MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/30/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 10478 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (81-80) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 1
Oakland Athletics (78-83) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 8 13 0
Athletics Win Nail-Biter in 13
The Los Angeles Angels could not turn a fine performance from third baseman Lee Mitchell into a win. Instead, the Oakland Athletics prevailed, 8-7, in 13 innings. Mitchell was 3-6 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. Reliever Brad Lincoln picked up the win. His record improves to 7-1. Heath Castle took the loss. Oakland sits in last place in the AL West Division at 78-83.

The Athletics got a clutch hit from center fielder Josh Hamilton. In the bottom of the 13th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Athletics.

"We didn't go down without a fight," said Los Angeles manager Kadin D.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Durham 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 14 62
   a-J. Reyes 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 3 17
N. Markakis LF 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 .282 12 81
A. McCutchen RF 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 .305 8 38
A. Jones CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .296 35 123
R. Howard 1B 6 3 3 1 0 1 1 .285 20 108
J. Werth C 4 2 0 0 2 2 1 .269 19 68
J. Wilson SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .246 6 65
L. Mitchell 3B 6 1 3 5 0 1 0 .208 31 91
G. Sheffield DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .232 5 59
Totals 47 7 11 7 5 9 17      
a - J. Reyes substituted for R. Durham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Howard 2 (31, 2nd Inning off B. Halsey, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Amezquita, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Markakis (47, 9th Inning off J. Moreno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Mitchell (31, 8th Inning off A. Amezquita, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Markakis 3 , A. McCutchen 2 , A. Jones , R. Howard 5 , L. Mitchell 6
2-out RBI: L. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Howard , G. Sheffield
GIDP: A. Jones
Sac Fly: J. Wilson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Reyes (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Mitchell (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilson-Durham-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thurston 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .220 7 40
   a-A. Casilla PR, 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .231 2 20
J. Hamilton CF 7 2 3 2 0 1 5 .276 22 78
S. Casey 1B 5 1 1 0 1 0 4 .357 15 66
G. Caruso LF 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 .269 15 61
J. Posada C 6 0 2 2 0 1 3 .242 12 63
J. Araujo DH 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 .218 6 53
T. Colvin RF 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 .192 4 26
K. Matsui SS 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 .233 4 50
R. Zimmerman 3B 6 1 3 1 0 1 0 .269 23 99
Totals 49 8 13 8 4 8 21      
a - A. Casilla pinch ran for J. Thurston in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamilton (39, 3rd Inning off A. Pettitte, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Posada (25, 3rd Inning off A. Pettitte, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Araujo (27, 9th Inning off F. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Zimmerman (28, 9th Inning off F. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Matsui (29, 9th Inning off F. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Thurston , J. Hamilton 4 , S. Casey , G. Caruso , J. Posada 3 , J. Araujo 2 , K. Matsui 2 , R. Zimmerman 4
2-out RBI: J. Hamilton , G. Caruso , J. Posada 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hamilton , G. Caruso , J. Posada , J. Araujo
GIDP: S. Casey
Sac Bunt: A. Casilla
Sac Fly: G. Caruso
Hit by Pitch: J. Thurston
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matsui-Casilla-Casey)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pettitte 6.2 7 4 4 1 4 0 114 4.83   
M. Penney 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.61   
F. Hernandez H (8) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 14 3.72   
S. Connelly BS (3) 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 16 2.22   
R. Kearney 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 3.08   
H. Castle L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pettitte 47
Batters Faced: A. Pettitte 28, M. Penney 4, F. Hernandez 4, S. Connelly 5, R. Kearney 11, H. Castle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pettitte 7-8, M. Penney 1-1, F. Hernandez 0-1, S. Connelly 1-0, R. Kearney 3-5, H. Castle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pettitte 114-71, M. Penney 18-10, F. Hernandez 14-9, S. Connelly 16-7, R. Kearney 32-23, H. Castle 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Penney 2-0 , S. Connelly 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Pettitte
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Halsey 6.2 8 4 4 2 6 0 108 4.62   
A. Amezquita 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 16 4.24   
R. Wells 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.76   
J. Moreno 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 5.37   
E. Santana 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 30 3.60   
B. Lincoln W (7-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Halsey 46
Batters Faced: B. Halsey 30, A. Amezquita 5, R. Wells 2, J. Moreno 4, E. Santana 9, B. Lincoln 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Halsey 6-8, A. Amezquita 0-1, R. Wells 1-1, J. Moreno 2-0, E. Santana 3-3, B. Lincoln 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Halsey 108-69, A. Amezquita 16-8, R. Wells 9-6, J. Moreno 18-12, E. Santana 30-18, B. Lincoln 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Amezquita 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lee Mitchell
Ballpark: McAfee Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 34089
Special Notes: 2B Joe Thurston was injured being hit by a pitch.
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