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Series
Results
OAK
@LAD		4
5
OAK
@LAD		0
6
LAD
@OAK		1
2
LAD
@OAK		4
3
LAD
@OAK		5
2
Tuesday, October 18, 1988 5:35
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 49,316, Time of Game: 3:21
Dodgers
1
 at Athletics
2
L: Jay Howell (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  8  1
Athletics       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  5  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Sax 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .602 14 10 -0.120 1.39 0.036 -0.156 -0.6 2 0
Franklin Stubbs 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 .222 .541 15 12 0.071 1.24 0.149 -0.078 0.3 8 0 2B
   Tracy Woodson PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 3 1 -0.032 1.28 0.000 -0.032 -0.1 0 0
Mickey Hatcher LF-RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 .830 14 10 -0.042 1.00 0.042 -0.084 -0.5 3 0 2B
Mike Marshall RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .754 3 3 -0.022 0.79 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 0
   Danny Heep PH-LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .733 12 8 0.005 1.56 0.095 -0.090 0.1 0 0 2B
John Shelby CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 .200 .510 16 9 0.211 1.38 0.234 -0.023 1.4 3 0 SB
Mike Davis DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .429 17 8 -0.029 1.42 0.026 -0.055 -0.1
   Dave Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 4 -0.066 2.86 0.000 -0.066 -0.3
Mike Scioscia C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .726 14 10 -0.181 1.83 0.013 -0.194 -1.3 6 0
Jeff Hamilton 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .176 .459 13 7 -0.085 1.91 0.074 -0.159 -0.4 0 1
Alfredo Griffin SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .176 .406 10 8 -0.233 2.62 0.000 -0.233 -1.6 2 2 SH
John Tudor P 0 0
   Tim Leary P 1 2
   Alejandro Pena P 0 0
   Jay Howell P 0 0
Team Totals 34 1 8 1 3 12 .235 .621 136 90 -0.523 1.59 0.669 -1.192 -3.3 25 5
2B: F Stubbs (1, off B Welch); D Heep (1, off B Welch); M Hatcher (3, off G Nelson).
SH: A Griffin (2, off B Welch).
TB: D Heep 2; F Stubbs 2; M Hatcher 2; J Shelby 2; S Sax; M Scioscia; J Hamilton.
RBI: F Stubbs (2).
2-out RBI: F Stubbs.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Leary-F Stubbs.
E: M Scioscia (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Shelby (3, 2nd base off B Welch/R Hassey).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Phillips LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .708 6 4 -0.022 0.87 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 0
   Luis Polonia PH-LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .522 8 6 -0.116 1.61 0.000 -0.116 -0.8 1 0
Dave Henderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .276 .748 26 20 -0.122 1.17 0.000 -0.122 -0.9 1 0
Jose Canseco RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .945 16 9 -0.103 1.03 0.000 -0.103 -0.6 0 0
Mark McGwire 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .240 .801 25 18 0.349 1.19 0.424 -0.075 0.4 7 0 HR
Terry Steinbach DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .916 8 4 0.046 0.73 0.062 -0.016 0.3 2B
Carney Lansford 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .575 8 5 -0.090 1.20 0.000 -0.090 -0.7 3 2
Glenn Hubbard 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .733 14 7 0.038 1.32 0.108 -0.070 0.5 1 2 SB
Ron Hassey C 1 0 1 1 2 0 .417 1.283 22 11 0.166 1.29 0.166 0.000 1.3 13 0
Walt Weiss SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .480 7 3 -0.169 1.79 0.000 -0.169 -1.3 0 1
Bob Welch P 1 1
   Greg Cadaret P 0 0
   Gene Nelson P 0 0
   Rick Honeycutt P 0 0
Team Totals 29 2 5 2 2 6 .172 .536 140 87 -0.023 1.24 0.760 -0.783 -2.0 27 6
2B: T Steinbach (1, off T Leary).
HR: M McGwire (2, off J Howell; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
TB: M McGwire 4; T Steinbach 3; G Hubbard; R Hassey.
RBI: R Hassey (4); M McGwire (4).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Baserunning
SB: G Hubbard (1, 2nd base off T Leary/M Scioscia).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Tudor 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.68 4 21 15 9 3 3 1 2 0 0 55 0.070 0.70 0.7
Tim Leary 3.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.27 14 55 30 21 2 7 5 7 3 0 0 0 0.060 1.02 0.7
Alejandro Pena 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 1.93 11 55 35 21 4 10 0 6 1 0 0 0 0.262 1.61 1.4
Jay Howell, L (0-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 27.00 2 9 7 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.368 1.99 -0.8
Team Totals 8.1 5 2 2 2 6 1 2.16 31 140 87 58 9 20 6 17 5 0 55 0 0 0.024 1.59 2.0

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Welch 5 6 1 1 3 8 0 8.10 24 95 58 37 9 12 6 7 5 0 56 -0.103 1.26 -0.5
Greg Cadaret 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.090 2.77 0.8
Gene Nelson 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 7 17 14 8 3 3 3 3 2 0 3 0 0.233 2.22 1.6
Rick Honeycutt, W (2-0) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 6 22 16 9 5 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.304 2.06 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 3 12 0 1.00 38 136 90 55 17 18 10 13 7 0 56 7 0 0.524 1.24 3.3
B Welch faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
G Nelson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: T Leary (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Larry McCoy, LF - Doug Harvey, RF - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 49,316.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Oakland Athletics
1 Steve Sax 2B 1 Tony Phillips LF
2 Franklin Stubbs 1B 2 Dave Henderson CF
3 Mickey Hatcher LF 3 Jose Canseco RF
4 Mike Marshall RF 4 Mark McGwire 1B
5 John Shelby CF 5 Terry Steinbach DH
6 Mike Davis DH 6 Carney Lansford 3B
7 Mike Scioscia C 7 Glenn Hubbard 2B
8 Jeff Hamilton 3B 8 Ron Hassey C
9 Alfredo Griffin SS 9 Walt Weiss SS
John Tudor P Bob Welch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-1 1 --- 8,(2-2)  R OAK M. McGwire J. Howell 42% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t5 0-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R LAD F. Stubbs B. Welch -15% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hamilton Scores
t6 1-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  LAD J. Shelby B. Welch -11% 29% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Heep to 3B; Shelby to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t6 1-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  O LAD J. Hamilton G. Nelson 11% 47% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Shelby to 3B; Davis to 2B; Hamilton to 1B
t6 1-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  O LAD A. Griffin G. Nelson 11% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  LAD S. Sax B. Welch -4% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O LAD F. Stubbs B. Welch 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O LAD M. Hatcher B. Welch 3% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O LAD M. Marshall B. Welch 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' John Tudor facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK T. Phillips J. Tudor -2% 53% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK D. Henderson J. Tudor -1% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK J. Canseco J. Tudor -1% 50% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD J. Shelby B. Welch 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O LAD M. Davis B. Welch 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  LAD M. Scioscia B. Welch -1% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  LAD J. Hamilton B. Welch -2% 51% Walk; Scioscia to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O LAD A. Griffin B. Welch 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' John Tudor facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O OAK M. McGwire J. Tudor -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
Tim Leary replaces John Tudor pitching
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK T. Steinbach T. Leary -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK C. Lansford T. Leary -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD S. Sax B. Welch 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD F. Stubbs B. Welch 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD M. Hatcher B. Welch 1% 55% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Tim Leary facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK G. Hubbard T. Leary 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b3 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK R. Hassey T. Leary 7% 66% Hubbard Steals 2B; Hubbard to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 0-0 0 --3 7,(3-2)  R OAK R. Hassey T. Leary 4% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hubbard Scores
b3 1-0 0 1-- 1,(1-0)  OAK W. Weiss T. Leary 2% 73% Balk; Hassey to 2B
b3 1-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O OAK W. Weiss T. Leary -4% 69% Foul Popfly: SS (Short LF Foul)
Luis Polonia pinch hits for Tony Phillips (LF) batting 1st
b3 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK L. Polonia T. Leary -3% 67% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Hassey to 3B
b3 1-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Henderson T. Leary -3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
Luis Polonia moves from PH to LF
Danny Heep pinch hits for Mike Marshall (RF) batting 4th
t4 0-1 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O LAD D. Heep B. Welch 3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  LAD J. Shelby B. Welch -3% 63% Walk
t4 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  LAD M. Davis B. Welch -2% 61% Shelby Steals 2B
t4 0-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O LAD M. Davis B. Welch 4% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Shelby to 3B
t4 0-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O LAD M. Scioscia B. Welch 5% 69% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Tim Leary facing 3-4-5
Danny Heep moves from PH to LF
Mickey Hatcher moves from LF to RF
b4 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Canseco T. Leary -2% 67% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b4 1-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O OAK M. McGwire T. Leary -1% 66% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK T. Steinbach T. Leary 2% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK C. Lansford T. Leary -3% 65% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD J. Hamilton B. Welch -5% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t5 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD A. Griffin B. Welch 3% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Hamilton to 2B
t5 0-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O LAD S. Sax B. Welch 5% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 0-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R LAD F. Stubbs B. Welch -15% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hamilton Scores
t5 1-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O LAD M. Hatcher B. Welch 5% 56% Lineout: P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Tim Leary facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK G. Hubbard T. Leary -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK R. Hassey T. Leary 3% 57% Walk
b5 1-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO OAK W. Weiss T. Leary -7% 50% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
t6 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD D. Heep B. Welch -9% 41% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t6 1-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  LAD J. Shelby B. Welch -11% 29% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Heep to 3B; Shelby to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t6 1-1 0 -23 6,(3-2)  LAD M. Davis B. Welch -3% 27% Walk
Greg Cadaret replaces Bob Welch pitching
t6 1-1 0 123 2,(0-1)  O LAD M. Scioscia G. Cadaret 9% 36% Foul Popfly: 3B
Gene Nelson replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
t6 1-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  O LAD J. Hamilton G. Nelson 11% 47% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Shelby to 3B; Davis to 2B; Hamilton to 1B
t6 1-1 2 123 1,(0-0)  O LAD A. Griffin G. Nelson 11% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Alejandro Pena facing 1-2-3
Alejandro Pena replaces Tim Leary pitching
b6 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK L. Polonia A. Pena -3% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-1 1 --- 10,(2-2)  O OAK D. Henderson A. Pena -2% 52% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
b6 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK J. Canseco A. Pena -2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
t7 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD S. Sax G. Nelson 4% 54% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t7 1-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O LAD F. Stubbs G. Nelson 3% 57% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD M. Hatcher G. Nelson -4% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t7 1-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O LAD D. Heep G. Nelson 6% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Alejandro Pena facing 4-5-6
b7 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. McGwire A. Pena -4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK T. Steinbach A. Pena 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b7 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK C. Lansford A. Pena -5% 54% Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
b7 1-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O OAK G. Hubbard A. Pena -4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Gene Nelson facing 5-6-7
t8 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  LAD J. Shelby G. Nelson -7% 43% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
Rick Honeycutt replaces Gene Nelson pitching
Dave Anderson pinch hits for Mike Davis (DH) batting 6th
t8 1-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O LAD D. Anderson R. Honeycutt 7% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O LAD M. Scioscia R. Honeycutt 6% 55% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t8 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O LAD J. Hamilton R. Honeycutt 5% 60% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Alejandro Pena facing 8-9-1
b8 1-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  OAK R. Hassey A. Pena 6% 67% Walk
b8 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK W. Weiss A. Pena -6% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK L. Polonia A. Pena -6% 55% Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
b8 1-1 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O OAK D. Henderson A. Pena -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Rick Honeycutt facing 9-1-2
t9 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD A. Griffin R. Honeycutt 6% 56% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t9 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD S. Sax R. Honeycutt 4% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
Tracy Woodson pinch hits for Franklin Stubbs (1B) batting 2nd
t9 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O LAD T. Woodson R. Honeycutt 3% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Jay Howell facing 3-4-5
Jay Howell replaces Alejandro Pena pitching
Tracy Woodson moves from PH to 1B
b9 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Canseco J. Howell -6% 58% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b9 1-1 1 --- 8,(2-2)  R OAK M. McGwire J. Howell 42% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Athletics 2.

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