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Oakland Athletics logo Oakland Athletics @ Chicago Cubs logo Chicago Cubs

8–9Final · Mar 9, 2021
OAK 8 CHC 9 Final
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OAK3-5-101013128111
CHC6-2-101022049110
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  1. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    1–0

  2. Pinder doubled to deep center, Moreland scored.

    1–0

  3. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    1–1

  4. Sogard singled to right, Heyward scored, Bote to second.

    1–1

  5. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    1–1

  6. Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    1–1

  7. Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    1–1

  8. Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    1–1

  9. Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    2–1

  10. Chapman homered to center.

    2–1

  11. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    2–1

  12. Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    2–1

  13. Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    2–1

  14. Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    2–2

  15. Pederson homered to center.

    2–2

  16. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    2–3

  17. Vargas singled to right, Heyward scored on fielding error by first baseman Olson.

    2–3

  18. Vargas singled to right, Heyward scored on fielding error by first baseman Olson.

    2–3

  19. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4–3

  20. Kozma doubled to center, Bolt scored and Reed scored.

    4–3

  21. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4–3

  22. Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    5–3

  23. Olson doubled to deep right, Kozma scored.

    5–3

  24. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5–4

  25. Pederson doubled to deep right, Happ scored, Strumpf to third.

    5–4

  26. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5–5

  27. Bote doubled to deep center, Pederson scored, Ortega thrown out at home.

    5–5

  28. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    6–5

  29. Soderstrom doubled to left, Thomas scored.

    6–5

  30. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    8–5

  31. Davidson doubled to deep right, Machín scored and Kozma scored.

    8–5

  32. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    8–9

  33. Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    8–9

  34. Ortega homered to right, Lobatón scored, Strumpf scored and Avelino scored.

    8–9

Play-by-play

  1. Top 1 Trevor Williams pitches to Mark Canha
  2. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  3. Top 1 Canha flied out to right.
  4. Top 1 Trevor Williams pitches to Jed Lowrie
  5. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  6. Top 1 Lowrie flied out to center.
  7. Top 1 Trevor Williams pitches to Matt Olson
  8. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  9. Top 1 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  10. Top 1 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  11. Top 1 Olson struck out swinging.
  12. Bot 1 Cole Irvin pitches to Ian Happ
  13. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  14. Bot 1 Happ lined out to right.
  15. Bot 1 Cole Irvin pitches to Willson Contreras
  16. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  17. Bot 1 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
  18. Bot 1 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  19. Bot 1 Contreras struck out swinging.
  20. Bot 1 Cole Irvin pitches to Joc Pederson
  21. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  22. Bot 1 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  23. Bot 1 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  24. Bot 1 Pederson struck out swinging.
  25. Top 2 Trevor Williams pitches to Matt Chapman
  26. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  27. Top 2 Chapman popped out to second.
  28. Top 2 Trevor Williams pitches to Mitch Moreland
  29. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  30. Top 2 Moreland doubled to deep right.
  31. Top 2 Trevor Williams pitches to Chad Pinder
  32. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 1–0
  33. Top 2 Pinder doubled to deep center, Moreland scored. 1–0
  34. Top 2 Trevor Williams pitches to Elvis Andrus
  35. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  36. Top 2 Andrus grounded out to second, Pinder to third.
  37. Top 2 Trevor Williams pitches to Skye Bolt
  38. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  39. Top 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  40. Top 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  41. Top 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  42. Top 2 Bolt walked.
  43. Top 2 Trevor Williams pitches to Carlos Pérez
  44. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  45. Top 2 Pérez flied out to right.
  46. Bot 2 Cole Irvin pitches to Jason Heyward
  47. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  48. Bot 2 Heyward singled to left.
  49. Bot 2 Cole Irvin pitches to David Bote
  50. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  51. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  52. Bot 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  53. Bot 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  54. Bot 2 Bote walked, Heyward to second.
  55. Bot 2 Cole Irvin pitches to Eric Sogard
  56. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 1–1
  57. Bot 2 Sogard singled to right, Heyward scored, Bote to second. 1–1
  58. Bot 2 Cole Irvin pitches to Ildemaro Vargas
  59. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  60. Bot 2 Vargas flied out to center, Bote to third.
  61. Bot 2 Cole Irvin pitches to Nick Martini
  62. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  63. Bot 2 Martini grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Sogard out at second.
  64. Top 3 Trevor Williams pitches to Mark Canha
  65. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  66. Top 3 Canha grounded out to third.
  67. Top 3 Trevor Williams pitches to Jed Lowrie
  68. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  69. Top 3 Lowrie grounded out to second.
  70. Top 3 Trevor Williams pitches to Matt Olson
  71. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  72. Top 3 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  73. Top 3 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  74. Top 3 Olson struck out swinging.
  75. Bot 3 Cole Irvin pitches to Matt Duffy
  76. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  77. Bot 3 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  78. Bot 3 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  79. Bot 3 Duffy struck out looking.
  80. Bot 3 Cole Irvin pitches to Ian Happ
  81. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  82. Bot 3 Happ grounded out to third.
  83. Bot 3 Cole Irvin pitches to Willson Contreras
  84. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  85. Bot 3 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  86. Bot 3 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  87. Bot 3 Contreras struck out looking.
  88. Top 4 Kimbrel relieved Williams
  89. Top 4 Craig Kimbrel pitches to Matt Chapman
  90. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 1–1
  91. Top 4 Pitch 2 : Ball 2 1–1
  92. Top 4 Pitch 3 : Ball 3 1–1
  93. Top 4 Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking 1–1
  94. Top 4 Pitch 5 : Ball In Play 2–1
  95. Top 4 Chapman homered to center. 2–1
  96. Top 4 Craig Kimbrel pitches to Mitch Moreland
  97. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  98. Top 4 Moreland grounded out to pitcher.
  99. Top 4 Craig Kimbrel pitches to Chad Pinder
  100. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  101. Top 4 Pinder lined out to center.
  102. Top 4 Craig Kimbrel pitches to Elvis Andrus
  103. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  104. Top 4 Andrus lined out to third.
  105. Bot 4 Romo relieved Irvin
  106. Bot 4 Sergio Romo pitches to Joc Pederson
  107. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 2–1
  108. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Ball 2 2–1
  109. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul 2–1
  110. Bot 4 Pitch 4 : Ball In Play 2–2
  111. Bot 4 Pederson homered to center. 2–2
  112. Bot 4 Sergio Romo pitches to Jason Heyward
  113. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  114. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  115. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  116. Bot 4 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  117. Bot 4 Heyward walked.
  118. Bot 4 Sergio Romo pitches to David Bote
  119. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  120. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  121. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  122. Bot 4 Bote struck out swinging.
  123. Bot 4 Sergio Romo pitches to Eric Sogard
  124. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  125. Bot 4 Sogard popped out to third.
  126. Bot 4 Sergio Romo pitches to Ildemaro Vargas
  127. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 2–3
  128. Bot 4 Vargas singled to right, Heyward scored on fielding error by first baseman Olson. 2–3
  129. Bot 4 Vargas singled to right, Heyward scored on fielding error by first baseman Olson. 2–3
  130. Bot 4 Sergio Romo pitches to Nick Martini
  131. Bot 4 Vargas to second on a balk.
  132. Bot 4 Vargas to second on a balk.
  133. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  134. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  135. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  136. Bot 4 Martini struck out swinging.
  137. Top 5 Holder relieved Kimbrel
  138. Top 5 Jonathan Holder pitches to Skye Bolt
  139. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  140. Top 5 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  141. Top 5 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  142. Top 5 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  143. Top 5 Bolt walked.
  144. Top 5 Jonathan Holder pitches to Carlos Pérez
  145. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  146. Top 5 Pérez fouled out to third.
  147. Top 5 Jonathan Holder pitches to Mark Canha
  148. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  149. Top 5 Canha singled to left, Bolt to third.
  150. Top 5 Reed ran for Canha
  151. Top 5 Kozma hit for Lowrie
  152. Top 5 Jonathan Holder pitches to Pete Kozma
  153. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 4–3
  154. Top 5 Kozma doubled to center, Bolt scored and Reed scored. 4–3
  155. Top 5 Rucker relieved Holder
  156. Top 5 Michael Rucker pitches to Matt Olson
  157. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 4–3
  158. Top 5 Kozma to third on wild pitch by Rucker.
  159. Top 5 Kozma to third on wild pitch by Rucker.
  160. Top 5 Pitch 2 : Ball In Play 5–3
  161. Top 5 Olson doubled to deep right, Kozma scored. 5–3
  162. Top 5 Machín ran for Olson
  163. Top 5 Michael Rucker pitches to Matt Chapman
  164. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  165. Top 5 Chapman flied out to center.
  166. Top 5 Davidson hit for Moreland
  167. Top 5 Michael Rucker pitches to Logan Davidson
  168. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  169. Top 5 Davidson grounded out to second.
  170. Bot 5 Reed in center field.
  171. Bot 5 Kozma at second base.
  172. Bot 5 Machín at first base.
  173. Bot 5 Diaz at third base.
  174. Bot 5 Davidson as designated hitter.
  175. Bot 5 Thomas in left field.
  176. Bot 5 N. Allen at shortstop.
  177. Bot 5 Thomas in left field.
  178. Bot 5 Soderstrom catching.
  179. Bot 5 Smith relieved Romo
  180. Bot 5 Burch Smith pitches to Matt Duffy
  181. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  182. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  183. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  184. Bot 5 Duffy struck out swinging.
  185. Bot 5 Barrera in right field.
  186. Bot 5 Barrera in right field.
  187. Bot 5 Burch Smith pitches to Ian Happ
  188. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  189. Bot 5 Happ singled to right center, Happ to second.
  190. Bot 5 Burch Smith pitches to Willson Contreras
  191. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  192. Bot 5 Contreras singled to right, Happ to third.
  193. Bot 5 Strumpf ran for Contreras
  194. Bot 5 Burch Smith pitches to Joc Pederson
  195. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 5–4
  196. Bot 5 Pederson doubled to deep right, Happ scored, Strumpf to third. 5–4
  197. Bot 5 Burch Smith pitches to Jason Heyward
  198. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  199. Bot 5 Heyward grounded into fielder's choice to second, Pederson to third, Strumpf out at home.
  200. Bot 5 Ortega ran for Heyward
  201. Bot 5 Burch Smith pitches to David Bote
  202. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 5–5
  203. Bot 5 Bote doubled to deep center, Pederson scored, Ortega thrown out at home. 5–5
  204. Top 6 Wisdom at first base.
  205. Top 6 Strumpf at second base.
  206. Top 6 Avelino at shortstop.
  207. Top 6 Ortega in right field.
  208. Top 6 Wisdom at first base.
  209. Top 6 Lobatón catching.
  210. Top 6 Lobatón catching.
  211. Top 6 Wisdom at first base.
  212. Top 6 Maples relieved Rucker
  213. Top 6 Dillon Maples pitches to Cody Thomas
  214. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  215. Top 6 Thomas grounded out to first.
  216. Top 6 Dillon Maples pitches to Nick Allen
  217. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  218. Top 6 N. Allen flied out to right.
  219. Top 6 Dillon Maples pitches to Cody Thomas
  220. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  221. Top 6 Thomas reached on infield single to second.
  222. Top 6 Dillon Maples pitches to Tyler Soderstrom
  223. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 6–5
  224. Top 6 Soderstrom doubled to left, Thomas scored. 6–5
  225. Top 6 Dillon Maples pitches to Buddy Reed
  226. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  227. Top 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  228. Top 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  229. Top 6 Reed struck out looking.
  230. Bot 6 Kolarek relieved Smith
  231. Bot 6 Adam Kolarek pitches to Ian Miller
  232. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  233. Bot 6 I. Miller hit by pitch.
  234. Bot 6 Adam Kolarek pitches to Christopher Morel
  235. Bot 6 I. Miller picked off and caught stealing second.
  236. Bot 6 I. Miller picked off and caught stealing second.
  237. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  238. Bot 6 Morel grounded out to second.
  239. Bot 6 Adam Kolarek pitches to Nick Martini
  240. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  241. Bot 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  242. Bot 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  243. Bot 6 Martini struck out looking.
  244. Top 7 Jewell relieved Maples
  245. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Pete Kozma
  246. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  247. Top 7 Kozma reached on infield single to third.
  248. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Vimael Machin
  249. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  250. Top 7 Machín singled to center, Kozma to second.
  251. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Edwin Diaz
  252. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  253. Top 7 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  254. Top 7 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  255. Top 7 Diaz struck out swinging.
  256. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Logan Davidson
  257. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 8–5
  258. Top 7 Davidson doubled to deep right, Machín scored and Kozma scored. 8–5
  259. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Luis Barrera
  260. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  261. Top 7 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  262. Top 7 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  263. Top 7 Barrera struck out swinging.
  264. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Nick Allen
  265. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  266. Top 7 N. Allen grounded out to third.
  267. Bot 7 Turley relieved Kolarek
  268. Bot 7 Nik Turley pitches to Brennen Davis
  269. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  270. Bot 7 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  271. Bot 7 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  272. Bot 7 Davis struck out swinging.
  273. Bot 7 Nik Turley pitches to Jose Lobaton
  274. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  275. Bot 7 Lobatón singled to left center.
  276. Bot 7 Nik Turley pitches to Chase Strumpf
  277. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  278. Bot 7 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  279. Bot 7 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  280. Bot 7 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  281. Bot 7 Strumpf walked, Lobatón to second.
  282. Bot 7 Nik Turley pitches to Abiatal Avelino
  283. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  284. Bot 7 Avelino singled to left center, Strumpf to second, Lobatón to third.
  285. Bot 7 Nik Turley pitches to Rafael Ortega
  286. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 8–9
  287. Bot 7 Pitch 2 : Ball In Play 8–9
  288. Bot 7 Ortega homered to right, Lobatón scored, Strumpf scored and Avelino scored. 8–9

Box score

OAK

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Mark CanhaCF1-330100000.250.538.250
Buddy ReedCF0-111000010.182.182.727
Jed Lowrie2B0-220000000.000.000.000
Pete Kozma2B2-222220000.462.462.846
Matt Olson1B1-330110020.462.4621.308
Vimael Machin1B1-111100000.429.429.429
Matt Chapman3B1-331111000.333.385.917
Edwin Diaz3B0-110000010.333.333.667
Mitch MorelandDH1-221100000.333.429.500
Logan DavidsonDH1-220120000.500.5001.167
Chad PinderLF1-220110000.083.267.167
Cody ThomasLF1-221100000.286.500.571
Elvis AndrusSS0-220000000.182.308.273
Nick AllenSS0-220000000.000.077.000
Skye BoltRF0-001000200.000.667.000
Luis BarreraRF0-110000010.333.500.500
Carlos PerezC0-220000000.111.111.111
Tyler SoderstromRP1-110110000.333.333.667
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Cole IrvinP3.0211140-----1.80--
Sergio RomoP1.0222121-----18.00--
Burch SmithP1.0422010-----13.50--
Adam KolarekP1.0000010-----4.50--
Nik TurleyP0.1344111-----30.86--

CHC

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Ian HappCF1-331100000.333.467.667
Jose LobatonC1-111100000.500.500.750
Willson ContrerasC1-330100020.500.643.900
Chase Strumpf2B0-001000100.000.600.000
Joc PedersonLF2-332221010.429.5291.143
Ian MillerLF0-000000000.000.500.000
Abiatal AvelinoSS1-111100000.143.143.143
Jason HeywardRF1-222100100.273.333.273
Rafael OrtegaRF1-111141000.231.231.615
David Bote3B1-220110110.154.313.385
Patrick Wisdom1B0-000000000.000.273.000
Eric Sogard2B1-220110000.500.500.500
Ildemaro VargasSS1-220100000.467.467.600
Christopher Morel3B0-110000000.000.167.000
Nick MartiniDH0-330000020.200.333.300
Matt Duffy1B0-220000020.000.000.000
Brennen DavisCF0-110000010.000.111.000
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Trevor WilliamsP3.0211120-----1.80--
Craig KimbrelP1.0111001-----22.50--
Jonathan HolderP0.1233100-----11.57--
Michael RuckerP0.2100000-----0.00--
Dillon MaplesP1.0211010-----6.00--
Jake JewellP1.0322020-----13.50--

Starting lineups

CHC

  1. 1 Ian Happ CF
  2. 2 Willson Contreras C
  3. 3 Joc Pederson LF
  4. 4 Jason Heyward RF
  5. 5 David Bote 3B
  6. 6 Eric Sogard 2B
  7. 7 Ildemaro Vargas SS
  8. 8 Nick Martini DH
  9. 9 Matt Duffy 1B

OAK

  1. 1 Mark Canha CF
  2. 2 Jed Lowrie 2B
  3. 3 Matt Olson 1B
  4. 4 Matt Chapman 3B
  5. 5 Mitch Moreland DH
  6. 6 Chad Pinder LF
  7. 7 Elvis Andrus SS
  8. 8 Skye Bolt RF
  9. 9 Carlos Perez C

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