MAJOR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/15/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 707 - SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (28-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Oakland Athletics (36-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 9 2
Bender Boss in 1-0 Oakland Win
The Oakland Athletics called upon starter Chief Bender, and he delivered, leading his team to victory over the Los Angeles Angels, 1-0. Dennis Eckersley earned save number 10. The second-place Athletics now have a record of 36-29.

Bender's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 9 strikeouts in 7 innings while allowing 4 hits. Bender, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in complete games with 1, goes to 3-3 on the year with 46 strikeouts.

"The old adage is true," said Bender. "Good pitching stops good hitting."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Figgins 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .128 0 3
W. Brown CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .307 5 20
M. Trout LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .220 7 23
J. Edmonds DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 .221 9 25
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .234 2 10
T. Glaus 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .192 7 20
M. Napoli 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .183 4 6
B. Boone C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .200 0 1
G. Disarcina SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 0 1
   a-C. Davis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   b-A. Simmons SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 2 26
Totals 32 0 6 0 2 10 18      
a - C. Davis pinch hit for G. Disarcina in the 8th
b - A. Simmons substituted for C. Davis in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: W. Brown 2 , M. Trout , J. Edmonds , B. Boone , C. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Figgins , M. Trout , T. Salmon
GIDP: T. Salmon 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Salmon (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 2 7
J. Foxx 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .245 7 20
   a-J. Giambi PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 4 9
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .317 3 44
M. Suttles DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .207 15 42
A. Simmons RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 4 21
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 6 22
M. Tejada SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 7 31
D. Murphy CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .211 4 16
T. Steinbach C 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .263 2 15
Totals 32 1 9 1 3 8 18      
a - J. Giambi pinch hit for J. Foxx in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Foxx , N. Lajoie 2 , E. Chavez , M. Tejada , D. Murphy 2 , T. Steinbach 2
2-out RBI: N. Lajoie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons , D. Murphy
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Steinbach (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Eckersley (1) , M. Tejada (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Lajoie-Tejada-Foxx, Lajoie-Tejada-Foxx)
OF assists: 1 (Murphy(Edmonds at 2nd base))
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Tanana L (4-7) 6.0 7 1 1 3 4 0 104 2.76   
A. Messersmith 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 41 4.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Tanana 55
Batters Faced: F. Tanana 27, A. Messersmith 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Tanana 3-10, A. Messersmith 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Tanana 104-61, A. Messersmith 41-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Messersmith 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender W (3-3) 7.0 4 0 0 2 9 0 103 3.38   
A. Bailey H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.78   
D. Eckersley SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 76
Batters Faced: C. Bender 26, A. Bailey 4, D. Eckersley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 6-4, A. Bailey 3-0, D. Eckersley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 103-71, A. Bailey 13-10, D. Eckersley 19-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chief Bender
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM PT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 28573
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