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On This Date: Pinder Walks It Off

Apr 24, 2020, 10:45 AM | Updated: 10:46 am

(Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)...

(Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)

(Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)

One year ago today, Chad Pinder sent A’s fans home happy

All athletic events will be on pause for the foreseeable future, which is a tough pill to swallow for sports fans around the world.

While this may be a rough time for Oakland Athletics fans, we can look back on some good times while we wait for baseball to make its return.

April 24, 2019: A’s 6, Rangers 5

Tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Oakland Athletics outfielder Chad Pinder came through when it mattered most.

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After Stephen Piscotty singled and stole second base, Pinder came to the plate with two outs.

On a 1-1 pitch, Pinder lofted a single into right-center field and the A’s celebrated a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers, their third straight win as they climbed above the .500 mark (14-13).

The walk-off win was the first of the season for the Athletics.

Marcus Semien went two-for-five with a home run and three RBI while Matt Chapman hit his eighth home run of the season. Pinder and Nick Hundley picked up two hits each in the win for Oakland.

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