MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
08/30/2039
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2550 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (60-71) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 12 0
Atlanta Braves (65-67) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 12 0
Braves Lose Late, 7-5
The Oakland Athletics knocked off the Atlanta Braves, 7-5, at Truist Park. Ken Ruiz was a big reason Oakland won. The designated hitter was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Oakland reliever Mike McClain picked up the win, upping his record to 8-6. Steve Epperson shouldered the loss. Tomas Berenguer recorded his 2nd save for Oakland.

Ruiz came through with some timely hitting for Oakland. With Atlanta trailing 3-2 in the top of the eighth, Ruiz hit a first pitch slider for a 3-run home run. His 17th home run of the season made it 5-3, Oakland.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Ruiz.

At 60-71, the Athletics claim 4th place in the American League West Division.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Strunk 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .271 4 33
R. Rosales RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .293 10 27
E. Boatright 1B 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .260 19 60
K. Ruiz DH 3 1 2 4 1 1 2 .251 17 70
N. Gordon 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .232 24 66
J. Gibbs LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .238 14 49
J. Papendick CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .199 2 27
E. Barragan SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 2 17
   a-J. Salazar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 3 14
   b-T. Browning SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .180 0 1
E. Morin C 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .201 7 28
Totals 36 7 12 7 4 5 16      
a - J. Salazar pinch hit for E. Barragan in the 7th
b - T. Browning substituted for J. Salazar in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gibbs (25, 8th Inning off S. Epperson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ruiz (17, 8th Inning off S. Epperson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rosales 2 , E. Boatright 3 , K. Ruiz 5 , N. Gordon , J. Gibbs 3 , E. Morin 2
2-out RBI: E. Morin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Strunk , N. Gordon
GIDP: N. Gordon , T. Browning
Sac Fly: K. Ruiz
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tirado DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .303 5 11
E. Long LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .260 18 57
M. Hammond 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .233 17 48
J. Vendetti RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .238 21 63
S. Ramirez 3B 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .176 0 3
M. Mill 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .266 4 35
K. Sunter C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .233 1 3
J. Weeden SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .233 6 34
J. Marshall CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .227 6 38
Totals 38 5 12 5 4 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Ramirez (1, 2nd Inning off C. Ruiz, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Long (19, 4th Inning off C. Ruiz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Weeden (20, 9th Inning off M. McClain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Marshall (6, 9th Inning off M. McClain, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Tirado , E. Long 3 , J. Vendetti , S. Ramirez 4 , M. Mill 2 , J. Weeden 3 , J. Marshall 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tirado , M. Mill , K. Sunter
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Long (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Weeden-Mill-Hammond, Ramirez-Sunter-Hammond)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ruiz 4.2 7 3 3 2 3 0 90 2.51   
N. Cobian 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.07   
M. McClain W (8-6) 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 32 4.26   
C. Styons H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 6.09   
T. Berenguer SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ruiz 39
Batters Faced: C. Ruiz 22, N. Cobian 7, M. McClain 7, C. Styons 5, T. Berenguer 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ruiz 3-7, N. Cobian 1-2, M. McClain 2-0, C. Styons 1-0, T. Berenguer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ruiz 90-57, N. Cobian 24-19, M. McClain 32-19, C. Styons 23-9, T. Berenguer 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Cobian 1-0 , M. McClain 1-0 , T. Berenguer 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Miller 6.1 5 2 2 2 4 0 83 2.90   
S. Epperson L (6-5), BS (5) 1.1 7 5 5 1 0 1 26 2.88   
J. Ozaeta 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Miller 57
Batters Faced: M. Miller 25, S. Epperson 11, J. Ozaeta 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Miller 5-9, S. Epperson 1-2, J. Ozaeta 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Miller 83-50, S. Epperson 26-18, J. Ozaeta 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Epperson 1-0 , J. Ozaeta 1-0
WP: M. Miller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Ruiz
Ballpark: Truist Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:20 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 19203
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