MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/04/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1089 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (53-46) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
Baltimore Orioles (49-53) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Athletics Use Late Rally to Win
The Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles played an entertaining game for Oriole Park at Camden Yards patrons.

Oakland Athletics starter Lefty Grove led his team to victory over the Baltimore Orioles, 3-2. The left-hander was locked-in. The win went to Tim Hudson in relief. His record improves to 7-3. Milt Pappas took the loss. Dennis Eckersley was called on to finish, recording his 18th save.

Miguel Tejada helped out the Oakland cause in the top of the fifth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the shortstop went 2-5 with 2 singles.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Grove said.

With the win, Oakland has a record of 53-46. Baltimore falls to 49-53.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .204 6 20
M. Tejada SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .243 11 40
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .304 4 57
M. Suttles DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .219 20 53
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249 12 38
A. Simmons RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .292 10 47
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 5 16
D. Murphy CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .218 8 24
T. Steinbach C 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .254 3 19
Totals 34 3 7 3 4 8 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Henderson (6, 3rd Inning off U. Shocker, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Simmons (10, 8th Inning off M. Pappas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 4 , M. Tejada 2 , A. Simmons 5 , D. Murphy 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Suttles , E. Chavez , T. Steinbach
GIDP: N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Grove-Lajoie-Giambi, Grove-Lajoie-Giambi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Roberts 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .233 5 27
P. Blair CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .210 7 29
K. Williams DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .264 9 47
E. Murray 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .221 2 10
B. Jacobson RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .216 0 7
   a-G. Sisler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 2 21
   b-F. Robinson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 8 31
M. Mora LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .059 0 0
C. Ripken SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .222 6 24
H. Clift 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .353 2 8
R. Dempsey C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .195 5 30
   c-G. Stone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 0 6
Totals 33 2 9 2 2 9 15      
a - G. Sisler pinch hit for B. Jacobson in the 8th
b - F. Robinson substituted for G. Sisler in the 9th
c - G. Stone pinch hit for R. Dempsey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Murray (5, 4th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Clift (5, 9th Inning off D. Eckersley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Williams (9, 4th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Williams 5 , E. Murray 3 , C. Ripken 2 , H. Clift 2 , R. Dempsey 2
2-out RBI: C. Ripken
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Blair , M. Mora , H. Clift , G. Stone
GIDP: P. Blair , B. Jacobson
Sac Bunt: B. Jacobson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: U. Shocker (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Clift-Roberts-Murray)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove 6.2 8 2 2 2 7 1 99 2.07   
T. Hudson W (7-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.69   
D. Eckersley SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 55
Batters Faced: L. Grove 28, T. Hudson 4, D. Eckersley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 7-4, T. Hudson 1-1, D. Eckersley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 99-61, T. Hudson 15-11, D. Eckersley 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hudson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Shocker 5.2 5 2 2 3 6 1 94 3.62   
M. Pappas L (0-1) 3.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 47 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Shocker 54
Batters Faced: U. Shocker 26, M. Pappas 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Shocker 5-6, M. Pappas 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: U. Shocker 94-53, M. Pappas 47-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Pappas 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 18089
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