GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (24-23) at BALTIMORE (21-27)

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY NICK SWISHER (8) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
4TH OFF BRIAN BURRES.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 3

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.316, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
BAL - BRIAN BURRES

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C PATTERSON (.221, 0-FOR-1)
J PAYTON (.280, 1-FOR-1)
B ROBERTS (.309, 2-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS BALTIMORE (3) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
N Swisher cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
B Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186

Totals 13 1 1 1 1 3 1

BATTING: HR - N Swisher (8, 4th inning off B Burres 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N
Swisher (29). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kennedy-B Crosby-D Johnson).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .309
C Gomez 1b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .294
N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263
M Tejada ss 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .317
K Millar dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Mora 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .230
C Patterson cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221
J Payton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 13 3 5 3 3 0 7

BATTING: HR - M Tejada (4, 1st inning off J Kennedy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Tejada 2 (24), B Roberts (13). 2-out RBI - M Tejada 2, B Roberts. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 2. GIDP - N Markakis.
Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (17, 2nd base off J Kennedy/J Kendall).


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OAKLAND - 000 1 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 210 -- 3
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 3 5 3 3 3 0 1 3.06

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 3.48

Pitches-strikes: J Kennedy 58-32; B Burres 57-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Kennedy 7-2; B Burres 4-5. Batters faced: J Kennedy 16; B Burres 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY CHRIS GOMEZ SCORED COREY PATTERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GOMEZ ON FIRST, B ROBERTS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
BALTIMORE 4 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.263, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
BAL - BRIAN BURRES

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.239, 0-FOR-1)
M ELLIS (.236, 0-FOR-1)
T BUCK (.240, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS BALTIMORE (4) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
N Swisher cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
B Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186

Totals 13 1 1 1 1 3 1

BATTING: HR - N Swisher (8, 4th inning off B Burres 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N
Swisher (29). Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kennedy-B Crosby-D Johnson).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .309
C Gomez 1b 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .286
N Markakis rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .262
M Tejada ss 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .317
K Millar dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Mora 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .230
C Patterson cf 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .221
J Payton lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287

Totals 16 4 6 4 4 0 9

BATTING: HR - M Tejada (4, 1st inning off J Kennedy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Tejada 2 (24), B Roberts (13), C Gomez (6). 2-out RBI - M Tejada 2, B Roberts.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 3. GIDP - N
Markakis. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (17, 2nd base off J Kennedy/J Kendall). CS - C
Gomez (1, 2nd base by J Kennedy/J Kendall).


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OAKLAND - 000 1 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 210 1 -- 4
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 4 6 4 4 4 0 1 3.17

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 3.48

HBP - C Patterson (by J Kennedy). Pitches-strikes: J Kennedy 75-39; B Burres
57-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J Kennedy 9-2; B Burres 4-5. Batters faced: J
Kennedy 21; B Burres 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE KENNEDY
BAL - BRIAN BURRES

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.317, 2-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
K MILLAR (.254, 0-FOR-2)
M MORA (.244, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS BALTIMORE (4) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273
N Swisher cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
B Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
E Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
T Buck rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .186

Totals 17 1 3 1 2 3 4

BATTING: HR - N Swisher (8, 4th inning off B Burres 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N
Swisher (29). GIDP - S Stewart. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kennedy-B Crosby-D Johnson).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .309
C Gomez 1b 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .286
N Markakis rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .262
M Tejada ss 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .317
K Millar dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Mora 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .230
C Patterson cf 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .221
J Payton lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287

Totals 16 4 6 4 4 0 9

BATTING: HR - M Tejada (4, 1st inning off J Kennedy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Tejada 2 (24), B Roberts (13), C Gomez (6). 2-out RBI - M Tejada 2, B Roberts.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 3. GIDP - N
Markakis. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (17, 2nd base off J Kennedy/J Kendall). CS - C
Gomez (1, 2nd base by J Kennedy/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Tejada-B Roberts-C Gomez).


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OAKLAND - 000 10 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 210 1 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 4 6 4 4 4 0 1 3.17

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 5 3 1 1 2 3 1 3.37

HBP - C Patterson (by J Kennedy). Pitches-strikes: J Kennedy 75-39; B Burres
72-45. Ground balls-fly balls: J Kennedy 9-2; B Burres 6-6. Batters faced: J
Kennedy 21; B Burres 19.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED MIGUEL TEJADA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PATTERSON ON SECOND, R HERNANDEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
BALTIMORE 5 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.287, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: JAY WITASICK (1-0, 3.55) IN THE 5TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PATTERSON ON SECOND, R HERNANDEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 5

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.287, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Witasick relieved J Kennedy.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PATTERSON ON SECOND, R HERNANDEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
BALTIMORE 5 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J Payton (.287, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRIAN ROBERTS SCORED RAMON HERNANDEZ AND COREY
PATTERSON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B ROBERTS ON FIRST, J PAYTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
BALTIMORE 7 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.286, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHRIS GOMEZ SCORED JAY PAYTON.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C GOMEZ ON FIRST, B ROBERTS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
BALTIMORE 8 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.262, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
BALTIMORE 2 1 0 1 4 8 10 0 (TOP 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JAY WITASICK
BAL - BRIAN BURRES

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.300, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
D JOHNSON (.313, 0-FOR-2)
J CUST (.254, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS BALTIMORE (8) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273
N Swisher cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254
B Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
E Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
T Buck rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .186

Totals 17 1 3 1 2 3 4

BATTING: HR - N Swisher (8, 4th inning off B Burres 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N
Swisher (29). GIDP - S Stewart. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kennedy-B Crosby-D Johnson).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .312
C Gomez 1b 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 .306
N Markakis rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .260
M Tejada ss 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .321
K Millar dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
M Mora 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
R Hernandez c 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .230
C Patterson cf 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 .227
J Payton lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .287

Totals 23 8 10 8 5 0 13

BATTING: HR - M Tejada (4, 1st inning off J Kennedy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Tejada 2 (24), B Roberts 3 (15), C Gomez 2 (7), C Patterson (16). 2-out RBI - M
Tejada 2, B Roberts 3, C Patterson, C Gomez. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 4. GIDP - N Markakis. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (17, 2nd base off J Kennedy/J Kendall). CS - C
Gomez (1, 2nd base by J Kennedy/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Tejada-B Roberts-C Gomez).


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OAKLAND - 000 10 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 210 14 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 4 2/3 8 7 7 5 0 1 3.62
J Witasick 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.15

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 5 3 1 1 2 3 1 3.37

HBP - C Patterson (by J Kennedy); J Payton (by J Witasick). Pitches-strikes:
J Kennedy 94-48; J Witasick 12-6; B Burres 72-45. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Kennedy 9-4; J Witasick 1-0; B Burres 6-6. Batters faced: J Kennedy 26; J
Witasick 4; B Burres 19.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
BALTIMORE 2 1 0 1 4 8 10 0 (BOT 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JAY WITASICK
BAL - BRIAN BURRES

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.321, 3-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
K MILLAR (.252, 0-FOR-3)
M MORA (.243, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS BALTIMORE (8) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273
N Swisher cf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .300
D Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310
J Cust dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250
B Crosby ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
E Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
T Buck rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .248
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .186

Totals 20 1 3 1 3 4 7

BATTING: HR - N Swisher (8, 4th inning off B Burres 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - N
Swisher (29). GIDP - S Stewart. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kennedy-B Crosby-D Johnson).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 .312
C Gomez 1b 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 .306
N Markakis rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .260
M Tejada ss 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .321
K Millar dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
M Mora 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
R Hernandez c 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .230
C Patterson cf 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 .227
J Payton lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .287

Totals 23 8 10 8 5 0 13

BATTING: HR - M Tejada (4, 1st inning off J Kennedy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Tejada 2 (24), B Roberts 3 (15), C Gomez 2 (7), C Patterson (16). 2-out RBI - M
Tejada 2, B Roberts 3, C Patterson, C Gomez. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 4. GIDP - N Markakis. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (17, 2nd base off J Kennedy/J Kendall). CS - C
Gomez (1, 2nd base by J Kennedy/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Tejada-B Roberts-C Gomez).


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OAKLAND - 000 100 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 210 14 -- 8
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy 4 2/3 8 7 7 5 0 1 3.62
J Witasick 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.15

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres 6 3 1 1 3 4 1 3.27

HBP - C Patterson (by J Kennedy); J Payton (by J Witasick). Pitches-strikes:
J Kennedy 94-48; J Witasick 12-6; B Burres 92-57. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Kennedy 9-4; J Witasick 1-0; B Burres 7-7. Batters faced: J Kennedy 26; J
Witasick 4; B Burres 23.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: COLBY LEWIS (0-1, 27.00) STARTING THE 6TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 8

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.321, 3-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Lewis relieved J Witasick.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
BALTIMORE 8 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M Tejada (.321, 3-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
BALTIMORE 2 1 0 1 4 0 8 10 0 (TOP 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - COLBY LEWIS
BAL - BRIAN BURRES

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.238, 0-FOR-2)
M ELLIS (.241, 1-FOR-2)
T BUCK (.248, 1-FOR-2)</div>