MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
04/27/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 753 - MONDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (13-17) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Texas Rangers (19-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
Athletics Drop Rangers, 4-1
The Oakland Athletics racked up a win at Globe Life Park in Arlington, bumping off the Texas Rangers, 4-1. Charlie Morton, who started for Oakland, pitched effectively for his team. Morton, now 2-2, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing no runs. Texas drops to 19-9.

It could have been a different outcome for Oakland, had it not been for Josh Donaldson, the two-time Most Valuable Player Award winner . Donaldson contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put Oakland up, 2-0.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Morton.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Holt 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .205 0 3
L. Voit DH 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .286 5 12
N. Castellanos RF 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .265 5 19
J. Donaldson 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .364 9 14
R. Laureano CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 9 17
M. Tauchman LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .232 1 15
K. Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .325 3 7
G. Garcia SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .160 1 3
Y. Diaz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .188 1 10
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 13 10      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Voit (6, 5th Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 2 outs) N. Castellanos (9, 5th Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Donaldson (9, 1st Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz , L. Voit 3 , M. Tauchman 2 , G. Garcia , N. Castellanos 2 , J. Donaldson 4
2-out RBI: L. Voit , N. Castellanos , J. Donaldson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Holt , J. Donaldson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Tauchman (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Holt-Garcia-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .261 1 8
A. Simmons SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .234 4 12
M. Muncy DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 8 17
B. Harper RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .250 8 25
J. Pederson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 9 24
W. Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .188 5 12
B. Belt 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 4
K. Seager 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309 7 15
L. Guillorme 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 1 6
Totals 30 1 4 1 2 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Belt (4, 3rd Inning off C. Morton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (8, 9th Inning off W. Font, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Guillorme , A. Simmons , B. Belt 2 , B. Harper 4
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pederson , B. Harper , E. Inciarte
GIDP: M. Muncy
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Belt (2)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Morton W (2-2) 7.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 91 57 3.41   
D. Evans 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 0.00   
W. Font 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 10 8 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Morton 74
Batters Faced: C. Morton 25, D. Evans 3, W. Font 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Morton 8-7, D. Evans 1-1, W. Font 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Morton 91-57, D. Evans 12-8, W. Font 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos L (0-2) 5.0 5 4 4 2 4 1 84 50 3.50   
A. Vizcaino 1.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 25 16 1.54   
N. Goody 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 11 4.26   
T. Mayza 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 16 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 43
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 22, A. Vizcaino 6, N. Goody 3, T. Mayza 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 8-2, A. Vizcaino 0-0, N. Goody 0-0, T. Mayza 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 84-50, A. Vizcaino 25-16, N. Goody 16-11, T. Mayza 21-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Morton
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 20 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 35676
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