Angels 6,
Athletics 4
| W: | J. Saunders (16-7) |
| L: | J. Outman (1-1) |
| SV: | F. Rodriguez (59) |
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Willits LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .172 |
| G Matthews RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| M Teixeira DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .352 |
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .282 |
| R Quinlan 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .260 |
| K Morales 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .244 |
| M Napoli C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .225 |
| B Wood SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .194 |
| S Rodriguez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | |
| BATTING 2B: S Rodriguez (7, J Outman); G Matthews (18, J Gray) HR: K Morales (2, 7th inning off K Foulke 0 on, 1 Out); M Napoli (17, 7th inning off K Foulke 0 on, 1 Out); B Wood (5, 7th inning off K Foulke 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Teixeira (37), R Quinlan (11), K Morales (4), M Napoli (39), B Wood (12) GIDP: B Wood Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Quinlan 1, B Wood 1, R Willits 1, K Morales 2, M Napoli 2, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: T Hunter (18, Home off S Casilla/K Suzuki); R Quinlan (4, 2nd base off S Casilla/K Suzuki) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Quinlan (4, ground ball) DP: 3 (R Quinlan-M Napoli, J Saunders-B Wood-K Morales 2). | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Saunders (W, 16-7) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 87-53 | 3.52 |
| J Speier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 5.32 |
| J Bulger | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-2 | 7.94 |
| J Arredondo | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 1.66 |
| F Rodriguez (S, 59) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 2.35 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 136-77 | |
| PITCHING HBP: C Denorfia (By J Bulger) Batters faced: J Saunders 28; J Speier 3; J Bulger 2; J Arredondo 3; F Rodriguez 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Saunders 10-7; J Speier 0-2; J Bulger 0-0; J Arredondo 0-0; F Rodriguez 2-0 Game Scores: J Saunders 66 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Davis CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .260 |
| a-J Cust PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| A Cunningham LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .305 |
| K Suzuki C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .284 |
| E Brown DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .244 |
| b-R Sweeney PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 |
| C Denorfia RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| B Crosby SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| C Pennington 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .265 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .217 |
| c-C Gonzalez PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| J Baisley 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| d-T Buck PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .183 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | |
| a-walked for R Davis in the 9th b-grounded to second for E Brown in the 9th c-reached on infield single to first for J Hannahan in the 9th d-struck out swinging for J Baisley in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: C Gonzalez (24), J Cust (70), A Cunningham (12), K Suzuki (40) 2-out RBI: K Suzuki GIDP: C Pennington, C Denorfia, J Hannahan Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hannahan 1, K Suzuki 1, R Sweeney 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (25, 2nd base off J Saunders/M Napoli) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Crosby-C Pennington-J Baisley). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Outman (L, 1-1) | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 93-53 | 4.61 |
| S Casilla | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 3.28 |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20-8 | 4.47 |
| K Foulke | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13-9 | 4.06 |
| J Gray | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 4.91 |
| D Meyer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 7.71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 167-96 | |
| PITCHING WP: S Casilla IBB: M Teixeira (By A Embree) Batters faced: J Outman 22; S Casilla 4; A Embree 5; K Foulke 6; J Gray 4; D Meyer 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Outman 5-4; S Casilla 0-2; A Embree 1-1; K Foulke 1-2; J Gray 1-1; D Meyer 2-1 Game Scores: J Outman 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAA | OAK | |||
| 1st | M Teixeira singled to right, R Willits scored, G Matthews to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 5th | R Quinlan singled to right, M Teixeira scored, T Hunter to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | T Hunter stole home. | 3 | 0 | |
| 7th | K Morales homered to right center. | 4 | 0 | |
| 7th | M Napoli homered to right. | 5 | 0 | |
| 7th | B Wood homered to left. | 6 | 0 | |
| 9th | C Gonzalez reached on infield single to first, C Denorfia scored, B Crosby to third, C Pennington to second. | 6 | 1 | |
| 9th | J Cust walked, B Crosby scored, C Pennington to third, C Gonzalez to second. | 6 | 2 | |
| 9th | A Cunningham grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Pennington scored, J Cust out at second, C Gonzalez to third. | 6 | 3 | |
| 9th | K Suzuki singled to center, C Gonzalez scored, A Cunningham to third. | 6 | 4 | |
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| Game Notes |
| KENDRY MORALES, MIKE NAPOLI AND BRANDON WOOD HIT BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE SEVENTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 12,645 (36.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Mike Reilly, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 18th 2008
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | in 12 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 12 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | in 12 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 9 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |