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Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics

2021-09-12 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 6983 · 76°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph to RF · 3:04

Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 4–3. Texas Rangers opened the scoring in the 3rd — Athletics challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chad Pinder. Yohel Pozo scores. Yonny Hernandez scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Elvis Andrus grounds into a double play, pitcher Dennis Santana to second baseman Nick Solak to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Tony Kemp out at 2nd. Elvis Andrus out at 1st — worth 21% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	11
OAK	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	5

W: Taylor Hearn L: James Kaprielian SV: Joe Barlow

Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Gabe Morales · 2B: Adam Beck · 3B: Brian Knight · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Leody Taveras	5	0	1	1	0	0
Isiah Kiner-Falefa	5	1	3	2	0	1
Adolis Garcia	5	0	1	0	0	0
Nathaniel Lowe	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jonah Heim	3	0	1	1	0	2
Nick Solak	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jason Martin	3	1	1	0	0	2
Yohel Pozo	4	1	2	0	0	1
Yonny Hernandez	4	1	1	0	0	1
DJ Peters	1	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Josh Harrison	4	0	1	0	0	1
Starling Marte	4	1	2	0	0	0
Matt Olson	4	1	1	2	0	0
Mark Canha	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yan Gomes	3	1	1	1	0	0
Khris Davis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chad Pinder	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Kemp	2	0	0	0	1	0
Elvis Andrus	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jed Lowrie	1	0	0	0	0	0
Seth Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Taylor Hearn	6.0	5	0	2
Dennis Santana	2.0	0	1	0
Joe Barlow	1.0	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Kaprielian	3.2	8	1	5
Daulton Jefferies	3.1	3	0	2
Jake Diekman	1.0	0	1	3
Lou Trivino	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Leody Taveras: 3/G3S+
Isiah Kiner-Falefa: S4/G4M+
Adolis Garcia: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 1

Josh Harrison: S8/G6M
Starling Marte: S8/L89D+.1-2
Matt Olson: 4/P4S
Mark Canha: 35(2)6(1)/GDP/G4S-.B-1

Top 2

Nathaniel Lowe: K
Jonah Heim: K
Nick Solak: D7/L78XD
Jason Martin: K

Bot 2

Yan Gomes: 9/F89S
Khris Davis: 53/G5
Chad Pinder: 9/L9LD

Top 3

Yohel Pozo: D7/G5
Yonny Hernandez: S7/L5D.2-3;B-2(E7/TH)
Leody Taveras: 5/P5F/FL
Isiah Kiner-Falefa: S9/G34.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Adolis Garcia: S7/L7+.2-3
Nathaniel Lowe: W.1-2
Jonah Heim: 8/SF/L8XD.3-H;2-3
Nick Solak: K

Bot 3

Tony Kemp: 8/F78XD
Elvis Andrus: 63/G6+
Josh Harrison: 13/G6MS

Top 4

Jason Martin: S9/G4
Yohel Pozo: 2/P2F/FL
Yonny Hernandez: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Leody Taveras: T8/L89D+.3-H
Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 8/L8D+

Bot 4

Starling Marte: 5/L56
Matt Olson: 43/G34
Mark Canha: 7/L7D

Top 5

Adolis Garcia: 9/F9LF/FL
Nathaniel Lowe: K
Jonah Heim: S8/G6M+
Nick Solak: 3/G3

Bot 5

Yan Gomes: HR/F7LD
Khris Davis: 3/P3F/FL
Chad Pinder: K
Tony Kemp: 8/F89D

Top 6

Jason Martin: K
Yohel Pozo: S8/L8
Yonny Hernandez: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-1
Leody Taveras: SB2
Leody Taveras: 43/G34

Bot 6

Elvis Andrus: 53/G56+
Josh Harrison: K
Starling Marte: S56/G6
Matt Olson: SB2.1-3(E1/TH)
Matt Olson: HR/F9LD.3-H
Mark Canha: 9/F9D

Top 7

Isiah Kiner-Falefa: S8/L89
Adolis Garcia: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Nathaniel Lowe: 9/F9S

Bot 7

Yan Gomes: 4/L4D+
Jed Lowrie: 43/G2
Seth Brown: 63/G6+

Top 8

Jonah Heim: K
Nick Solak: W
DJ Peters: K
Yohel Pozo: K

Bot 8

Tony Kemp: W
Elvis Andrus: 14(1)3/GDP/G4MS
Josh Harrison: 63/G6

Top 9

Yonny Hernandez: 7/F78
Leody Taveras: 3/G3
Isiah Kiner-Falefa: K+PB.B-1
Adolis Garcia: SB2
Adolis Garcia: 5/P15

Bot 9

Starling Marte: 63/G1S
Matt Olson: 8/F89D+
Mark Canha: 53/G56

Notes & reviews

Athletics challenged call that Kiner-Falefa was safe at 2nd; call upheld - single and advance on throw; originally scored advance on error added on 09-13-2021, later removed

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