MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA HAMMERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/07/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA HAMMERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 740 - TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Hammers (6-6) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Oakland Athletics (6-6) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 X 6 7 0
Oakland Sends Atlanta Packing with 6-4 Loss
The Athletics grabbed a win, 6-4, at O.co Coliseum, overcoming a fine effort from Atlanta pitcher Mike Whiteford. Whiteford went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs. Oakland reliever Pedro Baez picked up the win to move to 1-0. Carlos A. Lopez suffered the loss. The loss drops Atlanta to 6-6.

Eric Caine helped out the Oakland cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 2-run double. For the game, the pinch hitter went 1 for 1 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"Very good win for our guys," said Caine.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Shelton 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .233 1 1
R. Edwards LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .222 0 2
J. Bowers 2B 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .222 1 1
P. Walker DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .262 0 5
W. Flores 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 2 9
J. Moore RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .333 0 2
T. Turner SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .444 0 2
J. O'Brien CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .293 0 4
W. Ramey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .031 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4 3 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Turner (3, 4th Inning off H. Hernández, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Moore 2 (4, 4th Inning off H. Hernández, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off H. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Shelton (1, 5th Inning off H. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Shelton 3 , J. Bowers 2 , W. Flores , J. Moore 4 , T. Turner 2 , J. O'Brien 2
2-out RBI: J. Moore , T. Turner , J. O'Brien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Flores , W. Ramey
GIDP: T. Turner , W. Ramey
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bowers (3) , J. O'Brien (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shelton-Bowers-Flores, Flores-Turner-Flores)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Beltre SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
   a-E. Caine PH, 2B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .182 1 3
R. Rodriguez C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 0 4
N. Williams LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .138 0 0
   b-M. Becker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 2
G. Corporan 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .308 1 5
G. Porter DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 0 4
D. Ward 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .200 0 1
M. Harrison RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .146 3 4
M. Ruiz 2B, SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .083 0 0
A. Breslin CF, LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .296 0 3
Totals 28 6 7 5 5 4 7      
a - E. Caine pinch hit for R. Beltre in the 7th
b - M. Becker substituted for N. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Williams (2, 6th Inning off M. Whiteford, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Caine (2, 7th Inning off C. Lopez, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Ward (1, 2nd Inning off M. Whiteford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Caine 2 , R. Rodriguez , N. Williams 2 , G. Porter , D. Ward 3 , M. Ruiz , A. Breslin
2-out RBI: G. Porter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ward , M. Harrison
GIDP: N. Williams , A. Breslin
Sac Fly: G. Corporan
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Beltre-Ruiz-Ward, Corporan-Caine-Ward)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Whiteford 6.0 3 2 2 4 3 0 24 98 4.60   
C. Lopez L (1-1), BS (1) 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 0 7 23 5.40   
J. Byrd 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Whiteford 57
Batters Faced: M. Whiteford 24, C. Lopez 7, J. Byrd 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Whiteford 8-6, C. Lopez 2-0, J. Byrd 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Whiteford 98-55, C. Lopez 23-11, J. Byrd 8-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Hernández 6.0 8 4 4 2 5 0 27 111 7.94   
P. Baez W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 0.00   
Z. Davies H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 2.25   
V. Porchianelo SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Hernández 43
Batters Faced: H. Hernández 27, P. Baez 4, Z. Davies 3, V. Porchianelo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Hernández 5-7, P. Baez 1-1, Z. Davies 1-1, V. Porchianelo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Hernández 111-66, P. Baez 9-9, Z. Davies 10-4, V. Porchianelo 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Whiteford
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 22546
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