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Oakland Athletics @ Baltimore Orioles

2005-04-04 · Day game · Oriole Park at Camden Yards · Att: 48271 · 67°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph · 2:44

Baltimore Orioles defeated Oakland Athletics 4–0. Baltimore Orioles put up 2 in the 2nd. Rodrigo Lopez earned the win. Luis Matos went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
BAL	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		4	7

W: Rodrigo Lopez L: Barry Zito SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dana DeMuth · 1B: Jim Joyce · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Mark Kotsay	5	2	0	0
Jason Kendall	4	0	0	1
Eric Chavez	3	0	1	0
Erubiel Durazo	4	1	0	0
Scott Hatteberg	4	1	0	0
Eric Byrnes	4	1	0	1
Bobby Crosby	2	1	0	1
Nick Swisher	4	1	0	1
Mark Ellis	3	0	0	0
Marco Scutaro	2	1	0	0
Keith Ginter	1	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Roberts	4	0	1	0	0	0
Melvin Mora	4	0	1	1	0	0
Miguel Tejada	2	1	0	0	2	0
Sammy Sosa	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rafael Palmeiro	3	0	0	1	0	0
Javy Lopez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jay Gibbons	2	1	0	0	2	1
Luis Matos	4	1	1	2	0	1
Larry Bigbie	3	1	1	0	0	0
Geronimo Gil	1	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Barry Zito	6.0	6	3	3
Justin Duchscherer	1.0	1	0	0
Kiko Calero	1.0	0	1	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rodrigo Lopez	6.0	7	1	2
Steve Kline	1.0	1	0	0
Jorge Julio	1.0	0	0	1
B. J. Ryan	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark Kotsay: 8/F8LXD
Jason Kendall: 8/F8RM
Eric Chavez: 43/G4

Bot 1

Brian Roberts: 4/L4D-
Melvin Mora: 53/G5
Miguel Tejada: W
Sammy Sosa: S7/L78M+.1-3
Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8LM

Top 2

Erubiel Durazo: 6/P4M-
Scott Hatteberg: S7/L7S-
Eric Byrnes: 5/L56-
Bobby Crosby: S5/G5S.1-2
Nick Swisher: 6/P6D

Bot 2

Javy Lopez: 5/P5F
Jay Gibbons: W
Luis Matos: HR/L8LXD+.1-H
Larry Bigbie: 43/G4
Brian Roberts: 7/L78D+

Top 3

Mark Ellis: 53/G15-
Mark Kotsay: S9/G34+
Jason Kendall: K
Eric Chavez: W.1-2
Erubiel Durazo: 7/F7D

Bot 3

Melvin Mora: 7/F7D
Miguel Tejada: W
Sammy Sosa: S7/L7S-.1-3
Rafael Palmeiro: 8/SF/F89M.3-H
Javy Lopez: S7.1-2
Jay Gibbons: E6/G6.2XH(62);1-2

Top 4

Scott Hatteberg: 3/L3+
Eric Byrnes: S8/G6M+
Bobby Crosby: K
Nick Swisher: S9/L34D+.1-2
Mark Ellis: 63/G6M

Bot 4

Luis Matos: 8/F8LD
Larry Bigbie: S9/L34D+
Brian Roberts: 63/G6M.1-2
Melvin Mora: D9/F9LM.2-H
Miguel Tejada: 4/P4D

Top 5

Mark Kotsay: 43/G4
Jason Kendall: 53/G5
Eric Chavez: E4/G34
Erubiel Durazo: S9/L9S.1-2
Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8LD

Bot 5

Sammy Sosa: 4/P4MD
Rafael Palmeiro: 31/G3
Javy Lopez: K

Top 6

Eric Byrnes: 9/P34D
Marco Scutaro: D9/F9D
Nick Swisher: 9/L9D+
Mark Ellis: 63/G6

Bot 6

Jay Gibbons: K
Luis Matos: K
Larry Bigbie: 7/F7LSF

Top 7

Mark Kotsay: S8/G4M+
Jason Kendall: 16(1)/FO/G15
Eric Chavez: 8/F8RM-
Erubiel Durazo: 8/F8LXD

Bot 7

Brian Roberts: S7/G56
Melvin Mora: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Miguel Tejada: 9/F9D

Top 8

Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8RXD+
Eric Byrnes: K23
Marco Scutaro: 13/G13+

Bot 8

Sammy Sosa: E6/TH/G6+
Rafael Palmeiro: 7/F7S
Geronimo Gil: K
Jay Gibbons: W.1-2
Luis Matos: 8/F8LD

Top 9

Nick Swisher: K
Keith Ginter: 5!3/G56
Mark Kotsay: 63/G6

Notes & reviews

Athletics shortstop Bobby Crosby left game due to broken ribs. Would be on DL for 2 months
Orioles catcher Javy Lopez left the game due to an injured back

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