September 5, 2007 Oakland Athletics at Error Retrieving Team Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 6
@LAA 2 TOR 6
@BOS 4 DET 2
CHW 1
(11) CLE 6
@MIN 2 NYY 10
SEA 2 TBD 17
BAL 2 TEX 3
KCR 2 ARI 9
SDP 6 ATL 9
PHI 8 CHC 8
LAD 2 CIN 7
NYM 0 SFG 5
@COL 3 MIL 14
HOU 2 PIT 8
@STL 2 WSN 6
FLA 4

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 34,000

Wednesday, September 5, 2007, 12:38PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Athletics

69-72

Won 1

3rd, 14 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   3  0  0   2  1  0    6 12  0
Angels          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  0

W: J Blanton (12-9), L: J Saunders (7-3)

Angels

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .283  .742   20    2   0   
M Scutaro 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .263  .712   23    0   1   
M Piazza DH                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .285  .744   21    0   0   
J Cust RF                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .261  .928   23    2   0   
  J Furmaniak PR-RF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .635         1   0   
M Ellis 2B                    5   1   2   4    0   0  .263  .749   16    2   3   HR
N Swisher CF                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .259  .821   19    2   0   2B
D Johnson 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .756   12    9   2   
K Suzuki C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .255  .771   15    5   0   
D Murphy SS                   4   1   3   2    0   1  .244  .803   16    3   3   HR

J Blanton P                                                              1   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   6  12   6    4   6              165   27   9

BATTING

2B: N Swisher (31, off C Bootcheck).

HR: D Murphy (5, off J Saunders; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Ellis (17, off J Saunders; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: D Murphy 6; M Ellis 5; M Piazza 2; D Johnson 2; N Swisher 2; J Cust; M Scutaro.

RBI: M Ellis 4 (60); D Murphy 2 (16).

2-out RBI: M Ellis.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Johnson-D Murphy; D Murphy-D Johnson.

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Willits RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .292  .734   16    2   1   
O Cabrera SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .309  .764   13    1   0   
V Guerrero DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .326  .949   11    0   0   
G Anderson LF                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .294  .826   11    3   0   
M Izturis 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .276  .735   15    1   2   SF,GDP
C Kotchman 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .818   18    5   0   
G Matthews CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .752   13    4   0   
H Kendrick 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .812    9    4   2   GDP
R Budde C                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .389    7    6   0   
  R Quinlan PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .653    4    0   0   
  M Napoli C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .805         1   0   

J Saunders P                                                             0   0
  C Bootcheck P                                                          0   0
  R Thompson P                                                           0   0
  J Bulger P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2    2   5              117   27   5

BATTING

SF: M Izturis (3, off J Blanton).

TB: G Anderson 2; H Kendrick; R Willits; V Guerrero; G Matthews; O Cabrera.

GIDP: M Izturis (3); H Kendrick (12).

RBI: M Izturis (44); G Anderson (68).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

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, W (12-9)            8     6   2   2    1   3   0   3.81   29   99-69   40· 7·22   13· 7· 5· 0     64    -     0.93   0.27
H Street                       1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.32    5   17-10    3· 5· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.58   0.02
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   5   0          34  116-79   43·12·24   14· 8· 5· 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 Saunders, L (7-3)            6     7   4   4    2   4   2   3.78   27  102-65   38·10·17    5·11· 5· 0     44    -     1.00  -0.13
C Bootcheck                    1.1   5   2   2    1   1   0   4.06    9   32-21   13· 2· 6    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.76  -0.10
R Thompson                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0  10.13    2    9-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.31   0.01
J Bulger                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    4   21-10    6· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   6    4   6   2          42  164-102  60·15·27    9·17· 6· 0          2-0

J Saunders faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Thompson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 34,000.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Anaheim Angels                       
1. S Stewart            LF    1. R Willits            RF 
2. M Scutaro            3B    2. O Cabrera            SS 
3. M Piazza             DH    3. V Guerrero           DH 
4. J Cust               RF    4. G Anderson           LF 
5. M Ellis              2B    5. M Izturis            3B 
6. N Swisher            CF    6. C Kotchman           1B 
7. D Johnson            1B    7. G Matthews           CF 
8. K Suzuki             C     8. H Kendrick           2B 
9. D Murphy             SS    9. R Budde              C  

   J Blanton            P        J Saunders           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  2-0  12-  5   27%  59% M Ellis         J Saunders      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Scutaro Scores; Cust Scores
   t 7   0  2-3  ---  3   12%  81% D Murphy        J Saunders      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 6   1  3-2  1--  2    9%  68% M Izturis       J Blanton       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS (2B-1B)
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  3   -9%  30% G Anderson      J Blanton       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Willits Scores; Cabrera to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1   -8%  33% O Cabrera       J Blanton       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Willits to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Saunders facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   46%  M Scutaro       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  R Willits       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   33%  O Cabrera       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Willits to 3B
   O      1-3  4   39%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  3   30%  G Anderson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Willits Scores; Cabrera to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   29%  M Izturis       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Cabrera Scores
   O      1--  2   31%  C Kotchman      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Saunders facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   29%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   27%  M Ellis         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   26%  N Swisher       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   28%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   26%  H Kendrick      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   28%  R Budde         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   30%  R Willits       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Saunders facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   27%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   25%  K Suzuki        Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   27%  D Murphy        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   24%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Blanton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   26%  O Cabrera       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   27%  V Guerrero      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   26%  G Anderson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   28%  M Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Saunders facing 2-3-4
          ---  9   32%  M Scutaro       Walk
   O      1--  3   28%  M Piazza        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          1--  3   33%  J Cust          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Scutaro to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   59%  M Ellis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Scutaro Scores; Cust Scores
   O      ---  6   57%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   59%  D Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   61%  K Suzuki        Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Blanton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   59%  C Kotchman      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   62%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   63%  H Kendrick      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Saunders facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   60%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   63%  M Scutaro       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   67%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive); Scutaro to 2B
   O      12-  5   62%  J Cust          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  2   57%  M Ellis         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   61%  R Budde         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   63%  R Willits       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Saunders facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   62%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   60%  D Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   59%  K Suzuki        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Blanton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   63%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   59%  G Anderson      Walk
   OO     1--  2   68%  M Izturis       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Saunders facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  3   81%  D Murphy        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Chris Bootcheck replaces Joe Saunders pitching
          ---  5   83%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--  2   81%  M Scutaro       Flyball: RF
          1--  7   85%  M Piazza        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Stewart to 3B
   O      1-3  3   80%  J Cust          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   RO     1-3  3   86%  M Ellis         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Stewart Scores; Piazza out at 3B/RF-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Joe Blanton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   89%  C Kotchman      Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   86%  G Matthews      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  3   92%  H Kendrick      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Angels 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Chris Bootcheck facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   94%  N Swisher       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  3   96%  D Johnson       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Swisher to 3B
   O      1-3  3   94%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  5   96%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Line Drive); Swisher Scores; Johnson to 2B
                  Rich Thompson replaces Chris Bootcheck pitching
          12-      97%  S Stewart       Wild Pitch; Johnson to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   O      -23  7   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   95%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-6, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
                  Robb Quinlan pinch hits for Ryan Budde batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  R Quinlan       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   98%  R Willits       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   98%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jason Bulger facing 3-4-5
                  Jason Bulger replaces Rich Thompson pitching; Mike Napoli replaces Robb Quinlan playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  8   98%  M Piazza        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  6   98%  J Cust          Walk
                  J.J. Furmaniak pinch runs for Jack Cust batting 4th
   O      1--  3   98%  M Ellis         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  4   98%  N Swisher       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-6, Huston Street facing 3-4-5
                  Huston Street replaces Joe Blanton pitching; J.J. Furmaniak moves to RF
          ---  1   95%  V Guerrero      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   98%  G Anderson      Flyball: RF
          1--      98%  M Izturis       Defensive Indifference; Guerrero to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   98%  C Kotchman      Walk
   O      12-  4  100%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Angels 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ANA200709050

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation