MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/28/2003
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1998 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (80-53) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 7 2
Oakland Athletics (75-59) 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 7 9 2
Athletics Rebuff Orioles, 7-6
Both teams had their chances, but the Oakland Athletics eventually prevailed.

Chad Tracy was a major factor in the 7-6 Oakland win over Baltimore. The Athletics third baseman went 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Oakland now has a record of 75-59 with the win.

Oakland designated hitter Scott Hatteberg landed a blow when he socked a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. It was his 9th home run of the season. With it, the Athletics took a 7-3 lead.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Athletics manager Oakland GM. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 2 33
E. Marrero CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 13 45
J. Rivera DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 23 95
R. Sexson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .294 34 92
B. Huskey LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 21 71
T. Salmon RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .277 14 59
R. Ventura 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .269 19 73
R. Hernandez C 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .273 21 62
D. Cruz SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277 8 51
Totals 35 6 7 6 1 2 9      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ventura (17, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Cruz (26, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Salmon (29, 4th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sexson (34, 9th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ventura (19, 9th Inning off A. Rhodes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Marrero , R. Sexson 4 , B. Huskey , T. Salmon 2 , R. Ventura 6 , D. Cruz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Marrero , R. Sexson , D. Cruz
Sac Fly: R. Hernandez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Marrero (21)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sexson (6) , B. Huskey (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Cruz-Veras-Sexson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .272 16 56
B. Mueller 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .303 6 41
M. Loretta 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .356 4 37
J. Drew LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .269 20 76
C. Tracy RF 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 .272 11 56
S. Hatteberg DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .308 9 75
B. Molina C 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .248 8 48
T. Perez SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .295 2 18
B. Clark CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 9 64
Totals 34 7 9 6 3 2 20      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Hatteberg (36, 3rd Inning off B. Ayala, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Perez (11, 8th Inning off R. Novoa, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Tracy (11, 3rd Inning off B. Ayala, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Hatteberg (9, 5th Inning off B. Puffer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Mueller 2 , C. Tracy 5 , S. Hatteberg 6 , T. Perez 4
2-out RBI: C. Tracy , S. Hatteberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Johnson , B. Mueller , S. Hatteberg , B. Molina
GIDP: B. Clark
Hit by Pitch: B. Clark
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Perez 2 (5)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ayala L (3-4) 3.0 7 4 4 0 0 1 69 5.33   
C. Sadler 1.1 0 2 2 2 1 0 26 5.82   
B. Puffer 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 23 3.38   
R. Novoa 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ayala 27
Batters Faced: B. Ayala 17, C. Sadler 5, B. Puffer 8, R. Novoa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ayala 4-5, C. Sadler 1-1, B. Puffer 4-2, R. Novoa 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ayala 69-42, C. Sadler 26-11, B. Puffer 23-13, R. Novoa 29-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sadler 1-0 , B. Puffer 2-2
WP: B. Ayala , C. Sadler
Hit Batsmen: R. Novoa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Reed W (10-8) 8.0 6 4 4 1 2 1 104 4.63   
A. Rhodes SV (14) 1.0 1 2 1 0 0 1 20 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 55
Batters Faced: R. Reed 31, A. Rhodes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 7-15, A. Rhodes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 104-65, A. Rhodes 20-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chad Tracy
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 34974
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