GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (68-70) at LA ANGELS (80-56)

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS LA ANGELS (8) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
N Swisher cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
J Cust rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .265
M Piazza dh 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .281
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .230
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 .281
M Scutaro ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256
K Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260

Totals 22 0 2 0 5 5 16

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Swisher 1, K Suzuki 1.
GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (D Johnson).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Matthews Jr cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .260
O Cabrera ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .313
V Guerrero rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .326
G Anderson lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .285
M Izturis 3b 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .280
K Morales dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .317
C Kotchman 1b 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .293
H Kendrick 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .325
J Mathis c 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .238

Totals 26 8 10 7 3 3 8

BATTING: 2B - M Izturis (16, C Gaudin); H Kendrick (19, C Gaudin). HR - G
Matthews Jr (18, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out), J Mathis (4, 5th inning
off C Gaudin 1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Kotchman. RBI - G Matthews Jr (71), C
Kotchman (59), J Mathis 2 (20), M Izturis 2 (43), O Cabrera (77). 2-out RBI - M
Izturis 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Guerrero 1, J Mathis 1.
GIDP - G Anderson. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - M Izturis (3, ground ball). DP: 2 (C Kotchman-O Cabrera, C
Kotchman).


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OAKLAND - 000 000 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 110 051 -- 8
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 5 8 7 6 2 3 2 4.25
C Lewis 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.81

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 6 1/3 2 0 0 5 4 0 6.07
R Thompson 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

WP - C Gaudin. IBB - G Anderson (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin
79-48; C Lewis 19-11; E Santana 105-61; R Thompson 13-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Gaudin 5-7; C Lewis 3-0; E Santana 6-8; R Thompson 0-1. Batters faced:
C Gaudin 24; C Lewis 6; E Santana 25; R Thompson 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 106 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Bowen catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
LA ANGELS 8 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G Anderson (.285, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Murphy at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
LA ANGELS 8 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G Anderson (.285, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY GARRET ANDERSON (13) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH
0 OUT IN THE 7TH OFF COLBY LEWIS.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0, LA ANGELS 9

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.280, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
LA ANGELS 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 9 12 1 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - COLBY LEWIS
LAA - RICH THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.282, 0-FOR-3)
N SWISHER (.261, 0-FOR-3)
J CUST (.265, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS LA ANGELS (9) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282
N Swisher cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
J Cust rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .265
M Piazza dh 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .281
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .230
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360
J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 .281
M Scutaro ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256
K Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
D Murphy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221

Totals 22 0 2 0 5 5 16

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Swisher 1, K Suzuki 1.
GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (D Johnson).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Matthews Jr cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .260
O Cabrera ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .313
V Guerrero rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .326
G Anderson lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .287
M Izturis 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .279
K Morales dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325
C Kotchman 1b 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .292
H Kendrick 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .324
J Mathis c 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .238

Totals 31 9 12 8 3 4 9

BATTING: 2B - M Izturis (16, C Gaudin); H Kendrick (19, C Gaudin); K Morales
(9, C Lewis). HR - G Matthews Jr (18, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out), J
Mathis (4, 5th inning off C Gaudin 1 on, 1 Out), G Anderson (13, 7th inning off
C Lewis 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Kotchman. RBI - G Matthews Jr (71), C Kotchman
(59), J Mathis 2 (20), M Izturis 2 (43), O Cabrera (77), G Anderson (65). 2-out
RBI - M Izturis 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Guerrero 1, J
Mathis 1, H Kendrick 1. GIDP - G Anderson. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - M Izturis (3, ground ball). DP: 2 (C Kotchman-O Cabrera, C
Kotchman).


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OAKLAND - 000 000 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 110 051 1 -- 9
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 5 8 7 6 2 3 2 4.25
C Lewis 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 7.85

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 6 1/3 2 0 0 5 4 0 6.07
R Thompson 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

WP - C Gaudin. IBB - G Anderson (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin
79-48; C Lewis 40-24; E Santana 105-61; R Thompson 13-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Gaudin 5-7; C Lewis 4-1; E Santana 6-8; R Thompson 0-1. Batters faced:
C Gaudin 24; C Lewis 11; E Santana 25; R Thompson 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 106 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Willits in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
LA ANGELS 9 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S Stewart (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Haynes in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
LA ANGELS 9 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S Stewart (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SHANNON STEWART (11) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF RICH THOMPSON.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1, LA ANGELS 9

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.261, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MIKE PIAZZA (7) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF RICH THOMPSON SCORED JACK CUST.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 9

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.230, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE
LAA: JASON BULGER (0-0, 0.00) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 9

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.230, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Bulger relieved R Thompson.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
LA ANGELS 9 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D Johnson (.230, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED DAN JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, J HANNAHAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
LA ANGELS 9 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D MURPHY (.221, 4 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE
LAA: JUSTIN SPEIER (2-3, 3.46) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, J HANNAHAN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4, LA ANGELS 9

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D MURPHY (.221, 4 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Speier relieved J Bulger.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, J HANNAHAN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
LA ANGELS 9 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D Murphy (.221, 4 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J DaVanon hit for D Murphy.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, J HANNAHAN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
LA ANGELS 9 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J DaVanon (.227, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 0
LA ANGELS 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 9 12 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - COLBY LEWIS
LAA - JUSTIN SPEIER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J MATHIS (.238, 2-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
G MATTHEWS JR (.260, 1-FOR-3, BB, HR, RBI)
O CABRERA (.313, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (4) VS LA ANGELS (9) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .283
N Swisher cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .261
J Cust rf 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .265
M Piazza dh 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .284
D Johnson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .232
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .346
J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 .281
M Scutaro ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .259
K Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
D Murphy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
a-J DaVanon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222

Totals 29 4 6 4 7 8 19

a-struck out looking for D Murphy in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - S Stewart (11, 8th inning off R Thompson 0 on, 0 Out), M Piazza
(7, 8th inning off R Thompson 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - S Stewart (41), M Piazza 2
(37), M Scutaro (39). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J DaVanon 1, N Swisher 1, K Suzuki 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 8.


FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (D Johnson).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Matthews Jr cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .260
O Cabrera ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .313
V Guerrero rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .326
R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
G Anderson lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .287
N Haynes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
M Izturis 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .279
K Morales dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325
C Kotchman 1b 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .292
H Kendrick 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .324
J Mathis c 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .238

Totals 31 9 12 8 3 4 9

BATTING: 2B - M Izturis (16, C Gaudin); H Kendrick (19, C Gaudin); K Morales
(9, C Lewis). HR - G Matthews Jr (18, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out), J
Mathis (4, 5th inning off C Gaudin 1 on, 1 Out), G Anderson (13, 7th inning off
C Lewis 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Kotchman. RBI - G Matthews Jr (71), C Kotchman
(59), J Mathis 2 (20), M Izturis 2 (43), O Cabrera (77), G Anderson (65). 2-out
RBI - M Izturis 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Guerrero 1, J
Mathis 1, H Kendrick 1. GIDP - G Anderson. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - M Izturis (3, ground ball). DP: 2 (C Kotchman-O Cabrera, C
Kotchman).


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OAKLAND - 000 000 04 -- 4
LA ANGELS - 110 051 1 -- 9
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 5 8 7 6 2 3 2 4.25
C Lewis 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 7.85

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 6 1/3 2 0 0 5 4 0 6.07
R Thompson 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 13.50
J Bulger 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 6.75
J Speier 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.43

WP - C Gaudin. IBB - G Anderson (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin
79-48; C Lewis 40-24; E Santana 105-61; R Thompson 27-13; J Bulger 18-9; J
Speier 5-3. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 5-7; C Lewis 4-1; E Santana 6-8; R
Thompson 0-1; J Bulger 0-0; J Speier 0-0. Batters faced: C Gaudin 24; C Lewis
11; E Santana 25; R Thompson 6; J Bulger 4; J Speier 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 106 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Furmaniak at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
LA ANGELS 9 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J Mathis (.238, 2-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: DAN MEYER (0-1, 6.75) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4, LA ANGELS 9

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: J MATHIS (.238, 2-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>