September 3, 2003 Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
OAK 0 BOS 5
@CHW 4
(10) DET 6
CLE 5
(11) MIN 6
ANA 5 TBD 7
SEA 0 KCR 3
@TEX 1 TOR 4
NYY 3 CHC 8
STL 7 FLA 3
PIT 0 HOU 8
@LAD 2 MIL 9
CIN 6 NYM 9
ATL 3 PHI 8
MON 3 SDP 12
ARI 0 SFG 7
COL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 18,752

Wednesday, September 3, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Athletics

83-56

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  5
Orioles         3  0  2   0  0  3   1  0  X    9 13  1

W: R Lopez (7-9), L: T Hudson (14-5)

Orioles

62-76

Won 1

4th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .696   19    3   5   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .314  .935    8    0   0   
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .837   11    0   3   GDP
  F Menechino PH-3B           0   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .677    4    1   0   
M Tejada SS                   2   0   2   0    1   0  .275  .802   12    3   4   
  B Crosby PH-SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    7    0   0   
S Hatteberg 1B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .721   12    9   0   
  B McMillon 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .740    1    1   0   
R Hernandez C                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .764    6    1   0   GDP
  A Melhuse C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .861    6    1   0   
T Long LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .694   14    1   0   
  E Byrnes LF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .812    1    0   0   
J Dye DH                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .445   17    0   0   
C Singleton CF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .670    6    3   0   

T Hudson P                                                               0   0
  S Sparks P                                                             1   0
  M Wood P                                                               0   0
  M Neu P                                                                0   0
Totals                       32   0   7   0    3   4              124   24  12

BATTING

TB: J Guillen 2; M Tejada 2; R Hernandez; C Singleton; E Byrnes.

GIDP: E Chavez (11); R Hernandez (13).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tejada-M Ellis-S Hatteberg.

E: S Hatteberg (8); J Guillen 2 (12); M Ellis (12); M Tejada (17).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .695   21    3   4   
  J Morban 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .528         1   0   
L Matos CF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .304  .814   10    4   0   
  T Raines CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .333         1   0   
L Bigbie LF                   5   2   2   3    0   0  .286  .821   11    1   0   HR,SB
J Gibbons 1B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .282  .816   20   10   0   2B
T Batista 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .673   13    0   2   
B Surhoff DH                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .305  .784   18    0   0   
M Mora RF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .323  .934   11    2   0   HBP
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .668   11    1   4   
B Fordyce C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .287  .727   13    4   0   GDP

R Lopez P                                                                0   2
Totals                       38   9  13   6    1   1              128   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Gibbons (37, off T Hudson).

HR: L Bigbie (7, off S Sparks; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

HBP: M Mora (10, by T Hudson).

TB: L Bigbie 5; L Matos 2; B Fordyce 2; J Gibbons 2; B Surhoff 2; B Roberts; M Mora; T Batista; D Cruz.

GIDP: B Fordyce (10).

RBI: L Bigbie 3 (21); J Gibbons (91); B Surhoff (35); D Cruz (58).

2-out RBI: B Surhoff.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cruz-B Roberts-J Gibbons; B Roberts-D Cruz-J Gibbons.

E: R Lopez ().

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bigbie (4, 2nd base off T Hudson/R Hernandez).

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
T Hudson, L (14-5)             3     8   5   5    0   1   0   2.57   19   66-43   29· 7· 7    7· 5· 5· 0     24    -     0.73  -0.28
S Sparks                       3     3   3   3    0   0   1   4.86   13   29-21   14· 1· 6    7· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.00
M Wood                         1     2   1   1    1   0   0   7.71    5   19-13   10· 0· 3    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
M Neu                          1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.46    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13   9   9    1   1   1          40  122-82   57· 8·17   17·10·10· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Lopez, W (7-9)               9     7   0   0    3   4   0   5.36   35  124-76   43· 6·27   14· 8· 6· 0     74    -     0.46   0.22
Totals                         9     7   0   0    3   4   0          35  124-76   43· 6·27   14· 8· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Hudson (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Hudson (9; M Mora).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Scott Nelson, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 18,752.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. M Ellis              2B    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. J Guillen            RF    2. L Matos              CF 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. L Bigbie             LF 
4. M Tejada             SS    4. J Gibbons            1B 
5. S Hatteberg          1B    5. T Batista            3B 
6. R Hernandez          C     6. B Surhoff            DH 
7. T Long               LF    7. M Mora               RF 
8. J Dye                DH    8. D Cruz               SS 
9. C Singleton          CF    9. B Fordyce            C  

   T Hudson             P        R Lopez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  2   13%  68% L Bigbie        T Hudson        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Matos Scores/Adv on E9/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Bigbie to 3B
   b 1   2  0-2  --3  2    6%  79% B Surhoff       T Hudson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Gibbons Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  --3  1    6%  74% J Gibbons       T Hudson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Bigbie Scores
   t 2   0  3-0  ---  3   -5%  72% M Tejada        R Lopez         Single to P (Line Drive); Tejada to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  4    5%  55% E Chavez        R Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rodrigo Lopez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  M Ellis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   50%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   55%  E Chavez        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  B Roberts       Lineout: SS
          ---  3   55%  L Matos         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to LF Line)
   R      1--  2   68%  L Bigbie        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Matos Scores/Adv on E9/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Bigbie to 3B
   R      --3  1   74%  J Gibbons       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Bigbie Scores
   O      -2-  4   72%  T Batista       Flyball: CF; Gibbons to 3B
   R      --3  2   79%  B Surhoff       Single to RF (Line Drive); Gibbons Scores
          1--  2   80%  M Mora          Hit By Pitch; Surhoff to 2B
          12-  5   81%  D Cruz          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Surhoff to 3B; Mora to 2B
   O      123  5   77%  B Fordyce       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Rodrigo Lopez facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   72%  M Tejada        Single to P (Line Drive); Tejada to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-  2   76%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  1   79%  R Hernandez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Tejada to 3B
   O      --3  6   82%  T Long          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   84%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   82%  L Matos         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   80%  L Bigbie        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      81%  J Gibbons       Bigbie Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   79%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Rodrigo Lopez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   81%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  C Singleton     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   81%  M Ellis         Walk
          1--  2   79%  J Guillen       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Ellis to 2B
   O      12-  3   83%  E Chavez        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   85%  T Batista       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   88%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Line Drive); Batista to 2B
          12-      90%  M Mora          Wild Pitch; Batista to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
   O      -23  4   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RRO    -23  1   92%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B; Batista Scores; Surhoff Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI
          ---  5   92%  B Fordyce       Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   92%  B Roberts       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Rodrigo Lopez facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   89%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   92%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   94%  R Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Sparks replaces Tim Hudson pitching
   O      ---  1   94%  L Matos         Lineout: P
          ---  2   94%  L Bigbie        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   94%  J Gibbons       Lineout: SS
   O      1--  2   93%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Rodrigo Lopez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   95%  T Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   95%  J Dye           Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  2   95%  C Singleton     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   96%  M Ellis         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   95%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   95%  M Mora          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   95%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Rodrigo Lopez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   96%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   97%  E Chavez        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   96%  M Tejada        Walk
   O      1--  2   97%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Steve Sparks facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   98%  B Fordyce       Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   97%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B; Fordyce to 2B
          -2-  1   98%  L Matos         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Fordyce stays at 2B
   RRR    12-  2  100%  L Bigbie        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Fordyce Scores; Matos Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  J Gibbons       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2  100%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 8.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Rodrigo Lopez facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   99%  R Hernandez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6  100%  T Long          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Dye           Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2  100%  C Singleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mike Wood facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Wood replaces Steve Sparks pitching
          ---  7  100%  B Surhoff       Walk
          1--  1  100%  M Mora          Single to LF (Line Drive); Surhoff to 2B
          12-  2  100%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Surhoff to 3B; Mora to 2B
   ROO    123  2  100%  B Fordyce       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Surhoff Scores/No RBI; Mora to 3B
   O      --3  7  100%  B Roberts       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 9.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Rodrigo Lopez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  100%  M Ellis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Frank Menechino pinch hits for Eric Chavez batting 3rd
          ---  4  100%  F Menechino     Walk
                  Bobby Crosby pinch hits for Miguel Tejada batting 4th
   O      1--  7  100%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-0, Mike Neu facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Neu replaces Mike Wood pitching; Adam Melhuse replaces Ramon Hernandez playing C batting 6th; Billy McMillon replaces Scott Hatteberg playing 1B batting 5th; Frank Menechino moves to 3B; Bobby Crosby moves to SS; Eric Byrnes replaces Terrence Long playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  1  100%  L Matos         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3  100%  L Bigbie        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Gibbons       Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 9.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Rodrigo Lopez facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Morban replaces Brian Roberts playing 2B batting 1st; Tim Raines replaces Luis Matos playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  B McMillon      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  A Melhuse       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1  100%  E Byrnes        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation