Oakland Stephen Piscotty continued his torrid run production with a game-tying RBI single and the Athletics used a bases-loaded wild pitch to score the winni.
Piscotty’s second grand slam of the season made it 7-7 with the A’s down to their final two outs and him the first Athletic and 14th player in MLB history with two ninth inning grand slams in the same season.“It’s pretty cool,” Piscotty said. “Trying to be a little more distant there. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 14: San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence (8) rounds the bases after hitting a home run scoring teammates Donovan Solano and Wilmer Flores in the fourth inning of their baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 14, 2020.
Stephen Piscotty hit Oakland’s second game-ending slam of the year and the A’s beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
... 2B Rougned Odor remains sidelined after leaving Saturday’s game with tightness in the oblique area on his right side.
Piscotty garnered the only multi-hit effort of the game for either club, making it the fourth time in the last six games he's contributed a two-hit performance. In 2018, Stephen Piscotty was one of the better players on a 97-win Oakland A’s team.
3 hitter Gallo bunted away from the shift for a single off Yusmeiro Petit. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Walkoff grand slams are becoming such old hat for the Oakland Athletics this season that they have learned to celebrate in a more socially distant manner.Stephen Piscotty hit Oakland’s second game-ending slam of the year and the A’s beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.“It’s a lot of fun,” Piscotty said. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 14: Oakland Athletics' Austin Allen (30) congratulates Oakland Athletics pitcher Liam Hendriks (16) after they won their baseball game 8-7 in the tenth inning against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 14, 2020.
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(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 14: Oakland Athletics' Stephen Piscotty (25) is congratulated by Khris Davis (2), Mark Canha (20) and Robbie Grossman (8) after hitting a grand slam tying the game in the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 14, 2020. Terrific velocity and terrific movement.”Luzardo also showed off his athleticism in the field with a nifty play on a high-hopper to retire Scott Heineman to end the second.
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(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 14: Oakland Athletics' Matt Chapman (26) is congratulated by Robbie Grossman (8) after scoring the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly from Mark Canha (20) in the tenth inning of their baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Aug., 14, 2020.
“Pretty unique for that to happen in such a short amount of time.
His numbers don't jump off the page other than being very solid across the stat sheet -- he's hit .292/.359/.435 with 28 home runs and 25 stolen bases while posting a 132 to 95 K:BB ratio in 1,137 minor league at-bats.
The 22-year-old lefty was the youngest A’s pitcher to start a game since Brett Anderson in 2010 and lived up to the hype.He provided a late-season spark last year out of the bullpen but had his quest to start delayed this summer when he tested positive for the coronavirus before the start of camp last month despite dealing with no symptoms and not having any family members or friends who were sick. The A’s also were 13-2 in games in which they hit a home run.Then the Giants’ shoddy defense chimed in when Grossman’s potential inning-ending double-play ball turned into a one-out scoring opportunity.
Piscotty went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a run in a win over the Rangers on Wednesday.
Three plus plus pitches. That’s in the past.In 2018, Stephen Piscotty was one of the better players on a 97-win Oakland A’s team.