Monday, August 21st, 2023 8:40PM CST
On Monday night, the Oakland Athletics secured a 6-4 win over the Kansas City Royals as Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run off Dylan Coleman in the bottom of the ninth inning. The game featured a contest between the two teams holding the worst records in major league baseball.
Date: Monday, August 21st, 2023
Time: 8:40PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 3,095
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
KC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: A. Díaz (14, Marsh)
Home Runs: Rooker (21, 9th inning off Coleman 1 on, 0 Out); J. Diaz (9, 2nd inning off Hearn 0 on, 1 Out); Langeliers (12, 6th inning off Marsh 0 on, 1 Out); Gelof (9, 3rd inning off Marsh 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Brown (42), Rooker 2 (53), J. Diaz (22), Langeliers (40), Gelof (17)
2-out Runs Batted In: Brown
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (A. Díaz 0-2, Brown 1-3, Rooker 0-1, J. Diaz 0-2, Gelof 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A. Díaz 1; Brown 1; Rooker 1

Wild Pitches: Erceg
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: May 3/3; Blackburn 16/22; Erceg 3/5; Snead 1/3; Jiménez 1/0
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: May-4-2-5-1; Blackburn-14-11-16-14; Erceg-3-1-7-4; Snead-1-1-3-3; Jiménez-1-0-0-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: May 0-1; Blackburn 7-4; Erceg 0-2; Snead 1-2
Game Scores: P Blackburn 61

Double Plays: 1 (Noda-A. Díaz-Noda)

Stolen Bases: Ruiz (49, 3rd base off Davidson/Fermin)

Doubles: Beaty (4, Erceg)
Triples: Melendez (4, Blackburn)
Home Runs: Witt Jr. (25, 6th inning off Blackburn 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Fermin (30), Witt Jr. (80), Massey (43), Garcia (42)
2-out Runs Batted In: Massey
Sacrifice Flies: Fermin; Garcia
Ground Into Double Play: Massey
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Isbel 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-2, Massey 1-1, Garcia 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Fermin 1; Witt Jr. 1; Garcia 1

Pitcher Notes: Coleman pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Hit By Pitch: A. Díaz (by Marsh); Noda (by Coleman); Rooker (by Marsh)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Clarke 4/5; Hearn 1/3; Davidson 2/5; Coleman 0/2; Marsh 13/25
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Clarke-2-4-2-4; Hearn-1-3-4-2; Davidson-1-0-2-3; Coleman-0-0-0-1; Marsh-15-15-11-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Clarke 1-1; Davidson 1-2; Marsh 3-5
Game Scores: T Davidson 52

Errors: Fermin (8, catcher's interference)

Caught Stealing: Massey (2, 2nd base by Jiménez/Langeliers)
Stolen Bases: S. Taylor (8, 2nd base off Blackburn/Langeliers)
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