Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 3:07PM CST
The Oakland Athletics, who sit in last place, defeated Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels by a score of 2-1 on Saturday, giving them consecutive wins. Brent Rooker powered the offense with his team-leading 23rd home run, and Paul Blackburn pitched five innings to earn his second victory in his last six starts.
Date: Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
Time: 3:07PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 13,709
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
LAA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Brown (14, Canning)
Home Runs: Rooker (23, 4th inning off Canning 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rooker 2 (57)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (J. Diaz 0-1, Butler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J. Diaz 1

Intentional Walks: Ohtani (by May).; Ohtani (by Blackburn).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: May 2/5; Blackburn 5/21; Patton 2/3; Snead 3/4; Long 1/2; Jiménez 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: May-1-0-0-3; Blackburn-9-16-12-14; Patton-3-0-2-1; Snead-2-0-1-4; Long-1-0-3-2; Jiménez-3-2-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: May 2-1; Blackburn 6-4; Snead 0-3; Long 0-2; Jiménez 0-3
Game Scores: P Blackburn 56

Double Plays: 1 (J. Diaz-Gelof-Noda)

Runs Batted In: Rengifo (47)
Sacrifice Flies: Rengifo
Sacrifice Hit: Paris
Ground Into Double Play: Drury
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-13 (Moustakas 1-1, Drury 0-4, Moniak 0-2, Ohtani 0-1, Cabbage 0-1, O'Hoppe 0-1, Schanuel 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rengifo 2; Ohtani 1; O'Hoppe 1; Schanuel 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Loup 0/3; Canning 13/22; Wantz 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Loup-2-0-1-3; Canning-16-12-18-15; Wantz-3-2-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Loup 1-2; Canning 5-6; Wantz 0-2
Game Scores: G Canning 63

Caught Stealing: Velazquez (3, 3rd base by Patton/Soderstrom)
Stolen Bases: Velazquez (13, 2nd base off Patton/Soderstrom); Rengifo (6, 2nd base off Blackburn/Soderstrom); Paris (1, 2nd base off Blackburn/Soderstrom)
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