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Athletics
@ Braves
Turner Field
August 17, 2014
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 17, 2014 at Turner Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 2014 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 17, 2014 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Lester |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Minor |
Ballpark | Turner Field |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 25,461 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ted Barrett 1B: Paul Schrieber 2B: Laz Diaz 3B: Alfonso Marquez |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
Jonny Gomes | Left Fielder |
Josh Donaldson | Third Baseman |
Derek Norris | Catcher |
Brandon Moss | Right Fielder |
Nate Freiman | First Baseman |
Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
Andy Parrino | Shortstop |
Jon Lester | Pitcher |
Bob Melvin | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jason Heyward | Right Fielder |
Phil Gosselin | Second Baseman |
Freddie Freeman | First Baseman |
Justin Upton | Left Fielder |
Chris Johnson | Third Baseman |
Evan Gattis | Catcher |
Andrelton Simmons | Shortstop |
Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
Mike Minor | Pitcher |
Fredi Gonzalez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Braves
Turner Field
August 17, 2014
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Minor
Crisp hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Upton. Crisp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gomes vs. Minor
Gomes hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Donaldson vs. Minor
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Norris vs. Minor
Norris hits a line drive towards third. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Minor
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gosselin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Lester
Heyward hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gomes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gosselin vs. Lester
Gosselin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Freeman vs. Lester
Freeman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freiman vs. Minor
Freiman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Minor
Callaspo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Parrino vs. Minor
Parrino hits a fly ball into left field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lester vs. Minor
Lester strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Lester
Upton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lester
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Donaldson catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Upton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gattis vs. Lester
Gattis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Upton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Lester
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Minor
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gosselin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Minor
Gomes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Minor
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Lester
Upton hits a line drive towards third. Donaldson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Minor vs. Lester
Minor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Lester
Heyward hits a fly ball into left field. Gomes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Minor
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Minor
Moss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Freiman vs. Minor
Freiman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gosselin vs. Lester
Gosselin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Freeman vs. Lester
Freeman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Lester
Upton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lester
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Lester
Gattis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Minor
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons misplays the ball. That's an error on Simmons. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Parrino vs. Minor
Parrino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lester vs. Minor
Lester hits a fly ball into left field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lester
Simmons hits a line drive towards third. Donaldson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Lester
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Minor vs. Lester
Minor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Minor
Crisp hits a fly ball into left field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Minor
Gomes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gosselin misplays the ball. That's an error on Gosselin. Gomes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Donaldson vs. Minor
Donaldson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Minor
Norris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Lester
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gosselin vs. Lester
Gosselin hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freeman vs. Lester
Freeman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Lester
Upton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Minor
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Freiman vs. Minor
Freiman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Minor
Callaspo hits a fly ball into left field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parrino vs. Minor
Parrino strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lester
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gattis vs. Lester
Gattis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Otero
Dan Otero now pitching.
Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Otero
Upton hits a line drive towards short. Parrino reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
La Stella vs. Otero
Tommy La Stella pinch hits for Mike Minor.
La Stella strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Varvaro
Anthony Varvaro now pitching. Sam Fuld pinch hits for Dan Otero.
Fuld hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Upton fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Upton. Fuld moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Crisp vs. Varvaro
Crisp hits a fly ball into left field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fuld tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vogt vs. Varvaro
Stephen Vogt pinch hits for Jonny Gomes.
Vogt hits a line drive into left field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Russell
James Russell now pitching.
Donaldson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Russell
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gosselin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. O'Flaherty
Stephen Vogt now playing right field. Brandon Moss now playing left field. Eric O'Flaherty now pitching.
Heyward strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gosselin vs. O'Flaherty
Gosselin hits a fly ball into right field. Vogt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freeman vs. O'Flaherty
Freeman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freiman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Freeman for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel now pitching.
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jaso vs. Kimbrel
John Jaso pinch hits for Nate Freiman.
Jaso strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Kimbrel
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Simmons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/2014 -- Oakland at Atlanta (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Crisp C, cf 3 0 1 1 Heyward J, rf 4 0 0 0 Gomes J, lf 3 0 0 0 Gosselin P, 2b 4 1 1 0 Vogt S, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Freeman F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Donaldson J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Upton J, lf 3 2 2 2 Norris D, c 4 0 0 0 Johnson C, 3b 3 1 1 1 Moss B, rf-lf 3 0 0 0 Gattis E, c 3 0 2 1 Freiman N, 1b 3 2 2 2 Simmons A, ss 3 0 0 0 Jaso J, ph 1 0 0 0 Upton M, cf 3 0 0 0 Callaspo A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Minor M, p 2 0 0 0 Parrino A, ss 3 0 0 0 La Stella T, ph 1 0 0 0 Lester J, p 2 0 0 0 Varvaro A, p 0 0 0 0 Otero D, p 0 0 0 0 Russell J, p 0 0 0 0 Fuld S, ph 1 1 1 0 Kimbrel C, p 0 0 0 0 O'Flaherty E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 5 3 29 4 6 4 Oakland 010 000 110 -- 3 Atlanta 010 200 10x -- 4 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Lester J (L)* 6.0 6 4 3 1 5 Otero D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 O'Flaherty E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Minor M (W) 7.0 3 2 2 2 7 Varvaro A 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 Russell J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Kimbrel C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Donaldson J, Simmons A, Gosselin P, Upton M DP -- Oakland 1, Atlanta 2 LOB -- Oakland 4, Atlanta 2 2B -- Crisp C, Fuld S HR -- Freiman N 2, Upton J, Johnson C SF -- Crisp C T -- 2:49 A -- 25461
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