MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
08/22/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1831 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (69-53) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
Atlanta Braves (67-55) 2 4 0 3 0 0 3 3 X 15 25 0
Atlanta Smites Oakland, 15-3
The Atlanta Braves bombarded the Oakland Athletics, 15-3, at Turner Field. Leading the blitz was Ronald Acuna Jr.. He went 4-5 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 4 for Atlanta. Atlanta is now 67-55, Oakland 69-53.

Acuna Jr. had a consequential at-bat in the bottom of the second for the Braves. Coming up with the bases loaded and Atlanta trailing 3-2, he hit a 2-run single.

"Give them credit," said losing manager . "They stayed relentless and kept putting it on us."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Baker SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260 2 10
N. Lajoie 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 2 50
A. Simmons RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300 12 60
   a-S. Seybold PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 1
J. Canseco LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .263 40 93
   b-R. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 6 33
M. Cochrane C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .251 2 27
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 17 56
M. McGwire DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 6 15
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 18 55
B. Johnson CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 1 2
Totals 29 3 3 3 3 5 7      
a - S. Seybold pinch hit for A. Simmons in the 8th
b - R. Henderson pinch hit for J. Canseco in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Canseco (40, 1st Inning off P. Niekro, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Baker , A. Simmons , J. Canseco 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lajoie , J. Canseco
GIDP: J. Foxx
Hit by Pitch: N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Johnson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Baker (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Chavez-Lajoie-Foxx, Chavez-Foxx)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 6 3 3 0 0 0 4 .300 1 35
H. Aaron RF 5 4 3 2 1 1 5 .259 18 65
R. Acuna Jr. DH 5 3 4 4 1 1 0 .292 15 73
F. Freeman 1B 6 1 3 4 0 1 2 .293 13 61
W. Berger LF 6 1 4 0 0 1 4 .214 6 35
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 2 2 0 4 .228 15 62
M. Giles 2B 6 1 2 1 0 1 7 .242 5 40
R. Furcal SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .270 10 38
J. Lopez C 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .218 5 25
Totals 48 15 25 15 4 6 29      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lopez (8, 2nd Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Freeman (26, 2nd Inning off E. Plank, 2 on, 1 out) , W. Berger (11, 5th Inning off R. Cook, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Acuna Jr. (20, 7th Inning off C. Hunter, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Aaron (20, 7th Inning off C. Hunter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (18, 1st Inning off E. Plank, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Duffy 3 , H. Aaron 7 , R. Acuna Jr. 5 , F. Freeman 4 , W. Berger 5 , C. Jones , M. Giles 2 , R. Furcal 3 , J. Lopez 3
2-out RBI: C. Jones , M. Giles , J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Duffy , H. Aaron 2 , C. Jones 2 , M. Giles 2
GIDP: F. Freeman , M. Giles
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Duffy (41)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Giles-Furcal-Freeman)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Plank L (9-12) 2.0 9 6 6 2 1 1 61 4.06   
M. Mulder 1.2 5 3 3 0 3 0 36 5.11   
R. Cook 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 3.97   
C. Hunter 1.1 9 6 6 1 0 0 48 6.17   
B. Taylor 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 6.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 9
Batters Faced: E. Plank 17, M. Mulder 10, R. Cook 9, C. Hunter 13, B. Taylor 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 2-3, M. Mulder 1-1, R. Cook 5-0, C. Hunter 1-2, B. Taylor 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 61-38, M. Mulder 36-24, R. Cook 31-24, C. Hunter 48-30, B. Taylor 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mulder 2-0 , R. Cook 2-0 , B. Taylor 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Niekro W (13-7) 8.1 3 3 3 3 5 1 125 2.60   
K. Millwood 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Niekro 67
Batters Faced: P. Niekro 32, K. Millwood 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Niekro 12-8, K. Millwood 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Niekro 125-75, K. Millwood 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Millwood 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Niekro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ronald Acuna Jr.
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 41815
Special Notes: Hank Aaron ties the NL regular season game record for runs with 4.
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