GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (48-52) at LA ANGELS (57-42)

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO MARK KOTSAY SCORED NICK SWISHER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M KOTSAY ON FIRST, M ELLIS ON SECOND, E
CHAVEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.243, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED ERIC CHAVEZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M KOTSAY ON FIRST, M ELLIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D MURPHY (.111, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 11 2
LA ANGELS 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 13 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - KIKO CALERO
LAA - FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.303, 3-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI)
C KOTCHMAN (.292, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
G MATTHEWS JR (.268, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (6) VS LA ANGELS (6) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .284
S Stewart lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .308
N Swisher 1b 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 .252
M Piazza dh 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .298
E Chavez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .260
M Kotsay cf 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .224
M Scutaro 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 4 .243
D Murphy ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 6 .100
K Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204
a-J Cust ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 6 11 6 6 9 21

a-struck out looking for K Suzuki in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Murphy (1, J Lackey); M Kotsay (11, J Lackey); T Buck (15, F
Rodriguez). HR - M Piazza (3, 5th inning off J Lackey 0 on, 1 Out). SF - M
Scutaro. RBI - D Murphy (1), M Scutaro 2 (18), M Piazza (15), N Swisher (47), M
Kotsay (18). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Scutaro 1, M Ellis 1, D Murphy 3, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - D Murphy (1, ground ball); R Bowen (1, throw). DP: 1 (M Ellis-D
Murphy-N Swisher).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .305
C Figgins 3b 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .325
O Cabrera ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .310
G Anderson lf 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .303
C Kotchman 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 5 .292
G Matthews Jr cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .268
M Izturis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252
R Quinlan dh 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .263
J Mathis c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .111

Totals 36 6 13 6 3 5 20

BATTING: 2B - G Anderson (18, J Blanton); C Kotchman (19, J Blanton); C Figgins
(14, J Blanton). RBI - G Anderson 2 (22), C Kotchman (45), C Figgins 2 (34), O
Cabrera (56). 2-out RBI - G Anderson, C Figgins. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Izturis 1, O Cabrera 2, G Matthews Jr 3. GIDP - C Kotchman.
Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Quinlan 2 (3, 2nd base off K Calero/R Bowen, 2nd base off
J Blanton/K Suzuki), C Figgins (26, 2nd base off K Calero/R Bowen). CS - R
Quinlan (2, 2nd base by J Blanton/K Suzuki).

FIELDING: PB - J Mathis.


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OAKLAND - 011 010 003 -- 6
LA ANGELS - 100 130 01 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 6 11 5 5 0 3 0 3.69
A Brown 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.91
K Calero 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6.16

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 6 7 3 3 4 7 1 3.27
J Speier 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.01
S Shields 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.41
F Rodriguez 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 2.68

WP - A Brown. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 96-62; A Brown 23-15; K Calero
24-12; J Lackey 110-64; J Speier 11-8; S Shields 20-10; F Rodriguez 28-14.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 10-4; A Brown 0-1; K Calero 1-2; J Lackey
2-9; J Speier 0-2; S Shields 0-2; F Rodriguez 1-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 27;
A Brown 6; K Calero 6; J Lackey 29; J Speier 3; S Shields 4; F Rodriguez 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: JOE KENNEDY (3-8, 4.45) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6, LA ANGELS 6

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: G ANDERSON (.303, 3-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Kennedy relieved K Calero.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
LA ANGELS 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G Anderson (.303, 3-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MAICER IZTURIS SCORED CASEY KOTCHMAN.

FINAL SCORE: LA ANGELS 7, OAKLAND 6</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 11 2
LA ANGELS 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 7 15 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, ANDREW BROWN (7TH), KIKO CALERO (8TH), JOE
KENNEDY (9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI, ROB BOWEN (8TH)

LAA - JOHN LACKEY, JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), SCOT SHIELDS
(8TH), FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS

HOME RUNS: OAK - MIKE PIAZZA (3) OFF JOHN LACKEY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

LAA - NONE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 11 2
LA ANGELS 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 7 15 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, ANDREW BROWN (7TH), KIKO CALERO (8TH), JOE
KENNEDY (9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI, ROB BOWEN (8TH)

LAA - JOHN LACKEY, JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), SCOT SHIELDS
(8TH), FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS


WP - FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (4-2)
LP - JOE KENNEDY (3-9)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: OAK - MIKE PIAZZA (3) OFF JOHN LACKEY IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

LAA - NONE


TIME: 3:15 ATT: 44,252

PROBABLES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON (6-7, 4.63)
LAA - JERED WEAVER (6-5, 3.30)

PROBABLES: OAK - DAN HAREN (11-3, 2.41)
SEA - JEFF WEAVER (2-8, 6.19)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (6) VS LA ANGELS (7) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .284
S Stewart lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .308
N Swisher 1b 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 .252
M Piazza dh 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .298
E Chavez pr-dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .260
M Kotsay cf 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .224
M Scutaro 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 4 .243
D Murphy ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 6 .100
K Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204
a-J Cust ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 6 11 6 6 9 21

a-struck out looking for K Suzuki in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Murphy (1, J Lackey); M Kotsay (11, J Lackey); T Buck (15, F
Rodriguez). HR - M Piazza (3, 5th inning off J Lackey 0 on, 1 Out). SF - M
Scutaro. RBI - D Murphy (1), M Scutaro 2 (18), M Piazza (15), N Swisher (47), M
Kotsay (18). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Scutaro 1, M Ellis 1, D Murphy 3, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - D Murphy (1, ground ball); R Bowen (1, throw). PB - R Bowen.
DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Murphy-N Swisher).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .305
C Figgins 3b 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .325
O Cabrera ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .310
G Anderson lf 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .301
C Kotchman 1b 5 1 3 1 0 1 5 .295
G Matthews Jr cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .268
M Izturis 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .257
R Quinlan dh 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .263
J Mathis c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .111

Totals 40 7 15 7 3 5 20

BATTING: 2B - G Anderson (18, J Blanton); C Kotchman (19, J Blanton); C Figgins
(14, J Blanton). RBI - G Anderson 2 (22), C Kotchman (45), C Figgins 2 (34), O
Cabrera (56), M Izturis (19). 2-out RBI - G Anderson, C Figgins, M Izturis.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Izturis 1, O Cabrera 2, G Matthews
Jr 3. GIDP - C Kotchman. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Quinlan 2 (3, 2nd base off K Calero/R Bowen, 2nd base off
J Blanton/K Suzuki), C Figgins (26, 2nd base off K Calero/R Bowen). CS - R
Quinlan (2, 2nd base by J Blanton/K Suzuki).

FIELDING: PB - J Mathis.


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 011 010 003 -- 6
LA ANGELS - 100 130 011 -- 7

Two outs when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 6 11 5 5 0 3 0 3.69
A Brown 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.91
K Calero 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6.16
J Kennedy (L, 3-9) 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.52

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 6 7 3 3 4 7 1 3.27
J Speier (H, 10) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.01
S Shields (H, 23) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.41
F Rodriguez (W, 4-2; B, 3) 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 2.68

WP - A Brown. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 96-62; A Brown 23-15; K Calero
24-12; J Kennedy 19-11; J Lackey 110-64; J Speier 11-8; S Shields 20-10; F
Rodriguez 28-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 10-4; A Brown 0-1; K Calero
1-2; J Kennedy 2-0; J Lackey 2-9; J Speier 0-2; S Shields 0-2; F Rodriguez 1-2.
Batters faced: J Blanton 27; A Brown 6; K Calero 6; J Kennedy 4; J Lackey 29; J
Speier 3; S Shields 4; F Rodriguez 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

T--3:15. Att--44,252.
Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
OAKLAND 6
LA ANGELS 7 FINAL</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (6) AT LA ANGELS (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits flied out to left. C Figgins singled to left.
O Cabrera singled to right, C Figgins to third. G Anderson singled to center,
C Figgins scored, O Cabrera to second. C Kotchman grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, G Anderson out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, LA ANGELS 1.

OAKLAND 2ND: M Kotsay flied out to left. M Scutaro singled to left.
M Scutaro to second on passed ball by J Mathis. D Murphy doubled to left,
M Scutaro scored. K Suzuki flied out to right. T Buck struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, LA ANGELS 1.

OAKLAND 3RD: S Stewart flied out to center. N Swisher struck out swinging.
M Piazza singled to left. M Ellis walked, M Piazza to second. M Kotsay
reached on infield single to shortstop, M Piazza to third, M Ellis to second.
M Scutaro walked, M Piazza scored, M Ellis to third, M Kotsay to second.
D Murphy flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 4TH: O Cabrera grounded out to third. G Anderson doubled to
right. C Kotchman doubled to deep center, G Anderson scored. G Matthews Jr
grounded out to second, C Kotchman to third. M Izturis grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, LA ANGELS 2.

OAKLAND 5TH: N Swisher lined out to first. M Piazza homered to center.
M Ellis bunt popped out to pitcher. M Kotsay doubled to deep right. M Scutaro
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 2.

LA ANGELS 5TH: R Quinlan singled to center. R Quinlan stole second.
J Mathis struck out swinging. R Willits singled to center, R Quinlan to third.
C Figgins doubled to right, R Quinlan scored, R Willits to third. O Cabrera
grounded out to shortstop, R Willits scored. G Anderson singled to right,
C Figgins scored. C Kotchman singled to left center, G Anderson to second.
G Matthews Jr flied out to right. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3,
LA ANGELS 5.

LA ANGELS 8TH: R Bowen catching. K Calero relieved A Brown. M Izturis flied
out to center. R Quinlan walked. J Mathis flied out to center. R Quinlan
stole second, R Quinlan safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Bowen.
R Willits walked. C Figgins singled to right, R Quinlan scored, R Willits to
third. C Figgins stole second. O Cabrera grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
1 Error) OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 6.

OAKLAND 9TH: F Rodriguez relieved S Shields. T Buck doubled to center.
S Stewart singled to right, T Buck to third. N Swisher grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, T Buck scored, S Stewart out at second. M Piazza singled
to center, N Swisher to third. E Chavez ran for M Piazza. M Ellis walked,
E Chavez to second. M Kotsay walked, N Swisher scored, E Chavez to third,
M Ellis to second. M Scutaro hit sacrifice fly to right, E Chavez scored.
D Murphy flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 6, LA ANGELS 6.

LA ANGELS 9TH: J Kennedy relieved K Calero. G Anderson grounded out to
second. C Kotchman singled to left. G Matthews Jr grounded out to first,
C Kotchman to second. C Kotchman to third on passed ball by R Bowen.
M Izturis singled to left, C Kotchman scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 6, LA ANGELS 7.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (6) AT LA ANGELS (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oakland Starting Lineups -- T Buck RF, S Stewart LF, N Swisher 1B, M Piazza DH,
M Ellis 2B, M Kotsay CF, M Scutaro 3B, D Murphy SS, K Suzuki C, J Blanton RHP.

La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits RF, C Figgins 3B, O Cabrera SS,
G Anderson LF, C Kotchman 1B, G Matthews Jr CF, M Izturis 2B, R Quinlan DH,
J Mathis C, J Lackey RHP.

Umpires -- Eric Cooper (HP), Andy Fletcher (1B), Mike Reilly (2B), Jeff Kellogg (3B).

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Sunny, wind out to right at 5 mph.


OAKLAND 1ST: T Buck lined out to shortstop. S Stewart singled to center.
N Swisher walked, S Stewart to second. M Piazza struck out swinging. M Ellis
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits flied out to left. C Figgins singled to left.
O Cabrera singled to right, C Figgins to third. G Anderson singled to center,
C Figgins scored, O Cabrera to second. C Kotchman grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, G Anderson out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, LA ANGELS 1.

OAKLAND 2ND: M Kotsay flied out to left. M Scutaro singled to left.
M Scutaro to second on passed ball by J Mathis. D Murphy doubled to left,
M Scutaro scored. K Suzuki flied out to right. T Buck struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 2ND: G Matthews Jr flied out to left. M Izturis struck out
looking. R Quinlan grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 1, LA ANGELS 1.

OAKLAND 3RD: S Stewart flied out to center. N Swisher struck out swinging.
M Piazza singled to left. M Ellis walked, M Piazza to second. M Kotsay
reached on infield single to shortstop, M Piazza to third, M Ellis to second.
M Scutaro walked, M Piazza scored, M Ellis to third, M Kotsay to second.
D Murphy flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 3RD: J Mathis grounded out to second. R Willits grounded out to
pitcher. C Figgins flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2,
LA ANGELS 1.

OAKLAND 4TH: K Suzuki struck out looking. T Buck struck out looking.
S Stewart flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2,
LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 4TH: O Cabrera grounded out to third. G Anderson doubled to
right. C Kotchman doubled to deep center, G Anderson scored. G Matthews Jr
grounded out to second, C Kotchman to third. M Izturis grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, LA ANGELS 2.

OAKLAND 5TH: N Swisher lined out to first. M Piazza homered to center.
M Ellis bunt popped out to pitcher. M Kotsay doubled to deep right. M Scutaro
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 2.

LA ANGELS 5TH: R Quinlan singled to center. R Quinlan stole second.
J Mathis struck out swinging. R Willits singled to center, R Quinlan to third.
C Figgins doubled to right, R Quinlan scored, R Willits to third. O Cabrera
grounded out to shortstop, R Willits scored. G Anderson singled to right,
C Figgins scored. C Kotchman singled to left center, G Anderson to second.
G Matthews Jr flied out to right. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3,
LA ANGELS 5.

OAKLAND 6TH: D Murphy walked. K Suzuki fouled out to first. T Buck
grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Murphy out at second. S Stewart
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 5.

LA ANGELS 6TH: M Izturis singled to right. R Quinlan grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, M Izturis out at second. R Quinlan caught
stealing second, catcher to second. J Mathis struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 5.

OAKLAND 7TH: J Speier relieved J Lackey. N Swisher struck out swinging.
M Piazza flied out to center. M Ellis flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 5.

LA ANGELS 7TH: A Brown relieved J Blanton. R Willits singled to center.
C Figgins struck out swinging, R Willits to second on wild pitch by A Brown.
O Cabrera safe at first on error by shortstop D Murphy. G Anderson walked,
R Willits to third, O Cabrera to second. C Kotchman struck out swinging.
G Matthews Jr flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) OAKLAND 3,
LA ANGELS 5.

OAKLAND 8TH: S Shields relieved J Speier. M Kotsay singled to center.
M Scutaro flied out to right. D Murphy flied out to center. J Cust hit for
K Suzuki. J Cust struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3,
LA ANGELS 5.

LA ANGELS 8TH: R Bowen catching. K Calero relieved A Brown. M Izturis flied
out to center. R Quinlan walked. J Mathis flied out to center. R Quinlan
stole second, R Quinlan safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Bowen.
R Willits walked. C Figgins singled to right, R Quinlan scored, R Willits to
third. C Figgins stole second. O Cabrera grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
1 Error) OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 6.

OAKLAND 9TH: F Rodriguez relieved S Shields. T Buck doubled to center.
S Stewart singled to right, T Buck to third. N Swisher grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, T Buck scored, S Stewart out at second. M Piazza singled
to center, N Swisher to third. E Chavez ran for M Piazza. M Ellis walked,
E Chavez to second. M Kotsay walked, N Swisher scored, E Chavez to third,
M Ellis to second. M Scutaro hit sacrifice fly to right, E Chavez scored.
D Murphy flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 6, LA ANGELS 6.

LA ANGELS 9TH: J Kennedy relieved K Calero. G Anderson grounded out to
second. C Kotchman singled to left. G Matthews Jr grounded out to first,
C Kotchman to second. C Kotchman to third on passed ball by R Bowen.
M Izturis singled to left, C Kotchman scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 6, LA ANGELS 7.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (6) VS LA ANGELS (7) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .284
S Stewart lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .308
N Swisher 1b 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 .252
M Piazza dh 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .298
E Chavez pr-dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .260
M Kotsay cf 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .224
M Scutaro 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 4 .243
D Murphy ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 6 .100
K Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204
a-J Cust ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 6 11 6 6 9 21

a-struck out looking for K Suzuki in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Murphy (1, J Lackey); M Kotsay (11, J Lackey); T Buck (15, F
Rodriguez). HR - M Piazza (3, 5th inning off J Lackey 0 on, 1 Out). SF - M
Scutaro. RBI - D Murphy (1), M Scutaro 2 (18), M Piazza (15), N Swisher (47), M
Kotsay (18). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Scutaro 1, M Ellis 1, D Murphy 3, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - D Murphy (1, ground ball); R Bowen (1, throw). PB - R Bowen.
DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Murphy-N Swisher).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .305
C Figgins 3b 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .325
O Cabrera ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .310
G Anderson lf 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .301
C Kotchman 1b 5 1 3 1 0 1 5 .295
G Matthews Jr cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .268
M Izturis 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .257
R Quinlan dh 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .263
J Mathis c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .111

Totals 40 7 15 7 3 5 20

BATTING: 2B - G Anderson (18, J Blanton); C Kotchman (19, J Blanton); C Figgins
(14, J Blanton). RBI - G Anderson 2 (22), C Kotchman (45), C Figgins 2 (34), O
Cabrera (56), M Izturis (19). 2-out RBI - G Anderson, C Figgins, M Izturis.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Izturis 1, O Cabrera 2, G Matthews
Jr 3. GIDP - C Kotchman. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Quinlan 2 (3, 2nd base off K Calero/R Bowen, 2nd base off
J Blanton/K Suzuki), C Figgins (26, 2nd base off K Calero/R Bowen). CS - R
Quinlan (2, 2nd base by J Blanton/K Suzuki).

FIELDING: PB - J Mathis.


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 011 010 003 -- 6
LA ANGELS - 100 130 011 -- 7

Two outs when winning run scored.
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 6 11 5 5 0 3 0 3.69
A Brown 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.91
K Calero 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6.16
J Kennedy (L, 3-9) 2/3 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.42

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 6 7 3 3 4 7 1 3.27
J Speier (H, 10) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.01
S Shields (H, 23) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.41
F Rodriguez (W, 4-2; B, 3) 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 2.68

WP - A Brown. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 96-62; A Brown 23-15; K Calero
24-12; J Kennedy 19-11; J Lackey 110-64; J Speier 11-8; S Shields 20-10; F
Rodriguez 28-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 10-4; A Brown 0-1; K Calero
1-2; J Kennedy 2-0; J Lackey 2-9; J Speier 0-2; S Shields 0-2; F Rodriguez 1-2.
Batters faced: J Blanton 27; A Brown 6; K Calero 6; J Kennedy 4; J Lackey 29; J
Speier 3; S Shields 4; F Rodriguez 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Andy Fletcher. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

T--3:15. Att--44,252.
Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to
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Izturis wins it in ninth as Angels edge A's

<h3>LA ANGELS 7, OAKLAND 6</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- A poor performance by FranciscoRodriguez nearly ended a remarkable streak by the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim. Maicer Izturis did not let it happen.

Izturis smacked a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninthinning as the Angels recovered to post an exciting 7-6 victoryover the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game serieson Wednesday afternoon.


Chone Figgins and Garret Anderson each had three hits and twoRBI for Anaheim, which won for just the third time in its last10 contests. Rodriguez, who entered the ninth inning with athree-run lead, struggled with his command in just his secondappearance in Anaheim's last 18 games.


The hard-throwing closer blew the save, allowing three hits,three runs and two walks. The Angels had won 123 straight gameswhen leading after eight innings entering Wednesday's contest.

Izturis made sure that streak continued, driving home CaseyKotchman, who ripped a one-out single in the ninth, moved tosecond on Gary Matthews' grounder and to third on a wild pitch -setting up the winning base hit.


Angels starter John Lackey allowed three runs and seven hitswhile walking four and striking out seven in six innings.

Anaheim got to Oakland starter Joe Blanton in the first inningwhen Figgins and Orlando Cabrera banged out back-to-backsingles, and Anderson then made it 1-0 with a run-scoring basehit.


After the Athletics added single runs in the second and third,Kotchman's RBI double tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth.Oakland then took a 3-2 lead in the fifth on Mike Piazza's soloblast.


Blanton was effective early in the game before allowing threemore runs in the fifth inning, again thanks to Figgins andAnderson, who both delivered RBI hits to give the Angels a 5-3advantage.


Figgins added an RBI single in the eighth to make it 6-3.

Blanton allowed five runs and 11 hits, striking out threewithout a walk, in six innings. He fell to 1-7 in his careervs. the Angels.


Mark Kotsay had three hits and an RBI for Oakland, which left 11runners on base, including six in scoring position.

 

Izturis wins it in ninth as Angels edge A's

<h3>LA ANGELS 7, OAKLAND 6</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- A poor performance by FranciscoRodriguez nearly ended a remarkable streak by the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim. Maicer Izturis did not let it happen.

Izturis smacked a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninthinning as the Angels recovered to post an exciting 7-6 victoryover the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game serieson Wednesday afternoon.


Chone Figgins and Garret Anderson each had three hits and twoRBI for Anaheim, which won for just the third time in its last10 contests.


Rodriguez, who entered the ninth inning with a three-run lead,struggled with his command in just his second appearance inAnaheim's last 18 games.


"I felt great and just missed the zone," Rodriguez said. "Therewere a couple of broken-bat hits and some walks, and that willcome back to haunt you anytime."


The hard-throwing closer blew the save, allowing three hits,three runs and two walks. The Angels had won 123 straight gameswhen leading after eight innings entering Wednesday's contest.

"Next time I go out there and I come out with the lead, I'llfeel completely comfortable with giving Frankie the ball to shutthe door," Angels starter John Lackey said.


Izturis made sure that streak continued, driving home CaseyKotchman, who ripped a one-out single in the ninth, moved tosecond on Gary Matthews Jr.s' grounder and to third on a wildpitch - setting up the winning base hit.


"Soon as I hit it, I knew it was going right through for a hit,"Izturis said through an interpreter. "This was a big game andwin for us without Vlad (Guerrero) in the lineup, since we relyon him a lot."


Lackey allowed three runs and seven hits while walking four andstriking out seven in six innings.


"I felt fine out there, just had some issues with the moundtoday but nothing big," Lackey said. "It doesn't matter how wewin, any win is big right now."


Anaheim got to Oakland starter Joe Blanton in the first inningwhen Figgins and Orlando Cabrera banged out back-to-back singlesand Anderson followed with a run-scoring base hit to make it1-0.


"I didn't have my best command early on but managed to battlethrough this start before they got to me in the fifth," Blantonsaid.


After the Athletics added single runs in the second and third,Kotchman's RBI double tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth.Oakland then took a 3-2 lead in the fifth on Mike Piazza's soloblast.


"I was just looking for a pitch out over the plate and I gotit," Piazza said. "Lackey threw me a lot of hard stuff today,so I figured he was going to keep throwing that way to me."

Blanton was effective early in the game before allowing threemore runs in the fifth inning, again thanks to Figgins andAnderson, who both delivered RBI hits to give the Angels a 5-3advantage.


"He kept us in the game as long as he could," A's manager BobGeren said. "I don't think his pitches had a lot of movementlater in the game."


Figgins added an RBI single in the eighth to make it 6-3.

Blanton allowed five runs and 11 hits, striking out threewithout a walk, in six innings. He fell to 1-7 in his careervs. the Angels.


"I don't know what it is when I pitch against these guys, butthey always seem to beat me," Blanton said.


Mark Kotsay had three hits and an RBI for Oakland, which left 11runners on base, including six in scoring position.