May 20, 2005 Oakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

AT&T Park, Attendance: 42,701

Friday, May 20, 2005, 7:15PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Athletics

17-24

Won 2

3rd, 7 GB

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

W: K Yabu (4-0), L: K Rueter (2-3)

Giants

19-22

Lost 2

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .735   21    0   0   2B
E Byrnes LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .780   17    2   1   HBP
J Kendall C                   5   1   0   0    0   0  .226  .585   24    4   0   GDP
E Chavez 3B                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .211  .598   17    2   3   
B Kielty RF                   4   3   4   0    1   0  .317  .874   14    2   1   2B,IW
  H Street P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Hatteberg 1B                3   0   1   1    1   0  .287  .718   22   13   1   SF,GDP
K Ginter 2B                   1   1   1   5    1   0  .183  .612   18    2   3   HR,2·SF
  K Saarloos P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Thomas RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .374         1   0   
M Scutaro SS                  2   0   1   1    2   0  .242  .694   16    0   4   
J Blanton P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    1   1   GDP
  K Yabu P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  M Ellis 2B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .704    2    0   0   2B
Totals                       33   8  12   8    5   0              165   27  14

BATTING

2B: B Kielty (5, off K Rueter); M Kotsay (9, off K Rueter); M Ellis (5, off J Accardo).

HR: K Ginter (3, off J Brower; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: K Ginter 2 (3, 2 off K Rueter); S Hatteberg (1, off J Christiansen).

IBB: B Kielty (1, by J Christiansen).

HBP: E Byrnes (5, by K Rueter).

TB: B Kielty 5; K Ginter 4; M Ellis 2; E Chavez 2; M Kotsay 2; M Scutaro; E Byrnes; S Hatteberg.

GIDP: S Hatteberg (5); J Kendall (7); J Blanton (1).

RBI: K Ginter 5 (16); S Hatteberg (15); M Scutaro (10); E Chavez (18).

2-out RBI: K Ginter 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Kielty-S Hatteberg.

E: J Blanton (1); K Ginter (1).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellison CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .867   17    3   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .273  .723   20    2   4   SB
J Snow 1B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .740   18   14   0   
M Alou RF                     5   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .822   12    3   1   HR
R Durham 2B                   3   2   1   0    2   0  .273  .722   20    1   7   
P Feliz LF-3B                 4   0   1   1    1   0  .303  .836   28    1   2   
E Alfonzo 3B                  3   0   3   1    1   0  .310  .808   18    0   0   
  J Accardo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .243  .716   19    2   1   
K Rueter P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .485   12    0   1   
  S Munter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Brower P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Tucker LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .684    2    1   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    7   3              166   27  18

BATTING

HR: M Alou (4, off J Blanton; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: M Alou 5; E Alfonzo 3; P Feliz; O Vizquel; K Rueter; R Durham.

RBI: M Alou 2 (14); E Alfonzo (22); P Feliz (28).

2-out RBI: M Alou 2; P Feliz; E Alfonzo.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 4. J Accardo-O Vizquel-J Snow; O Vizquel-J Snow; M Alou-O Vizquel-R Durham; K Rueter-M Matheny-J Snow.

E: E Alfonzo (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (10, 2nd base off J Blanton/J Kendall).

PO: R Durham (1st base by J Blanton).

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                      4.2   7   3   3    4   0   1   5.15   24   89-45   28· 4·13   13· 5· 2· 0     34    -     1.19  -0.17
K Yabu, W (4-0)                2     2   1   1    2   1   0   3.32   10   35-16    9· 2· 5    4· 0· 3· 0          1-0    0.86   0.09
K Saarloos                     1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.64    4   19-13    7· 1· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.45   0.04
H Street                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.93    4   18-9     4· 4· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.02
Totals                         9     9   4   4    7   3   1          42  161-83   48·11·24   21· 6· 5· 0          2-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rueter, L (2-3)              6.1   8   4   4    4   0   0   4.25   29  109-57   33· 2·22   13· 6· 5· 0     37    -     1.37  -0.08
S Munter                       0     0   1   0    0   0   0   2.25    1    7-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.04  -0.06
J Christiansen                 0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0   5.27    3   15-8     6· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    2.46  -0.25
J Brower                       0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   6.63    2    4-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.65  -0.15
J Accardo                      2     2   0   0    0   0   0   6.48    7   30-19   12· 2· 5    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         9    12   8   7    5   0   1          42  165-92   55· 4·33   20· 9· 7· 0          5-4

S Munter faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Blanton (1).

IBB: J Christiansen (1; B Kielty).

PO: J Blanton (0; R Durham, 1st base).

HBP: K Rueter (1; E Byrnes).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 42,701.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 23mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             San Francisco Giants                 
1. M Kotsay             CF    1. J Ellison            CF 
2. E Byrnes             LF    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. J Kendall            C     3. J Snow               1B 
4. E Chavez             3B    4. M Alou               RF 
5. B Kielty             RF    5. R Durham             2B 
6. S Hatteberg          1B    6. P Feliz              LF 
7. K Ginter             2B    7. E Alfonzo            3B 
8. M Scutaro            SS    8. M Matheny            C  
9. J Blanton            P     9. K Rueter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-0  -2-  3  -25%  48% M Alou          J Blanton       Home Run (Fly Ball); Vizquel Scores
   t 7   1  3-3  12-  6   23%  79% E Chavez        J Christiansen  Single to CF (Ground Ball); Byrnes Scores; Kendall to 3B; Chavez to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 7   2  3-5  12-  2   15%  96% K Ginter        J Brower        Home Run (Line Drive); Chavez Scores/Team unER; Kielty Scores/Team unER; Ginter Scores/Team unER
   t 6   0  3-2  1--  3   14%  54% B Kielty        K Rueter        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Chavez to 3B
   t 2   0  0-1  123  3  -14%  61% J Blanton       K Rueter        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Ginter to 3B; Scutaro to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  M Kotsay        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   52%  E Byrnes        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  5   49%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kotsay to 3B
   O      --3  1   45%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Ellison       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   45%  O Vizquel       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to CF-RF); Vizquel to 1B
   O      1--  2   47%  J Snow          Groundout: 2B-1B; Vizquel to 2B
   O      -2-  1   50%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Vizquel out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   54%  B Kielty        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   59%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Line Drive); Kielty to 2B
          12-  4   67%  K Ginter        Walk; Kielty to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B
   R      123  5   75%  M Scutaro       Walk; Kielty Scores; Hatteberg to 3B; Ginter to 2B
   OO     123  3   61%  J Blanton       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Ginter to 3B; Scutaro to 2B
   O      -23  2   56%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   58%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   60%  P Feliz         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  5   59%  E Alfonzo       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   61%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kirk Rueter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   59%  E Byrnes        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   57%  J Kendall       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   56%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   52%  K Rueter        Single to 2B/Bunt
   OO     1--  5   61%  J Ellison       Line Drive Double Play: RF; Rueter out at 1B/RF-1B
          ---  3   60%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      58%  J Snow          Vizquel Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   62%  " "             Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kirk Rueter facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   69%  B Kielty        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   67%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B; Kielty to 3B
   RO     --3  7   70%  K Ginter        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kielty Scores
          ---  4   71%  M Scutaro       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   69%  J Blanton       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   72%  M Alou          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   74%  R Durham        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6   72%  P Feliz         Walk
          1--  5   70%  E Alfonzo       Walk; Feliz to 2B
          12-  4   66%  M Matheny       Walk; Feliz to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
   O      123  4   75%  K Rueter        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   73%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   75%  E Byrnes        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  3   71%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   74%  J Ellison       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   71%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      1--  5   74%  J Snow          Groundout: 2B-1B; Vizquel to 2B
   RR     -2-  3   48%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball); Vizquel Scores
          ---  6   47%  R Durham        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      45%  P Feliz         Durham Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Durham to 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Wild Pitch; Durham to 3B
   R      --3  5   32%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Durham Scores
                  Keiichi Yabu replaces Joe Blanton pitching and batting 9th
          1--  5   29%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Feliz to 3B
   O      1-3  4   34%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Kirk Rueter facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   40%  E Chavez        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   54%  B Kielty        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Chavez to 3B
          1-3  5   60%  S Hatteberg     Walk; Kielty to 2B
   ROO    123  5   48%  K Ginter        Double Play: Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Chavez Scores; Kielty to 3B; Hatteberg out at 2B
          --3  5   50%  M Scutaro       Walk
   O      1-3  7   42%  K Yabu          Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Keiichi Yabu facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   46%  K Rueter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   48%  J Ellison       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   46%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  J Snow          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   46%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  E Byrnes        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Scott Munter replaces Kirk Rueter pitching and batting 9th
          1--  7   56%  J Kendall       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Byrnes to 2B
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Scott Munter pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  6   79%  E Chavez        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Byrnes Scores; Kendall to 3B; Chavez to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   79%  B Kielty        Intentional Walk
   RO     123  5   81%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kendall Scores/unER
                  Jim Brower replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-  2   96%  K Ginter        Home Run (Line Drive); Chavez Scores/Team unER; Kielty Scores/Team unER; Ginter Scores/Team unER
   O      ---  2   96%  M Scutaro       Groundout: P-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Keiichi Yabu facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   97%  M Alou          Lineout: 3B
          ---  6   96%  R Durham        Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  P Feliz         Groundout: 3B-1B; Durham to 2B
   R      -2-  3   95%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Durham Scores
                  Kirk Saarloos replaces Keith Ginter pitching and batting 7th; Mark Ellis replaces Keiichi Yabu playing 2B batting 9th
   O      1--  9   96%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jeremy Accardo facing 9-1-2
                  Jeremy Accardo replaces Edgardo Alfonzo pitching and batting 7th; Pedro Feliz moves to 3B; Michael Tucker replaces Jim Brower playing LF batting 9th
          ---  2   97%  M Ellis         Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   97%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6   96%  E Byrnes        Groundout: 3B-1B; Ellis to 3B
   O      --3  3   96%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-8, Kirk Saarloos facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   97%  M Tucker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   98%  J Ellison       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jeremy Accardo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  E Chavez        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   99%  B Kielty        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  6   98%  S Hatteberg     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-8, Huston Street facing 3-4-5
                  Huston Street replaces Bobby Kielty pitching and batting 5th; Charles Thomas replaces Kirk Saarloos playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  5   99%  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   99%  R Durham        Walk
          1--      99%  P Feliz         Defensive Indifference; Durham to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Giants 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation