MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/24/2005
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1888 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (50-77) 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 13 1
Toronto Blue Jays (61-66) 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 6 X 12 20 0
Helton 4-for-5 to Ignite Blue Jays Offense
The performance of Todd Helton proved critical in helping Toronto beat Oakland, 12-7. The Blue Jays first baseman was 4-5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Hunter Jones picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 3-2. Jose Castillo, who signed a 2-year contract worth $2,700,000 on 01/18/2005, was tagged with the loss. Toronto has now won 3 in a row.

In the bottom of the eighth, Helton put his team in front with his 48th double of the season. The bases-clearing double, which came against Jose Castillo, made it 10-7, Toronto.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Helton.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pierre CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .300 8 45
R. Zimmerman 3B 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .298 11 76
J. Guillen LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .283 10 51
J. Hamilton RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .266 24 91
J. Posada C 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .247 14 45
N. Panther 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .216 9 43
   a-J. Gomez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 0 0
J. Araujo DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 2 35
K. Matsui SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 5 40
J. Thurston 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .244 10 45
Totals 39 7 13 7 2 6 14      
a - J. Gomez substituted for N. Panther in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Guillen (20, 1st Inning off D. Haren, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Araujo (16, 8th Inning off G. Huguet, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Pierre (1, 4th Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hamilton (24, 1st Inning off D. Haren, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Guillen (10, 7th Inning off G. Huguet, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pierre 4 , R. Zimmerman 4 , J. Guillen 6 , J. Hamilton 4 , N. Panther 2 , J. Araujo 2 , K. Matsui
2-out RBI: , R. Zimmerman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pierre , J. Guillen , N. Panther
GIDP: J. Araujo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Zimmerman (2) , J. Posada (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pierre (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Thurston-Matsui-Panther, Zimmerman-Thurston-Panther, Zimmerman-Thurston-Panther)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Pratt 2B 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .247 5 40
B. Wilkerson RF 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .277 5 42
C. Quentin LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .257 24 90
C. Wakeland DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .182 23 56
T. Helton 1B 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 .281 11 81
Y. Molina C 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .292 12 57
B. Inge 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .272 10 56
A. Ethier CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .300 17 76
L. Rivas SS 5 3 3 1 0 2 3 .333 0 1
Totals 40 12 20 12 5 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Inge (25, 2nd Inning off S. Strickland, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Wilkerson (12, 3rd Inning off S. Strickland, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Rivas (1, 4th Inning off S. Strickland, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Ethier (28, 4th Inning off S. Strickland, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Helton 2 (48, 7th Inning off B. Cowsill, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Castillo, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Pratt (5, 6th Inning off S. Strickland, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Pratt 4 , B. Wilkerson 4 , C. Quentin , C. Wakeland , T. Helton 6 , Y. Molina 2 , B. Inge 3 , A. Ethier 4 , L. Rivas 4
2-out RBI: B. Wilkerson , C. Quentin , T. Helton 2 , Y. Molina , A. Ethier 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Wakeland 2 , Y. Molina , B. Inge , L. Rivas 2
GIDP: C. Quentin , Y. Molina , B. Inge
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Rivas 2 (2)
CS: C. Wakeland (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pratt-Rivas-Helton)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strickland 5.1 12 6 6 3 4 1 96 4.03   
B. Cowsill 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 5.87   
J. Castillo L (1-6), BS (2) 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 0 27 5.00   
F. Montero 0.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 20 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strickland 21
Batters Faced: S. Strickland 28, B. Cowsill 6, J. Castillo 7, F. Montero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strickland 6-3, B. Cowsill 0-3, J. Castillo 2-0, F. Montero 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strickland 96-62, B. Cowsill 21-14, J. Castillo 27-16, F. Montero 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Montero 1-1
Balk: S. Strickland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Haren 3.2 9 5 5 0 4 1 75 6.20   
M. McNutt 2.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 30 5.14   
G. Huguet 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 19 2.61   
H. Jones W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Haren 25
Batters Faced: D. Haren 20, M. McNutt 8, G. Huguet 6, H. Jones 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Haren 3-4, M. McNutt 4-2, G. Huguet 1-2, H. Jones 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Haren 75-49, M. McNutt 30-19, G. Huguet 19-11, H. Jones 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. McNutt 1-0 , H. Jones 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Helton
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 38603
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