MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/26/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2571 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (62-73) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Oakland Athletics (55-79) 0 0 0 2 6 0 4 0 X 12 17 1
Walker, Athletics Clobber Guardians, 12-2
The Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Guardians, 12-2, at O.co Coliseum. The Athletics got a fine performance from left fielder Steve Walker, who was 4-5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 6. Oakland has now won 3 in a row.

Walker contributed in the bottom of the fourth. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Oakland get the win.

Cleveland manager Tristan Bugbie summed up his team's performance in one word: "Putrid."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254 7 49
E. Jones 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .249 21 66
J. King DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 6 26
L. Thompson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 7 55
V. Guerrero Jr. RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256 9 41
   a-J. Álvarez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 5 37
T. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 8 37
A. Ibanez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .254 2 24
R. Pinto C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 5 43
M. Papi LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 16 66
Totals 35 2 8 2 0 6 10      
a - J. Álvarez pinch hit for V. Guerrero Jr. in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martínez (35, 3rd Inning off T. Blach, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Pinto (19, 7th Inning off T. Blach, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Jones 2 (21, 1st Inning off T. Blach, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Blach, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 2 , E. Jones 8 , J. King , L. Thompson , A. Ibanez 2 , R. Pinto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Martínez 2 , J. King
GIDP: L. Thompson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: E. Jones (18)
Double Plays: 2 (Martínez-Ibanez-Thompson, Thompson-Martínez-Hembree)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Austin RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .330 0 10
A. Breslin CF 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 .253 6 40
J. Weber 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .311 2 8
P. Walker DH 5 3 3 1 0 1 3 .352 3 12
S. Walker LF 5 2 4 6 0 0 2 .273 0 11
J. López 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .312 0 8
A. Gamboa 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .194 0 1
R. Beltre SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .218 1 22
R. Rodriguez C 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .176 0 11
Totals 40 12 17 12 1 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Breslin (18, 4th Inning off S. Visser, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Walker (3, 5th Inning off S. Visser, 3 on, 1 out) , J. López 2 (2, 5th Inning off Y. Ramirez, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off H. Hembree, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Weber 2 (9, 7th Inning off Y. Ramirez, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Shreve, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Walker (1, 7th Inning off H. Hembree, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 2 , A. Breslin 3 , J. Weber 5 , P. Walker 3 , S. Walker 7 , J. López 4 , R. Beltre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Walker , A. Gamboa , R. Beltre
GIDP: J. López , R. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Walker (1)
Double Plays: 1 (López-Beltre-Weber)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Visser L (5-12) 4.1 9 8 7 1 2 0 23 99 5.29   
Y. Ramirez 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 23 4.05   
H. Hembree 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 6 24 7.20   
C. Shreve 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 17 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Visser 16
Batters Faced: S. Visser 23, Y. Ramirez 7, H. Hembree 6, C. Shreve 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Visser 6-4, Y. Ramirez 1-2, H. Hembree 2-0, C. Shreve 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Visser 99-59, Y. Ramirez 23-15, H. Hembree 24-14, C. Shreve 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Ramirez 1-1 , H. Hembree 1-1
WP: S. Visser
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Blach W (1-2) 7.2 8 2 2 0 5 2 31 102 3.05   
P. Baez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 22 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Blach 60
Batters Faced: T. Blach 31, P. Baez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Blach 10-7, P. Baez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Blach 102-70, P. Baez 22-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Walker
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 1:07 PM PT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 18696
Wednesday, August 26th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76