Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 9:05PM CST
On June 18, 2015, the Oakland Athletics defeated SD. Jesse Chavez delivered a strong pitching performance for Oakland, recording a career-high eleven strikeouts over seven innings to secure his second win in his last eight starts. Adding significant offensive power, Billy Butler collected four hits, including a crucial three-run home run for the Athletics.
Date: Wednesday, June 17th, 2015
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 20,625
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
SD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Burns (5, Despaigne); Zobrist (11, Garcés); Sogard (7, Mazzoni); Lawrie (12, Mazzoni)
Triples: Zobrist (1, Despaigne)
Home Runs: Butler (5, 1st inning off Despaigne 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Zobrist 3 (21), Butler 3 (32), Vogt 2 (47), Semien (17), Reddick (41), Fuld 2 (10), Lawrie 2 (29), Canha (26), Sogard (18)
2-out Runs Batted In: Butler 3, Zobrist 2, Vogt, Lawrie 2, Canha, Sogard
Sacrifice Flies: Semien; Vogt
Ground Into Double Play: Sogard
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 13-19 (Zobrist 2-2, Burns 2-3, Semien 1-1, Lawrie 1-2, Reddick 1-3, Vogt 1-3, Canha 1-1, Butler 2-2, Fuld 1-1, Sogard 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Burns 1; Lawrie 1

Hit By Pitch: Burns (By Despaigne)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Chavez 18-25; Abad 3-4; León 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Chavez 24-18-14-13; Abad 2-2-3-3; León 1-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Chavez 7-3; Abad 0-2; León 1-1
Game Scores: J Chavez 77

Caught Stealing: Burns (3, 2nd base by Despaigne/Norris)

Home Runs: Amarista (2, 6th inning off Chavez 0 on, 0 Out); Middlebrooks (9, 8th inning off Abad 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Amarista (14), Middlebrooks (27)
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-0

Pitcher Notes: Despaigne pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Wild Pitches: Garcés
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Despaigne 16-26; Garcés 4-6; Vincent 2-2; Mazzoni 8-11; Amarista 0-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Despaigne 24-3-10-22; Garcés 7-1-4-5; Vincent 3-0-1-1; Mazzoni 5-4-4-9; Amarista 0-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Despaigne 9-6; Garcés 1-1; Vincent 0-0; Mazzoni 0-1; Amarista 0-1
Game Scores: O Despaigne 33

Double Plays: 1 (Alonso-Amarista-Alonso)
Errors: Kemp (5, throw)
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