Thursday, May 31st, 2018 2:35PM CST
On Thursday, the Oakland Athletics secured a seven to three victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, managing to avoid a four-game sweep in the process. Athletics pitcher Daniel Mengden played a key role, giving up only three runs during his eight innings on the mound.
Date: Thursday, May 31st, 2018
Time: 2:35PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 12,070
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
TB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Davis (10, Stanek); Piscotty (12, Yarbrough)
Home Runs: Olson (9, 7th inning off Yarbrough 0 on, 1 Out); Chapman (9, 7th inning off Yarbrough 0 on, 2 Out); Joyce (7, 8th inning off Nuño 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Piscotty 2 (19), Canha (20), Olson (21), Chapman (23), Joyce 2 (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: Piscotty 2, Canha, Chapman, Joyce 2
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Chapman 0-2, Davis 0-1, Piscotty 1-2, Canha 1-1, Joyce 0-1, Maxwell 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Chapman 1; Joyce 1; Maxwell 2

Pitcher Notes: Mengden pitched to 3 batters in the 9th
Wild Pitches: Mengden
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Mengden 20/31; Lucas 2/4; Treinen 1/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Mengden 19-10-14-23; Lucas 4-3-3-1; Treinen 0-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Mengden 11-8; Lucas 0-0; Treinen 0-1
Game Scores: D Mengden 61

Double Plays: 1 (Pinder-Lowrie-Olson)

Doubles: Ramos (7, Mengden); Arroyo (2, Lucas)
Runs Batted In: Ramos 2 (28), Arroyo (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: Arroyo
Ground Into Double Play: Ramos
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Miller 0-1, Arroyo 1-1, Robertson 0-2, Refsnyder 0-1, Ramos 1-2, Field 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Miller 1; Field 2

Intentional Walks: Pinder (By Yarbrough); Canha (By Yarbrough)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stanek 2/6; Yarbrough 16/27; Nuño 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stanek 3-2-5-5; Yarbrough 14-13-23-15; Nuño 2-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Stanek 1-3; Yarbrough 7-1; Nuño 0-3
Game Scores: R Stanek 43

Errors: Arroyo (1, ground ball); Smith (5, fly ball)
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