Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 9, Oakland 8
When: 9:40 PM ET, Friday, June 8, 2012
Where: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Temperature: 101°
Umpires: Home - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 25787


Diamondbacks 9, Athletics 8: Ryan Roberts belted a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning as host Arizona erased an early six-run deficit to post its fifth win in six games.

After recording two quick outs, Chris Young walked and Aaron Hill singled to set the stage in the ninth. Roberts then deposited an offering from Brian Fuentes (2-2) over the wall in left center to end the game.

The blast gave the victory to J.J. Putz (1-3), who struck out two in one inning of work.

Paul Goldschmidt belted his sixth homer in 10 games and Jason Kubel launched a two-run shot and drove in three for the Diamondbacks.

Seth Smith blasted a two-run homer and made a sensational leaping catch to thwart Aaron Hill's bid in the second inning.

Brandon Inge and Josh Reddick collected three hits and an RBI single apiece in a six-run second inning. Oakland starter Tommy Milone had a two-run single, Cliff Pennington and Coco Crisp ripped RBI doubles and Inge recorded his second multi-hit inning of the week during the uprising.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oakland's Bob Melvin managed his first game at Chase Field since he last served as Arizona's skipper in 2009 ... Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the first inning. ... Oakland rookie outfielder Yoenis Cespedes sat out Friday's game with a hamstring strain. He is listed as day-to-day. ... Oakland sent 11 men to the plate during the second inning.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Arizona
Tom Milone Player Daniel Hudson
No Decision W/L No Decision
5.0 IP 1.2
5 Strikeouts 1
9 Hits 8
7.20 ERA 32.40
Hitting
Oakland   Arizona
Seth Smith Player Ryan Roberts
3 Hits 3
2 RBI 3
1 HR 1
6 TB 8
.750 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Oakland 16 1 24 .372 15 11 8 2 0 0
Arizona 15 3 28 .385 13 10 9 4 0 0