MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1087 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (52-45) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 0
Baltimore Orioles (48-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Oakland Tacks 4-0 Loss on Baltimore
Starting pitcher Chief Bender had a solid game. He was a big reason the Oakland Athletics throttled the Baltimore Orioles, 4-0. Dennis Eckersley earned the save, his 17th in 20 tries. With the win over Baltimore, the Athletics improved to 52-45.

Oakland used the hitting of Dwayne Murphy to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Athletics on top, 2-0. For the game, Murphy had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Oakland manager .
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .205 5 19
J. Foxx 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .240 8 26
N. Lajoie 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .310 4 57
M. Suttles DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .223 20 53
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .253 12 38
A. Simmons RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 9 46
M. Tejada SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239 11 39
D. Murphy CF 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .215 8 24
T. Steinbach C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 3 19
Totals 36 4 10 4 3 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Steinbach (9, 3rd Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Tejada (12, 4th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (8, 4th Inning off M. Mussina, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Suttles (20, 8th Inning off E. Bedard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Foxx 3 , M. Suttles 5 , E. Chavez , M. Tejada 2 , D. Murphy 5 , T. Steinbach 2
2-out RBI: J. Foxx , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lajoie , M. Suttles
GIDP: A. Simmons
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Lajoie-Foxx)
OF assists: 1 (Simmons(Robinson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sisler 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 2 21
B. Roberts 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 5 27
K. Williams DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .262 8 46
C. Thomas LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .233 14 51
F. Robinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 8 30
B. Robinson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 7 33
   a-E. Murray PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205 2 10
P. Blair CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .212 6 28
M. Belanger SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 0 4
R. Dempsey C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .192 5 30
Totals 32 0 8 0 2 6 13      
a - E. Murray pinch hit for B. Robinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Williams (20, 4th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Roberts , K. Williams 3 , C. Thomas , B. Robinson , M. Belanger , R. Dempsey 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sisler , F. Robinson , P. Blair
GIDP: C. Thomas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Dempsey (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Roberts-Sisler)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender W (5-4) 8.1 8 0 0 1 5 0 96 3.45   
D. Eckersley SV (17) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 71
Batters Faced: C. Bender 31, D. Eckersley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 8-9, D. Eckersley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 96-66, D. Eckersley 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Eckersley 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mussina L (5-9) 6.1 8 2 2 1 6 1 100 3.74   
E. Bedard 2.2 2 2 2 2 1 1 41 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 54
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 27, E. Bedard 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 5-7, E. Bedard 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 100-62, E. Bedard 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bedard 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chief Bender
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 28059
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