MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/31/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 728 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (29-20) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Toronto Blue Jays (30-20) 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 X 9 15 1
Toronto 30-20 After 9-4 Win Over Oakland
The Toronto Blue Jays downed the Oakland Athletics, 9-4, the largest share of the credit belonging to third baseman Josh Donaldson. On the day, Donaldson was 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays, at 30-20, sit in first place in the American League Eastern Division.

The Blue Jays got a big hit from left fielder Jose A Bautista. Facing Oakland pitcher Justin Duchscherer in the bottom of the sixth, Bautista pounded a run-scoring double to left-center. His 1st double of the season put the Blue Jays ahead, 6-4.

Said Oakland manager : "They just got the better of us."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .230 3 15
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 1 10
A. Simmons RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .245 3 21
J. Canseco DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .262 14 33
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .259 7 22
B. Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .150 0 0
F. Hayes C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .281 3 5
E. Joost SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 6 14
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .274 11 28
Totals 36 4 9 4 0 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Foxx 2 (8, 2nd Inning off D. Wells, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Wells, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Henderson (3, 3rd Inning off D. Wells, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 5 , N. Lajoie 2 , A. Simmons , J. Canseco , J. Foxx 4 , E. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Hayes , E. Joost
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Henderson (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lajoie-Joost-Foxx, Foxx-Joost-Foxx)
OF assists: 2 (Henderson(Alomar at 3rd base), Johnson(Guerrero Jr. at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .299 4 22
T. Fernandez SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .253 1 19
B. Bichette DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .289 4 30
J. Donaldson 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .331 19 41
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 8 24
S. Green RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .316 3 18
D. White CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .229 4 19
J. Bautista LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .209 1 2
J. Phelps C 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .152 1 4
Totals 34 9 15 8 2 2 6      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (18, 2nd Inning off C. Bender, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bautista (1, 6th Inning off J. Duchscherer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Donaldson (19, 1st Inning off C. Bender, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 3 , T. Fernandez 2 , J. Donaldson 5 , V. Guerrero Jr. , S. Green 2 , D. White 2 , J. Bautista 4 , J. Phelps
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , T. Fernandez , J. Donaldson , S. Green , J. Bautista , J. Phelps
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Donaldson
GIDP: B. Bichette , J. Phelps
Sac Fly: J. Phelps
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White (19)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Alomar (6)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender L (3-4) 4.0 9 5 5 1 1 1 85 3.82   
J. Duchscherer 1.2 5 4 4 0 0 0 27 10.64   
D. Knowles 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 24
Batters Faced: C. Bender 19, J. Duchscherer 10, D. Knowles 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 3-5, J. Duchscherer 4-1, D. Knowles 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 85-53, J. Duchscherer 27-18, D. Knowles 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Knowles 1-0
WP: J. Duchscherer 4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wells W (5-4) 6.0 8 4 3 0 7 1 109 3.50   
S. Downs 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 5.71   
C. Janssen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wells 49
Batters Faced: D. Wells 26, S. Downs 7, C. Janssen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wells 5-5, S. Downs 3-0, C. Janssen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wells 109-75, S. Downs 30-19, C. Janssen 17-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Donaldson
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:07 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 41697
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