August 31, 2005 Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 2
OAK 1 BOS 7
TBD 6 DET 4
@CLE 3 KCR 1
MIN 0 NYY 2
@SEA 0 TEX 9
CHW 2 BAL 7
@TOR 0 ATL 5
WSN 3 WSN 4
@ATL 3 LAD 7
@CHC 0 STL 10
@FLA 5 HOU 10
CIN 0 MIL 6
PIT 5 PHI 8
@NYM 2 SDP 9
ARI 5 SFG 5
COL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 43,501

Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Athletics

75-57

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  0
Angels          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    2  6  0

W: J Lackey (11-5), L: J Blanton (8-10), S: F Rodriguez (31)

Angels

74-58

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .639   22   10   0   GDP
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .301  .807   26    0   3   HBP
E Chavez 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .277  .811   11    0   0   
D Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .895   14    7   0   
J Payton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .275  .799   16    1   0   
S Hatteberg DH                4   0   2   1    0   0  .275  .716   14    0   0   
B Kielty LF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .734   20    1   0   HBP
N Swisher RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .772   13    5   0   
M Scutaro SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .675   15    0   2   

J Blanton P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1    4   8              151   24   5

BATTING

HBP: B Kielty (2, by S Shields); M Ellis (1, by J Lackey).

TB: S Hatteberg 2; E Chavez; M Ellis; J Kendall; M Scutaro; J Payton.

GIDP: J Kendall (20).

RBI: S Hatteberg (50).

2-out RBI: S Hatteberg.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Figgins CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .282  .725   18    3   0   
O Cabrera SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .667   14    1   3   2B
G Anderson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .740   15    4   0   
V Guerrero RF                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .315  .936    8    1   0   
D Erstad 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .281  .711    9    7   0   2B
B Molina C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .813   13    8   0   
C Kotchman DH                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .833   13    0   0   
M Izturis 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .251  .666   10    1   1   
A Kennedy 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .312  .739    9    2   3   

J Lackey P                                                               0   1
  S Shields P                                                            0   0
  F Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   2   6   2    1  10              109   27   8

BATTING

2B: O Cabrera (22, off J Blanton); D Erstad (28, off J Blanton).

TB: V Guerrero 2; D Erstad 2; O Cabrera 2; M Izturis; G Anderson.

RBI: M Izturis (15); D Erstad (54).

2-out RBI: M Izturis.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Cabrera-A Kennedy-D Erstad.

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
J Blanton, L (8-10)            8     6   2   2    1  10   0   3.54   30  109-72   29·15·28    8· 8· 3· 0     71    -     0.87   0.09
Totals                         8     6   2   2    1  10   0          30  109-72   29·15·28    8· 8· 3· 0           -

Anaheim Angels                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lackey, W (11-5)             7     3   0   0    4   7   0   3.45   28  107-69   33· 9·27    8· 6· 2· 0     74    -     1.24   0.42
S Shields, H (27)              1     3   1   1    0   1   0   2.55    7   21-13    7· 3· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.77   0.00
F Rodriguez, S (31)            1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.96    4   23-15    9· 4· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.38   0.17
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   8   0          39  151-97   49·16·32   11·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Shields (2; B Kielty); J Lackey (8; M Ellis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Lance Barksdale.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 43,501.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Anaheim Angels                       
1. J Kendall            C     1. C Figgins            CF 
2. M Ellis              2B    2. O Cabrera            SS 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. G Anderson           LF 
4. D Johnson            1B    4. V Guerrero           RF 
5. J Payton             CF    5. D Erstad             1B 
6. S Hatteberg          DH    6. B Molina             C  
7. B Kielty             LF    7. C Kotchman           DH 
8. N Swisher            RF    8. M Izturis            3B 
9. M Scutaro            SS    9. A Kennedy            2B 

   J Blanton            P        J Lackey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-1  123  3   18%  87% N Swisher       S Shields       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  1   14%  74% D Erstad        J Blanton       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Guerrero Scores
   t 8   2  2-0  12-  3  -11%  76% S Hatteberg     S Shields       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Chavez Scores; Payton to 2B
   t 6   2  2-0  123  6   11%  84% B Kielty        J Lackey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  3    8%  54% J Kendall       J Lackey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lackey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Ellis         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   53%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   55%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  C Figgins       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6   55%  O Cabrera       Walk
          1--  4   58%  G Anderson      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cabrera to 2B
          12-  4   64%  V Guerrero      Single to CF (Line Drive); Cabrera to 3B; Anderson to 2B
   O      123  4   57%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  2   50%  B Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lackey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   53%  B Kielty        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  N Swisher       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  C Kotchman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  M Izturis       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lackey facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   46%  M Scutaro       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   54%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  8   53%  M Ellis         Walk
          1--  5   51%  E Chavez        Walk; Ellis to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  C Figgins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   50%  G Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lackey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   60%  V Guerrero      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  1   74%  D Erstad        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Guerrero Scores
   O      -2-  5   73%  B Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Erstad to 3B
   O      --3  6   68%  C Kotchman      Strikeout Looking
   RO     --3  3   75%  M Izturis       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Erstad Scores; Izturis out at 2B/CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, John Lackey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   78%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  M Scutaro       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   81%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   80%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   79%  C Figgins       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   80%  O Cabrera       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   78%  G Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, John Lackey facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   73%  M Ellis         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   77%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  5   72%  D Johnson       Walk; Ellis to 2B
   O      12-  4   79%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   74%  S Hatteberg     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ellis to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      123  6   84%  B Kielty        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   83%  V Guerrero      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   82%  D Erstad        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   81%  B Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, John Lackey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   85%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   87%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   88%  C Kotchman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  M Izturis       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   86%  A Kennedy       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Scot Shields facing 2-3-4
                  Scot Shields replaces John Lackey pitching
   O      ---  5   90%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   85%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   90%  D Johnson       Popfly: 2B
          1--  5   87%  J Payton        Single to RF (Line Drive); Chavez to 2B
   R      12-  3   76%  S Hatteberg     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Chavez Scores; Payton to 2B
          12-  3   69%  B Kielty        Hit By Pitch; Payton to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B
   O      123  3   87%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   85%  C Figgins       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   84%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   83%  G Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Francisco Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
                  Francisco Rodriguez replaces Scot Shields pitching
   O      ---  6   91%  M Scutaro       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --- 10   96%  J Kendall       Lineout: CF
          ---  4   92%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ANA200508310

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation