Saturday, September 8th, 2018 3:05PM CST
On Saturday, the Oakland Athletics defeated the visiting Texas Rangers by a score of 8-6. This result extended the Athletics' successful run to five victories across their last six contests. Key offensive contributions included a go-ahead home run hit by Matt Olson. Also for Oakland, Khris Davis connected for his 41st home run, which stood as the major league leader.
Date: Saturday, September 8th, 2018
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 20,504
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
TEX |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Chapman 2 (37, M. Pérez, Martin); Lowrie (36, M. Pérez); Piscotty (38, Butler)
Home Runs: Davis (41, 1st inning off Méndez 1 on, 2 Out); Pinder (11, 6th inning off M. Pérez 0 on, 2 Out); Olson (25, 8th inning off Martin 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Davis 2 (108), Lowrie 2 (89), Pinder (25), Piscotty (73), Olson (69), Chapman (59)
2-out Runs Batted In: Davis 2, Lowrie 2, Pinder, Piscotty, Chapman
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (Davis 0-1, Piscotty 1-2, Semien 0-1, Canha 0-1, Lowrie 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Piscotty 1; Semien 2; Canha 1; Lowrie 1

Pitcher Notes: Jackson pitched to 1 batter in the 4th
Wild Pitches: Jackson
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Jackson 7/15; Kelley 2/3; Gearrin 3/5; Hendriks 2/3; Trivino 2/3; Rodney 3/4; Buchter 1/1; Treinen 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Jackson 7-9-16-9; Kelley 2-3-3-1; Gearrin 3-2-1-5; Hendriks 2-3-4-1; Trivino 0-3-5-2; Rodney 3-1-4-4; Buchter 1-2-0-0; Treinen 2-2-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Jackson 2-2; Kelley 0-1; Gearrin 2-1; Hendriks 0-2; Trivino 2-0; Rodney 1-1; Buchter 0-0; Treinen 0-1
Game Scores: E Jackson 37

Doubles: Mazara (22, Jackson); Odor (23, Gearrin)
Home Runs: Beltré 2 (12, 2nd inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off Rodney 1 on, 1 Out); Profar (16, 4th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Beltré 3 (54), Mazara 2 (73), Profar (70)
2-out Runs Batted In: Mazara 2
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Andrus 0-2, Beltré 0-2, Odor 0-1, Mazara 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Beltré 3

Intentional Walks: Davis (By M. Pérez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Méndez 5/16; M. Pérez 9/11; Claudio 1/3; Butler 2/3; Martin 6/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Méndez 13-7-17-10; M. Pérez 4-4-5-8; Claudio 3-2-0-1; Butler 2-3-0-2; Martin 6-1-7-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Méndez 3-6; M. Pérez 1-3; Claudio 1-0; Butler 0-1; Martin 0-2
Game Scores: Y Mendez 52

Errors: Andrus (9, dropped foul ball)
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