POST-GAME NOTES OAKLAND ATHLETICS Oakland Athletics Baseball Company • 510-638-4900 • athletics.com • A’s PR @AsMediaAlerts OAKLAND ATHLETICS (32-19) VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (25-25) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 — OAKLAND COLISEUM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Oakland 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 Win: Chris Bassitt (5-2) Loss: Logan Webb (2-4) Save: None Game Time Temperature: 70 First Pitch: 6:40 pm Time of Game: 2:53 OAKLAND NOTES SAN FRANCISCO NOTES • Oakland clinched a playoff spot with their win today, combined • San Francisco has lost four of the last six games. with Seattle’s loss...Oakland’s magic number to win the division San Francisco is 0-4 against Oakland this season. was reduced to two with the win and Houston’s loss today...can • clinch the American League West tomorrow with a win, and a • Logan Webb has allowed four or more earned runs in four of Houston loss. his last five starts, during which he’s posted an 8.86 ERA (21 er, 21.1 ip) with 19 strikeouts...had a 3.29 ERA (10 er, 27.1 ip) with • Chris Bassitt tossed 6.2 shutout innings tonight...in his last 26 strikeouts in his first six starts of the season. three starts, he is 3-0 with a 0.46 ERA (1 er, 19.2 ip) with 19 strikeouts...has allowed one run or less in six of his 10 starts • San Francisco was limited to three hits, the fifth time this sea- this season. son with three hits or less (last: Sept. 13 at San Diego in both games of doubleheader). • Chris Bassitt has a 0.89 ERA (3 er, 30.1 ip) with 25 strikeouts in five starts at the Coliseum this season...has not allowed more HOME RUNS than two earned runs in any of his home starts. Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher • Oakland’s pitching staff recorded its fourth shutout of the sea- None son (last: Sept. 14 at Seattle)...Chris Bassitt has been the start- ing pitcher in three of those four games. • Oakland has won all four games against the Giants this season and have clinched the season series with two games to go. • Matt Olson hit his 14th home run of the season...entered the day tied for sixth in the American League in home runs...nine of his 14 home runs this season have come at home. • Tommy La Stella extended his hitting streak to seven games... during the streak is hitting .345 (10-for-29) with six runs, one home run and three RBI...since joining Oakland via trade, he’s hitting .309 (21-for-68) with 13 runs, four doubles, one home run and nine RBI in 18 games. HOME RUNS Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Matt Olson 3 2-1 3 RF Webb Oakland Athletics (32-19) 6, San Francisco Giants (25-25) 0 Sep 18th, 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Oakland 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 x 6 6 0 San Francisco AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Dickerson, A, LF .276 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Solano, D, 2B .333 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 Belt, 1B .295 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 Flores, DH .281 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Longoria, 3B .282 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Crawford, SS .279 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Ruf, RF .294 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Bart, C .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Dubón, CF .285 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Webb, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suárez, A, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson, S, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baragar, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .266 30 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 11 24 7 BATTING 2B : Crawford (10, Bassitt). TB : Bart; Crawford 2; Ruf. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Dubón; Ruf; Flores; Bart. Team RISP : 0-for-4. Team LOB : 8. Oakland AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A La Stella, DH .287 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Semien, SS .231 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Canha, RF .230 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Olson, 1B .191 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 5 1 Lamb, 3B .190 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Murphy, S, C .235 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 Grossman, LF .236 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Laureano, CF .219 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Kemp, T, 2B .241 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Bassitt, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Petit, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wendelken, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Weems, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .227 31 6 6 0 0 1 6 3 5 27 7 BATTING HR : Olson (14, 3rd inning off Webb, 2 on, 1 out). TB : Kemp, T; La Stella 2; Lamb; Olson 4; Semien. RBI : La Stella (23); Lamb (4); Olson 3 (41); Semien (22). 2-out RBI : Lamb. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Olson 2; Murphy, S. Team RISP : 4-for-8. Team LOB : 5. San Francisco ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Webb (L, 2-4) 5.73 3.1 6 6 6 2 1 1 20 Suárez, A 3.72 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 Anderson, S 4.76 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Baragar 4.82 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 4.78 8.0 6 6 6 3 5 1 35 Oakland ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR BF Bassitt (W, 5-2) 2.57 6.2 3 0 0 3 7 0 26 Petit 1.83 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wendelken 1.23 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Weems 1.64 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 Totals 3.50 9.0 3 0 0 5 11 0 35 HBP : Laureano (by Webb). Pitches-strikes : Webb 90-48; Suárez, A 44-26; Anderson, S 13-8; Baragar 8-7; Bassitt 101-68; Petit 2-2; Wendelken 26-16; Weems 17-11. Groundouts-flyouts : Webb 6-2; Suárez, A 3-0; Anderson, S 0-0; Baragar 0-1; Bassitt 7-4; Petit 0-1; Wendelken 0-1; Weems 0-0. Batters faced : Webb 20; Suárez, A 9; Anderson, S 3; Baragar 3; Bassitt 26; Petit; Wendelken 4; Weems 4. Inherited runners-scored : Suárez, A 2-0; Petit 2-0. Umpires : HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Gabe Morales. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Cory Blaser. Official Scorer : David Feldman Weather : 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy Wind : 14 mph, Out To RF First pitch : 6:40 PM T : 2:53 Venue : Oakland Coliseum September 18, 2020 Oakland Athletics 6, San Francisco Giants 0 Sep 18th, 2020 Giants starting lineup: Alex Dickerson (LF), Donovan Solano (2B), Brandon Belt (1B), Wilmer Flores (DH), Evan Longoria (3B), Brandon Crawford (SS), Darin Ruf (RF), Joey Bart (C), Mauricio Dubon (CF), Logan Webb (P), Athletics starting lineup: Tommy La Stella (DH), Marcus Semien (SS), Mark Canha (RF), Matt Olson (1B), Jake Lamb (3B), Sean Murphy (C), Robbie Grossman (LF), Ramon Laureano (CF), Tony Kemp (2B), Chris Bassitt (P), Umpires -- HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Gabe Morales. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Cory Blaser. Gametime Weather: 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy Wind: 14 mph, Out To RF First pitch by Chris Bassitt at 6:40 PM local time. Giants 1st (Giants 0, Athletics 0) -- Alex Dickerson grounds out, Tony Kemp to Matt Olson. Donovan Solano strikes out swinging. Brandon Belt flies out to Robbie Grossman. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB) Athletics 1st (Athletics 1, Giants 0) -- Tommy La Stella pops out to Brandon Crawford in foul territory. Marcus Semien walks. Mark Canha reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by Donovan Solano, Marcus Semien to 2nd. Matt Olson strikes out swinging. Jake Lamb singles through the hole at second base, Marcus Semien scores; Mark Canha to 3rd. Sean Murphy grounds out, Donovan Solano to Brandon Belt. (1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB) Giants 2nd (Athletics 1, Giants 0) -- Wilmer Flores lines out to Ramon Laureano. Evan Longoria strikes out swinging. Brandon Crawford doubles to right field. Darin Ruf strikes out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB) Athletics 2nd (Athletics 1, Giants 0) -- Robbie Grossman grounds out, Donovan Solano to Brandon Belt.