GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (24-24) at BALTIMORE (22-27)

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Flores relieved J Blanton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
BALTIMORE 8 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A Huff (.249, 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 3 0 0 4 6 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 8 10 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - RON FLORES
BAL - CHAD BRADFORD

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.330, 2-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
E CHAVEZ (.231, 0-FOR-3)
B CROSBY (.260, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (4) VS BALTIMORE (8) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271
T Buck rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .255
N Swisher cf 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 .299
D Johnson 1b 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .330
E Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231
B Crosby ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260
J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234
M Scutaro 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .230
A Melhuse c 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .190

Totals 26 4 6 4 4 6 11

BATTING: 2B - D Johnson (7, D Cabrera). HR - N Swisher (9, 5th inning off D
Cabrera 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Johnson (18), N Swisher 3 (32). 2-out RBI - N
Swisher 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1, T Buck 1. Team
LOB - 5.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .311
N Markakis rf 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .269
M Tejada ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .316
A Huff 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
J Payton lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .302
J Gibbons dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221
M Mora 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .243
C Patterson cf 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .234
P Bako c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237

Totals 32 8 10 8 1 4 8

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (11, J Blanton). HR - M Tejada (5, 3rd inning off J
Blanton 1 on, 2 Out), M Mora (6, 4th inning off J Blanton 1 on, 1 Out), N
Markakis (7, 6th inning off J Blanton 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Tejada 2 (26), M
Mora 2 (25), B Roberts (16), N Markakis 3 (27). 2-out RBI - M Tejada 2, B
Roberts, N Markakis 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, J
Gibbons 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson 3 (11, 2nd base off J Blanton/A Melhuse, 3rd
base off J Blanton/A Melhuse 2), J Payton (2, 2nd base off J Blanton/A
Melhuse), B Roberts (18, 2nd base off J Blanton/A Melhuse).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 000 130 0 -- 4
BALTIMORE - 002 303 0 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 6 10 8 8 1 2 3 4.28
R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 6 5 4 4 4 5 1 4.78
C Bradford 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.57

WP - D Cabrera. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 110-68; R Flores 20-16; D Cabrera
102-53; C Bradford 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 10-7; R Flores 0-1;
D Cabrera 4-8; C Bradford 1-1. Batters faced: J Blanton 30; R Flores 3; D
Cabrera 26; C Bradford 4.

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

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D Johnson (.330, 2-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: JAMIE WALKER (1-0, 3.38) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.330, 2-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Walker relieved C Bradford.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
BALTIMORE 8 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D Johnson (.330, 2-FOR-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 3 0 0 0 4 6 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 8 10 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - RON FLORES
BAL - JAMIE WALKER

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.243, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.234, 2-FOR-3)
P BAKO (.237, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271
T Buck rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .255
N Swisher cf 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 .299
D Johnson 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .327
E Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230
B Crosby ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259
J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234
M Scutaro 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .230
A Melhuse c 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .190

Totals 29 4 6 4 4 6 11

BATTING: 2B - D Johnson (7, D Cabrera). HR - N Swisher (9, 5th inning off D
Cabrera 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Johnson (18), N Swisher 3 (32). 2-out RBI - N
Swisher 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1, T Buck 1. Team
LOB - 5.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .311
N Markakis rf 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .269
M Tejada ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .316
A Huff 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
C Gomez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Payton lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .302
J Gibbons dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221
M Mora 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .243
C Patterson cf 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .234
P Bako c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237

Totals 32 8 10 8 1 4 8

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (11, J Blanton). HR - M Tejada (5, 3rd inning off J
Blanton 1 on, 2 Out), M Mora (6, 4th inning off J Blanton 1 on, 1 Out), N
Markakis (7, 6th inning off J Blanton 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Tejada 2 (26), M
Mora 2 (25), B Roberts (16), N Markakis 3 (27). 2-out RBI - M Tejada 2, B
Roberts, N Markakis 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, J
Gibbons 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson 3 (11, 2nd base off J Blanton/A Melhuse, 3rd
base off J Blanton/A Melhuse 2), J Payton (2, 2nd base off J Blanton/A
Melhuse), B Roberts (18, 2nd base off J Blanton/A Melhuse).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 000 130 00 -- 4
BALTIMORE - 002 303 0 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 6 10 8 8 1 2 3 4.28
R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 6 5 4 4 4 5 1 4.78
C Bradford 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.57
J Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.20

WP - D Cabrera. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 110-68; R Flores 20-16; D Cabrera
102-53; C Bradford 17-12; J Walker 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 10-7;
R Flores 0-1; D Cabrera 4-8; C Bradford 1-1; J Walker 1-2. Batters faced: J
Blanton 30; R Flores 3; D Cabrera 26; C Bradford 4; J Walker 3.

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

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: ERASMO RAMIREZ (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.243, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Ramirez relieved R Flores.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
BALTIMORE 8 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M Mora (.243, 1-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 3 0 0 0 4 6 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 8 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - ERASMO RAMIREZ
BAL - JAMIE WALKER

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.234, 0-FOR-3)
M SCUTARO (.230, 0-FOR-3)
A MELHUSE (.190, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271
T Buck rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .255
N Swisher cf 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 .299
D Johnson 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .327
E Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230
B Crosby ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259
J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234
M Scutaro 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .230
A Melhuse c 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .190

Totals 29 4 6 4 4 6 11

BATTING: 2B - D Johnson (7, D Cabrera). HR - N Swisher (9, 5th inning off D
Cabrera 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Johnson (18), N Swisher 3 (32). 2-out RBI - N
Swisher 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1, T Buck 1. Team
LOB - 5.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .311
N Markakis rf 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .269
M Tejada ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .316
A Huff 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
C Gomez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Payton lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .302
J Gibbons dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221
M Mora 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
C Patterson cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .232
P Bako c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233

Totals 35 8 10 8 1 4 8

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (11, J Blanton). HR - M Tejada (5, 3rd inning off J
Blanton 1 on, 2 Out), M Mora (6, 4th inning off J Blanton 1 on, 1 Out), N
Markakis (7, 6th inning off J Blanton 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Tejada 2 (26), M
Mora 2 (25), B Roberts (16), N Markakis 3 (27). 2-out RBI - M Tejada 2, B
Roberts, N Markakis 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, J
Gibbons 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson 3 (11, 2nd base off J Blanton/A Melhuse, 3rd
base off J Blanton/A Melhuse 2), J Payton (2, 2nd base off J Blanton/A
Melhuse), B Roberts (18, 2nd base off J Blanton/A Melhuse).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 000 130 00 -- 4
BALTIMORE - 002 303 00 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 6 10 8 8 1 2 3 4.28
R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
E Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 6 5 4 4 4 5 1 4.78
C Bradford 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.57
J Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.20

WP - D Cabrera. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 110-68; R Flores 20-16; E Ramirez
7-5; D Cabrera 102-53; C Bradford 17-12; J Walker 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Blanton 10-7; R Flores 0-1; E Ramirez 1-2; D Cabrera 4-8; C Bradford 1-1; J
Walker 1-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 30; R Flores 3; E Ramirez 3; D Cabrera 26;
C Bradford 4; J Walker 3.

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

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: CHRIS RAY (3-3, 3.97) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.234, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Ray relieved J Walker.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
BALTIMORE 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J Cust (.234, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, RON FLORES (7TH), ERASMO RAMIREZ (8TH) AND ADAM
MELHUSE

BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, CHAD BRADFORD (7TH), JAMIE WALKER
(8TH), CHRIS RAY (9TH) AND PAUL BAKO

HOME RUNS: OAK - NICK SWISHER (9) OFF DANIEL CABRERA IN THE 5TH, 2 ON

BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (5) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
MELVIN MORA (6) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
NICK MARKAKIS (7) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 6TH, 2 ON</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, RON FLORES (7TH), ERASMO RAMIREZ (8TH) AND ADAM
MELHUSE

BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, CHAD BRADFORD (7TH), JAMIE WALKER
(8TH), CHRIS RAY (9TH) AND PAUL BAKO


WP - DANIEL CABRERA (4-5)
LP - JOE BLANTON (4-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: OAK - NICK SWISHER (9) OFF DANIEL CABRERA IN THE 5TH, 2 ON

BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (5) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
MELVIN MORA (6) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
NICK MARKAKIS (7) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 6TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:27 ATT: 30,140

PROBABLES: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL (3-3, 3.77)
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON (1-0, 6.00)

PROBABLES: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA (4-4, 5.18)
OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (4-1, 2.58)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (4) VS BALTIMORE (8) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .270
T Buck rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .255
N Swisher cf 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 .299
D Johnson 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .327
E Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230
B Crosby ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259
J Cust dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231
M Scutaro 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .227
A Melhuse c 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .227

Totals 33 4 7 4 4 7 12

BATTING: 2B - D Johnson (7, D Cabrera). HR - N Swisher (9, 5th inning off D
Cabrera 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Johnson (18), N Swisher 3 (32). 2-out RBI - N
Swisher 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1, T Buck 1. Team
LOB - 6.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .311
N Markakis rf 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .269
M Tejada ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .316
A Huff 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
C Gomez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Payton lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .302
J Gibbons dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221
M Mora 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
C Patterson cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .232
P Bako c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233

Totals 35 8 10 8 1 4 8

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (11, J Blanton). HR - M Tejada (5, 3rd inning off J
Blanton 1 on, 2 Out), M Mora (6, 4th inning off J Blanton 1 on, 1 Out), N
Markakis (7, 6th inning off J Blanton 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Tejada 2 (26), M
Mora 2 (25), B Roberts (16), N Markakis 3 (27). 2-out RBI - M Tejada 2, B
Roberts, N Markakis 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, J
Gibbons 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson 3 (11, 2nd base off J Blanton/A Melhuse, 3rd
base off J Blanton/A Melhuse 2), J Payton (2, 2nd base off J Blanton/A
Melhuse), B Roberts (18, 2nd base off J Blanton/A Melhuse).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 000 130 000 -- 4
BALTIMORE - 002 303 00x -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton (L, 4-3) 6 10 8 8 1 2 3 4.28
R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
E Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera (W, 4-5) 6 5 4 4 4 5 1 4.78
C Bradford 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.57
J Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.20
C Ray 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.80

WP - D Cabrera. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 110-68; R Flores 20-16; E Ramirez
7-5; D Cabrera 102-53; C Bradford 17-12; J Walker 9-5; C Ray 8-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Blanton 10-7; R Flores 0-1; E Ramirez 1-2; D Cabrera 4-8; C
Bradford 1-1; J Walker 1-2; C Ray 1-1. Batters faced: J Blanton 30; R Flores 3;
E Ramirez 3; D Cabrera 26; C Bradford 4; J Walker 3; C Ray 4.

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

T--2:27. Att--30,140.
Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
OAKLAND 4
BALTIMORE 8 FINAL</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (4) AT BALTIMORE (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BALTIMORE 3RD: P Bako grounded out to pitcher. B Roberts flied out to
left. N Markakis singled to left. M Tejada homered to left, N Markakis
scored. A Huff flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
BALTIMORE 2.

OAKLAND 4TH: N Swisher walked. D Johnson doubled to deep right, N Swisher
scored. E Chavez flied out to left. B Crosby fouled out to catcher. J Cust
popped out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 2.

BALTIMORE 4TH: J Payton singled to right. J Gibbons popped out to
shortstop. M Mora homered to left, J Payton scored. C Patterson doubled
to right center. C Patterson stole third. P Bako grounded out to second.
B Roberts singled to right, C Patterson scored. N Markakis flied out to
right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 5.

OAKLAND 5TH: M Scutaro struck out looking. A Melhuse singled to left.
S Stewart walked, A Melhuse to second. T Buck flied out to left. N Swisher
homered to right, A Melhuse and S Stewart scored. D Johnson reached on infield
single to third. E Chavez lined out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 6TH: M Mora grounded out to third. C Patterson singled to right.
C Patterson stole second. P Bako struck out swinging. B Roberts walked.
C Patterson stole third, B Roberts stole second. N Markakis homered to right,
C Patterson and B Roberts scored. M Tejada popped out to shortstop. (3 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (4) AT BALTIMORE (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, T Buck RF, N Swisher CF, D Johnson 1B,
E Chavez 3B, B Crosby SS, J Cust DH, M Scutaro 2B, A Melhuse C, J Blanton RHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS, A Huff 1B,
J Payton LF, J Gibbons DH, M Mora 3B, C Patterson CF, P Bako C, D Cabrera RHP.

Umpires -- Tim Timmons (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Chuck Meriwether (2B),
Alfonso Marquez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 94 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 2 mph.


OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. T Buck struck out
looking. N Swisher struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts grounded out to first. N Markakis singled to
center. M Tejada grounded into fielder's choice to second, N Markakis to
second. A Huff grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Tejada out at
second, N Markakis to third. J Payton flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, BALTIMORE 0.

OAKLAND 2ND: D Johnson walked. D Johnson to second on wild pitch by
D Cabrera. E Chavez flied out to right. B Crosby reached on infield single
to shortstop, D Johnson to third. J Cust popped out to third. D Johnson out
at home on runner's fielder's choice. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: J Gibbons struck out swinging. M Mora grounded out to
shortstop. C Patterson popped out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 0, BALTIMORE 0.

OAKLAND 3RD: M Scutaro grounded out to shortstop. A Melhuse walked.
S Stewart grounded out to pitcher, A Melhuse to second. T Buck struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: P Bako grounded out to pitcher. B Roberts flied out to
left. N Markakis singled to left. M Tejada homered to left, N Markakis
scored. A Huff flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
BALTIMORE 2.

OAKLAND 4TH: N Swisher walked. D Johnson doubled to deep right, N Swisher
scored. E Chavez flied out to left. B Crosby fouled out to catcher. J Cust
popped out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 2.

BALTIMORE 4TH: J Payton singled to right. J Gibbons popped out to
shortstop. M Mora homered to left, J Payton scored. C Patterson doubled
to right center. C Patterson stole third. P Bako grounded out to second.
B Roberts singled to right, C Patterson scored. N Markakis flied out to
right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 5.

OAKLAND 5TH: M Scutaro struck out looking. A Melhuse singled to left.
S Stewart walked, A Melhuse to second. T Buck flied out to left. N Swisher
homered to right, A Melhuse and S Stewart scored. D Johnson reached on infield
single to third. E Chavez lined out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 5TH: M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. A Huff grounded out to
second. J Payton singled to right. J Payton stole second. J Gibbons grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 5.

OAKLAND 6TH: B Crosby lined out to left. J Cust grounded out to second.
M Scutaro struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 6TH: M Mora grounded out to third. C Patterson singled to right.
C Patterson stole second. P Bako struck out swinging. B Roberts walked.
C Patterson stole third, B Roberts stole second. N Markakis homered to right,
C Patterson and B Roberts scored. M Tejada popped out to shortstop. (3 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8.

OAKLAND 7TH: C Bradford relieved D Cabrera. A Melhuse struck out looking.
S Stewart grounded out to third. T Buck singled to center. N Swisher flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8.

BALTIMORE 7TH: R Flores relieved J Blanton. A Huff struck out swinging.
J Payton fouled out to catcher. J Gibbons struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8.

OAKLAND 8TH: C Gomez at first base. J Walker relieved C Bradford. D Johnson
grounded out to third. E Chavez flied out to center. B Crosby flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8.

BALTIMORE 8TH: E Ramirez relieved R Flores. M Mora grounded out to
shortstop. C Patterson flied out to center. P Bako lined out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8.

OAKLAND 9TH: C Ray relieved J Walker. J Cust struck out looking. M Scutaro
flied out to right. A Melhuse singled to center. S Stewart grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BALTIMORE 8.</div>