MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
08/14/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 1179 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (58-50) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
Los Angeles Angels (53-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 4 8 0
Athletics Dealt 4-1 Loss
The Los Angeles Angels picked up a win at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, dropping the Oakland Athletics, 4-1. Dean Chance was the difference-maker. Los Angeles reliever Andy Messersmith picked up the win to move to 2-4. Bill Holland suffered the loss. At 53-55, the Angels are currently 4th in the American League Western Division.

Jim Edmonds hit a 2-run home run off Bill Holland in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Angels ahead, 2-1. In addition to the homer, Edmonds had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Edmonds said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .197 6 21
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .237 10 29
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .297 5 60
   c-J. Dykes PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1
A. Simmons RF 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .295 10 51
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .241 12 38
M. Cochrane DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .259 0 6
M. Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .241 11 42
D. Murphy CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .215 8 25
   a-H. Baker PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 0 2
   b-B. Johnson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 3 10
T. Steinbach C 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .243 3 19
   d-J. Giambi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 5 18
Totals 33 1 7 1 4 12 22      
a - H. Baker pinch ran for D. Murphy in the 7th
b - B. Johnson substituted for H. Baker in the 7th
c - J. Dykes pinch ran for N. Lajoie in the 8th
d - J. Giambi pinch hit for T. Steinbach in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Lajoie (5, 6th Inning off D. Chance, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Foxx , N. Lajoie 5 , A. Simmons 3 , E. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Foxx , M. Tejada , T. Steinbach
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Foxx-Lajoie)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .164 2 7
W. Brown CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 7 30
M. Trout LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .245 11 48
J. Edmonds DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .235 15 48
A. Simmons SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254 4 43
T. Glaus 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .199 10 29
B. Grich 2B 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .199 8 27
M. Napoli 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .165 4 6
   a-W. Joyner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 1 4
B. Boone C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .210 0 3
Totals 31 4 8 4 4 7 11      
a - W. Joyner substituted for M. Napoli in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Edmonds (15, 8th Inning off T. Hudson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Edmonds (15, 7th Inning off B. Holland, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Grich (8, 7th Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonds , M. Trout , J. Edmonds 6 , A. Simmons , B. Grich 4 , B. Boone 2
2-out RBI: B. Grich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonds , M. Napoli
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Trout (11)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bonds(Simmons at 2nd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Holland L (12-10) 6.1 3 2 2 2 4 1 95 2.95   
T. Hudson 1.2 5 2 2 2 3 1 45 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holland 61
Batters Faced: B. Holland 23, T. Hudson 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holland 5-9, T. Hudson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holland 95-57, T. Hudson 45-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Chance 6.0 5 1 1 2 8 1 95 3.16   
A. Messersmith W (2-4) 2.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 45 4.07   
F. Rodriguez SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Chance 64
Batters Faced: D. Chance 24, A. Messersmith 10, F. Rodriguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Chance 6-3, A. Messersmith 1-2, F. Rodriguez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Chance 95-58, A. Messersmith 45-24, F. Rodriguez 13-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dean Chance
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 30000
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