MAJOR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/30/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2345 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (66-92) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 5 0
Oakland Athletics (91-66) 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 7 12 0
Oakland Beats Los Angeles, 7-4
Oakland Athletics starter Lefty Grove pitched well against the Los Angeles Angels at O.co Coliseum, leading his team to a win, 7-4. Grove got the win, improving to 16-8. He gave up 5 hits and walked 4 over 7.1 innings. He allowed 4 runs. Dennis Eckersley got the save, his 48th in 52 chances.

Mickey Cochrane had a big 2-run home run for the Athletics in the bottom of the third inning. With Oakland leading 3-1 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a slider from 24-year old right-handed pitcher Andy Messersmith and punished it. The result was his 5th home run of the season, which put the Athletics on top, 5-1.

"Obviously, you want to go out there and be good every time out," said Grove. "I take the ball every day with the same mindset."

The Athletics improved their record to 91-66 with the win over Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Figgins 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .153 1 11
A. Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 10 42
M. Trout LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .218 15 45
K. Morales 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .172 9 22
B. Downing C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .240 11 52
J. Edmonds DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .239 23 68
T. Salmon RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .197 3 22
F. Lynn CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 19 72
A. Kennedy 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .163 2 3
Totals 32 4 5 4 5 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Downing (24, 7th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Salmon (14, 7th Inning off L. Grove, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Trout (15, 1st Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Morales (9, 8th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Figgins , M. Trout 4 , K. Morales 4 , B. Downing 2 , T. Salmon 2
2-out RBI: C. Figgins , M. Trout
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , J. Edmonds
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kennedy-Simmons-Morales)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .247 11 44
N. Lajoie 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .301 4 72
A. Simmons RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .321 17 93
J. Canseco DH 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .260 48 119
M. Cochrane C 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .240 5 44
J. Foxx 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .251 25 78
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .233 22 65
E. Joost SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .230 13 41
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .220 15 43
Totals 34 7 12 7 2 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (47, 1st Inning off A. Messersmith, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Simmons (41, 3rd Inning off A. Messersmith, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Canseco (35, 5th Inning off E. Santana, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Chavez (22, 2nd Inning off A. Messersmith, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Cochrane (5, 3rd Inning off A. Messersmith, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Foxx (25, 6th Inning off E. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie 3 , A. Simmons 3 , J. Canseco 3 , M. Cochrane 4 , J. Foxx 4 , E. Chavez 5 , E. Joost
2-out RBI: J. Canseco , M. Cochrane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lajoie , M. Cochrane , J. Foxx
GIDP: D. Murphy
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (76) , J. Canseco (19)
CS: A. Simmons (5)

FIELDING
PB: M. Cochrane
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Messersmith L (6-16) 3.0 7 5 5 1 3 2 56 4.21   
E. Santana 2.1 4 2 2 1 4 1 57 2.60   
J. Lackey 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Messersmith 25
Batters Faced: A. Messersmith 15, E. Santana 12, J. Lackey 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Messersmith 1-3, E. Santana 1-2, J. Lackey 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Messersmith 56-37, E. Santana 57-36, J. Lackey 28-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lackey 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove W (16-8) 7.1 5 4 4 4 6 2 112 2.41   
A. Bailey H (15) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 4.18   
D. Eckersley SV (48) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 54
Batters Faced: L. Grove 31, A. Bailey 3, D. Eckersley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 10-6, A. Bailey 1-0, D. Eckersley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 112-65, A. Bailey 12-6, D. Eckersley 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 34813
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