MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/08/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1253 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (50-33) 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 0
Detroit Tigers (40-43) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 0
Athletics Win, 8-3, Extend Hot Streak
Oakland took on Detroit in front of a lively crowd.

The Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers, 8-3, at Comerica Tigers Park. Dwayne Murphy, in particular, was impressive. He was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times. The victory gives the Athletics a record of 50-33.

In the top of the fourth, Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Chavez stroked a 2-run single to left-center. It made the score 8-2, Oakland. For the game, he was 2-4 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI.

"We're obviously playing with a lot of confidence," said Oakland manager .
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .247 5 24
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .271 2 28
A. Simmons RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .302 10 49
J. Canseco DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .295 31 74
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .261 13 44
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .265 15 48
E. Joost SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .262 10 26
D. Murphy CF 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .198 7 22
F. Hayes C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .321 4 8
Totals 37 8 13 8 3 6 14      
BATTING
Triples: N. Lajoie (4, 1st Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (7, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Canseco (31, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 2 , N. Lajoie 3 , A. Simmons , J. Canseco 5 , J. Foxx , E. Chavez 2 , E. Joost , D. Murphy 5 , F. Hayes
2-out RBI: A. Simmons , J. Foxx , E. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , E. Joost 2
GIDP: N. Lajoie , F. Hayes
Sac Fly: N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 2 (34)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Joost-Lajoie-Foxx, Foxx-Joost)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cobb CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .304 3 36
A. Trammell SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .204 9 35
H. Heilmann DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 4 33
H. Greenberg 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .281 14 46
A. Kaline LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .270 4 39
T. Phillips 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 0 1
B. Higginson RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .000 0 1
B. Freehan C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .274 6 27
D. Evans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .203 5 20
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Freehan (9, 3rd Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Cobb (19, 3rd Inning off E. Plank, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Kaline (21, 4th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Phillips (2, 8th Inning off R. Cook, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cobb 3 , A. Trammell , H. Heilmann , H. Greenberg , A. Kaline 3 , T. Phillips 2 , B. Freehan 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Heilmann , B. Higginson 2 , B. Freehan , D. Evans
GIDP: H. Heilmann , T. Phillips
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb 2 (34) , H. Greenberg (7) , A. Kaline (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Evans-Phillips-Greenberg, Phillips-Trammell-Greenberg)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Plank W (8-6) 6.0 7 3 3 3 5 0 110 3.60   
R. Cook 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 5.87   
B. Taylor 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 8.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 48
Batters Faced: E. Plank 26, R. Cook 7, B. Taylor 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 7-4, R. Cook 1-2, B. Taylor 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 110-68, R. Cook 24-17, B. Taylor 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Taylor 1-0
WP: R. Cook
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander L (6-9) 3.2 9 7 7 2 2 2 67 4.75   
H. Dauss 5.1 4 1 1 1 4 0 77 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 13
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 21, H. Dauss 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 3-5, H. Dauss 8-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 67-45, H. Dauss 77-50
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Dauss 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dwayne Murphy
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:08 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 32707
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