WINMichael WuertzM. Wuertz(4-1)2.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

LOSSCla MeredithC. Meredith(4-1)1.1 IP, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

SAVEAndrew BaileyA. Bailey(8)1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Athletics Hitting

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A. Kennedy2B	4-5	5	3	4	2	0	1	23	.312	.384	.494
J. CustRF	2-5	5	1	2	1	0	1	24	.233	.321	.440
B. ZieglerP	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
A. BaileyP	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M. HollidayLF	0-5	5	0	0	1	0	1	18	.273	.373	.429
J. Giambi1B	0-2	2	0	0	0	2	0	19	.210	.347	.383
D. Barton1B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.083	.154	.167
K. SuzukiC	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	15	.280	.329	.397
O. CabreraSS	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	1	19	.234	.283	.297
R. SweeneyCF-RF	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	0	14	.247	.312	.318
J. Hannahan3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	22	.206	.274	.327
B. AndersonP	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	9	.000	.000	.000
a - N. GarciaparraPH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.271	.375
M. WuertzP	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b - R. DavisPH-CF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.226	.294	.290
TEAM	10-38	38	6	10	6	4	7	176

a-grounded to second for B Anderson in the 6th

b-struck out swinging for M Wuertz in the 8th

Batting
HR:
A Kennedy (6, 8th inning off G Burke 0 on, 2 Out); J Cust (13, 8th inning off G Burke 0 on, 2 Out)
RBI:
M Holliday (39), A Kennedy 2 (24), R Sweeney (16), K Suzuki (25), J Cust (37)
2Out RBI:
A Kennedy 2, K Suzuki, J Cust
GIDP:
N Garciaparra
Team RISP:
3-12 (M Holliday 0-2, O Cabrera 0-2, J Cust 0-1, N Garciaparra 0-1, K Suzuki 1-2, R Sweeney 1-2, B Anderson 0-1, A Kennedy 1-1)
Team LOB:
9

Athletics Pitching

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
B. Anderson	5.0	5	3	3	1	3	68-42	5.74	68
M. Wuertz (W,4-1)	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	31-20	3.03	31
B. Ziegler (H,3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	15-8	3.86	15
A. Bailey (S,8)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	21-11	2.23	21
TEAM	9.0	8	3	3	2	8	0	135-81		135

Pitching
WP:
A Bailey
IBB:
J Giambi (By C Meredith)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
B Anderson 14-20; M Wuertz 6-7; B Ziegler 1-3; A Bailey 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
B Anderson 11-6-10-15; M Wuertz 7-8-2-3; B Ziegler 2-0-3-3; A Bailey 4-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
B Anderson 10-2; M Wuertz 2-0; B Ziegler 2-1; A Bailey 0-2
Game Scores:
B Anderson 47

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
T. GwynnCF	2-3	3	0	2	1	1	0	14	.341	.437	.466
D. Eckstein2B	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	15	.255	.324	.332
A. Gonzalez1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.280	.424	.612
C. Headley3B-LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.229	.307	.360
K. BlanksLF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	15	.250	.250	.250
G. BurkeP	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M. AdamsP	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a - E. GonzalezPH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.185	.248	.359
E. AlfonzoC	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	13	.333	.333	.333
W. VenableRF	0-2	2	1	0	0	1	1	20	.120	.241	.200
W. SilvaP	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	8	.400	.400	.400
J. ThatcherP	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C. MeredithP	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
K. Kouzmanoff3B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	10	.238	.283	.383
E. CabreraSS	2-3	3	1	2	1	0	1	10	.333	.364	.476
TEAM	8-32	32	3	8	3	2	8	135

a-struck out swinging for M Adams in the 9th

Batting
3B:
E Cabrera (1, B Anderson)
RBI:
E Cabrera (1), D Eckstein (26), T Gwynn (3)
GIDP:
C Headley; D Eckstein 2
Team RISP:
4-7 (K Kouzmanoff 0-1, W Silva 1-1, D Eckstein 1-1, E Cabrera 1-1, T Gwynn 1-1, C Headley 0-1, A Gonzalez 0-1)
Team LOB:
5

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
W. Silva	5.1	5	3	3	2	4	107-65	6.00	107
J. Thatcher (B,1)	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	12-8	5.23	12
C. Meredith (L,4-1)	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	21-15	2.89	21
G. Burke	1.1	2	2	2	0	2	23-15	2.55	23
M. Adams	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-8	4.15	13
TEAM	9.0	10	6	6	4	7	2	176-111		176

Pitching
HBP:
W Venable (By B Anderson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
W Silva 13-24; J Thatcher 1-2; C Meredith 4-7; G Burke 3-6; M Adams 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
W Silva 19-12-17-17; J Thatcher 2-1-4-1; C Meredith 3-3-3-6; G Burke 3-3-5-4; M Adams 2-1-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
W Silva 8-4; J Thatcher 0-0; C Meredith 3-1; G Burke 1-1; M Adams 1-1
Game Scores:
W Silva 48

		OAK	SD
1st	M Holliday grounded out to shortstop, A Kennedy scored, J Cust to second.	1	0
2nd	A Kennedy singled to center, R Sweeney scored.	2	0
3rd	E Cabrera singled to center, W Venable scored, W Silva to second.	2	1
3rd	D Eckstein singled to left center, W Silva scored, E Cabrera to third, T Gwynn to second.	2	2
5th	T Gwynn singled to shallow center, E Cabrera scored.	2	3
6th	R Sweeney singled to left, K Suzuki scored, O Cabrera to second.	3	3
7th	K Suzuki singled to right, A Kennedy scored, J Giambi to second.	4	3
8th	A Kennedy homered to right.	5	3
8th	J Cust homered to center.	6	3

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