MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/22/2005
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 9800 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (65-87) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
Oakland Athletics (59-93) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Cleveland 4-1 Losers to Athletics
The home crowd had a good time watching the Cleveland Guardians and Oakland Athletics get after it.

The Oakland Athletics converted a terrific effort from starter Scott Strickland into a win over the Cleveland Guardians at McAfee Coliseum. The Athletics won the game by a final score of 4-1. The win has Oakland at 59-93.

Ryan Zimmerman, who is tied for 5th in the AL in hits with 176, chipped in a 3-run home run for Oakland in the bottom of the second. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI.

"I pretty much put my pitches where I wanted to," said Strickland.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeJesus LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 9 57
N. Garciaparra 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .301 14 84
J. Alfaro 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .269 7 19
G. Jenkins SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .285 21 86
M. Thames RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 26 96
R. Frias 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 0 45
J. Randa DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .259 4 28
D. Murphy CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 .238 2 6
B. Schwalm C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .222 2 46
Totals 32 1 7 1 4 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Murphy (6, 7th Inning off S. Strickland, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Randa (23, 8th Inning off S. Strickland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. DeJesus , N. Garciaparra , J. Alfaro 2 , M. Thames , J. Randa 2 , D. Murphy 2
2-out RBI: J. Alfaro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , G. Jenkins 2 , J. Randa , D. Murphy , B. Schwalm
GIDP: J. Alfaro
Sac Bunt: R. Frias
Hit by Pitch: D. DeJesus 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Frias-Jenkins-Garciaparra, Jenkins-Schwalm-Garciaparra)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pierre LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 8 57
R. Zimmerman 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .290 15 93
J. Hamilton CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267 30 107
J. Posada C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 18 59
J. Araujo DH 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .254 2 42
K. Matsui SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .241 5 40
J. Thurston 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .244 10 54
J. Gomez RF, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 1 6
J. Cota 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 3 19
   a-N. Panther RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 9 54
Totals 28 4 7 4 3 1 12      
a - N. Panther substituted for J. Cota in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Zimmerman (15, 2nd Inning off J. Pineiro, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Zimmerman 5 , J. Hamilton 2 , J. Posada , J. Araujo 2
2-out RBI: R. Zimmerman , J. Araujo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Matsui
GIDP: K. Matsui 2
Sac Bunt: J. Gomez
Hit by Pitch: J. Cota
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Amezquita-Matsui-Gomez)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pineiro L (0-2) 7.1 7 4 4 3 1 1 110 4.64   
K. Coe 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pineiro 46
Batters Faced: J. Pineiro 32, K. Coe 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pineiro 11-9, K. Coe 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pineiro 110-68, K. Coe 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Coe 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Pineiro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strickland W (14-9) 7.2 7 1 1 4 6 0 121 4.04   
B. Cowsill H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.95   
A. Amezquita SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strickland 63
Batters Faced: S. Strickland 35, B. Cowsill 1, A. Amezquita 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strickland 12-5, B. Cowsill 1-0, A. Amezquita 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strickland 121-73, B. Cowsill 2-1, A. Amezquita 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cowsill 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Strickland , A. Amezquita
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Strickland
Ballpark: McAfee Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM PT
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 19930
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