MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/26/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2961 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (77-83) 2 5 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 13 13 1
Oakland Athletics (85-75) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Meadows Excels, Los Angeles Levels Oakland
Good production from designated hitter Austin Meadows helped the Los Angeles Angels topple the Oakland Athletics, 13-3. Meadows was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for the Angels. Los Angeles is 77-83 and Oakland, with the loss, 85-75.

Tyrone Taylor had a big grand slam home run for the Angels in the top of the second inning. With Los Angeles leading 3-0 and the bases loaded, he sized up a curveball from Yusei Kikuchi, who is tied for 4th in the AL with a 10.9 K/9 rate, and punished it. The result was his 14th home run of the season, which put the Angels on top, 7-0.

Oakland manager Brad P said: "We'll put this one in the trash can and get ready for the next game."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mauricio 3B 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 .195 6 16
T. Taylor CF 5 2 1 4 0 0 1 .220 14 43
L. Thomas 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .227 16 56
   b-L. Guillorme PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 37
A. Duvall RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .250 14 36
B. Rodgers 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .253 11 55
H. Kjerstad LF 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .301 28 88
A. Meadows DH 5 2 3 4 0 2 2 .260 14 46
J. Crawford SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .240 7 43
   a-A. Williams PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 1 1
R. Perez C 3 2 1 2 2 0 2 .210 12 39
Totals 39 13 13 13 7 9 15      
a - A. Williams pinch hit for J. Crawford in the 7th
b - L. Guillorme pinch hit for L. Thomas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Rodgers (34, 1st Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Crawford (18, 2nd Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Thomas (16, 1st Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Taylor (14, 2nd Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 3 on, 0 outs) , R. Perez (12, 3rd Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Meadows (14, 7th Inning off B. Francis, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Mauricio , T. Taylor 4 , L. Thomas 4 , A. Duvall 2 , B. Rodgers 4 , A. Meadows 6 , J. Crawford 2 , R. Perez 4
2-out RBI: R. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mauricio , H. Kjerstad , R. Perez
GIDP: B. Rodgers
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Crawford (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Rodgers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Massey 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .255 15 43
J. Bleday CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 20 56
K. Tucker RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275 37 89
   b-B. De La Cruz PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 6 23
J. Lowe LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .240 21 68
C. Keith 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .248 19 70
R. Lewis DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 23 73
C. Abrams SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .236 13 46
C. Prieto 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 5
   a-G. Urshela PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 7 39
K. Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 16 63
   c-N. Fortes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 21
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 7 11      
a - G. Urshela pinch hit for C. Prieto in the 6th
b - B. De La Cruz pinch hit for K. Tucker in the 7th
c - N. Fortes pinch hit for K. Ruiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bleday (21, 5th Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Massey (15, 3rd Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Massey 4 , J. Bleday 3 , K. Tucker , J. Lowe , C. Keith , C. Abrams
2-out RBI: J. Lowe , C. Keith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Keith , C. Prieto , K. Ruiz
Hit by Pitch: C. Prieto
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lowe (49) , C. Abrams (18) , C. Prieto (1)
CS: C. Keith (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abrams-Massey-Keith)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Soroka 4.2 7 3 3 2 5 1 96 4.69   
T. Henry W (1-0) 3.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 42 6.48   
E. Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Soroka 41
Batters Faced: M. Soroka 23, T. Henry 11, E. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Soroka 4-4, T. Henry 4-5, E. Hernandez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Soroka 96-60, T. Henry 42-28, E. Hernandez 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Henry 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Soroka
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kikuchi L (12-9) 2.2 8 9 9 3 3 3 64 4.07   
G. Kirby 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 33 3.83   
B. Francis 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 21 3.56   
J. Hicks 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 1.72   
J. Beeks 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 27 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kikuchi 2
Batters Faced: Y. Kikuchi 18, G. Kirby 10, B. Francis 6, J. Hicks 6, J. Beeks 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kikuchi 3-1, G. Kirby 4-1, B. Francis 1-0, J. Hicks 1-4, J. Beeks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kikuchi 64-36, G. Kirby 33-21, B. Francis 21-12, J. Hicks 23-16, J. Beeks 27-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Meadows
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 34762
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