Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 3:05PM CST
The Oakland Athletics claimed an 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. A decisive seven-run outburst in the seventh inning powered the A's win, highlighted by Eric Sogard's two-run single which broke the tie and put Oakland ahead. The substantial offensive inning proved enough to secure the outcome, allowing the Athletics to overcome late-game difficulties encountered by their bullpen.
Date: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 19,425
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - |
TB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Vogt (18, Geltz); Butler (21, Geltz)
Triples: Burns (8, Odorizzi); Canha (2, Andriese)
Runs Batted In: Canha 4 (46), Lawrie (47), Sogard 2 (26), Valencia (40)
2-out Runs Batted In: Valencia
Ground Into Double Play: Valencia
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-10 (Burns 1-1, Lawrie 1-2, Canha 2-3, Reddick 0-2, Valencia 1-1, Sogard 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lawrie 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Graveman 11-21; Doolittle 2-5; Rodriguez 5-6; Abad 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Graveman 14-7-17-15; Doolittle 0-2-7-3; Rodriguez 1-0-11-4; Abad 1-1-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Graveman 6-9; Doolittle 1-1; Rodriguez 2-1; Abad 1-1
Game Scores: K Graveman 68

Double Plays: 2 (Lawrie-Sogard-Canha, Sogard-Lawrie-Canha)

Doubles: Guyer (14, Abad)
Runs Batted In: Jennings (7), Rivera (26)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rivera
Sacrifice Flies: Jennings
Ground Into Double Play: Nava; Forsythe
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (Sizemore 0-1, Rivera 1-2, Cabrera 1-1, Loney 0-1, Nava 0-1, Forsythe 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sizemore 1; Rivera 1; Loney 1; Nava 1

Pitcher Notes: Odorizzi pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Odorizzi 12-22; Geltz 4-5; Andriese 4-6; Romero 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Odorizzi 14-9-22-16; Geltz 2-1-2-4; Andriese 4-3-8-5; Romero 4-1-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Odorizzi 7-6; Geltz 0-0; Andriese 1-0; Romero 1-1
Game Scores: J Odorizzi 61

Double Plays: 1 (Longoria-Forsythe-Loney)
Errors: Cabrera (5, ground ball); Loney (5, ground ball)
Assists: Kiermaier (Vogt at Home)

Stolen Bases: Forsythe (9, 2nd base off Graveman/Vogt); Sizemore (2, 2nd base off Graveman/Vogt)
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