MAJOR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/29/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1911 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (53-75) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 10 0
Oakland Athletics (73-54) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
With Late Score, Angels Beat Athletics
The Los Angeles Angels grabbed a win, 5-4, over the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum. Los Angeles designated hitter Jim Edmonds went 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2. Kirk McCaskill earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2.1 innings. His record is now 1-0. After today's action, Los Angeles sits at 53-75; Oakland slips to 73-54.

Troy Glaus chipped in for Los Angeles, stroking a crucial run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning. For the game, the third baseman went 1 for 5.

"The key is not trying to do too much," said Edmonds.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Simmons SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 10 39
T. Glaus 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .185 9 35
M. Trout LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .221 11 38
T. Salmon RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .204 3 18
B. Downing C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .233 7 40
J. Edmonds DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .237 20 59
B. Grich 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .226 8 44
M. Napoli 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .250 8 13
   a-W. Joyner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 7
F. Lynn CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .265 14 59
Totals 38 5 10 5 3 7 12      
a - W. Joyner substituted for M. Napoli in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Grich (16, 7th Inning off E. Plank, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Simmons (25, 7th Inning off E. Plank, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Edmonds (20, 8th Inning off A. Bailey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Simmons 2 , T. Glaus , M. Trout 3 , T. Salmon , J. Edmonds 5 , B. Grich 2 , F. Lynn
2-out RBI: A. Simmons , T. Glaus , J. Edmonds , F. Lynn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Downing 2 , F. Lynn
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 7 34
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .289 2 56
A. Simmons RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .305 12 67
J. Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 40 94
M. Cochrane C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 3 30
J. Foxx 1B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .258 17 59
E. Chavez 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .243 18 56
   a-M. McGwire PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 6 15
E. Joost SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257 13 38
   b-H. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 2 11
D. Murphy CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .222 13 38
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 8 9      
a - M. McGwire pinch hit for E. Chavez in the 8th
b - H. Baker pinch hit for E. Joost in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (33, 4th Inning off A. Messersmith, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Foxx (7, 6th Inning off A. Messersmith, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Joost (13, 5th Inning off A. Messersmith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie 3 , M. Cochrane , J. Foxx 3 , E. Chavez 2 , E. Joost 4 , D. Murphy
2-out RBI: N. Lajoie , E. Joost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Canseco 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: E. Chavez (15)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Messersmith 5.1 7 4 4 1 2 1 104 3.90   
K. McCaskill W (1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 23 4.80   
C. Finley H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.91   
F. Rodriguez SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 5.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Messersmith 39
Batters Faced: A. Messersmith 24, K. McCaskill 9, C. Finley 1, F. Rodriguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Messersmith 10-4, K. McCaskill 0-4, C. Finley 0-0, F. Rodriguez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Messersmith 104-67, K. McCaskill 23-17, C. Finley 5-3, F. Rodriguez 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. McCaskill 1-1 , C. Finley 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Plank 7.0 8 4 4 1 6 0 110 4.10   
A. Bailey L (6-3) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 28 3.74   
V. Blue 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 50
Batters Faced: E. Plank 30, A. Bailey 5, V. Blue 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 8-7, A. Bailey 1-0, V. Blue 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 110-68, A. Bailey 28-20, V. Blue 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Blue 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Edmonds
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 34863
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