester
Hit By Pitch: A Parrino (By C Wilson); D Norris (By J Smith)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Lester 19-27; L Gregerson 2-3; S Doolittle 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Lester 20-12-24-19; L Gregerson 2-0-4-1; S Doolittle 1-3-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 6-7; L Gregerson 1-2; S Doolittle 1-1
Game Scores: J Lester 69

Errors: N Freiman (2, catch)
Assists: C Gentry (D Freese at 2nd base)

Caught Stealing: S Fuld (4, 2nd base by K Jepsen/C Iannetta)
Stolen Bases: C Gentry (19, 2nd base off C Wilson/C Iannetta)

Doubles: H Kendrick (25, J Lester)
Runs Batted In: E Aybar (53)
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (E Aybar 1-1, G Beckham 0-2, A Pujols 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: G Beckham 2

Wild Pitches: J Smith
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Wilson 14-26; K Jepsen 1-1; J Smith 0-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Wilson 27-7-12-18; K Jepsen 2-1-0-0; J Smith 1-0-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wilson 6-8; K Jepsen 0-0; J Smith 2-1
Game Scores: C Wilson 59

Double Plays: 1 (G Beckham-H Kendrick-A Pujols)
Errors: H Kendrick (11, ground ball)
Assists: J Hamilton (J Donaldson at Home); M Trout (A Callaspo at 3rd base)

Stolen Bases: E Aybar (14, 3rd base off J Lester/D Norris)
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