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Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics

2021-08-08 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 9548 · 75°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph to RF · 3:00

Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 6–3. Texas Rangers opened the scoring in the 1st — Nathaniel Lowe doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Starling Marte. Adolis Garcia scores. Oakland Athletics took the lead in the 1st — Athletics challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Sean Murphy doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Jason Martin. Jed Lowrie scores. Josh Harrison scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Athletics challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Sean Murphy doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Jason Martin. Jed Lowrie scores. Josh Harrison scores — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	4
OAK	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		6	12

W: James Kaprielian L: Jordan Lyles SV: Lou Trivino

Umpires — HP: Ramon De Jesus · 1B: Alan Porter · 2B: Sean Barber · 3B: Chris Guccione · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	4	2	2	1	0	0
Yonny Hernandez	3	0	0	1	0	0
Adolis Garcia	3	1	1	0	1	0
Nathaniel Lowe	3	0	1	1	1	2
Andy Ibanez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jonah Heim	3	0	0	0	1	1
Brock Holt	3	0	0	0	1	1
DJ Peters	4	0	0	0	0	4
Jason Martin	3	0	0	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark Canha	4	2	2	0	1	1
Starling Marte	5	1	4	1	0	1
Matt Olson	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jed Lowrie	3	1	1	2	1	0
Josh Harrison	4	1	2	0	0	0
Sean Murphy	4	0	1	2	0	1
Matt Chapman	4	0	0	0	0	2
Seth Brown	3	1	1	1	0	1
Elvis Andrus	4	0	1	0	0	0
Stephen Piscotty	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jordan Lyles	5.1	10	4	4
Dennis Santana	1.2	1	0	1
Wes Benjamin	1.0	1	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Kaprielian	6.0	3	2	4
Andrew Chafin	1.0	0	0	2
Yusmeiro Petit	0.2	1	1	0
Jake Diekman	0.1	0	0	1
Lou Trivino	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 3/P3F/FL
Yonny Hernandez: 63/G6
Adolis Garcia: D7/L7LD
Nathaniel Lowe: D8/L78D.2-H
Andy Ibanez: 53/G56

Bot 1

Mark Canha: K
Starling Marte: S1/BG2-
Matt Olson: SB2
Matt Olson: W
Jed Lowrie: S7/G6+.2-H;1-2
Josh Harrison: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2;B-1
Sean Murphy: D7/L7LD.2-H;1-H
Matt Chapman: WP.2-3
Matt Chapman: K

Top 2

Jonah Heim: 8/L8D
Brock Holt: K
DJ Peters: K

Bot 2

Seth Brown: K
Elvis Andrus: 9/L9
Mark Canha: S7/L7
Starling Marte: S8/G6M.1-3
Matt Olson: 9/F9LD

Top 3

Jason Martin: 13/BG34S
Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 9/L89D
Yonny Hernandez: 43/G4

Bot 3

Jed Lowrie: 8/F78XD
Josh Harrison: S8/G6M+
Sean Murphy: 8/F8XD
Matt Chapman: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Top 4

Adolis Garcia: 43/G4MD+
Nathaniel Lowe: K
Andy Ibanez: 7/L7D+

Bot 4

Seth Brown: HR/F9D
Elvis Andrus: 53/G5
Mark Canha: W
Starling Marte: S9/L9.1-2
Matt Olson: W.2-3;1-2
Jed Lowrie: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Josh Harrison: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 5

Jonah Heim: 3/P3S
Brock Holt: W
DJ Peters: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
DJ Peters: K
Jason Martin: 3/P3F/FL

Bot 5

Sean Murphy: 9/F9D
Matt Chapman: K
Seth Brown: 4/P3D

Top 6

Isiah Kiner-Falefa: T8/L89XD
Yonny Hernandez: 8/SF/F78D.3-H
Adolis Garcia: 23/BG2-
Nathaniel Lowe: W
Andy Ibanez: 53/G56

Bot 6

Elvis Andrus: 53/G5S
Mark Canha: D8/L78XD
Starling Marte: S8/L78D+.2-H
Matt Olson: 56(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 7

Jonah Heim: K
Brock Holt: 13/G1S-
DJ Peters: K.BX1(23)

Bot 7

Jed Lowrie: 43/G4D
Josh Harrison: S9/G34
Sean Murphy: K
Matt Chapman: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Matt Chapman: 6/L6

Top 8

Jason Martin: 4/P4D
Isiah Kiner-Falefa: HR/L7LD
Yonny Hernandez: 3/G3
Adolis Garcia: W
Nathaniel Lowe: K

Bot 8

Stephen Piscotty: 9/F9L
Elvis Andrus: S8/L89D+
Mark Canha: 9/F9L
Starling Marte: K

Top 9

Andy Ibanez: 31/G34
Jonah Heim: W
Brock Holt: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
DJ Peters: K

Notes & reviews

Athletics challenged call that Marte was out at 2nd; call overturned - stolen base
Athletics challenged call that Harrison was out at home; call overturned - score on double

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