MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS
09/18/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS
GAME ID: 2864 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (82-71) 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 7 12 0
Milwaukee Brewers (57-96) 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 13 0
Brewers Sneak By Athletics, 8-7
Michael Busch left his imprint on the 8-7 Milwaukee win against the Oakland Athletics. Busch was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. With the win over Oakland, the Brewers improved to 57-96.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With no one out, Busch hit a slider from Robert Stephenson for a solo home run. The Brewers, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"Nice win for us," said Busch. "Now we'll go after the next one."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Massey 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .256 14 42
C. Keith 1B 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 .256 19 68
K. Tucker RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .270 33 83
J. Lowe LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .245 21 67
J. Bleday CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .270 19 53
   a-B. De La Cruz PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 6 22
   c-G. Urshela 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 7 37
R. Lewis DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 23 73
C. Abrams SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .239 12 43
C. Prieto 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .219 0 2
   b-J. Siri PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 8 20
K. Ruiz C 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .221 16 63
Totals 39 7 12 7 2 12 14      
a - B. De La Cruz pinch hit for J. Bleday in the 7th
b - J. Siri pinch hit for C. Prieto in the 7th
c - G. Urshela substituted for B. De La Cruz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lowe (23, 3rd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lowe (21, 2nd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ruiz 2 (16, 4th Inning off G. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Blanco, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Tucker (33, 5th Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. De La Cruz (6, 7th Inning off H. Milner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Massey , K. Tucker 4 , J. Lowe 6 , J. Bleday , B. De La Cruz 4 , R. Lewis , C. Abrams , C. Prieto 2 , K. Ruiz 8
2-out RBI: K. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Massey , J. Bleday , R. Lewis , C. Abrams
Hit by Pitch: J. Lowe
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lowe (47) , C. Abrams (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Iglesias SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 7 36
C. Bellinger RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .280 36 84
J. Pederson LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .241 39 84
S. Perez C 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .229 25 59
M. Busch 1B 5 3 3 3 0 2 5 .233 27 63
M. Wallner DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 7 .204 27 75
J. Meyers CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .213 16 64
J. McNeil 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .221 4 22
D. LeMahieu 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .230 9 53
Totals 36 8 13 8 5 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Wallner (29, 1st Inning off G. Kirby, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Bellinger (35, 6th Inning off B. Francis, 0 on, 1 out) , D. LeMahieu (23, 7th Inning off G. Cleavinger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Busch (27, 9th Inning off R. Stephenson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bellinger 2 , J. Pederson 2 , S. Perez 2 , M. Busch 6 , M. Wallner 2 , J. Meyers , J. McNeil , D. LeMahieu 3
2-out RBI: M. Busch , M. Wallner , J. Meyers , J. McNeil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Iglesias , M. Wallner 2 , D. LeMahieu
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Meyers (1)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kirby 2.2 9 6 6 1 2 0 64 3.88   
N. Lodolo 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 29 1.33   
B. Francis 2.1 2 1 1 1 4 0 33 3.05   
G. Cleavinger 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.82   
R. Stephenson L (5-4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kirby 13
Batters Faced: G. Kirby 17, N. Lodolo 6, B. Francis 10, G. Cleavinger 4, R. Stephenson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kirby 1-4, N. Lodolo 1-0, B. Francis 2-1, G. Cleavinger 2-1, R. Stephenson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kirby 64-36, N. Lodolo 29-13, B. Francis 33-23, G. Cleavinger 16-10, R. Stephenson 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Lodolo 2-0 , B. Francis 3-0
WP: G. Kirby
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodriguez 4.2 7 4 4 2 9 3 102 5.46   
R. Blanco 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 23 6.11   
H. Milner BS (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19 2.34   
T. Megill 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.82   
S. Okert 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.53   
K. Finnegan W (2-8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 41
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 23, R. Blanco 8, H. Milner 4, T. Megill 3, S. Okert 3, K. Finnegan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 0-5, R. Blanco 1-2, H. Milner 1-2, T. Megill 1-1, S. Okert 0-1, K. Finnegan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 102-66, R. Blanco 23-15, H. Milner 19-12, T. Megill 7-5, S. Okert 11-8, K. Finnegan 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Blanco 1-0 , K. Finnegan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Okert
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Busch
Ballpark: American Family Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 14583
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