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NYM
@BAL		4
1
ATL
@BOS		7
3
HOU
@CHW		1
3
CHC
@CLE		5
9
PHI
@DET		1
2
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@KCR		5
4
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@MIL		2
3
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@MIN		6
8
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@NYY		2
3
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@TOR		8
3
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@COL		4
10
SEA
@LAD		3
1		 
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@SDP		3
5
ANA
@SFG		7
4
Sunday, August 31, 1997 1:07
, Coors Field
Attendance: 48,041, Time of Game: 2:56
Athletics
4
53-84
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 22 GB
 at Rockies
10
68-70
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
3rd, 10 GB
W: Darren Holmes (6-2)
L: Mike Oquist (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  2   0  1  0   1  0  0    4 10  2
Rockies         0  0  2   1  7  0   0  0  X   10 13  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason McDonald CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .228 .694 21 13 -0.043 0.88 0.073 -0.116 -0.9 4 0 SB,CS
Mark Bellhorn 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .711 22 10 -0.096 0.71 0.000 -0.096 -1.4 0 3
Jason Giambi 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .277 .834 14 10 0.100 0.45 0.103 -0.003 0.6 9 0 2B
Matt Stairs RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .326 1.077 14 10 0.143 0.83 0.192 -0.049 2.3 2 0 2·HR
George Williams C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .786 6 2 0.035 0.93 0.035 0.000 0.4 1 0
   Brent Mayne PR-C 3 0 3 1 0 0 .265 .693 9 6 0.103 0.71 0.103 0.000 1.0 5 0 2B
Scott Brosius LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .584 12 10 -0.103 0.97 0.000 -0.103 -1.3 2 0
Scott Spiezio 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .630 10 6 -0.112 1.34 0.000 -0.112 -1.1 1 0
   Don Wengert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dane Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Lesher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .541 4 2 -0.005 0.20 0.000 -0.005 -0.3
   Tim Kubinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Miguel Tejada SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .818 17 9 0.048 0.49 0.056 -0.009 0.1 0 2
Mike Oquist P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 11 5 -0.077 1.58 0.000 -0.077 -0.8 0 0 SH
   Rafael Bournigal 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .687 6 5 -0.005 0.10 0.000 -0.005 -0.3 0 1
Team Totals 35 4 10 4 3 2 .286 .856 146 88 -0.012 0.77 0.562 -0.575 -1.6 24 6
2B: B Mayne (8, off D Holmes); J Giambi (33, off D Holmes).
HR: M Stairs 2 (25, 1 off D Holmes, 1 off R Bailey; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SH: M Oquist (1, off R Bailey).
TB: M Stairs 8; J Giambi 4; B Mayne 4; M Tejada; J McDonald.
RBI: M Stairs 3 (67); B Mayne (13).
2-out RBI: M Stairs 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: D Johnson (1); M Bellhorn (7).
Baserunning
SB: J McDonald (6, 2nd base off R Bailey/J Reed).
CS: J McDonald (4, 3rd base by R Bailey POCS).

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Weiss SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 .269 .741 21 10 0.201 0.77 0.202 -0.001 1.8 2 5 2B,SF
Neifi Perez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .808 10 8 -0.117 0.73 0.004 -0.121 -1.2 3 6
Larry Walker RF 4 2 3 4 0 0 .378 1.185 15 10 0.284 1.00 0.313 -0.029 3.2 2 0 2·HR
   Harvey Pulliam RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .681 3 3 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.3 2 0
Andres Galarraga 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .314 .968 16 11 0.021 0.57 0.047 -0.026 -0.0 6 0
   Curt Leskanic P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kirt Manwaring PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .593 1 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2
   Mike DeJean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dante Bichette LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .311 .855 8 7 0.024 0.65 0.078 -0.054 -0.1 1 0
Vinny Castilla 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .309 .932 9 7 0.092 0.73 0.111 -0.019 0.9 1 2 2B
Jeff Reed C 3 1 2 0 1 1 .322 .939 18 9 0.005 0.71 0.054 -0.049 0.7 2 0 2B
Quinton McCracken CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .282 .721 16 9 0.058 0.83 0.085 -0.027 1.3 2 0 2B
Roger Bailey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .491 6 4 -0.029 1.05 0.000 -0.029 -0.3 1 2
   Jason Bates PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .793 4 4 -0.053 2.16 0.000 -0.053 -0.5
   Darren Holmes P 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158 .466 5 4 0.004 0.33 0.004 0.000 -0.1 0 0 SF
   Todd Helton PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .907 3 2 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 5 0
Team Totals 36 10 13 10 3 6 .361 1.029 135 89 0.489 0.72 0.898 -0.409 5.0 27 15
2B: J Reed (8, off D Johnson); Q McCracken (11, off D Wengert); W Weiss (19, off M Oquist); V Castilla (24, off M Oquist).
HR: L Walker 2 (40, 2 off M Oquist; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: W Weiss (1, off D Johnson); D Holmes (1, off D Johnson).
TB: L Walker 9; J Reed 3; V Castilla 3; W Weiss 3; Q McCracken 2; D Bichette; N Perez; A Galarraga.
RBI: L Walker 4 (109); W Weiss 2 (32); Q McCracken 2 (31); D Holmes (2); V Castilla (96).
2-out RBI: L Walker 3; W Weiss.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 10.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Oquist, L (2-5) 4 7 5 5 2 3 2 5.04 22 85 53 34 4 15 4 12 3 1 29 -0.246 1.12 -1.9
Don Wengert 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 6.07 4 9 5 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 -0.225 1.14 -4.1
Dane Johnson 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 4.53 12 36 26 15 6 5 6 4 3 0 2 2 -0.018 0.10 0.4
Tim Kubinski 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.16 3 5 5 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 8 13 10 9 3 6 2 10.12 41 135 89 56 13 20 13 18 8 1 29 3 3 -0.488 0.77 -5.0
M Oquist faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
D Wengert faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Colorado Rockies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Bailey 4 6 2 2 3 1 1 4.34 20 84 47 26 5 14 9 7 1 0 40 0.032 1.02 0.5
Darren Holmes, W (6-2) 3 4 2 2 0 1 1 4.98 13 40 28 15 3 10 6 6 1 0 0 0 -0.033 0.68 -0.1
Curt Leskanic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 3 11 7 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.009 0.12 0.6
Mike DeJean 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 3 11 6 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 3 2 2 4.00 39 146 88 48 10 28 20 14 2 0 40 0 0 0.012 0.72 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: R Bailey (6; J McDonald, 3rd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 48,041.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 4mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Colorado Rockies
1 Jason McDonald CF 1 Walt Weiss SS
2 Mark Bellhorn 3B 2 Neifi Perez 2B
3 Jason Giambi 1B 3 Larry Walker RF
4 Matt Stairs RF 4 Andres Galarraga 1B
5 George Williams C 5 Dante Bichette LF
6 Scott Brosius LF 6 Vinny Castilla 3B
7 Scott Spiezio 2B 7 Jeff Reed C
8 Miguel Tejada SS 8 Quinton McCracken CF
9 Mike Oquist P 9 Roger Bailey P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK M. Stairs R. Bailey -19% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball); Giambi Scores
b3 0-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  RR COL L. Walker M. Oquist 18% 51% Home Run; Weiss Scores
b5 3-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  R COL L. Walker M. Oquist 12% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b4 2-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R COL W. Weiss M. Oquist 12% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores; McCracken to 3B
t5 2-3 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R OAK B. Mayne D. Holmes -9% 48% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Giambi Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Roger Bailey facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK J. McDonald R. Bailey 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Bellhorn R. Bailey 2% 54% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK J. Giambi R. Bailey -1% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O OAK M. Stairs R. Bailey 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  COL W. Weiss M. Oquist 3% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O COL N. Perez M. Oquist -3% 55% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL L. Walker M. Oquist -3% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O COL A. Galarraga M. Oquist -2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rockies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Roger Bailey facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK G. Williams R. Bailey -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK S. Brosius R. Bailey 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK S. Spiezio R. Bailey 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK M. Tejada R. Bailey -3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Williams to 3B
Brent Mayne pinch runs for George Williams (C) batting 5th
t2 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. Oquist R. Bailey 5% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 5-6-7
Brent Mayne moves from PR to C
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL D. Bichette M. Oquist -3% 53% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL V. Castilla M. Oquist -2% 51% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  COL J. Reed M. Oquist 1% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O COL Q. McCracken M. Oquist -3% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rockies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Roger Bailey facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. McDonald R. Bailey -4% 46% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK M. Bellhorn R. Bailey -2% 44% McDonald Steals 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- 3,(2-1)  O OAK M. Bellhorn R. Bailey 9% 53% McDonald Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-SS-3B)
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Bellhorn R. Bailey 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-P
t3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. Giambi R. Bailey -1% 53% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK M. Stairs R. Bailey -19% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball); Giambi Scores
t3 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK B. Mayne R. Bailey -1% 34% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK S. Brosius R. Bailey 2% 36% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O COL R. Bailey M. Oquist -3% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  COL W. Weiss M. Oquist 4% 37% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b3 0-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O COL N. Perez M. Oquist -4% 34% Flyball: CF; Weiss to 3B
b3 0-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  RR COL L. Walker M. Oquist 18% 51% Home Run; Weiss Scores
b3 2-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  COL A. Galarraga M. Oquist 1% 53% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b3 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL D. Bichette M. Oquist -3% 50% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rockies 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Rockies' Roger Bailey facing 7-8-9
t4 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio R. Bailey 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Tejada R. Bailey -3% 50% Walk
t4 2-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. Oquist R. Bailey 3% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Tejada to 2B
t4 2-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK J. McDonald R. Bailey -1% 51% Walk
t4 2-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. Bellhorn R. Bailey 5% 57% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rockies 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  COL V. Castilla M. Oquist 7% 63% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b4 2-2 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O COL J. Reed M. Oquist -5% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  COL Q. McCracken M. Oquist 2% 61% Walk
Jason Bates pinch hits for Roger Bailey (P) batting 9th
b4 2-2 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O COL J. Bates M. Oquist -5% 55% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R COL W. Weiss M. Oquist 12% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores; McCracken to 3B
b4 3-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O COL N. Perez M. Oquist -5% 62% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rockies 3.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Rockies' Darren Holmes facing 3-4-5
Darren Holmes replaces Jason Bates (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 2-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. Giambi D. Holmes -8% 54% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 2-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Stairs D. Holmes 3% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Giambi to 3B
t5 2-3 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R OAK B. Mayne D. Holmes -9% 48% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Giambi Scores
t5 3-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O OAK S. Brosius D. Holmes 4% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mayne to 3B
t5 3-3 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O OAK S. Spiezio D. Holmes 5% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rockies 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 3-4-5
b5 3-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  R COL L. Walker M. Oquist 12% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b5 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  COL A. Galarraga M. Oquist 3% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
Don Wengert replaces Scott Spiezio (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Rafael Bournigal replaces Mike Oquist (P) playing 2B batting 9th
b5 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL D. Bichette D. Wengert 8% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Galarraga to 3B
b5 4-3 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R COL V. Castilla D. Wengert 4% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Galarraga Scores; Bichette to 2B
b5 5-3 0 12- 4,(3-0)  COL J. Reed D. Wengert 4% 89% Walk; Bichette to 3B; Castilla to 2B
b5 5-3 0 123 2,(0-1)  RR COL Q. McCracken D. Wengert 6% 96% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bichette Scores; Castilla Scores; Reed to 3B
Dane Johnson replaces Don Wengert pitching and batting 7th
b5 7-3 0 -23 5,(1-2)  RO COL D. Holmes D. Johnson 0% 96% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Reed Scores; McCracken to 3B
b5 8-3 1 --3 5,(3-1)  RO COL W. Weiss D. Johnson 1% 96% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McCracken Scores
b5 9-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  COL N. Perez D. Johnson 0% 97% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
b5 9-3 2 1-- 1,(0-1)  COL L. Walker D. Johnson 0% 97% Baserunner Advance; Perez to 3B/Adv on E1
b5 9-3 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R COL L. Walker D. Johnson 1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Perez Scores/unER
b5 10-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O COL A. Galarraga D. Johnson -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rockies 10.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-10, Rockies' Darren Holmes facing 8-9-1
Harvey Pulliam replaces Larry Walker playing RF batting 3rd
t6 3-10 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada D. Holmes 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Bournigal D. Holmes 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t6 3-10 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. McDonald D. Holmes 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rockies 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 10-3, Athletics' Dane Johnson facing 5-6-7
b6 10-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL D. Bichette D. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 10-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL V. Castilla D. Johnson -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b6 10-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  COL J. Reed D. Johnson 0% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
b6 10-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O COL Q. McCracken D. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rockies 10.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-10, Rockies' Darren Holmes facing 2-3-4
t7 3-10 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. Bellhorn D. Holmes 0% 99% Lineout: LF
t7 3-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Giambi D. Holmes 0% 99% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
t7 3-10 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R OAK M. Stairs D. Holmes -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t7 4-10 2 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK B. Mayne D. Holmes -0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 4-10 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Brosius D. Holmes 1% 99% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rockies 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 10-4, Athletics' Dane Johnson facing 9-1-2
Todd Helton pinch hits for Darren Holmes (P) batting 9th
b7 10-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O COL T. Helton D. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 10-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL W. Weiss D. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 10-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL N. Perez D. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rockies 10.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-10, Rockies' Curt Leskanic facing 7-8-9
Curt Leskanic replaces Andres Galarraga (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Todd Helton moves from PH to 1B
Brian Lesher pinch hits for Dane Johnson (P) batting 7th
t8 4-10 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK B. Lesher C. Leskanic 1% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t8 4-10 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Tejada C. Leskanic 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 4-10 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Bournigal C. Leskanic 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rockies 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 10-4, Athletics' Tim Kubinski facing 3-4-5
Tim Kubinski replaces Brian Lesher (PH) pitching and batting 7th
b8 10-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O COL H. Pulliam T. Kubinski -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Kirt Manwaring pinch hits for Curt Leskanic (P) batting 4th
b8 10-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL K. Manwaring T. Kubinski -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 10-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL D. Bichette T. Kubinski -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rockies 10.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-10, Rockies' Mike DeJean facing 1-2-3
Mike DeJean replaces Kirt Manwaring (PH) pitching and batting 4th
t9 4-10 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. McDonald M. DeJean 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-10 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. Bellhorn M. DeJean 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-10 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK J. Giambi M. DeJean 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rockies 10.

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