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OAK 14
@LAA  2

BAL  4
@CHW  3

(14)
NYY  5
@CLE  2

ARI  5
HOU  3

SFG  4
COL  0

CIN  4
@STL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 37,725

Monday, April 28, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:54
Athletics
14
17-10
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  3   0  1  1   8  0  0   14 16  1
Angels          0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
W: C Gaudin (3-1), L: J Garland (3-3)
Angels
2
16-11
Lost 1
2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Suzuki C                    4   2   1   0    2   0  .292  .713   19    7   0   
M Ellis 2B                    5   2   3   0    0   2  .252  .724   14    2   6   2B
  D Murphy PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .795    5    1   1   
D Barton 1B                   6   2   2   3    0   1  .268  .777   25    9   2   HR
F Thomas DH                   3   0   3   2    1   0  .197  .712   15    0   0   3B,2B
  C Denorfia PR-DH            2   2   1   1    0   0  .283  .691    4    0   0   
E Brown RF-LF                 4   1   1   3    1   1  .293  .780   16    2   0   HR
J Cust LF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .169  .625   19    0   0   
  R Davis PR-CF               1   1   1   2    0   0  .192  .491    3    0   0   SB
B Crosby SS                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .267  .736   24    1   1   
J Hannahan 3B                 5   2   2   1    0   0  .197  .679   19    0   2   HR
R Sweeney CF-RF               5   1   1   2    0   1  .254  .601   16    3   0   

C Gaudin P                                                               1   0
  A Brown P                                                              1   0
  D Braden P                                                             0   0
Totals                       43  14  16  14    6   7              179   27  12
BATTING
2B: F Thomas (2, off J Garland); M Ellis (6, off J Garland).
3B: F Thomas (1, off J Garland).
HR: J Hannahan (2, off J Garland; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF); E Brown (3, off C Bootcheck; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); D Barton (1, off J Garland; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: F Thomas 6; J Hannahan 5; D Barton 5; E Brown 4; M Ellis 4; J Cust; K Suzuki; R Davis; C Denorfia; R Sweeney.
RBI: D Barton 3 (11); E Brown 3 (25); R Davis 2 (2); R Sweeney 2 (10); F Thomas 2 (14); J Hannahan (8); C Denorfia (6).
2-out RBI: R Davis 2; F Thomas; C Denorfia; E Brown.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 1. M Ellis-B Crosby-D Barton.
E: C Gaudin ().
BASERUNNING
SB: R Davis (5, 2nd base off C Bootcheck/M Napoli).
Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Figgins 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .314  .781   17    3   1   
G Matthews LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .697   14    1   0   GDP
V Guerrero RF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .287  .818   17    1   0   
  J Rivera RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .297    5    0   0   
C Kotchman 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .957   11    4   2   
  B Wood 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
T Hunter CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .306  .899   18    4   0   SB,HBP
G Anderson DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .616   13    0   0   
R Quinlan 3B-1B               4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .558   17    4   0   
M Napoli C                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .218  .847   11    6   0   HR
  B Wilson C                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    8    1   0   
E Aybar SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .723   10    1   3   

J Garland P                                                              2   2
  C Bootcheck P                                                          0   0
  D O'Day P                                                              0   0
  D Moseley P                                                            0   2
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   7              147   27  10
BATTING
HR: M Napoli (6, off C Gaudin; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).
HBP: T Hunter (3, by C Gaudin).
TB: M Napoli 4; T Hunter; B Wilson; R Quinlan; G Anderson; C Figgins.
GIDP: G Matthews (5).
RBI: M Napoli (11); R Quinlan (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
BASERUNNING
SB: T Hunter (2, 2nd base off C Gaudin/K Suzuki).
PO: T Hunter (1st base by C Gaudin).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Gaudin, W (3-1)              6     5   2   1    2   4   1   3.00   26   96-59   37· 5·17    9· 9· 1· 0     58    -     1.05   0.12
A Brown                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   11-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
D Braden                       2     1   0   0    0   3   0   4.50    7   36-20   11· 4· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   1    3   7   1          36  143-85   52· 9·24   14·10· 1· 0           -  
Los Angeles Angels            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Garland, L (3-3)             6    10   7   7    3   5   2   5.94   31  109-70   36·10·24   10·10· 3· 0     26    -     0.64  -0.34
C Bootcheck                    0.2   6   7   7    3   1   1  37.80   11   40-23   13· 2· 8    5· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.08  -0.04
D O'Day                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.30    1    4-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
D Moseley                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    6   23-14    9· 0· 5    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    16  14  14    6   7   3          49  176-109  59·13·37   19·14· 3· 0          3-1 
J Garland faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: C Gaudin (0; T Hunter, 1st base).
HBP: C Gaudin (2; T Hunter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Angel Campos, 3B - Brian Runge.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 37,725.
Weather: 83° F, Wind 7mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Los Angeles Angels                   
1. K Suzuki             C     1. C Figgins            2B 
2. M Ellis              2B    2. G Matthews           LF 
3. D Barton             1B    3. V Guerrero           RF 
4. F Thomas             DH    4. C Kotchman           1B 
5. E Brown              RF    5. T Hunter             CF 
6. J Cust               LF    6. G Anderson           DH 
7. B Crosby             SS    7. R Quinlan            3B 
8. J Hannahan           3B    8. M Napoli             C  
9. R Sweeney            CF    9. E Aybar              SS 

   C Gaudin             P        J Garland            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-1  12-  4   24%  78% D Barton        J Garland       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Suzuki Scores; Ellis Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  3   11%  59% F Thomas        J Garland       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Barton Scores
   b 5   0  5-1  ---  2   -7%  81% M Napoli        C Gaudin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 2   1  1-0  --3  4   -6%  45% R Quinlan       C Gaudin        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Hunter Scores/unER
   t 6   1  2-5  ---  1    6%  91% J Hannahan      J Garland       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   46%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   47%  D Barton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  3   59%  F Thomas        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Barton Scores
   O      --3  4   55%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Gaudin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   58%  C Figgins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   59%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  9   58%  V Guerrero      Walk
   O      1--  4   60%  C Kotchman      Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Garland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   58%  J Cust          Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   57%  B Crosby        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  5   56%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Gaudin facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   52%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   55%  G Anderson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      51%  R Quinlan       Hunter Picked off 1B, safe on E1 (throw); Hunter to 3B
   R      --3  4   45%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Hunter Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   47%  M Napoli        Groundout: 2B-1B; Quinlan to 2B
   O      -2-  1   50%  E Aybar         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Garland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  R Sweeney       Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   50%  K Suzuki        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  2   54%  M Ellis         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Suzuki to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   78%  D Barton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Suzuki Scores; Ellis Scores
          ---  8   80%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  3   78%  E Brown         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Brown to 1B
          1--  6   79%  J Cust          Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  5   76%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Chad Gaudin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   79%  C Figgins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   80%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   81%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jon Garland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   80%  J Hannahan      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   79%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   78%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Chad Gaudin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   81%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   78%  T Hunter        Hit By Pitch
          1--      77%  G Anderson      Hunter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   80%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Hunter to 3B
   O      --3  2   84%  R Quinlan       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jon Garland facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   87%  M Ellis         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   87%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Ellis to 3B
   R      --3  2   90%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Ellis Scores
   O      1--  3   89%  E Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   88%  J Cust          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Chad Gaudin facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   81%  M Napoli        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   83%  E Aybar         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   81%  C Figgins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   76%  G Matthews      Walk; Figgins to 2B
   O      12-  3   81%  V Guerrero      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      12-  5   86%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jon Garland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   85%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   R      ---  1   91%  J Hannahan      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   91%  R Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   91%  K Suzuki        Walk
          1--  2   92%  M Ellis         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Suzuki to 3B
   O      1-3  5   90%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-6, Chad Gaudin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   92%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   90%  G Anderson      Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   92%  R Quinlan       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   94%  M Napoli        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jon Garland facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   96%  F Thomas        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Chris Bootcheck replaces Jon Garland pitching; Chris Denorfia pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 4th
   RR     -2-  2   98%  E Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Denorfia Scores
          ---  3   99%  J Cust          Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
                  Rajai Davis pinch runs for Jack Cust batting 6th
          1--      99%  B Crosby        Davis Steals 2B
          -2-  7   99%  " "             Walk
          12-  4   99%  J Hannahan      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Davis to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   RR     123  5  100%  R Sweeney       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Davis Scores; Crosby Scores; Hannahan to 2B
          12-  4  100%  K Suzuki        Walk; Hannahan to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
   O      123  4  100%  D Barton        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   R      123  1  100%  C Denorfia      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Hannahan Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Suzuki to 2B
   R      123  4  100%  E Brown         Walk; Sweeney Scores; Suzuki to 3B; Denorfia to 2B
   RR     123  3  100%  R Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Suzuki Scores; Denorfia Scores; Brown to 2B
                  Darren O'Day replaces Chris Bootcheck pitching
   O      12-  4  100%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  8 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 14, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-14, Andrew Brown facing 9-1-2
                  Andrew Brown replaces Chad Gaudin pitching; Emil Brown moves to LF; Rajai Davis moves to CF; Ryan Sweeney moves to RF
   O      ---  2  100%  E Aybar         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7  100%  C Figgins       Walk
   OO     1--  2  100%  G Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 14, Angels 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 14-2, Dustin Moseley facing 8-9-1
                  Dustin Moseley replaces Darren O'Day pitching; Bobby Wilson replaces Mike Napoli playing C batting 8th; Robb Quinlan moves to 1B; Brandon Wood replaces Casey Kotchman playing 3B batting 4th; Juan Rivera replaces Vladimir Guerrero playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  6  100%  J Hannahan      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  R Sweeney       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  K Suzuki        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 14, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-14, Dallas Braden facing 3-4-5
                  Dallas Braden replaces Andrew Brown pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  J Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  B Wood          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  T Hunter        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 14, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 14-2, Dustin Moseley facing 2-3-4
                  Donnie Murphy pinch hits for Mark Ellis batting 2nd
   O      ---  5  100%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  D Barton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  C Denorfia      Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 14, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-14, Dallas Braden facing 6-7-8
                  Donnie Murphy moves to 2B
   O      ---  5  100%  G Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  R Quinlan       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8  100%  B Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5  100%  E Aybar         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 14, Angels 2.

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