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4
Monday, September 1, 1997 6:18
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 50,792, Time of Game: 2:54
Giants
8
76-62
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Athletics
2
53-85
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
4th, 23 GB
W: Kirk Rueter (10-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  2   0  2  0   0  0  3    8 10  1
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2 10  3

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Stan Javier CF-RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .762 18 8 -0.050 0.78 0.034 -0.084 -0.8 0 0 SB
Bill Mueller 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .292 .821 19 8 -0.041 0.61 0.024 -0.065 -0.8 0 2
Barry Bonds LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .291 1.000 17 10 0.036 0.75 0.098 -0.062 0.9 3 0 HR,SB
Jeff Kent 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 .257 .820 18 8 0.082 0.72 0.110 -0.028 0.7 2 3
Glenallen Hill RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .257 .722 18 10 0.019 0.84 0.053 -0.034 0.3 0 0
   Darryl Hamilton CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 .715 5 1 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.1 1 0
Mark Lewis DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 .261 .744 19 13 0.205 0.83 0.212 -0.007 2.6 3B
J.T. Snow 1B 4 0 2 4 1 0 .295 .916 22 11 0.068 0.92 0.108 -0.040 3.0 8 0 2B
Brian Johnson C 4 0 0 1 0 2 .257 .730 18 12 -0.053 0.78 0.009 -0.062 -1.7 7 0 SF
Jose Vizcaino SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .673 14 10 -0.034 0.59 0.018 -0.052 -1.0 6 4
Kirk Rueter P 1
   Roberto Hernandez P
   Rod Beck P
Team Totals 38 8 10 8 5 7 .263 .762 168 91 0.233 0.74 0.667 -0.434 3.2 27 10
2B: J Snow (31, off T Mathews).
3B: M Lewis (6, off A Lorraine).
HR: B Bonds (32, off T Mathews; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: B Johnson (2, off A Lorraine).
TB: B Bonds 5; M Lewis 4; J Snow 3; J Vizcaino; S Javier; G Hill; J Kent.
RBI: J Snow 4 (92); M Lewis (38); J Kent (105); B Bonds (83); B Johnson (36).
2-out RBI: J Snow 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Rueter-J Vizcaino-J Snow.
E: B Johnson (5).
Baserunning
SB: S Javier (23, 2nd base off B Groom/I Molina); B Bonds (29, 2nd base off A Lorraine/I Molina).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Bellhorn DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 .228 .694 22 15 -0.090 1.11 0.033 -0.123 -1.4
Miguel Tejada SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .659 17 12 -0.121 0.75 0.000 -0.121 -1.5 1 2 GDP
Scott Brosius 3B-LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .204 .581 25 14 -0.018 0.52 0.030 -0.048 -0.4 1 0
Matt Stairs RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .329 1.087 18 11 0.039 0.96 0.098 -0.060 0.7 2 0 HR
Brian Lesher LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .186 .568 10 5 0.018 0.91 0.073 -0.055 0.2 1 0 3B
   Jason McDonald PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .702 3 2 0.056 1.44 0.056 0.000 0.4 0 0
Jason Giambi 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .280 .838 13 6 0.185 1.54 0.204 -0.019 1.5 3 1
Scott Spiezio 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .230 .635 10 6 -0.093 2.03 0.059 -0.152 -0.6 4 2 2B
Ernie Young CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .212 .648 11 8 -0.116 1.55 0.000 -0.116 -1.1 5 0
   Dave Magadan PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .841 6 5 -0.104 3.98 0.000 -0.104 -0.8 1 0
Izzy Molina C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .175 .408 9 7 -0.028 1.28 0.030 -0.058 -0.2 8 0
   Brent Mayne PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .699 1 1 0.004 0.10 0.004 0.000 0.4
Andrew Lorraine P
   Buddy Groom P
   Aaron Small P
   Billy Taylor P 1 1
   T.J. Mathews P
Team Totals 37 2 10 2 2 7 .270 .740 145 92 -0.268 1.20 0.587 -0.856 -2.8 27 6
2B: S Spiezio (22, off K Rueter).
3B: B Lesher (1, off K Rueter).
HR: M Stairs (26, off K Rueter; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: M Stairs 5; S Spiezio 3; B Lesher 3; J Giambi 2; B Mayne; I Molina; J McDonald.
GIDP: M Tejada (1).
RBI: J Giambi (62); M Stairs (68).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: I Molina (1); J Giambi (5); M Tejada (1).

San Francisco Giants

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
Kirk Rueter, W (10-6) 7 7 2 2 1 7 1 3.69 29 112 69 35 10 24 9 12 2 0 61 0.209 1.09 1.7
Roberto Hernandez, H (6) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.32 6 26 17 9 2 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.056 2.44 0.5
Rod Beck 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.49 4 7 6 4 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.003 0.11 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 2 7 1 2.00 39 145 92 48 13 31 14 16 5 0 61 0 0 0.268 0.74 2.8

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
Andrew Lorraine, L (2-1) 2.1 6 3 3 2 1 0 7.27 15 59 29 20 1 8 8 4 1 0 32 -0.241 1.13 -2.3
Buddy Groom 1.2 2 2 1 2 1 0 4.66 10 41 21 14 0 7 4 3 0 0 2 0 -0.079 1.03 -1.9
Aaron Small 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.09 9 34 20 10 6 4 1 5 2 0 2 0 0.104 0.36 2.9
Billy Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.26 3 10 6 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.21 0.5
T.J. Mathews 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2.79 7 24 15 7 5 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 -0.032 0.09 -2.5
Team Totals 9 10 8 5 5 7 1 5.00 44 168 91 53 14 24 16 16 3 0 32 4 0 -0.231 1.20 -3.2
B Groom faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Groom (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Mark Johnson.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 50,792.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Oakland Athletics
1 Stan Javier CF 1 Mark Bellhorn DH
2 Bill Mueller 3B 2 Miguel Tejada SS
3 Barry Bonds LF 3 Scott Brosius 3B
4 Jeff Kent 2B 4 Matt Stairs RF
5 Glenallen Hill RF 5 Brian Lesher LF
6 Mark Lewis DH 6 Jason Giambi 1B
7 J.T. Snow 1B 7 Scott Spiezio 2B
8 Brian Johnson C 8 Ernie Young CF
9 Jose Vizcaino SS 9 Izzy Molina C
Kirk Rueter P Andrew Lorraine P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-5 1 123 2,(0-1)  O OAK S. Spiezio R. Hernandez 11% 86% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
b8 2-5 2 123 6,(1-2)  O OAK D. Magadan R. Hernandez 10% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 2-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Giambi R. Hernandez -10% 75% Walk; Stairs to 3B; McDonald to 2B
t3 2-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R SFG M. Lewis A. Lorraine 9% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kent Scores; Hill to 2B
b2 1-1 2 123 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Bellhorn K. Rueter 8% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

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, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Andrew Lorraine facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG S. Javier A. Lorraine -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  SFG B. Mueller A. Lorraine 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG B. Bonds A. Lorraine -3% 47% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O SFG J. Kent A. Lorraine -2% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Bellhorn K. Rueter 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK M. Tejada K. Rueter 2% 49% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK S. Brosius K. Rueter 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Andrew Lorraine facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O SFG G. Hill A. Lorraine -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG M. Lewis A. Lorraine 7% 55% Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
t2 0-0 1 --3 5,(3-1)  SFG J. Snow A. Lorraine 2% 57% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO SFG B. Johnson A. Lorraine 1% 58% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lewis Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  SFG J. Vizcaino A. Lorraine 2% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Snow to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O SFG S. Javier A. Lorraine -4% 55% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Stairs K. Rueter 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK B. Lesher K. Rueter -7% 51% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b2 0-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R OAK J. Giambi K. Rueter -6% 45% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lesher Scores
b2 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK S. Spiezio K. Rueter -4% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Giambi to 2B
b2 1-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Young K. Rueter 5% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  OAK I. Molina K. Rueter -3% 42% Single to SS (Line Drive to P's Right); Giambi to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
b2 1-1 2 123 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Bellhorn K. Rueter 8% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Andrew Lorraine facing 2-3-4
t3 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O SFG B. Mueller A. Lorraine -3% 47% Foul Popfly: 1B
t3 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  SFG B. Bonds A. Lorraine 3% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t3 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Kent A. Lorraine 5% 55% Bonds Steals 2B; Bonds to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t3 1-1 1 --3 5,(3-1)  R SFG J. Kent A. Lorraine 6% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bonds Scores
t3 2-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  SFG G. Hill A. Lorraine 3% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kent to 2B
t3 2-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R SFG M. Lewis A. Lorraine 9% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kent Scores; Hill to 2B
Buddy Groom replaces Andrew Lorraine pitching
t3 3-1 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O SFG J. Snow B. Groom -3% 70% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t3 3-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O SFG B. Johnson B. Groom -3% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 2-3-4
b3 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Tejada K. Rueter 3% 69% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
b3 1-3 1 --- 8,(3-2)  OAK S. Brosius K. Rueter -3% 66% Walk
b3 1-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. Stairs K. Rueter 3% 70% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b3 1-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O OAK B. Lesher K. Rueter 3% 73% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Buddy Groom facing 9-1-2
t4 3-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG J. Vizcaino B. Groom -2% 71% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  SFG S. Javier B. Groom 2% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG B. Mueller B. Groom 1% 74% Javier Steals 2B
t4 3-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O SFG B. Mueller B. Groom -3% 71% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t4 3-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O SFG B. Bonds B. Groom -3% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 6-7-8
b4 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK J. Giambi K. Rueter -5% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b4 1-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O OAK S. Spiezio K. Rueter 4% 68% Popfly: LF
b4 1-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK E. Young K. Rueter 4% 72% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK I. Molina K. Rueter 3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Buddy Groom facing 4-5-6
t5 3-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  SFG J. Kent B. Groom 3% 77% Walk
t5 3-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  SFG G. Hill B. Groom 2% 80% Wild Pitch; Kent to 2B
t5 3-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  SFG G. Hill B. Groom 2% 81% Walk
t5 3-1 0 12- 6,(2-2)  SFG M. Lewis B. Groom 5% 86% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Kent to 3B; Hill to 2B
t5 3-1 0 123 4,(1-2)  RR SFG J. Snow B. Groom 7% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kent Scores; Hill Scores/unER; Lewis to 3B
Aaron Small replaces Buddy Groom pitching
t5 5-1 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O SFG B. Johnson A. Small -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-1 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O SFG J. Vizcaino A. Small -3% 89% Fielder's Choice 2B; Lewis out at Hm/2B-C; Snow to 2B; Vizcaino to 1B
t5 5-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O SFG S. Javier A. Small -2% 87% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
b5 1-5 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O OAK M. Bellhorn K. Rueter 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Tejada K. Rueter 1% 91% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b5 1-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK S. Brosius K. Rueter 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Athletics' Aaron Small facing 2-3-4
t6 5-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O SFG B. Mueller A. Small -1% 91% Lineout: CF
t6 5-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG B. Bonds A. Small -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t6 5-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG J. Kent A. Small -0% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 4-5-6
b6 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R OAK M. Stairs K. Rueter -7% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK B. Lesher K. Rueter 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b6 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Giambi K. Rueter 2% 88% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b6 2-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK S. Spiezio K. Rueter -2% 86% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b6 2-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Young K. Rueter 3% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Athletics' Aaron Small facing 5-6-7
t7 5-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG G. Hill A. Small -1% 88% Lineout: CF
t7 5-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG M. Lewis A. Small -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG J. Snow A. Small -1% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 9-1-2
Darryl Hamilton replaces Glenallen Hill (RF) playing CF batting 5th
Stan Javier moves from CF to RF
b7 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK I. Molina K. Rueter 3% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK M. Bellhorn K. Rueter -3% 86% Reached on E2 (Bunt)
b7 2-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO OAK M. Tejada K. Rueter 6% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Athletics' Billy Taylor facing 8-9-1
Billy Taylor replaces Aaron Small pitching
t8 5-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Johnson B. Taylor -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Vizcaino B. Taylor -1% 91% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t8 5-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O SFG S. Javier B. Taylor -0% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Roberto Hernandez facing 3-4-5
Roberto Hernandez replaces Kirk Rueter pitching
b8 2-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Brosius R. Hernandez 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK M. Stairs R. Hernandez -3% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
Jason McDonald pinch hits for Brian Lesher (LF) batting 5th
b8 2-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK J. McDonald R. Hernandez -6% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive); Stairs to 2B
b8 2-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Giambi R. Hernandez -10% 75% Walk; Stairs to 3B; McDonald to 2B
b8 2-5 1 123 2,(0-1)  O OAK S. Spiezio R. Hernandez 11% 86% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Ernie Young (CF) batting 8th
b8 2-5 2 123 6,(1-2)  O OAK D. Magadan R. Hernandez 10% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Athletics' T.J. Mathews facing 2-3-4
T.J. Mathews replaces Billy Taylor pitching
Dave Magadan moves from PH to 3B
Scott Brosius moves from 3B to LF
Jason McDonald moves from PH to CF
t9 5-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG B. Mueller T. Mathews -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R SFG B. Bonds T. Mathews 2% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t9 6-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Kent T. Mathews -0% 98% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t9 6-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  SFG D. Hamilton T. Mathews 0% 98% Walk
t9 6-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  SFG M. Lewis T. Mathews 0% 98% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Hamilton to 2B
t9 6-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  RR SFG J. Snow T. Mathews 1% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hamilton Scores/unER; Lewis Scores/unER
t9 8-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Johnson T. Mathews -0% 100% Popfly: 3B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Giants' Rod Beck facing 9-1-2
Rod Beck replaces Roberto Hernandez pitching
Brent Mayne pinch hits for Izzy Molina (C) batting 9th
b9 2-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK B. Mayne R. Beck -0% 99% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
b9 2-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Bellhorn R. Beck 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b9 2-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Tejada R. Beck 0% 100% Lineout: CF
b9 2-8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Brosius R. Beck 0% 100% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Athletics 2.

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