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The Oakland Athletics hosted the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a game between division rivals on May 8, 2017. Going into this game, the two teams were battling for second place in the division. The Angles held a 2-1 lead going into the top of the fifth inning. This ball saw action from two batters. First, it was brought into play for the Kole Calhoun’s at-bat, where the right fielder hit this ball for a single, the 547th of his career. This baseball stayed in the game and was pitched twice times to Albert Pujols. The first pitch was a ball, followed by a sinker that Pujols hit on the ground to left field for a single, advancing Calhoun to second base. This was the 2858th hit of Pujols’ career. The next batter would pop up for the third out of the inning. The A’s, on the other hand, would get a home run from the bat of Trevor Plouffe to tie the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the inning. The score would remain the same until Jed Lowrie hit his second home run of the game, a walk-off shot in the bottom of the eleventh inning to give Oakland the win. At the end of the game, Los Angeles held a slight lead in the standings with a record of 16-18, however the trail the first place Astros by 6 games.