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POST-GAME NOTES OAKLAND ATHLETICS Oakland Athletics Baseball Company • 510-638-4900 • athletics.com • A’s PR @AsMediaAlerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1-1) VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1-1) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 — OAKLAND COLISEUM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 10 2 Oakland 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 5 7 0 Win: Chris Bassitt (1-0) Loss: Dallas Keuchel (0-1) Save: Jake Diekman (1) Game Time Temperature: 70 First Pitch: 12:10 pm Time of Game: 3:05 OAKLAND NOTES CHICAGO NOTES • The A’s snapped their postseason losing streak at a franchise • Dallas Keuchel allowed five runs in 3.1 innings for the loss… record tying six games (also Oct. 10, 2006-Oct. 7, 2012)…it was the runs were his most in a postseason game and the innings their first postseason win since defeating Detroit 6-3 at Comer- pitched matched the shortest postseason start of his career ica Park in Game 3 of the 2013 ALDS. (Game 4 of the 2019 NLDS at St. Louis)…is now 4-3 with a 3.71 • The A’s scored five runs on seven hits after tallying four runs on ERA (26 er in 63.0 ip) in 13 career postseason games, including 16 hits over their previous three postseason games…homered 12 starts…is 6-7 with 3.17 ERA (51 er in 144.2 ip) in 23 career twice after hitting just one over the previous three games. regular season and postseason appearances against the A’s, in- cluding 21 starts. • Chris Bassitt allowed one run in 7.0 innings of work for the win in his postseason debut…including the regular season and to- • Yasmani Grandal homered for the second consecutive game day, Bassitt is 4-0 with a 0.53 ERA in five starts in September and both home runs have come in the eighth inning…joins Paul and has allowed just two runs in 33.2 innings. Konerko (Games 3 and 4 of 2005 ALCS) and Joe Crede (Game 5 of 2005 ALCS and Game 1 of 2005 WS) as the only players in • Liam Hendriks threw 49 pitches, which were his most in any White Sox history to homer in back-to-back postseason games. game (regular season or postseason) since he had 59 in 4.1 in- nings of relief in Game 4 of the 2015 ALCS. • Tim Anderson went 3-for-5 after going 3-for-4 yesterday…joins Tim Raines (1993 ALCS), Nellie Fox (1959 WS) and Frank Isbell • Jake Diekman recorded the final out for the save…has seven (1906 WS) as the only players in White Sox postseason history career saves during the regular season with the last coming on with back-to-back three-hit games. June 20, 2018 for Texas at Kansas City. HOME RUNS • Khris Davis homered in the fourth inning after hitting just two home runs in 30 regular season games…it was his second career Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher postseason home run (2018 ALWC at NYY). Yasmani Grandal (2) 8 1-1 2 RF Hendriks HOME RUNS Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Semien (1) 2 0-0 2 CF Keuchel Davis (1) 4 2-2 1 LCF Keuchel Oakland Athletics (1-1) 5, Chicago White Sox (1-1) 3 Sep 30th, 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chi White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 10 2 Oakland 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 5 7 0 Chi White Sox AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Anderson, T, SS .667 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Moncada, 3B .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Grandal, C .286 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 5 1 1-Sánchez, Y, PR .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Abreu, 1B .333 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Encarnación, DH .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 a-Mazara, PH-DH .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Robert, CF .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Engel, RF .375 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 García, L, LF .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 b-Collins, PH .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dyson, J, LF .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Madrigal, 2B .250 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Keuchel, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cordero, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cease, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heuer, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals .260 37 3 10 0 0 1 3 3 10 24 11 a-Singled for Encarnación in the 7th. b-Struck out for García, L in the 7th. 1-Ran for Grandal in the 9th. BATTING HR : Grandal (2, 8th inning off Hendriks, 1 on, 1 out). TB : Abreu; Anderson, T 3; Engel; Grandal 4; Madrigal 2; Mazara; Robert. RBI : Grandal 3 (4). 2-out RBI : Grandal. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Madrigal; García, L; Abreu 3. Team RISP : 0-for-8. Team LOB : 10. FIELDING E : Madrigal 2 (2, fielding, throw). DP : (Madrigal-Anderson, T-Abreu). Oakland AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Semien, SS .125 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 La Stella, 2B .250 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Orf, 2B .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Laureano, CF .286 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Canha, LF .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Pinder, 3B .167 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 a-Lamb, PH-3B .250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olson, 1B .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Davis, K, DH .333 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Piscotty, RF .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Murphy, S, C .333 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Bassitt, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hendriks, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diekman, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .164 31 5 7 0 0 2 3 1 6 27 10 a-Grounded out for Pinder in the 8th. BATTING HR : Semien (1, 2nd inning off Keuchel, 1 on, 1 out); Davis, K (1, 4th inning off Keuchel, 0 on, 0 out). TB : Davis, K 4; La Stella; Laureano 2; Murphy, S; Pinder; Semien 4. RBI : Davis, K (1); Semien 2 (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pinder; Davis, K. GIDP : Piscotty. Team RISP : 1-for-5. Team LOB : 3. Chi White Sox ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Keuchel (L, 0-1) 8.10 3.1 6 5 3 0 4 2 17 Cordero, J 0.00 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 9 Cease 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Heuer 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 2.12 8.0 7 5 3 1 6 2 32 Oakland ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Bassitt (W, 1-0) 1.29 7.0 6 1 1 1 5 0 28 Hendriks 10.80 1.2 4 2 2 1 5 1 10 Diekman (S, 1) 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 3.50 9.0 10 3 3 3 10 1 40 Bassitt pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP : Bassitt. Pitches-strikes : Keuchel 62-42; Cordero, J 35-22; Cease 14-10; Heuer 8-6; Bassitt 92-65; Hendriks 49-30; Diekman 6-2. Groundouts-flyouts : Keuchel 4-2; Cordero, J 4-1; Cease 1-1; Heuer 1-2; Bassitt 9-5; Hendriks 0-0; Diekman 1-0. Batters faced : Keuchel 17; Cordero, J 9; Cease 3; Heuer 3; Bassitt 28; Hendriks 10; Diekman 2. Inherited runners-scored : Hendriks 1-1; Diekman 3-1. Umpires : HP: Mike Muchlinski. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Adrian Johnson. LF: Brian Knight. RF: Adam Hamari. Official Scorer : Chris Thoms Weather : 70 degrees, Sunny Wind : 7 mph, Out To RF First pitch : 12:10 PM T : 3:05 Venue : Oakland Coliseum September 30, 2020 Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Sep 30th, 2020 White Sox starting lineup: Tim Anderson (SS), Yoan Moncada (3B), Yasmani Grandal (C), Jose Abreu (1B), Edwin Encarnacion (DH), Luis Robert (CF), Adam Engel (RF), Leury Garcia (LF), Nick Madrigal (2B), Dallas Keuchel (P), Athletics starting lineup: Marcus Semien (SS), Tommy La Stella (2B), Ramon Laureano (CF), Mark Canha (LF), Chad Pinder (3B), Matt Olson (1B), Khris Davis (DH), Stephen Piscotty (RF), Sean Murphy (C), Chris Bassitt (P), Umpires -- HP: Mike Muchlinski.