MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1856 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (71-53) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Atlanta Braves (67-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 2
Atlanta Sent Home with 5-2 Loss
Starting pitcher Lefty Grove was a major factor in the 5-2 Oakland Athletics triumph over the Atlanta Braves. With the win over Atlanta, the Athletics improved to 71-53.

Oakland relied on the bat of Al Simmons to get the win. The right fielder ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the first inning to put the Athletics ahead, 2-0. For the game, Simmons had 2 doubles and 1 triple in 4 at-bats.

Oakland manager praised his team's "energy."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .236 6 33
H. Baker 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .262 2 11
A. Simmons RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .307 12 66
J. Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .258 40 93
M. Cochrane C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 2 27
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .254 17 57
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .241 18 55
E. Joost SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .253 11 33
D. Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 13 38
Totals 35 5 8 5 1 15 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons 2 (28, 3rd Inning off T. Glavine, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off T. Glavine, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Simmons (10, 1st Inning off T. Glavine, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 2 , H. Baker , A. Simmons 7 , M. Cochrane , J. Foxx
2-out RBI: J. Foxx
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cochrane , J. Foxx
GIDP: J. Foxx
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 3 (54)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Baker (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299 1 35
R. Maranville SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .217 0 3
R. Acuna Jr. RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .294 17 77
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 13 61
C. Jones 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .231 16 63
R. Carty DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .207 2 7
M. Giles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .241 5 40
T. Holmes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 0 6
B. McCann C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 3 19
Totals 34 2 6 2 1 6 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Acuna Jr. (17, 9th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Jones (16, 9th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Duffy , R. Acuna Jr. 5 , C. Jones 5 , R. Carty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Maranville
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jones (12) , M. Giles (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Maranville-Giles-Freeman)
OF assists: 1 (Duffy(Foxx at 2nd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove W (11-7) 8.1 6 2 2 1 5 2 122 2.56   
D. Eckersley SV (37) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 67
Batters Faced: L. Grove 33, D. Eckersley 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 14-6, D. Eckersley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 122-80, D. Eckersley 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Eckersley 1-0
WP: L. Grove
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Glavine L (11-9) 5.0 8 5 4 0 10 0 82 4.35   
K. Millwood 4.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 48 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Glavine 43
Batters Faced: T. Glavine 23, K. Millwood 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Glavine 2-2, K. Millwood 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Glavine 82-60, K. Millwood 48-31
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 36159
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