Sunday, August 8th, 2021 3:07PM CST
On Sunday, the Oakland Athletics secured a three-game sweep against the visiting Texas Rangers, defeating them by a final score of six runs to three. For the winning side, Starling Marte had an excellent day at the plate, going four for five and driving in a run, while Seth Brown also contributed with a home run.
Date: Sunday, August 8th, 2021
Time: 3:07PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 9,548
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
TEX |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Canha (17, Lyles); Murphy (19, Lyles)
Home Runs: Brown (13, 4th inning off Lyles 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Lowrie 2 (56), Marte (31), Murphy 2 (49), Brown (31)
2-out Runs Batted In: Murphy 2
Ground Into Double Play: Harrison; Olson
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Lowrie 1-1, Marte 1-1, Harrison 0-2, Olson 0-1, Murphy 1-1, Chapman 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Harrison 2; Olson 1; Chapman 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Petit 2/4; Diekman 0/1; Chafin 3/3; Kaprielian 12/23; Trivino 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Petit-2-2-2-3; Diekman-1-1-1-0; Chafin-3-3-1-1; Kaprielian-15-7-13-15; Trivino-2-1-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Petit 1-1; Chafin 1-0; Kaprielian 7-7; Trivino 2-0
Game Scores: J Kaprielian 60

Errors: Murphy (4, throw)

Stolen Bases: Marte (29, 2nd base off Lyles/Heim); Harrison (7, 2nd base off Santana/Heim)

Doubles: García (15, Kaprielian); Lowe (13, Kaprielian)
Triples: Kiner-Falefa (3, Kaprielian)
Home Runs: Kiner-Falefa (7, 8th inning off Petit 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kiner-Falefa (37), Y. Hernández (1), Lowe (51)
2-out Runs Batted In: Lowe
Sacrifice Flies: Y. Hernández
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (J. Martin 0-1, Ibáñez 0-1, Peters 0-1, Lowe 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J. Martin 1; Ibáñez 1

Wild Pitches: Lyles
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lyles 15/29; Benjamin 2/4; Santana 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lyles-16-9-23-21; Benjamin-2-3-8-3; Santana-3-2-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lyles 5-6; Benjamin 0-2; Santana 2-1
Game Scores: J Lyles 24

Double Plays: 2 (Kiner-Falefa-Ibáñez-Lowe , Y. Hernández-Kiner-Falefa-Lowe)
Errors: Heim (3, throw)

Stolen Bases: Holt (5, 2nd base off Kaprielian/Murphy)
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