MAJOR LEAGUE
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/17/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 544 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (10-26) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 1
Oakland Athletics (19-18) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 4 8 0
Athletics Edge Nationals, 4-3
The Oakland Athletics knocked off the Washington Nationals, 4-3, in American League action at O.co Coliseum. Oakland pitcher and Bradford, Pennsylvania, native Rube Waddell had an outstanding performance. Waddell, now 3-3, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 6, walking 5, and allowing 3 runs. With the win over Washington, the Athletics improved to 19-18.

Rickey Henderson, who leads the AL in stolen bases with 15, aided the Oakland cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the left fielder drove in one run.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Washington manager said, following the tough loss.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines Sr RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .187 1 8
A. Dawson CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .191 6 12
J. Soto LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .256 4 13
A. Rendon DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .279 6 15
G. Carter C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .208 1 5
A. Soriano 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 7 20
   a-N. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 4 14
   c-R. Zimmerman 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
T. Wallach 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .256 4 16
   b-J. Vidro PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 0 1
B. Wilkerson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .227 1 3
S. Owen SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 1 10
Totals 33 3 8 3 5 9 17      
a - N. Johnson pinch hit for A. Soriano in the 8th
b - J. Vidro pinch hit for T. Wallach in the 8th
c - R. Zimmerman substituted for N. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Soto (8, 3rd Inning off R. Waddell, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Wilkerson (1, 7th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Raines Sr , A. Dawson , J. Soto 2 , A. Rendon , G. Carter 2 , B. Wilkerson 4 , S. Owen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dawson , G. Carter , A. Soriano , J. Vidro , S. Owen
GIDP: A. Dawson , A. Soriano
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Raines Sr (9) , T. Wallach (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Dawson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Soriano-Owen-Wilkerson)
PB: G. Carter
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .215 1 12
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .223 1 9
A. Simmons RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .223 3 13
J. Canseco DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .278 13 27
M. Cochrane C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .227 1 10
J. Foxx 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .209 6 13
E. Chavez 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .275 8 21
E. Joost SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 4 11
   a-R. Jackson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   b-M. Ellis SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .438 0 0
D. Murphy CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .170 2 10
Totals 29 4 8 3 4 4 18      
a - R. Jackson pinch hit for E. Joost in the 7th
b - M. Ellis substituted for R. Jackson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Canseco (8, 8th Inning off J. Wetteland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Canseco (13, 4th Inning off P. Perez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Canseco 7 , M. Cochrane , J. Foxx , E. Joost , R. Jackson , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie , M. Ellis
GIDP: J. Foxx
Sac Bunt: D. Murphy
Sac Fly: R. Henderson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lajoie-Joost-Foxx, Joost-Lajoie-Foxx)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Perez L (1-5) 6.2 7 4 2 2 3 1 106 4.72   
J. Wetteland 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 2.70   
S. Strasburg 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Perez 49
Batters Faced: P. Perez 28, J. Wetteland 6, S. Strasburg 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Perez 10-6, J. Wetteland 1-2, S. Strasburg 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Perez 106-70, J. Wetteland 24-12, S. Strasburg 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wetteland 1-1 , S. Strasburg 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Waddell W (3-3) 7.1 6 3 3 5 6 1 117 2.95   
A. Bailey H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.13   
D. Eckersley SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Waddell 55
Batters Faced: R. Waddell 31, A. Bailey 3, D. Eckersley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 10-4, A. Bailey 0-1, D. Eckersley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 117-72, A. Bailey 9-6, D. Eckersley 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bailey 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rube Waddell
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM PT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 26468
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