MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
07/19/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 1416 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (55-39) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Seattle Mariners (54-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 9 1
Athletics Zap Mariners, 4-3
The Oakland Athletics scored a tight, 4-3 win versus the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. Oakland pitcher Lefty Grove held his own in the contest. Grove yielded 3 runs over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 9 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. His record improves to 9-5. The Athletics have a one-game lead in the American League Western Division.

Nap Lajoie had a direct impact on the outcome. Lajoie contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth inning to put Oakland up, 4-0.

"Being in first place now is good," said Lajoie. "Being in first at the end of the season is better. That's our goal."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .243 6 27
N. Lajoie 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .276 2 33
J. Canseco DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 34 78
J. Foxx 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .256 13 45
H. Baker 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 2 5
R. Jackson RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .154 1 5
E. Joost SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 10 29
D. Murphy CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .198 7 23
F. Hayes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .299 4 8
Totals 36 4 9 3 2 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Baker (5, 3rd Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Lajoie (20, 4th Inning off E. Hanson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Foxx (19, 7th Inning off E. Hanson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie 3 , J. Foxx 2 , H. Baker 2 , R. Jackson , E. Joost , D. Murphy 2
2-out RBI: N. Lajoie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie , J. Canseco , H. Baker , R. Jackson 2
GIDP: F. Hayes
Sac Bunt: E. Joost
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (37)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lajoie-Joost-Foxx, Lajoie-Joost-Foxx)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Reynolds 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2 21
   a-E. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .187 2 14
   b-J. Cruz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
K. Griffey Jr CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .229 17 50
J. Rodriguez DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .288 11 49
A. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 23 57
K. Seager 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .244 15 54
M. Cameron LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .188 6 32
   c-I. Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 6 28
J. Buhner RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320 4 11
   d-C. Raleigh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 1
D. Wilson C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 6 26
A. Davis 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .274 6 38
Totals 33 3 9 3 1 3 9      
a - E. Martinez pinch hit for H. Reynolds in the 8th
b - J. Cruz substituted for E. Martinez in the 9th
c - I. Suzuki pinch hit for M. Cameron in the 9th
d - C. Raleigh pinch hit for J. Buhner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Davis (17, 8th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Rodriguez (22, 8th Inning off L. Grove, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Seager (15, 7th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Cameron (6, 7th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Griffey Jr 2 , J. Rodriguez 2 , A. Rodriguez , K. Seager 5 , M. Cameron 4 , D. Wilson , A. Davis 2
2-out RBI: J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rodriguez
GIDP: J. Rodriguez , A. Davis
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Griffey Jr (3)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Griffey Jr (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Reynolds-Rodriguez-Davis)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove W (9-5) 8.0 9 3 3 1 3 2 86 2.44   
D. Eckersley SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 54
Batters Faced: L. Grove 31, D. Eckersley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 11-7, D. Eckersley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 86-57, D. Eckersley 12-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Hanson L (10-7) 6.1 9 4 2 2 5 0 107 3.05   
A. Rhodes 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 1.15   
N. Charlton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Hanson 46
Batters Faced: E. Hanson 31, A. Rhodes 5, N. Charlton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Hanson 10-4, A. Rhodes 1-1, N. Charlton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Hanson 107-71, A. Rhodes 23-17, N. Charlton 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rhodes 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM PT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 37901
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