MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/16/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2427 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (82-41) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 8 12 1
Oakland Athletics (57-68) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Oakland Upended by Los Angeles, 8-1
The Los Angeles Angels got a stellar performance from pitcher Rod Swift, who handcuffed the Oakland offense en route to a win, 8-1, at O.co Coliseum. Swift yielded 1 run over 5.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. His record improves to 7-5. Los Angeles, at 82-41, is 17½ games up in the American League West Division.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Addison Russell? The Los Angeles third baseman had a bases-clearing double in the top of the eighth inning to put the Angels on top, 5-1. For the game, Russell had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Rod mixed and matched," said Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies SS 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .308 4 46
M. Trout LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .302 18 64
   b-S. Heredia RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .288 11 35
A. Ramírez RF, LF 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .296 20 85
J. Profar 1B, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .288 5 63
A. Russell 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 .280 12 48
I. Wilson 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .303 6 41
   a-J. Tolbert PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 6 35
M. Gómes DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .305 5 32
L. Roa CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 1 53
A. Brown C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .295 2 30
   c-M. Trees C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 4 18
Totals 37 8 12 8 3 9 13      
a - J. Tolbert pinch hit for I. Wilson in the 8th
b - S. Heredia substituted for M. Trout in the 8th
c - M. Trees substituted for A. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Albies (24, 3rd Inning off B. Eckels, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Russell (7, 8th Inning off Y. Azuma, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Heredia (11, 9th Inning off G. Ynoa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Albies 4 , M. Trout , S. Heredia 4 , A. Ramírez 2 , J. Profar , A. Russell 3 , M. Gómes , A. Brown
2-out RBI: M. Gómes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Russell 2 , I. Wilson
GIDP: J. Profar
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Albies (43) , A. Russell (7)
CS: I. Wilson (11)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Brown (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rodríguez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .254 3 34
T. Graves LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283 10 48
Y. Pozo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 3 11
J. Alberts 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .303 0 5
W. Rasquin DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .227 3 14
I. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .237 5 18
M. Harrison RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 2 10
R. Beltre SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .211 1 32
A. Breslin CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243 2 14
Totals 33 1 6 1 3 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Graves (21, 6th Inning off R. Swift, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Alberts (3, 6th Inning off R. Swift, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Rodríguez , T. Graves 2 , J. Alberts 3 , R. Beltre 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Alberts , W. Rasquin , I. Díaz 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Díaz-Beltre-Díaz)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Swift W (7-5) 5.2 5 1 1 1 5 0 89 3.21   
K. Phillips H (35) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.88   
T. Watson H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.86   
D. Henderson 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Swift 59
Batters Faced: R. Swift 23, K. Phillips 1, T. Watson 4, D. Henderson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Swift 5-7, K. Phillips 0-0, T. Watson 1-1, D. Henderson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Swift 89-57, K. Phillips 4-3, T. Watson 18-9, D. Henderson 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Phillips 1-0 , D. Henderson 1-0
WP: K. Phillips
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Eckels L (2-1) 5.2 6 2 2 2 5 0 93 2.21   
J. Warren 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 4.84   
Y. Azuma 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 0 21 2.89   
T. Blach 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.13   
G. Ynoa 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Eckels 52
Batters Faced: B. Eckels 23, J. Warren 4, Y. Azuma 5, T. Blach 3, G. Ynoa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Eckels 6-4, J. Warren 1-0, Y. Azuma 0-0, T. Blach 1-1, G. Ynoa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Eckels 93-58, J. Warren 17-12, Y. Azuma 21-13, T. Blach 8-4, G. Ynoa 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Warren 1-0 , T. Blach 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rod Swift
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 29771
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