00:01On the hill tonight for the
00:02giant make it his second start
00:04as a giant will be the left
00:05hander Robbie Ray Robbie Ray
00:0732 years of age he's a 10 year
00:09veteran first pitch of the
00:11ball game is popped up it'll be
00:14Fitzgerald out at short but
00:16racing in his hill to call him
00:18off and that'll bring up on
00:19Zuhar.
00:20Miguel Andujar sends one out to
00:22the gap in left center and
00:24that's nice to have a hit to
00:26begin here with one out and
00:28that'll bring up Rooker runner
00:29goes.
00:29Pitch is high.
00:30Here's the throw.
00:32They got him.
00:35And Brent Rooker patient he'll
00:37walk here with two outs.
00:38In just two at bats against
00:40Robbie Ray does have a home run
00:41against him.
00:43He's struck him out swinging
00:44the high fastball.
00:47Inning over.
00:48And tonight they will hand the
00:49baseball to J.P. Sears the
00:51workhorse of this staff his
00:53first time ever facing the San
00:56Francisco Giants.
00:57The Giants lead off batter Tyler
00:59Fitzgerald's.
01:00Yeah and it's swung on a
01:01bouncy ball by the announcer.
01:03Up with it.
01:05Schumann throws the first and
01:06just in time.
01:07The 0-1 pitch is swung on and
01:09popped up.
01:10On the infield Nevin drifting
01:12back from first.
01:13Remember the outfield grass kind
01:14of stumbling a bit and he makes
01:15the catch and that's that
01:16number two.
01:17Here is Elliott Ramos.
01:20She sits with up the middle for a
01:21base hit.
01:23Ramos takes off the throw down from
01:25Langoliers and it's in time.
01:29Nice connection for Langoliers and
01:32Zach Geloff.
01:33Daz Cameron leads up.
01:35Swung on and that's it down the
01:36left field line hooking in the
01:37corner right down the line and
01:39gone.
01:41Home run for Daz Cameron and the
01:43A's take a 1-0 lead in the second.
01:46Home run number five for Daz and
01:48number 42 here this month for the
01:51swinging A's.
01:53And that'll bring up Geloff.
01:54Here's the 0-2 pitch and it's a
01:55ground ball up the middle and into
01:57center field for a base hit.
01:58And that'll bring up Harris.
01:59Now they got him picked off.
02:03And they got him.
02:04Here it is.
02:06Strike three call.
02:07The inning is over.
02:08Chapman coming off for San
02:10Francisco.
02:11And this one is going to go off
02:13the pitcher's mound.
02:14Nice backhand by Zach Geloff.
02:16Marco Luciano just recalled for
02:18the minor leagues today.
02:20And a swing and a miss.
02:23Two strikeouts for J.P. Sears
02:26in that shutdown inning.
02:27Here comes Lawrence Butler.
02:30Lawrence Butler got a hold of one.
02:33And Lawrence Butler will add a
02:35home run.
02:37Do a little dance number four
02:40because that's number ten in the
02:42month of July.
02:44Stay hot Lawrence Butler.
02:4712th homer on the season and a
02:492-0 lead for the Oakland A's.
02:52Now Rooker stands in.
02:55Instead a big offer to Chapman.
02:58And that'll do it.
03:00Two down for Derrick Hill.
03:04Dines have a base runner with two
03:05outs.
03:07Fitzgerald swings at the first pitch.
03:09Schumann backhands it a long
03:10throw.
03:11And no harm on the walk.
03:14Jay Langoliers will start things for the A's
03:16in the fourth inning.
03:170-1 pitch.
03:18Fastball looped into center field.
03:19That's going to get through for a base hit.
03:21Now Tyler Nevin.
03:223-1 to Nevin.
03:24Rays pitch is inside and high.
03:26Ball four.
03:27Zach Geloff comes to the plate.
03:28Lefty fires.
03:29And that's not close either.
03:31That's upstairs.
03:32Ball four.
03:32Back to back walks.
03:34Going to load the bases.
03:35Give a chance for Brett Harris to open up a
03:37little more of a lead here for the A's.
03:39Another 0-2.
03:40Harris pops it up.
03:42On the infield VR.
03:43They've already ruled the infield fly.
03:46VR catches it near the bag.
03:48Out number two.
03:50So now it's up to Max Schumann.
03:54Center field for Ramos.
03:57Robbie Ray will pitch out of it.
03:59Here's Chapman.
04:00Chapman blistered a ball in his first at bat.
04:04He swings and lines one to left.
04:06Back is on Duhar.
04:07On the track.
04:08Just enough room.
04:10And the inning is over.
04:12Butler leads off for the A's at the top of the order.
04:14The 3-2 pitch.
04:15Dribble down the first baseline.
04:16Rolling, rolling, rolling.
04:17Ray.
04:18And nobody can field it.
04:19An infield single for Butler.
04:21Brent Rooker in the month of July.
04:23A 4-13 batting average.
04:25That's second best in Major League Baseball to go with his
04:2833 hits.
04:30Still looking for his first hit here tonight against the Giants.
04:33And Brent Rooker gives this a ride.
04:35And you can kiss that goodbye.
04:40Brent Rooker continues his resume here in July to be the player of the month.
04:4926th homer of the month for number 25.
04:52And he is on his way to another 30 homer season.
04:57Remind me why he wasn't an all star.
04:594-0.
05:00The A's have the lead in the fifth.
05:02And that will be all for Robbie Ray.
05:05And here's Langeliers.
05:06Shea Langeliers had a single.
05:08And now Shea Langeliers sends one to left field.
05:11And it's going to go off the wall.
05:13Double for Langeliers after the pitching change with Spencer Bivens coming in.
05:19And Seth Brown will bat for Nevin here.
05:26And he got him.
05:28Nice play by Casey Schmidt.
05:31And that'll end the inning.
05:32Bailey batting right handed.
05:34Swing broken bat liner over the head of the third base.
05:36Going to down the left field line.
05:38And Duhar over to pick it up right along the line.
05:42So a single for Bailey.
05:44Here's Yaz.
05:45Lefty versus lefty.
05:46And that's a bouncy ball to first dugout by Brown.
05:49Goes the second.
05:50Schumann back to first.
05:51And that's a double play.
05:52Here is Schumann.
05:54The pitch.
05:55Hard ground ball to third.
05:56One hop to the left of Chapman.
05:58He's got it.
05:59Throws him out.
06:00Three straight ground balls to Chapman.
06:02David Villar will lead off.
06:07Down into that corner.
06:10And off the wall.
06:13Villar hustled into second.
06:15And he's going to make it.
06:18Swing and a miss.
06:19And J.P. Sears attacking quite nicely.
06:23And a swing and a miss.
06:26Sears got him going down.
06:27And back to back strikeouts here.
06:29So now here is Schmidt.
06:31Let's see if he goes upstairs again.
06:32He got him on the changeup.
06:36Three strikeouts.
06:37And the Green and Gold fans in attendance love it.
06:40Butler was two for three including a home run.
06:42There it is.
06:43Butler hits a hard ground ball toward the middle.
06:45Over to his right.
06:46Schmidt has it on a backhand.
06:47Spinning around.
06:48Pops up.
06:48Throws to first.
06:49Got him.
06:50What a play.
06:52Casey Schmidt beautifully done.
06:54Elliott Ramos for the Giants.
06:563-2 pitch.
06:56Ramos takes.
06:58Called strike three.
07:00He thought it was ball four.
07:02And Bob Melvin.
07:03I think Ramos might have just gotten kicked out of the game.
07:06He did.
07:09Wow.
07:10And Bob Melvin came out from the Giants dugout.
07:13But it was too late.
07:16Not only did Sears strike Ramos out.
07:19But the Giants.
07:20Young center fielder got kicked out of the game.
07:251-2.
07:26Lifted in the air.
07:27To left field.
07:30And Miguel Andujar with the catch.
07:33J.P. Sears and nine strikeouts in seven innings.
07:37J.J. Bladet leads off for the A's against Taylor Rodgers.
07:43J.J. Bladet lifts one out towards right field.
07:47And you can see you later.
07:51J.J. Bladet.
07:57374 feet adding another homer.
08:02Four total long balls today.
08:03And the A's adding on.
08:05One.
08:05Marco Luciano.
08:09And this is driven into the gap.
08:11And it's going to fall.
08:15Luciano headed for two.
08:16And he's going to make it.
08:18And there's a ball way inside.
08:20A sinker at ninety two.
08:22Now they've got two men on after the wall.
08:25Derrick Hill comes up.
08:27Slowly hit.
08:31Harris will make the play.
08:32The Giants will pick up a run.
08:34Two out.
08:34He's a board that'll bring up Bailey.
08:37Bailey's got a base hit.
08:39Chapman's going to score.
08:43And it's five to two.
08:46And Wade is going to pinch hit.
08:48And Tyler Ferguson got it.
08:52Strike out of Lamont Wade Jr.
08:55in the green and gold.
08:56Walk away victorious.
08:58I'm serious.
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