Athletics 3, 
Angels 2
| W: | B. Ziegler (2-0) |
| L: | F. Rodriguez (2-3) |
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Aybar SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| B Wood SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 |
| G Anderson LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 |
| K Morales DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| R Quinlan 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| G Matthews CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| J Mathis C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .192 |
| S Rodriguez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 |
| R Willits RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .178 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Teixeira 2 (10, G Smith 2) HR: M Teixeira (11, 9th inning off B Ziegler 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Teixeira 2 (36) GIDP: G Anderson, G Matthews Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Morales 1, G Matthews 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Matthews (7, throw); F Rodriguez (2, throw) DP: 1 (S Rodriguez-E Aybar-M Teixeira). | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Weaver | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 105-65 | 4.16 |
| D Oliver | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29-18 | 2.83 |
| F Rodriguez (L, 2-3; B, 7) | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 2.38 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 144-88 | |
| PITCHING IBB: R Sweeney (By J Weaver) Batters faced: J Weaver 26; D Oliver 6; F Rodriguez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Weaver 7-3; D Oliver 1-2; F Rodriguez 0-0 Game Scores: J Weaver 61 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Buck RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| A Cunningham LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| R Davis CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| R Sweeney CF-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .228 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .285 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .216 |
| C Pennington SS-2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| E Patterson 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .174 |
| B Crosby PR-SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Cust (18, J Weaver); A Cunningham 2 (5, J Weaver 2) RBI: A Cunningham (11) GIDP: A Cunningham Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Cust 1, K Suzuki 4 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Pennington-D Barton, B Crosby-C Pennington-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Smith | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 85-55 | 4.09 |
| H Street (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-6 | 3.90 |
| J Devine (H, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.65 |
| B Ziegler (W, 2-0; B, 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21-11 | 0.82 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 123-80 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Smith 22; H Street 3; J Devine 3; B Ziegler 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Smith 9-5; H Street 0-2; J Devine 0-1; B Ziegler 2-1 Game Scores: G Smith 67 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAA | OAK | |||
 | 5th | A Cunningham doubled to deep left, B Crosby scored, T Buck to third. | 0 | 1 |
 | 9th | M Teixeira homered to right, G Anderson scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 9th | C Pennington reached on infield single to pitcher, D Barton to third, J Hannahan to third, D Barton and J Hannahan scored, C Pennington to second on throwing error by pitcher F Rodriguez. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Notes |
| ERIC PATTERSON LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING WITH A RIGHT LEG INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 20,102 (57.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:28 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Bob Davidson, Second Base - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base - Mike Reilly |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 17th 2008
| San Diego | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 15 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 14 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Detroit | 17 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |