MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/03/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1985 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (76-56) 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 10 11 0
Houston Astros (67-67) 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 9 16 0
Canseco Socks 2 Home Runs in 10-9 Oakland Win
Behind a fine performance from Jose Canseco, the Oakland Athletics knocked off the Houston Astros, 10-9. Canseco hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Athletics. Dennis Eckersley notched his 40th save of the season. The win boosted Oakland to 76-56.

With Oakland leading 2-0 in the top of the third, Canseco hit a slider from Joe Niekro for a 3-run home run. It was his 42nd home run of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 5-0.

"It was one of those games where both teams were swinging the bat well," Canseco said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .243 8 36
N. Lajoie 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .292 2 59
A. Simmons RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .308 13 72
J. Canseco DH 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .256 42 98
M. Cochrane C 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .248 4 32
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 19 58
   a-B. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 1 2
   b-C. Lansford 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Baker PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 2 11
M. McGwire 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .303 6 15
E. Joost SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .253 13 39
D. Murphy CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 .218 14 40
Totals 39 10 11 9 3 5 14      
a - B. Johnson pinch hit for E. Chavez in the 8th
b - C. Lansford substituted for B. Johnson in the 8th
c - H. Baker pinch hit for C. Lansford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (31, 8th Inning off B. Lidge, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Lajoie (36, 8th Inning off B. Lidge, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Canseco 2 (42, 2nd Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Niekro, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie 2 , A. Simmons 3 , J. Canseco 8 , M. Cochrane , M. McGwire 2 , E. Joost 2
2-out RBI: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie , A. Simmons 2 , J. Canseco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , J. Canseco , M. Cochrane
Hit by Pitch: N. Lajoie , J. Canseco
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 2 (61) , M. McGwire (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Joost-Lajoie-McGwire, Lajoie-Joost-McGwire)
OF assists: 2 (Henderson(Bregman at 2nd base), Murphy(Bagwell at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bourn CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-C. Biggio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 15 44
   b-C. Cedeno CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 14
   c-K. Caminiti PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 1 6
   d-R. Hidalgo CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 10 35
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .236 20 68
J. Altuve 2B 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .279 16 80
K. Tucker RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .296 22 80
A. Bregman 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .230 13 58
L. Berkman LF 5 1 3 0 0 2 1 .251 20 72
C. Correa DH 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .221 3 20
D. Thon SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .203 3 28
J. Ferguson C 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .307 2 12
Totals 39 9 16 9 4 5 12      
a - C. Biggio pinch hit for M. Bourn in the 7th
b - C. Cedeno substituted for C. Biggio in the 8th
c - K. Caminiti pinch hit for C. Cedeno in the 8th
d - R. Hidalgo substituted for K. Caminiti in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Berkman (16, 2nd Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Correa (4, 5th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bregman (21, 6th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Thon (21, 7th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bagwell (43, 7th Inning off V. Blue, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Correa (3, 8th Inning off V. Blue, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bourn , J. Bagwell 3 , J. Altuve 2 , K. Tucker 2 , A. Bregman 3 , L. Berkman 4 , C. Correa 6 , D. Thon 2 , J. Ferguson
2-out RBI: M. Bourn , J. Altuve
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Correa 3
GIDP: J. Altuve , K. Tucker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: J. Ferguson
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Plank 6.0 10 5 5 2 3 0 110 4.22   
V. Blue W (7-0), BS (4) 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 1 24 2.45   
A. Bailey H (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 3.65   
D. Eckersley SV (40) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 33
Batters Faced: E. Plank 27, V. Blue 7, A. Bailey 4, D. Eckersley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 4-8, V. Blue 1-1, A. Bailey 0-1, D. Eckersley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 110-67, V. Blue 24-14, A. Bailey 29-18, D. Eckersley 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Blue 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro 3.0 3 5 5 1 0 2 55 3.54   
R. Oswalt 2.2 3 1 1 1 4 0 57 2.95   
J. Sambito L (0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 24 5.40   
B. Lidge 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 16 4.30   
W. Lopez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 30
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 14, R. Oswalt 13, J. Sambito 7, B. Lidge 5, W. Lopez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 4-5, R. Oswalt 2-3, J. Sambito 1-4, B. Lidge 1-0, W. Lopez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 55-36, R. Oswalt 57-35, J. Sambito 24-14, B. Lidge 16-9, W. Lopez 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sambito 2-0 , B. Lidge 1-1 , W. Lopez 1-0
WP: B. Lidge
Hit Batsmen: J. Niekro , W. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Canseco
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:09
Attendance: 21168
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