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Baltimore Orioles @ Oakland Athletics

2012-09-14 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 35067 · 62°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph to RF · 2:37

Oakland Athletics defeated Baltimore Orioles 3–2. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 4th. Tom Milone earned the win and Grant Balfour picked up the save. Yoenis Cespedes went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Tom Milone L: Joe Saunders SV: Grant Balfour

Umpires — HP: Angel Hernandez · 1B: Ed Hickox · 2B: Chris Conroy · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nate McLouth	4	0	0	0	0	2
J. J. Hardy	4	0	1	0	0	0
Adam Jones	4	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Wieters	2	0	1	0	2	0
Lew Ford	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Reynolds	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Davis	3	1	1	1	0	1
Manny Machado	2	1	2	0	1	0
Robert Andino	3	0	0	0	0	0
Endy Chavez	1	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Coco Crisp	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jonny Gomes	4	1	2	1	0	1
Josh Reddick	4	0	1	0	0	1
Yoenis Cespedes	3	1	1	2	1	2
Chris Carter	3	0	0	0	1	1
Josh Donaldson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Derek Norris	3	0	1	0	0	0
Stephen Drew	3	0	0	0	0	3
Adam Rosales	2	1	1	0	0	1
Cliff Pennington	1	0	0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Saunders	6.0	7	2	6
Jake Arrieta	2.0	1	0	5

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Milone	6.1	6	2	2
Pat Neshek	0.2	0	1	0
Ryan Cook	1.0	0	0	2
Grant Balfour	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nate McLouth: 6/F6-
J. J. Hardy: 13/G13+
Adam Jones: D7/L7LM+
Matt Wieters: 53/G56+

Bot 1

Coco Crisp: 7/F78M
Jonny Gomes: 8/F8RXD+
Josh Reddick: 3/G3+

Top 2

Lew Ford: 8/L8LD+
Mark Reynolds: 6/F56
Chris Davis: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 2

Yoenis Cespedes: K
Chris Carter: 8/F8RD
Josh Donaldson: S8/L8RM+
Derek Norris: 8/F8LD

Top 3

Manny Machado: S8/G6
Robert Andino: 8/F78D.1-2
Nate McLouth: 9/F89D+.2-3
J. J. Hardy: E5/G5+.3-H(UR)
Adam Jones: 8/L8LD

Bot 3

Stephen Drew: K
Adam Rosales: K
Coco Crisp: 6!/L56+

Top 4

Matt Wieters: W
Lew Ford: 3/F3F-
Mark Reynolds: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+

Bot 4

Jonny Gomes: S8/G6+
Josh Reddick: K
Yoenis Cespedes: HR/F7D+.1-H
Chris Carter: W
Josh Donaldson: WP.1-2
Josh Donaldson: 9/F9D+
Derek Norris: S6/G56.2-3
Stephen Drew: K

Top 5

Chris Davis: HR/F8RXD+
Manny Machado: S9/G34+
Robert Andino: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Nate McLouth: K

Bot 5

Adam Rosales: D7/G5+
Coco Crisp: S7/L7S.2-3
Jonny Gomes: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Josh Reddick: 3/LDP/L3+.1X1(3)
Yoenis Cespedes: IW
Chris Carter: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 6

J. J. Hardy: S8/G6+
Adam Jones: 3/F3DF-
Matt Wieters: W.1-2
Lew Ford: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+

Bot 6

Josh Donaldson: 8/F8RD
Derek Norris: 43/G4
Stephen Drew: K

Top 7

Mark Reynolds: S8/L8RM
Chris Davis: K
Manny Machado: W.1-2
Robert Andino: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 7

Cliff Pennington: K
Coco Crisp: K
Jonny Gomes: K

Top 8

Nate McLouth: K
J. J. Hardy: 53/G5S-
Adam Jones: K

Bot 8

Josh Reddick: S9/L34D
Yoenis Cespedes: K/DP/BINT.1X1(2)
Chris Carter: K

Top 9

Matt Wieters: S6/G56
Endy Chavez: K
Mark Reynolds: 7/F7D
Chris Davis: CS2(26)

Notes & reviews

Yoenis Cespedes stepped across the plate on his back swing; catcher Matt Wieters' throw to 2B was high and his hand hit Cespedes' helmet; Cepedes called for interference

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