MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
05/04/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 371 - SUNDAY, MAY 4TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (20-12) 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 8 14 0
Seattle Mariners (15-20) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 1
Mariners Beaten, 8-3, by Oakland
The Oakland Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 8-3. Jason Giambi starred for Oakland, going 3-for-4 with 1 home run. The winning pitcher was 20-year old right-handed pitcher Bill Holland. He tossed 93 pitches over 7.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits. The Mariners fall to 15-20 and continue their lethargic start to the 2014 season.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Nap Lajoie? The Oakland second baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Athletics on top, 5-2. For the game, Lajoie had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

In postgame comments to the Oakland Citizen, Lajoie said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .218 0 2
M. Cochrane C 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .241 0 2
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 2 3 1 0 1 .344 3 28
M. Suttles DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 7 19
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .282 4 16
A. Simmons RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .325 2 15
J. Giambi 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .357 3 5
M. Tejada SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .233 3 16
D. Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .211 3 9
Totals 41 8 14 7 3 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (11, 4th Inning off J. Nelson, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Chavez (8, 5th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Simmons (2, 2nd Inning off H. Iwakuma, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Giambi (3, 4th Inning off H. Iwakuma, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , M. Cochrane 3 , N. Lajoie 3 , E. Chavez 2 , A. Simmons 4 , J. Giambi 6 , M. Tejada 3
2-out RBI: M. Cochrane , N. Lajoie 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Henderson 2 , M. Cochrane , M. Suttles 2
GIDP: M. Tejada
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cochrane (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Holland-Tejada-Giambi, Lajoie-Tejada-Giambi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .307 2 10
K. Seager 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .198 2 12
J. Wilson DH 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .271 5 15
J. Lyons LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .252 9 19
K. Griffey Jr CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .206 3 6
H. Reynolds 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .218 0 6
A. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .233 4 12
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .209 0 6
D. Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 2 10
Totals 36 3 11 3 1 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Wilson (8, 3rd Inning off B. Holland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lyons (9, 1st Inning off B. Holland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 2 , J. Wilson 5 , J. Lyons 5 , K. Griffey Jr , O. Vizquel 2
2-out RBI: J. Lyons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lyons , A. Davis
GIDP: K. Seager , J. Lyons
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Seager (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Seager-Reynolds-Davis)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Holland W (3-3) 7.1 9 3 3 1 4 1 93 3.49   
C. Hunter 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holland 51
Batters Faced: B. Holland 30, C. Hunter 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holland 10-6, C. Hunter 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holland 93-62, C. Hunter 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hunter 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Iwakuma L (4-1) 3.2 8 5 5 1 5 2 89 3.48   
J. Nelson 1.0 3 2 1 1 1 0 31 5.06   
A. Rhodes 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.38   
D. Aardsma 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 27 2.77   
M. Schooler 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Iwakuma 27
Batters Faced: H. Iwakuma 20, J. Nelson 7, A. Rhodes 5, D. Aardsma 6, M. Schooler 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Iwakuma 4-2, J. Nelson 1-1, A. Rhodes 2-0, D. Aardsma 1-3, M. Schooler 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Iwakuma 89-59, J. Nelson 31-19, A. Rhodes 22-14, D. Aardsma 27-21, M. Schooler 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 2-2 , A. Rhodes 2-1 , M. Schooler 1-1
WP: J. Nelson , A. Rhodes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Giambi
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Roof closed, 56 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 27134
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