MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
08/08/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 2071 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (58-59) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 9 2
New York Yankees (61-56) 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 X 9 13 1
Yankees Turn Back Oakland, 9-8
In a tight contest at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees edged the Oakland Athletics by the score of 9-8. New York center fielder Odubel Herrera, who blasted 1 home run, was a key contributor. New York pitcher Wade Davis got the win, upping his record to 3-3. Ty Buttrey got the loss. New York now has a record of 61-56 with the win.

New York took a 7-5 lead on Charlie Blackmon's 17th home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off Oakland pitcher Ty Buttrey in the bottom of the seventh.

"Enjoyed this one," Herrera told the New York News. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Diaz 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .248 5 30
S. Gennett 2B 5 1 1 3 0 2 4 .255 8 40
L. Voit 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .238 20 59
K. Suzuki C 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .275 12 47
A. Santander RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .318 1 4
A. Dickerson LF 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .242 7 30
J. Smoak DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .286 1 5
E. Sosa SS 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 .150 1 2
M. Harrison CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .295 5 12
Totals 36 8 9 8 5 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Santander (2, 3rd Inning off W. Buehler, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Gennett (8, 9th Inning off C. Ferguson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz , A. Santander 3 , E. Sosa , A. Dickerson 2 , S. Gennett 4 , K. Suzuki 2
2-out RBI: A. Santander , A. Dickerson , K. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dickerson
GIDP: A. Santander
Hit by Pitch: E. Sosa
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Sosa (2) , S. Gennett (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Diaz-Gennett-Voit, Sosa-Gennett-Voit)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Kemp 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .278 5 22
   a-G. Hampson PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 16
C. Blackmon RF 5 1 2 4 0 2 3 .261 17 54
W. Calhoun DH 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .299 33 85
P. Goldschmidt 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .256 23 57
E. Jimenez LF 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .278 29 71
B. Crawford SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .219 6 28
D. LeMahieu 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .256 17 57
O. Narvaez C 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .234 9 30
O. Herrera CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .292 7 20
Totals 37 9 13 9 1 9 20      
a - G. Hampson pinch ran for T. Kemp in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Jimenez (20, 6th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Jimenez (29, 4th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Herrera (7, 8th Inning off D. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Blackmon (17, 7th Inning off T. Buttrey, 3 on, 0 outs) D. LeMahieu (17, 4th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Jimenez 7 , T. Kemp 2 , O. Narvaez , O. Herrera 6 , C. Blackmon 5 , P. Goldschmidt , D. LeMahieu 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Narvaez , P. Goldschmidt 2 , D. LeMahieu
GIDP: W. Calhoun , B. Crawford
Hit by Pitch: E. Jimenez , T. Kemp
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Buehler (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Crawford-Goldschmidt)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. DeSclafani 6.0 8 5 4 0 7 2 87 59 2.83   
T. Buttrey L (8-6), BS (6) 1.0 3 3 2 1 2 1 37 22 4.62   
D. Williams 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 3 4.35   
M. Feliz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 45
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 27, T. Buttrey 8, D. Williams 2, M. Feliz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 5-5, T. Buttrey 0-1, D. Williams 0-0, M. Feliz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 87-59, T. Buttrey 37-22, D. Williams 6-3, M. Feliz 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Buttrey 2-2 , M. Feliz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. DeSclafani , D. Williams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Buehler 3.0 7 5 0 0 4 0 56 43 3.06   
K. Kim 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 37 22 3.38   
S. Greene 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 7 4.91   
W. Davis W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 3.68   
R. Helsley H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 7 2.39   
C. Ferguson H (16) 0.2 1 3 3 1 0 1 15 7 3.74   
K. Middleton SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 16 12.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 37
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 16, K. Kim 8, S. Greene 3, W. Davis 3, R. Helsley 3, C. Ferguson 5, K. Middleton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 2-2, K. Kim 3-1, S. Greene 1-0, W. Davis 3-0, R. Helsley 0-1, C. Ferguson 1-1, K. Middleton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 56-43, K. Kim 37-22, S. Greene 14-7, W. Davis 15-10, R. Helsley 15-7, C. Ferguson 15-7, K. Middleton 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Ferguson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Ferguson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Odubel Herrera
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 39877
Special Notes: RP Ryan Helsley was injured while pitching. Tony Kemp and Devin Williams were ejected in the 8th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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