MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/02/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 342 - FRIDAY, MAY 2ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Oakland Athletics (11-13) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 2
Houston Astros (13-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 0
Athletics Get Clutch Win Versus Houston
In a tight tilt between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros, Chief Bender was the deciding factor. The Oakland right-hander spearheaded the 2-1 win. Vida Blue collected save number 1. Houston is 13-11 after the loss.

Al Simmons had a direct impact on the outcome. Simmons contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the 12th inning to put Oakland up, 2-1.

"Scoring was at a premium tonight," Simmons said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 .202 0 5
N. Lajoie 2B 6 0 0 0 0 4 4 .256 1 6
A. Simmons RF 5 0 2 1 1 0 1 .202 1 8
J. Canseco DH 5 0 0 0 1 3 5 .242 7 13
M. Cochrane C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 1 5
   c-M. McGwire PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 0 1
   e-F. Hayes C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 1 2
J. Foxx 1B 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 .169 4 8
E. Chavez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .276 6 13
E. Joost SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .324 3 6
   a-H. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   b-M. Ellis SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Murphy CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .143 2 7
   d-B. Johnson PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
Totals 46 2 10 2 5 14 23      
a - H. Baker pinch hit for E. Joost in the 10th
b - M. Ellis substituted for H. Baker in the 10th
c - M. McGwire pinch hit for M. Cochrane in the 11th
d - B. Johnson pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 11th
e - F. Hayes substituted for M. McGwire in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Henderson (3, 5th Inning off S. Reynolds, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Foxx (2, 9th Inning off L. Andersen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 4 , A. Simmons 2 , M. Cochrane , F. Hayes , J. Foxx 3 , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , J. Canseco , J. Foxx , E. Chavez 2 , E. Joost , B. Johnson
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (9) , D. Murphy (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Simmons (4) , M. Cochrane (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233 3 9
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .264 5 11
J. Altuve DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .179 3 14
K. Tucker RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .329 3 10
A. Bregman 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .263 5 17
L. Berkman LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 5 .316 1 7
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .115 4 8
   a-C. Correa PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 0 5
D. Thon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 1 6
   b-K. Caminiti PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   c-C. Cedeno CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 0 1
B. Ausmus C 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .213 4 13
Totals 45 1 9 1 1 8 21      
a - C. Correa pinch hit for R. Hidalgo in the 9th
b - K. Caminiti pinch hit for D. Thon in the 9th
c - C. Cedeno substituted for K. Caminiti in the 10th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Biggio , J. Bagwell , K. Tucker , A. Bregman 3 , L. Berkman 2 , B. Ausmus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bagwell , R. Hidalgo 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (9)
CS: L. Berkman (3)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender 8.0 6 0 0 1 4 0 107 2.61   
D. Eckersley BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 27 3.60   
A. Bailey W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 36 2.08   
V. Blue SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 73
Batters Faced: C. Bender 31, D. Eckersley 5, A. Bailey 6, V. Blue 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 8-11, D. Eckersley 2-0, A. Bailey 3-1, V. Blue 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 107-73, D. Eckersley 27-16, A. Bailey 36-23, V. Blue 21-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Reynolds 6.0 5 1 1 1 6 0 104 1.08   
F. DiPino 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 3.86   
L. Andersen 1.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 33 2.89   
B. Wagner 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 22 5.40   
X. Hernandez L (0-1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 26 10.80   
M. Scott 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reynolds 63
Batters Faced: S. Reynolds 24, F. DiPino 6, L. Andersen 9, B. Wagner 6, X. Hernandez 5, M. Scott 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reynolds 7-5, F. DiPino 1-1, L. Andersen 3-1, B. Wagner 2-0, X. Hernandez 1-0, M. Scott 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reynolds 104-69, F. DiPino 21-15, L. Andersen 33-18, B. Wagner 22-12, X. Hernandez 26-15, M. Scott 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 3-0 , M. Scott 2-0
WP: S. Reynolds , X. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chief Bender
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:35
Attendance: 26857
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