BALCO-92
VANCOUVER MOUNTIES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
10/01/2009
 
BALCO-92
VANCOUVER MOUNTIES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 3138 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Vancouver Mounties (63-96) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Oakland Athletics (76-83) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 9 0
Vazquez Impressive in Oakland Win
The Oakland Athletics picked up a win at Oakland Coliseum, knocking off the Vancouver Mounties, 3-1. Starting pitcher Javier Vazquez played a key role in the triumph. Heath Bell earned the save for Oakland, his 31st of the year. Vancouver, at 63-96, has lost 4 straight.

The famously hardworking Vazquez handled the Mounties all day, notching 12 strikeouts in 8.2 innings while allowing 2 hits. Vazquez, who is a three-time Cy Young Award winner, goes to 17-16 on the year with 276 strikeouts.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Oakland manager Dave Gumpert.
VANCOUVER BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jennings LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222 9 32
C. Blackmon CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .281 26 74
L. Hughes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .251 40 103
B. Moss 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 45 113
P. Reese 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 3 20
Q. Cosby DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 4 9
J. Hardy SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .224 16 46
C. Everett RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 8 40
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 8 36
Totals 28 1 2 1 2 12 5      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jennings (34, 4th Inning off J. Vazquez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Blackmon (26, 9th Inning off J. Vazquez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jennings 2 , C. Blackmon 4
2-out RBI: C. Blackmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Moss
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Blackmon (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hughes-Hardy-Moss, Hardy-Hughes-Moss)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bourn LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .242 5 43
J. Lopez SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .277 8 64
B. Anderson DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .276 29 92
M. Bradley CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 30 97
C. Snelling 1B 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .258 14 80
   a-I. Stewart 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 0 6
M. Dolenc RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .274 10 66
J. Henderson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .220 17 57
R. Barajas C 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 .217 16 55
M. Tejada 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 11 48
Totals 29 3 9 3 3 4 18      
a - I. Stewart substituted for C. Snelling in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Barajas (24, 5th Inning off B. Prinz, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Dolenc (27, 6th Inning off E. Sanchez, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Bradley (23, 8th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Bourn (8, 5th Inning off B. Prinz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Bourn 4 , J. Lopez , B. Anderson , M. Bradley 3 , M. Dolenc 2 , R. Barajas 3
2-out RBI: J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , J. Henderson 2 , R. Barajas
GIDP: M. Bradley , M. Dolenc
Sac Bunt: J. Lopez , M. Tejada
Team LOB: 7
VANCOUVER PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Wilson L (8-17) 3.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 48 4.32   
B. Prinz 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 3.72   
E. Sanchez 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 7.41   
J. Verlander 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.95   
J. Castillo 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wilson 39
Batters Faced: C. Wilson 14, B. Prinz 6, E. Sanchez 4, J. Verlander 2, J. Castillo 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wilson 5-2, B. Prinz 1-2, E. Sanchez 1-1, J. Verlander 0-1, J. Castillo 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wilson 48-29, B. Prinz 24-19, E. Sanchez 19-9, J. Verlander 14-9, J. Castillo 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Prinz 2-0 , E. Sanchez 1-0 , J. Verlander 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vazquez W (17-16) 8.2 2 1 1 2 12 1 109 3.52   
H. Bell SV (31) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vazquez 86
Batters Faced: J. Vazquez 29, H. Bell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vazquez 5-8, H. Bell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vazquez 109-74, H. Bell 6-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Javier Vazquez
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM PT
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 28155
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