September 26, 2004 Oakland Athletics at Anaheim Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
OAK 2 BAL 5
DET 0 BOS 11
NYY 4 CHW 5
KCR 1 MIN 6
@CLE 2 SEA 9
@TEX 0 ATL 6
FLA 3 STL 9
@COL 3 HOU 11
@MIL 7 PHI 2
@MON 1 NYM 3
CHC 2 PIT 4
CIN 2 SDP 7
ARI 1 LAD 7
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 43,512

Sunday, September 26, 2004, 5:09PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Athletics

88-67

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  6  2
Angels          1  1  2   0  0  0   0  2  X    6  9  0

W: J Lackey (14-12), L: M Mulder (17-7)

Angels

87-68

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .311  .828   15    1   0   2B
M McLemore 2B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .693   15    2   4   SH
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .271  .895   13    2   1   SF
E Durazo DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .917   12    0   0   
J Dye RF                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .791   23    1   0   
S Hatteberg 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .806   13    9   1   
E Byrnes LF                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .831   16    0   0   
  N Swisher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .801    2    0   0   
D Miller C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .740    5    3   1   
  A Melhuse PH-C              2   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .813    6    2   0   
B Crosby SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .764   14    4   6   
  B McMillon PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .599    8    0   0   

M Mulder P                                                               0   1
  J Blanton P                                                            0   0
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   2
Totals                       31   2   6   1    3   3              142   24  16

BATTING

2B: M Kotsay (36, off J Lackey).

SF: E Chavez (4, off J Lackey).

SH: M McLemore (2, off J Lackey).

TB: M Kotsay 2; J Dye; E Chavez; B Crosby; E Byrnes; A Melhuse.

RBI: E Chavez (74).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Crosby-M McLemore-S Hatteberg.

E: E Chavez (13); M McLemore (7).

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Figgins 2B-3B               4   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .754   13    0   3   SB,CS
D Erstad 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .299  .754   21    9   0   
T Glaus DH                    4   1   2   3    0   2  .270  .978   21    0   0   HR
V Guerrero RF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .327  .948    9    3   0   2B,GDP
G Anderson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .794   15    4   0   
B Molina C                    1   0   0   1    2   0  .280  .731   21    4   0   SH
D Eckstein SS                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .283  .683    8    2   0   HR,SB,CS
A Riggs LF                    2   0   2   1    0   0  .182  .490    6    4   0   2B
  J Davanon LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .774    7    1   0   
D McPherson 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .924   12    0   2   
  A Amezaga 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .414         0   0   

J Lackey P                                                               0   1
  F Rodriguez P                                                          0   1
  T Percival P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   6   9   6    3   5              133   27   7

BATTING

2B: A Riggs (2, off M Mulder); V Guerrero (37, off J Blanton).

HR: D Eckstein (2, off A Rhodes; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); T Glaus (17, off M Mulder; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: B Molina (2, off A Rhodes).

TB: D Eckstein 5; T Glaus 5; A Riggs 3; V Guerrero 2; D Erstad; C Figgins.

GIDP: V Guerrero (18).

RBI: T Glaus 3 (40); D Eckstein (34); B Molina (54); A Riggs (2).

2-out RBI: D Eckstein; A Riggs.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Eckstein (15, 2nd base off M Mulder/D Miller); C Figgins (32, 3rd base off M Mulder/D Miller).

CS: D Eckstein (5, 2nd base by J Blanton/D Miller); C Figgins (13, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Mulder).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mulder, L (17-7)             3.2   6   4   3    3   2   1   4.31   20   71-39   22· 7·10    9· 3· 3· 0     34    -     0.89  -0.24
J Blanton                      3.1   2   1   1    0   3   0   2.08   11   42-25   12· 5· 8    4· 2· 2· 0          2-0    0.47   0.10
A Rhodes                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.12    4   12-8     5· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.22  -0.03
Totals                         8     9   6   5    3   5   2          35  125-72   39·13·20   15· 7· 5· 0          3-1

Anaheim Angels                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lackey, W (14-12)            7     4   2   2    2   3   0   4.55   27  101-60   34· 6·20   10·11· 1· 0     62    -     1.10   0.23
F Rodriguez, H (26)            1     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.77    5   20-10    6· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.16   0.08
T Percival                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    4   17-11    7· 3· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   3   0          36  138-81   47·10·24   14·15· 1· 0           -

J Blanton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Lackey 2 (11).

IBB: None.

PO: M Mulder (9; C Figgins, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 43,512.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 7mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Anaheim Angels                       
1. M Kotsay             CF    1. C Figgins            2B 
2. M McLemore           2B    2. D Erstad             1B 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. T Glaus              DH 
4. E Durazo             DH    4. V Guerrero           RF 
5. J Dye                RF    5. G Anderson           CF 
6. S Hatteberg          1B    6. B Molina             C  
7. E Byrnes             LF    7. D Eckstein           SS 
8. D Miller             C     8. A Riggs              LF 
9. B Crosby             SS    9. D McPherson          3B 

   M Mulder             P        J Lackey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-2  1--  3   15%  82% T Glaus         M Mulder        Home Run (Fly Ball); Erstad Scores
   b 2   2  1-1  -2-  3   10%  64% A Riggs         M Mulder        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Eckstein Scores
   t 8   1  4-2  12-  3    8%  86% E Durazo        F Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   t 8   2  4-2  12-  6    7%  94% J Dye           F Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 8   1  4-2  1--  1   -7%  78% E Chavez        F Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball); McLemore to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lackey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   44%  M Kotsay        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   46%  M McLemore      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Kotsay to 3B
   RO     --3  2   44%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kotsay Scores
   O      ---  6   45%  E Durazo        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   49%  C Figgins       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Figgins to 1B
   O      1--  6   47%  D Erstad        Groundout: SS-1B; Figgins to 2B
          -2-      50%  T Glaus         Figgins Steals 3B
   R      --3  5   55%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Figgins Scores/unER
   OO     1--  1   50%  V Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, John Lackey facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   46%  J Dye           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--      48%  E Byrnes        Wild Pitch; Dye to 2B
          -2-  5   46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   51%  D Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   55%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Mark Mulder facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  G Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   55%  B Molina        Walk
   O      1--  1   52%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      53%  A Riggs         Eckstein Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   64%  " "             Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Eckstein Scores
   O      -2-  4   61%  D McPherson     Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, John Lackey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   64%  M Kotsay        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   65%  M McLemore      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   67%  E Chavez        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   70%  C Figgins       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      65%  D Erstad        Figgins Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  4   67%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   82%  T Glaus         Home Run (Fly Ball); Erstad Scores
          ---  4   83%  V Guerrero      Walk
   O      1--  2   82%  G Anderson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   83%  B Molina        Walk; Anderson to 2B
   O      12-  1   81%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 4.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, John Lackey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   83%  E Durazo        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   85%  J Dye           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   86%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mark Mulder facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   87%  A Riggs         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   86%  D McPherson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   85%  C Figgins       Groundout: SS-1B; Riggs to 2B
          -2-  5   85%  D Erstad        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Riggs to 3B; Erstad to 1B
                  Joe Blanton replaces Mark Mulder pitching
   O      1-3  6   83%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Angels 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, John Lackey facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   79%  E Byrnes        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   83%  D Miller        Flyball: CF
          1--  3   79%  B Crosby        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Byrnes to 2B
   O      12-  3   83%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Byrnes to 3B
   R      1-3      77%  M McLemore      Wild Pitch; Byrnes Scores; Kotsay to 2B
   O      -2-  4   81%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   79%  V Guerrero      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   78%  G Anderson      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   77%  B Molina        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, John Lackey facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Davanon replaces Adam Riggs playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---  5   80%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   83%  E Durazo        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   81%  J Dye           Walk
   O      1--  2   84%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   86%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--      83%  J Davanon       Eckstein Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   82%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   81%  D McPherson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, John Lackey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   84%  E Byrnes        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Adam Melhuse pinch hits for Damian Miller batting 8th
   O      ---  2   87%  A Melhuse       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   88%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
                  Adam Melhuse moves to C
   O      ---  1   87%  C Figgins       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Francisco Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
                  Francisco Rodriguez replaces John Lackey pitching; Alfredo Amezaga replaces Dallas McPherson playing 2B batting 9th; Chone Figgins moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   89%  M Kotsay        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   85%  M McLemore      Walk
          1--  1   78%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Ground Ball); McLemore to 2B
   O      12-  3   86%  E Durazo        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  6   94%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   95%  V Guerrero      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Joe Blanton pitching
   O      -2-  4   95%  G Anderson      Groundout: P-2B-1B; Guerrero to 3B
   RO     --3  4   96%  B Molina        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Guerrero Scores
   R      ---  2   98%  D Eckstein      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   98%  J Davanon       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Troy Percival facing 6-7-8
                  Troy Percival replaces Francisco Rodriguez pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  Nick Swisher pinch hits for Eric Byrnes batting 7th
   O      ---  2  100%  N Swisher       Popfly: 1B
          ---  4  100%  A Melhuse       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Billy McMillon pinch hits for Bobby Crosby batting 9th
   O      1--  8  100%  B McMillon      Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Angels 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ANA200409260

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation