Vs. Baltimore Orioles (8-12) FIRST PITCH: 7:05 P.M
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Saturday April 24, 2021 Game #20 Home Game #9 Oakland Athletics (14-7) vs. Baltimore Orioles (8-12) FIRST PITCH: 7:05 p.m. TEMP: 61 degrees TIME OF GAME: 3:19 R H E LOB WP: Bassitt (2-2) Today’s Attendance: 7,616 Athletics 7 9 0 8 LP: LeBlanc (0-1) Season Total: 52,025 Orioles 2 10 1 8 SV: None Season Average: 7,432 UNDER REVIEW: Oakland manager Bob Melvin challenged the call of 3B Matt Olson out on a force play at second base in the first inning…After a 1:01 review, the call on the field was confirmed. ORIOLES NOTES Fell to 1-8 at Oriole Park, the fewest home wins by a team in the majors, and 8-12 overall this season, falling to the A’s by a score of 7-2…Have now lost eight-straight games against Oakland, and are 1-8 against the Athletics since the beginning of 2019…Baltimore pitchers have allowed a home run in all nine games at Oriole Park this season; their 18 home runs allowed at home this year are tied with Oakland for the most in the American League. LHP Wade LeBlanc suffered the loss, and is now 0-3 in six-career starts (11 appearances) at Oriole Park…Threw 1.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk, while striking out two…His 1.2 innings marked the third-shortest start of his career; threw 0.2 innings on 8/23/20 against Boston and 1.1 innings on 6/25/09 against Seattle with the Padres…Marked his first start since 8/23/20 against Boston, and his first loss since 8/16/19 at Toronto with Seattle...Threw 48 pitches, 33 strikes. DH Pedro Severino doubled to lead off the second inning; was his second double this season and first since 4/3 against Boston…Marked his third extra-base hit this season and first since homering on 4/8 against Boston, snapping a streak of eight games without an XBH…Scored the O’s first run of the game; was his first run since 4/8 against the Red Sox. C Chance Sisco doubled in the second inning, his first extra-base hit of the season, and scored DH Pedro Severino; was his second RBI of the season and first since 4/7 against New York-AL…His double snapped an 0-for-8 streak dating back to 4/15 (G2)…Singled in the ninth inning to record first multi-hit game of the season. 1B Trey Mancini doubled in the fifth inning, scoring LF Austin Hays…Eight of his 16 hits this season have been for extra bases, including four doubles and four home runs. ATHLETICS NOTES Extended their winning streak to 13 games with their 7-2 win over the Orioles tonight at Oriole Park…Their 13- game win streak is the longest in the Major Leagues over the past three years and the third longest in Oakland history, trailing only a 14-game win streak (4/23/1988-5/9/1988) and a 20-game win streak (8/13/02- 9/4/02)…Have beaten the O’s in eight-straight games dating back to 2019 and are 70-58 overall at Oriole Park...Have won 46 consecutive games when leading after the sixth inning dating back to 9/7/19, and are 12-0 this season when out-homering their opponent. RHP Chris Bassitt earned the win, improving to 2-2 on the season…Threw 6.0 innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and one walk, while striking out eight…Marked his first win in two career starts at Oriole Park; is 3-0 in four- career appearances vs. the Orioles…Has yet to allow a run in the first inning this season…Improved to 17-1 in 27 career starts when receiving three-or-more runs of support…Threw 101 pitches, 67 strikes. LF Mark Canha doubled to lead off the game and singled in the second inning…Has four-career leadoff hits, three of which have been doubles…Scored three runs tonight, and has now scored 23 runs this season; entering tonight his 20 runs scored ranked first in the AL and second in MLB…Hit a two-run single in the second inning, marking his second multi-RBI game of the season; has multiple hits in back-to-back games for the third time this season. 1B Matt Olson singled in the first inning, extending his hit-streak to nine games…During his current hitting streak, Olson is 15-34 (.441) with five home runs and 11 RBI…His nine-game hitting streak is the third-longest of his career, trailing only a 10-game-streak (8/28/19-9/7/19) and a career-high 16-game-streak (6/30/19- 7/21/19)…Doubled in the second inning; has recorded multiple hits in a career-high-tying three-straight games. .