Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 1:20PM CST
On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of five to three. Tyler Soderstrom hit a home run during the game, and Zack Gelof delivered a key tiebreaking double in the eighth inning. The Athletics' win had the significant effect of sending the Milwaukee Brewers to the playoffs.
Date: Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 27,806
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |

Runs Batted In: Bellinger (70), Swanson (63), Suzuki (68)
Sacrifice Flies: Bellinger
Ground Into Double Play: Swanson; Crow-Armstrong
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (Swanson 1-1, Happ 0-1, Paredes 0-1, Suzuki 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bellinger 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Smyly 2/4; López 3/3; Pearson 4/8; Steele 9/12; Thompson 4/4; Miller 1/3; Roberts 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Smyly-2-0-0-4; López-4-2-1-1; Pearson-2-7-5-7; Steele-10-7-12-8; Thompson-1-2-8-2; Miller-4-3-2-1; Roberts-1-0-2-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Smyly 2-0; López 0-1; Pearson 2-1; Steele 6-0; Thompson 1-1; Miller 0-1; Roberts 0-4
Game Scores: J Steele 52

Double Plays: 1 (Hoerner-Swanson-Busch)

Doubles: Gelof (20, Pearson)
Home Runs: Soderstrom (8, 4th inning off Roberts 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rooker (110), Gelof (48), Soderstrom 2 (22), Butler (57)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rooker, Soderstrom
Sacrifice Hit: Allen
Ground Into Double Play: Wilson
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Cameron 0-2, Rooker 1-1, Langeliers 0-1, Soderstrom 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Butler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Butler 2

Wild Pitches: Basso
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ferguson 1/3; Basso 13/22; Holman 1/4; Miller 2/3; Otanez 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ferguson-0-1-0-2; Basso-14-13-18-14; Holman-0-3-4-3; Miller-2-1-2-1; Otanez-2-4-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ferguson 1-1; Basso 2-7; Holman 1-2; Miller 1-0; Otanez 1-0
Game Scores: B Basso 43

Double Plays: 2 (Wilson-Gelof-Soderstrom , Gelof-Wilson-Soderstrom)

Caught Stealing: Rooker (3, Home by Pearson/Amaya)
Stolen Bases: Rooker (11, 2nd base off Thompson/Amaya)
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