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Athletics
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 8, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 8, 1985 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 18,102 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Jim McKean |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Left Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | DH |
| Dusty Baker | First Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Donnie Hill | Second Baseman |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Jackie Moore | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Len Matuszek | DH |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 8, 1985
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Alexander
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Alexander
Lansford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Alexander
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Alexander
Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. McCatty
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. McCatty
Moseby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Moseby reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Upshaw vs. McCatty
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. McCatty
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Alexander
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Alexander
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Alexander
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Alexander
Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Baker trying to get to home. Bell throws the ball in to Whitt who tags Baker, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Heath moves to third. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffin vs. Alexander
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matuszek vs. McCatty
Matuszek strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. McCatty
Whitt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. McCatty
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. McCatty
Fernandez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Alexander
Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby who is chasing the ball. Collins reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lansford vs. Alexander
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Alexander
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Alexander
Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Alexander
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Alexander
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Alexander
Davis takes first base on ball four. Kingman moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hill vs. Alexander
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. McCatty
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. McCatty
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. McCatty
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. McCatty
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Alexander
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Alexander
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Alexander
There's a wild pitch. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lansford vs. Alexander
Lansford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Lansford reaches second base with a double. Griffin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Alexander
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Alexander
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matuszek vs. McCatty
Matuszek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. McCatty
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. McCatty
Barfield hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Alexander
Baker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Alexander
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Alexander
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Alexander
There goes Davis. The throw from Whitt and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Alexander
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McCatty
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baker scoops it up and throws to first, with McCatty covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. McCatty
Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moseby vs. McCatty
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia scores. Mulliniks moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Upshaw vs. McCatty
Upshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Alexander
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Alexander
Collins hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Alexander
Lansford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Alexander
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McCatty
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matuszek vs. McCatty
Matuszek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Krueger
Bill Krueger now pitching.
The ball gets by Heath for a passed ball. Matuszek moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Krueger
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitt for the out. Matuszek moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barfield vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Atherton
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baker scoops it up and throws to first, with Atherton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Alexander
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Alexander
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Alexander
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Atherton
Bruce Bochte now playing first base.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Atherton
Mulliniks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Atherton
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Alexander
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Alexander
Hill hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Key
Jimmy Key now pitching.
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Key
Collins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Key
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Key
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Howell
Jay Howell now pitching.
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Howell
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matuszek vs. Howell
Matuszek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitt vs. Howell
Whitt hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Acker
Jim Acker now pitching.
Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Acker
Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Dave Kingman.
Bochte strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Acker
There goes Picciolo. The throw from Whitt and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Acker
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Howell
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Howell
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Howell
There's a wild pitch. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Howell
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mulliniks vs. Howell
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill fields it and throws to second for the out. Barfield scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Howell
Manuel Lee pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks.
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1985 -- Oakland at Toronto (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Collins D, lf 5 1 2 0 Garcia D, 2b 5 1 2 0
Lansford C, 3b 5 0 3 1 Mulliniks R, 3b 5 0 1 1
Murphy D, cf 4 1 0 0 Lee M, pr 0 0 0 0
Kingman D, dh 5 0 2 1 Moseby L, cf 5 0 1 1
Picciolo R, pr 0 0 0 0 Upshaw W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Baker D, 1b 3 1 1 1 Bell G, lf 4 1 2 1
Bochte B, 1b 1 0 0 0 Matuszek L, dh 3 0 0 0
Heath M, c 5 0 1 1 Whitt E, c 4 1 1 1
Davis M, rf 3 1 2 1 Barfield J, rf 3 1 1 0
Hill D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Fernandez T, ss 4 0 0 0
Griffin A, ss 4 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 13 6 36 4 9 4
Oakland 002 110 020 -- 6
Toronto 010 011 001 -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (W)* 5.0 6 3 3 3 2
Krueger B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Atherton K 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Howell J (S) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L)+ 7.0 11 6 5 3 6
Key J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Acker J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Fernandez T 2, Whitt E
LOB -- Oakland 9, Toronto 8
2B -- Lansford C, Mulliniks R, Collins D, Bell G
3B -- Moseby L, Collins D
HR -- Whitt E, Baker D, Bell G, Davis M, Hill D
CS -- Davis M, Picciolo R
WP -- Alexander D, Howell J
PB -- Heath M
T -- 3:09
A -- 18102
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