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Anaheim Angels @ Oakland Athletics

2008-09-18 Β· Day game Β· Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Β· Att: 12645 Β· 63Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 6 mph Β· 2:56

Anaheim Angels defeated Oakland Athletics 6–4. Anaheim Angels put up 3 in the 7th. Joe Saunders earned the win and Francisco Rodriguez picked up the save. Mike Napoli went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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W: Joe Saunders   L: Josh Outman   SV: Francisco Rodriguez

Umpires β€” HP: Bob Davidson Β· 1B: Alfonso Marquez Β· 2B: Mike Reilly Β· 3B: Andy Fletcher Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Anaheim Angels β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Reggie Willits310020
Gary Matthews503000
Mark Teixeira311120
Torii Hunter512001
Robb Quinlan501101
Kendrys Morales411110
Mike Napoli412111
Brandon Wood511102
Sean Rodriguez401001

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rajai Davis401001
Aaron Cunningham500101
Kurt Suzuki501100
Emil Brown200022
Chris Denorfia311000
Bobby Crosby210020
Cliff Pennington311010
Jack Hannahan301001
Jeff Baisley302000
Carlos Gonzalez111100
Travis Buck100001
Jack Cust000110
Ryan Sweeney100000

Anaheim Angels β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Joe Saunders7.0634
Justin Speier1.0001
Jason Bulger0.0010
Jose Arredondo0.1111
Francisco Rodriguez0.2110

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Josh Outman4.1634
Santiago Casilla0.2110
Alan Embree1.0021
Keith Foulke1.0300
Jeff Gray1.0101
Dan Meyer1.0100

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Reggie Willits: W
  • Gary Matthews: S7/L78S.1-3
  • Mark Teixeira: S9/G34+.3-H;1-2
  • Torii Hunter: 13/G25-.2-3;1-2
  • Robb Quinlan: 8/F8LS
  • Kendrys Morales: 3/P3F

Bot 1

  • Rajai Davis: S7/F78S-
  • Aaron Cunningham: SB2
  • Aaron Cunningham: K
  • Kurt Suzuki: FC1/G15.2X3(145)
  • Emil Brown: K

Top 2

  • Mike Napoli: K
  • Brandon Wood: K
  • Sean Rodriguez: D9/L9D+
  • Reggie Willits: 63/G6

Bot 2

  • Chris Denorfia: 8/F8RD
  • Bobby Crosby: 9/L9D+
  • Cliff Pennington: 9!/L9LM

Top 3

  • Gary Matthews: S8/G6M+
  • Mark Teixeira: 9/F89D
  • Torii Hunter: S7/G56+.1-2
  • Robb Quinlan: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
  • Kendrys Morales: W
  • Mike Napoli: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 3

  • Jack Hannahan: S7/L78S
  • Jeff Baisley: S9/G34.1-2
  • Rajai Davis: K
  • Aaron Cunningham: 8/F8LXD+
  • Kurt Suzuki: 3/G34

Top 4

  • Brandon Wood: K
  • Sean Rodriguez: K
  • Reggie Willits: 8/F8RD

Bot 4

  • Emil Brown: W
  • Chris Denorfia: S9/G34.1-2
  • Bobby Crosby: W.2-3;1-2
  • Cliff Pennington: 5(2)2(3)/GDP/G5.1-2
  • Jack Hannahan: K

Top 5

  • Gary Matthews: 3/G3
  • Mark Teixeira: W
  • Torii Hunter: S8/L8RM+.1-2
  • Robb Quinlan: S9/L34+.2-H;1-3
  • Kendrys Morales: 5/P5F
  • Mike Napoli: SBH
  • Mike Napoli: SB2
  • Mike Napoli: W
  • Brandon Wood: WP.2-3
  • Brandon Wood: 5/P25F

Bot 5

  • Jeff Baisley: E5/G56S-
  • Rajai Davis: 4/P3D
  • Aaron Cunningham: 4/P4MD-
  • Kurt Suzuki: 43/G4+

Top 6

  • Sean Rodriguez: 8/F8RD+
  • Reggie Willits: W
  • Gary Matthews: 43/G4+.1-2
  • Mark Teixeira: IW
  • Torii Hunter: K

Bot 6

  • Emil Brown: W
  • Chris Denorfia: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
  • Bobby Crosby: 63/G6M+

Top 7

  • Robb Quinlan: 8/F8LXD+
  • Kendrys Morales: HR/L8RXD+
  • Mike Napoli: HR/F89XD+
  • Brandon Wood: HR/F78D+
  • Sean Rodriguez: 3/P
  • Reggie Willits: 53/G56S

Bot 7

  • Cliff Pennington: S9/L9S
  • Jack Hannahan: 16(1)3/GDP/G15+
  • Jeff Baisley: S9/L89S
  • Rajai Davis: 7/F78D

Top 8

  • Gary Matthews: D7/L78XD+
  • Mark Teixeira: 7/F78D
  • Torii Hunter: 53/G5+
  • Robb Quinlan: K

Bot 8

  • Aaron Cunningham: 5/P56S
  • Kurt Suzuki: 7/L7D+
  • Emil Brown: K

Top 9

  • Kendrys Morales: 9/F9M
  • Mike Napoli: S9/L9S
  • Brandon Wood: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 9

  • Chris Denorfia: HP
  • Bobby Crosby: W.1-2
  • Cliff Pennington: W.2-3;1-2
  • Carlos Gonzalez: S3/G34+.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Travis Buck: K
  • Jack Cust: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Aaron Cunningham: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H;2-3;B-1
  • Kurt Suzuki: S8/L8RM.3-H;1-3
  • Ryan Sweeney: 43/G34