MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/09/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1268 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (51-33) 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 9 2
Detroit Tigers (40-44) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Athletics Win Streak Now at 7 After 5-1 Victory
Oakland Athletics pitcher Lefty Grove was all business, helping his team muzzle the Detroit Tigers, 5-1. Dennis Eckersley collected his 24th save. With the victory, the Athletics upped their record to 51-33.

Oakland took a 5-1 lead on Al Simmons's 18th double of the season. The 2-run double, which Simmons hit in the top of the seventh, left Detroit pitcher Denny McLain shaking his head.

"Right now, things are falling our way," said Oakland manager .
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 5 24
N. Lajoie 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .273 2 28
A. Simmons RF 5 0 1 2 0 3 3 .300 10 51
J. Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291 31 74
M. Cochrane C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 1 22
J. Foxx 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .261 13 44
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .272 15 48
E. Joost SS 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 .264 10 28
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .196 7 22
Totals 35 5 9 4 1 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Foxx (16, 2nd Inning off D. McLain, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Chavez (9, 7th Inning off D. McLain, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Simmons (18, 7th Inning off D. McLain, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie 2 , A. Simmons 2 , M. Cochrane , J. Foxx 2 , E. Chavez 4 , E. Joost
2-out RBI: A. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , J. Canseco 2
GIDP: N. Lajoie
Sac Bunt: R. Henderson , D. Murphy
Sac Fly: E. Joost
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lajoie 2 (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Lajoie-Joost-Foxx)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .273 2 22
T. Cobb CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .303 3 36
H. Heilmann DH 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .256 4 33
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .277 14 46
C. Gehringer 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .256 4 32
A. Kaline LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .267 4 39
D. Evans 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .202 5 20
A. Trammell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .205 9 35
J. Bassler C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .156 0 3
Totals 37 1 9 1 4 6 26      
BATTING
Total Bases: S. Crawford 2 , T. Cobb , H. Heilmann 3 , C. Gehringer , A. Trammell , J. Bassler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Heilmann , C. Gehringer 2 , D. Evans , A. Trammell
GIDP: J. Bassler
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: A. Trammell (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Gehringer-Trammell-Greenberg)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove W (8-5) 6.2 6 1 1 2 5 0 116 2.24   
D. Knowles 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 0.56   
V. Blue 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.99   
D. Eckersley SV (24) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 61
Batters Faced: L. Grove 29, D. Knowles 7, V. Blue 3, D. Eckersley 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 9-6, D. Knowles 3-0, V. Blue 1-0, D. Eckersley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 116-77, D. Knowles 22-12, V. Blue 12-8, D. Eckersley 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Knowles 1-0 , D. Eckersley 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McLain L (3-11) 6.2 7 5 5 1 5 0 102 6.77   
T. Fox 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 0.53   
H. Coveleski 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McLain 44
Batters Faced: D. McLain 30, T. Fox 8, H. Coveleski 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McLain 8-8, T. Fox 1-2, H. Coveleski 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. McLain 102-64, T. Fox 31-20, H. Coveleski 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fox 1-0 , H. Coveleski 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:08 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 23638
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