GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (62-64) at TORONTO (63-61)

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY ALEX RIOS ALLOWED NICK SWISHER TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
TORONTO 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.269, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
TOR: CASEY JANSSEN (2-2, 2.31) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5, TORONTO 4

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.269, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Janssen relieved B Tallet.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
TORONTO 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Piazza (.269, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL OAKLAND AT TORONTO
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY TORONTO'S VERNON WELLS AND FRANK
THOMAS IN THE SIXTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAN JOHNSON SCORED JACK CUST.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D JOHNSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
TORONTO 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.260, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
TOR - CASEY JANSSEN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.263, 1-FOR-2)
G ZAUN (.241, 0-FOR-2)
J MCDONALD (.258, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (6) VS TORONTO (4) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J DaVanon cf 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 .250
M Scutaro ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .262
N Swisher rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .260
J Cust lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .273
M Piazza dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267
D Johnson 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .231
M Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .259
J Hannahan 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .240
K Suzuki c 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .243

Totals 30 6 9 4 5 8 19

BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (24, D McGowan); D Johnson (19, D McGowan); K Suzuki (8,
B Wolfe). RBI - J DaVanon (3), D Johnson 2 (46), K Suzuki (18). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, D Johnson 1, N Swisher 1, K Suzuki 2.
Team LOB - 8.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .265
L Overbay 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
A Rios rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .311
V Wells cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .264
F Thomas dh 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 .260
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .254
A Hill 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
J McDonald ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258

Totals 24 4 6 4 0 9 3

BATTING: 2B - L Overbay (25, D Haren); A Hill (35, D Haren). HR - F Thomas 2
(21, 2nd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out), V
Wells (15, 6th inning off D Haren 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - F Thomas 2 (76), V Wells
2 (73). 2-out RBI - V Wells 2, F Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - V Wells 1, J McDonald 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - A Rios (7, bobble).


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OAKLAND - 111 001 2 -- 6
TORONTO - 010 003 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 6 6 4 4 0 9 3 2.66

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 5 5 3 3 4 7 0 4.19
B Wolfe 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.02
B Tallet 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3.93
C Janssen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.28

B Tallet pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D Haren 107-72; D McGowan 95-55; B Wolfe
25-14; B Tallet 9-5; C Janssen 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 6-3; D
McGowan 5-3; B Wolfe 2-1; B Tallet 0-0; C Janssen 2-0. Batters faced: D Haren
24; D McGowan 24; B Wolfe 5; B Tallet 2; C Janssen 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Mike Estabrook. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: ANDREW BROWN (2-0, 3.00) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6, TORONTO 4

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.263, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Brown relieved D Haren.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
TORONTO 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A Hill (.263, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Stairs hit for J McDonald.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, G ZAUN ON FIRST, A HILL ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
TORONTO 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M Stairs (.288, 15 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 6 9 0
TORONTO 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 1 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - ANDREW BROWN
TOR - CASEY JANSSEN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.243, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
J DAVANON (.250, 0-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
M SCUTARO (.262, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (6) VS TORONTO (4) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J DaVanon cf 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 .250
M Scutaro ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .262
N Swisher rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .260
J Cust lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .273
M Piazza dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267
D Johnson 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .231
M Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .259
J Hannahan 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .240
K Suzuki c 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .243

Totals 30 6 9 4 5 8 19

BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (24, D McGowan); D Johnson (19, D McGowan); K Suzuki (8,
B Wolfe). RBI - J DaVanon (3), D Johnson 2 (46), K Suzuki (18). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, D Johnson 1, N Swisher 1, K Suzuki 2.
Team LOB - 8.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .264
L Overbay 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
A Rios rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .311
V Wells cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .264
F Thomas dh 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 .260
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .254
A Hill 2b 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241
J McDonald ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
a-M Stairs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287

Totals 28 4 7 4 1 10 7

a-grounded to first for J Mcdonald in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - L Overbay (25, D Haren); A Hill (35, D Haren). HR - F Thomas 2
(21, 2nd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out), V
Wells (15, 6th inning off D Haren 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - F Thomas 2 (76), V Wells
2 (73). 2-out RBI - V Wells 2, F Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - L Overbay 2, V Wells 1, J McDonald 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - A Rios (7, bobble).


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OAKLAND - 111 001 2 -- 6
TORONTO - 010 003 0 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 6 6 4 4 0 9 3 2.66
A Brown 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.88

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 5 5 3 3 4 7 0 4.19
B Wolfe 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.02
B Tallet 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3.75
C Janssen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.28

B Tallet pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D Haren 107-72; A Brown 20-11; D McGowan
95-55; B Wolfe 25-14; B Tallet 9-5; C Janssen 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Haren 6-3; A Brown 1-1; D McGowan 5-3; B Wolfe 2-1; B Tallet 0-0; C Janssen
2-0. Batters faced: D Haren 24; A Brown 5; D McGowan 24; B Wolfe 5; B Tallet 2;
C Janssen 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Mike Estabrook. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Olmedo at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
TORONTO 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K Suzuki (.243, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Stairs at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
TORONTO 4 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K Suzuki (.243, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - ANDREW BROWN
TOR - CASEY JANSSEN

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.311, 1-FOR-3)
V WELLS (.264, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
F THOMAS (.260, 2-FOR-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (6) VS TORONTO (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J DaVanon cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .294
M Scutaro ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .261
N Swisher rf 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .260
J Cust lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .273
M Piazza dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267
D Johnson 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .231
M Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .259
J Hannahan 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .240
K Suzuki c 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .250

Totals 34 6 11 4 5 9 21

BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (24, D McGowan); D Johnson (19, D McGowan); K Suzuki (8,
B Wolfe). RBI - J DaVanon (3), D Johnson 2 (46), K Suzuki (18). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, D Johnson 1, N Swisher 2, K Suzuki 2.
GIDP - M Scutaro. Team LOB - 9.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .264
L Overbay 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
R Olmedo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Rios rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .311
V Wells cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .264
F Thomas dh 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 .260
T Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .254
A Hill 2b 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241
J McDonald ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
a-M Stairs ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287

Totals 28 4 7 4 1 10 7

a-grounded to first for J Mcdonald in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - L Overbay (25, D Haren); A Hill (35, D Haren). HR - F Thomas 2
(21, 2nd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out), V
Wells (15, 6th inning off D Haren 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - F Thomas 2 (76), V Wells
2 (73). 2-out RBI - V Wells 2, F Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - L Overbay 2, V Wells 1, J McDonald 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - A Rios (7, bobble). DP: 1 (R Olmedo-A Hill-M Stairs).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 111 001 20 -- 6
TORONTO - 010 003 0 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 6 6 4 4 0 9 3 2.66
A Brown 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.88

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 5 5 3 3 4 7 0 4.19
B Wolfe 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.02
B Tallet 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3.75
C Janssen 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2.24

B Tallet pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D Haren 107-72; A Brown 20-11; D McGowan
95-55; B Wolfe 25-14; B Tallet 9-5; C Janssen 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Haren 6-3; A Brown 1-1; D McGowan 5-3; B Wolfe 2-1; B Tallet 0-0; C Janssen
4-0. Batters faced: D Haren 24; A Brown 5; D McGowan 24; B Wolfe 5; B Tallet 2;
C Janssen 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Mike Estabrook. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: ALAN EMBREE (1-1, 3.58) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6, TORONTO 4

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.311, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">AL AT TORONTO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Embree relieved A Brown.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
TORONTO 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A Rios (.311, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - ALAN EMBREE
TOR - CASEY JANSSEN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.273, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB)
M PIAZZA (.267, 1-FOR-4)
D JOHNSON (.231, 2-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TORONTO

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (6) VS TORONTO (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J DaVanon cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .294
M Scutaro ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .261
N Swisher rf 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .260
J Cust lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .273
M Piazza dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267
D Johnson 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .231
M Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .259
J Hannahan 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .240
K Suzuki c 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .250

Totals 34 6 11 4 5 9 21

BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (24, D McGowan); D Johnson (19, D McGowan); K Suzuki (8,
B Wolfe). RBI - J DaVanon (3), D Johnson 2 (46), K Suzuki (18). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, D Johnson 1, N Swisher 2, K Suzuki 2.
GIDP - M Scutaro. Team LOB - 9.


TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .264
L Overbay 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257
R Olmedo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Rios rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .313
V Wells cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .263
F Thomas dh 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .260
T Glaus 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .254
A Hill 2b 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265
G Zaun c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241
J McDonald ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
a-M Stairs ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287

Totals 32 4 8 4 1 11 9

a-grounded to first for J Mcdonald in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - L Overbay (25, D Haren); A Hill (35, D Haren). HR - F Thomas 2
(21, 2nd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out), V
Wells (15, 6th inning off D Haren 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - F Thomas 2 (76), V Wells
2 (73). 2-out RBI - V Wells 2, F Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - L Overbay 2, T Glaus 1, V Wells 1, J McDonald 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - A Rios (7, bobble). DP: 1 (R Olmedo-A Hill-M Stairs).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 111 001 20 -- 6
TORONTO - 010 003 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 6 6 4 4 0 9 3 2.66
A Brown 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.88
A Embree 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.51

TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
D McGowan 5 5 3 3 4 7 0 4.19
B Wolfe 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.02
B Tallet 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3.75
C Janssen 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2.24

B Tallet pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP - D McGowan. Pitches-strikes: D Haren 107-72; A Brown 20-11; A Embree
10-10; D McGowan 95-55; B Wolfe 25-14; B Tallet 9-5; C Janssen 31-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Haren 6-3; A Brown 1-1; A Embree 1-1; D McGowan 5-3; B Wolfe
2-1; B Tallet 0-0; C Janssen 4-0. Batters faced: D Haren 24; A Brown 5; A
Embree 4; D McGowan 24; B Wolfe 5; B Tallet 2; C Janssen 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Mike Estabrook. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>