MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
09/27/2016
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 2358 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2016 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (101-56) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 9 0
Los Angeles Angels (65-93) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2
Athletics Deal Angels 8-2 Defeat
The Oakland Athletics picked up a win at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, topping the Los Angeles Angels, 8-2. On the mound for Oakland was left-hander Eddie Plank. He played a principal role in the triumph. Earning his 3rd save of the year was Chief Bender. Oakland, at 101-56, sits in first place in the American League Western Division.

Oakland won the game in part because of Eric Chavez. The third baseman ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Athletics ahead, 2-0. For the game, Chavez had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Oakland manager .
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .281 18 65
N. Lajoie 2B 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 .363 14 102
A. Simmons CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .306 20 101
   a-R. Jackson PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321 12 35
T. Martínez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .268 39 97
   b-B. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 7 19
   c-D. Murphy RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Cochrane DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .287 9 66
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .329 16 60
H. Bardhi SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .284 20 89
E. Chavez 3B 5 2 2 3 0 2 3 .252 8 26
T. Steinbach C 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .255 9 53
Totals 36 8 9 8 8 11 21      
a - R. Jackson pinch hit for A. Simmons in the 8th
b - B. Johnson pinch hit for T. Martínez in the 8th
c - D. Murphy substituted for B. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cochrane (32, 5th Inning off A. Messersmith, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Chavez (2, 8th Inning off E. Santana, 1 on, 1 out) , H. Bardhi (33, 8th Inning off B. Lee, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Lajoie (59, 8th Inning off E. Santana, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Steinbach (9, 2nd Inning off A. Messersmith, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Chavez (8, 2nd Inning off A. Messersmith, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Cochrane (9, 4th Inning off A. Messersmith, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Giambi (16, 8th Inning off B. Lee, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie 2 , M. Cochrane 7 , J. Giambi 4 , H. Bardhi 2 , E. Chavez 6 , T. Steinbach 4
2-out RBI: N. Lajoie , E. Chavez , T. Steinbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , T. Martínez , B. Johnson , J. Giambi
GIDP: T. Steinbach
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Figgins DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .242 9 36
A. Pearson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
M. Trout LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .297 31 90
K. Morales 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287 19 50
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .263 23 87
T. Glaus 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .184 9 32
B. Downing C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 17 48
B. Grich 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .255 6 32
J. Fregosi SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .350 0 1
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 8 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Trout (31, 8th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Figgins , M. Trout 6 , K. Morales , T. Glaus , B. Downing
2-out RBI: M. Trout
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Figgins (26)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Salmon (5) , T. Glaus (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Fregosi-Grich-Morales)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Plank W (14-6) 6.2 5 1 1 1 8 0 26 123 4.86   
C. Bender SV (3) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 9 25 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 67
Batters Faced: E. Plank 26, C. Bender 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 4-8, C. Bender 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 123-79, C. Bender 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bender 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Messersmith L (9-15) 5.0 5 4 4 4 8 3 25 107 5.31   
B. Lee 2.1 2 2 2 1 2 1 9 32 3.60   
E. Santana 1.2 2 2 2 3 1 0 10 36 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Messersmith 45
Batters Faced: A. Messersmith 25, B. Lee 9, E. Santana 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Messersmith 5-2, B. Lee 2-2, E. Santana 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Messersmith 107-66, B. Lee 32-24, E. Santana 36-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lee 1-0 , E. Santana 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Plank
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 16909
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