Sunday, September 30th, 2012 3:05PM CST
Facing the Seattle Mariners on September 30, 2012, the Oakland Athletics earned a 5-2 win. A go-ahead home run hit by Yoenis Cespedes in the eighth inning proved decisive. This victory moved Oakland a win closer to clinching their first playoff spot in six years, keeping them firmly on the heels of Texas in the American League West race.
Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2012
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 21,057
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
SEA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Triples: Y Cespedes (5, E Ramirez)
Home Runs: Y Cespedes (23, 8th inning off S Kelley 0 on, 1 Out); J Reddick (32, 8th inning off L Luetge 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Y Cespedes 2 (82), B Moss (48), J Reddick 2 (83)
Sacrifice Flies: B Moss
Ground Into Double Play: C Crisp
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (Y Cespedes 1-1, B Moss 0-1, J Reddick 1-1, C Crisp 0-2, S Drew 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Moss 1; C Crisp 1; S Drew 1

Pitcher Notes: P Neshek pitched to 1 batter in the 5th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Milone 10-21; P Neshek 0-1; J Blevins 2-4; R Cook 2-5; S Doolittle 3-3; G Balfour 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Milone 12-5-17-17; P Neshek 0-0-0-0; J Blevins 0-2-2-4; R Cook 5-5-5-2; S Doolittle 2-3-0-2; G Balfour 2-1-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Milone 5-5; P Neshek 0-0; J Blevins 2-2; R Cook 0-0; S Doolittle 0-2; G Balfour 0-2
Game Scores: T Milone 41

Double Plays: 1 (S Drew-C Pennington-B Moss)
Assists: J Reddick (J Smoak at Home)

Stolen Bases: C Crisp (38, 2nd base off E Ramirez/J Montero); B Moss (1, 2nd base off L Luetge/J Montero)

Doubles: F Gutierrez 2 (10, T Milone 2); B Ryan (19, R Cook)
Triples: C Wells (3, T Milone)
Runs Batted In: K Seager (84), J Smoak (50)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Smoak
Ground Into Double Play: J Montero
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-15 (K Seager 1-4, C Triunfel 1-1, J Montero 0-3, C Wells 1-3, T Robinson 1-1, B Ryan 0-1, J Smoak 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Montero 2; B Ryan 2; J Smoak 1

Pitcher Notes: S Kelley pitched to 1 batter in the 8th;L Luetge pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E Ramirez 15-25; C Furbush 3-4; S Kelley 1-1; L Luetge 1-2; J Kinney 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E Ramirez 17-13-15-15; C Furbush 3-3-2-2; S Kelley 0-2-1-1; L Luetge 0-3-2-2; J Kinney 0-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Ramirez 7-6; C Furbush 0-2; S Kelley 0-0; L Luetge 0-0; J Kinney 2-0
Game Scores: E Ramirez 61

Double Plays: 1 (B Ryan-J Smoak)
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