Friday, September 19th, 2014 8:35PM CST
On Friday evening, the Oakland Athletics secured a 3-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. Jon Lester delivered another effective performance from the pitcher's mound, supported by the offense, including Coco Crisp who collected two hits and drove in a key run. With this result, Oakland reclaimed the leading position in the American League wild card race.
Date: Friday, September 19th, 2014
Time: 8:35PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 35,067
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
PHI |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Triples: J Lowrie (3, D Buchanan)
Runs Batted In: D Norris (54), E Sogard (22), C Crisp (46)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Norris, E Sogard, C Crisp
Ground Into Double Play: B Moss
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (D Norris 2-3, J Donaldson 0-1, J Lowrie 0-2, C Crisp 1-1, J Gomes 0-1, E Sogard 1-2, S Fuld 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Donaldson 2; J Gomes 2; S Fuld 1

Hit By Pitch: A Dunn (By D Buchanan)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Lester 17-26; L Gregerson 2-4; S Doolittle 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Lester 17-11-34-17; L Gregerson 4-0-4-4; S Doolittle 1-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 7-6; L Gregerson 3-0; S Doolittle 1-2
Game Scores: J Lester 68

Double Plays: 1 (S Vogt-J Lowrie-S Vogt)

Doubles: D Ruf (6, J Lester); F Galvis (3, L Gregerson)
Home Runs: R Howard (22, 4th inning off J Lester 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: R Howard (93)
Ground Into Double Play: D Ruf
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (R Howard 0-1, M Franco 0-1, B Revere 0-1, C Ruiz 0-1, M Byrd 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Franco 1; M Byrd 1

Pitcher Notes: A Bastardo pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Buchanan 18-28; A Bastardo 0-1; J De Fratus 1-1; J Diekman 2-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Buchanan 20-7-12-17; A Bastardo 1-0-1-0; J De Fratus 0-0-0-1; J Diekman 8-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Buchanan 6-8; A Bastardo 0-0; J De Fratus 0-1; J Diekman 1-0
Game Scores: D Buchanan 54

Double Plays: 1 (D Ruf)

Caught Stealing: B Revere (8, 2nd base by J Lester)
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