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LAA  5
OAK  2

KCR  3
DET  1

BAL  6
@NYY  4

TBD  6
TOR  5

TEX  2
BOS  0

NYM 11
@ATL  1

CIN  6
PIT  1

PHI  8
@FLA  2

STL  4
@HOU  2

CHC  9
@MIL  3

COL  4
@SDP  3

LAD  2
@SFG  1

ARI  7
@WSN  1

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 43,534

Friday, April 6, 2007, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:45
Athletics
2
2-3
Lost 1
3rd, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  7  0
Angels          0  0  1   1  0  0   3  0  X    5  8  0
W: D Moseley (1-0), L: J Kennedy (0-1), S: F Rodriguez (3)
Angels
5
4-1
Won 1
1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .511   17    0   0   
N Swisher CF                  3   0   1   1    1   2  .400  .991   22    3   0   
M Piazza DH                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .300  .914   13    0   0   2B
E Chavez 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .606   20    0   4   2B
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .596   18    1   7   HBP
T Walker 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   14   14   1   GDP
T Buck RF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .733   21    2   0   2B
B Crosby SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .606   10    0   2   
  M Scutaro SS                1   1   0   0    1   0  .143  .393   10    0   1   
A Melhuse C                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .333 1.000   21    3   1   2B
  B Kielty PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .375  .944    3    0   0   

J Kennedy P                                                              0   1
  J Witasick P                                                           0   0
  J Marshall P                                                           1   1
Totals                       32   2   7   1    3   8              169   24  18
BATTING
2B: T Buck (2, off F Rodriguez); M Piazza (2, off D Moseley); A Melhuse (1, off D Moseley); E Chavez (2, off D Moseley).
HBP: M Ellis (2, by D Moseley).
TB: M Piazza 3; A Melhuse 2; E Chavez 2; T Buck 2; T Walker; N Swisher.
GIDP: T Walker (1).
RBI: N Swisher (2).
2-out RBI: N Swisher.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Crosby-M Ellis-T Walker.
PB: A Melhuse (1).
Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Matthews CF                 3   2   2   0    1   1  .438 1.024   15    1   0   2B,SB
O Cabrera SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .150  .340   13    2   2   
V Guerrero RF                 3   1   1   3    0   0  .500 1.682   15    1   0   HR,HBP
G Anderson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .714   18    2   1   
R Quinlan DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    0   0   GDP
H Kendrick 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .263  .721   17    3   4   HR
C Kotchman 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .375 1.188   11    8   1   
J Molina C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .546   12    8   0   
M Izturis 3B                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .353  .745   10    1   2   2B

D Moseley P                                                              1   0
  J Speier P                                                             0   0
  S Shields P                                                            0   0
  F Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   5   8   4    3   3              125   27  10
BATTING
2B: G Matthews (1, off J Kennedy); M Izturis (1, off J Kennedy).
HR: H Kendrick (1, off J Kennedy; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); V Guerrero (3, off J Witasick; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
HBP: V Guerrero (1, by J Kennedy).
TB: V Guerrero 4; H Kendrick 4; G Matthews 3; M Izturis 3; J Molina; G Anderson.
GIDP: R Quinlan (1).
RBI: V Guerrero 3 (9); H Kendrick (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. H Kendrick-O Cabrera-C Kotchman.
BASERUNNING
SB: G Matthews (1, 2nd base off J Kennedy/A Melhuse).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J Kennedy, L (0-1)          6     6   2   1    2   2   1   1.50   26   88-54    10-4     54    - 
J Witasick                  0.1   2   3   3    1   0   1  13.50    4   16-9      0-1          0-0
J Marshall                  1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   21-15     4-0          0-0
Totals                      8     8   5   4    3   3   2          35  125-78    14-5          0-0 
Los Angeles Angels         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Moseley, W (1-0)          6     5   1   1    0   4   0   1.50   22   95-62     8-4     62    - 
J Speier, H (3)             1.2   0   1   1    2   2   0   1.80    7   40-24     0-3          1-0
S Shields, H (2)            0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    2   11-6      0-0          2-1
F Rodriguez, S (3)          1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    5   23-14     0-2          0-0
Totals                      9     7   2   2    3   8   0          36  169-106    8-9          3-1 
D Moseley faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: S Shields (2).
IBB: None.
HBP: J Kennedy (1; V Guerrero); D Moseley (1; M Ellis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Paul Emmel.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 43,534.
Weather: 58° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Los Angeles Angels                   
1. S Stewart            LF    1. G Matthews           CF 
2. N Swisher            CF    2. O Cabrera            SS 
3. M Piazza             DH    3. V Guerrero           RF 
4. E Chavez             3B    4. G Anderson           LF 
5. M Ellis              2B    5. R Quinlan            DH 
6. T Walker             1B    6. H Kendrick           2B 
7. T Buck               RF    7. C Kotchman           1B 
8. B Crosby             SS    8. J Molina             C  
9. A Melhuse            C     9. M Izturis            3B 

   J Kennedy            P        D Moseley            P  

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Moseley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  M Piazza        Double to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6  E Chavez        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Kennedy facing 1-2-3
          ---  3  G Matthews      Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1  O Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B; Matthews to 3B
   O      --3  3  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  3  G Anderson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Moseley facing 5-6-7
          ---  2  M Ellis         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  4  T Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3  T Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Kennedy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  R Quinlan       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  H Kendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  C Kotchman      Walk
   O      1--  1  J Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Moseley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  B Crosby        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  A Melhuse       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  S Stewart       Groundout: 1B-2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Kennedy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2  M Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2  G Matthews      Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--     O Cabrera       Matthews Steals 2B
          -2-  4  " "             Walk
          12-  5  V Guerrero      Hit By Pitch; Matthews to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   R      123     G Anderson      Passed Ball; Matthews Scores/unER; Cabrera to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
   O      -23  3  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Cabrera out at Hm/P-3B-C; Guerrero to 3B; Anderson to 1B
   O      1-3  2  R Quinlan       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Dustin Moseley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  M Piazza        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Piazza out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  1  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Kennedy facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  6  H Kendrick      Home Run (Fly Ball to LF)
   O      ---  3  C Kotchman      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2  J Molina        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5  M Izturis       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Molina to 3B
   O      -23  5  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Dustin Moseley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  M Ellis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  T Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Kennedy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  V Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  G Anderson      Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  1  R Quinlan       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Dustin Moseley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  B Crosby        Popfly: 1B
          ---  9  A Melhuse       Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B; Melhuse to 3B
   R      --3  6  N Swisher       Single to RF (Line Drive); Melhuse Scores
   O      1--  1  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Kennedy facing 6-7-8
                  Marco Scutaro replaces Bobby Crosby playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  5  H Kendrick      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  C Kotchman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8  J Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dustin Moseley facing 4-5-6
          ---  9  E Chavez        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Justin Speier replaces Dustin Moseley pitching
   O      -2-  8  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2  T Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6  T Buck          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jay Witasick facing 9-1-2
                  Jay Witasick replaces Joe Kennedy pitching
          ---  3  M Izturis       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5  G Matthews      Walk; Izturis to 2B
   O      12-  5  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF
   RRR    12-  3  V Guerrero      Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Izturis Scores; Matthews Scores
                  Jay Marshall replaces Jay Witasick pitching
   O      ---  7  G Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  R Quinlan       Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 5.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Justin Speier facing 8-9-1
          ---  6  M Scutaro       Walk
   O      1--  9  A Melhuse       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  4  S Stewart       Popfly: 2B
          1--  5  N Swisher       Walk; Scutaro to 2B
                  Scot Shields replaces Justin Speier pitching
          12-  7  M Piazza        Walk; Scutaro to 3B; Swisher to 2B
   R      123     E Chavez        Wild Pitch; Scutaro Scores; Swisher to 3B; Piazza to 2B
   O      -23  4  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jay Marshall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  H Kendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  C Kotchman      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1  J Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 5.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Francisco Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
                  Francisco Rodriguez replaces Scot Shields pitching
   O      ---  4  M Ellis         Popfly: SS
          ---  4  T Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  8  T Buck          Double to CF (Line Drive); Walker to 3B
   O      -23  4  M Scutaro       Lineout: RF
                  Bobby Kielty pinch hits for Adam Melhuse batting 9th
   O      -23  3  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 5.

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