DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/26/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1588 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Oakland Athletics (51-82) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 11 1
Toronto Blue Jays (68-65) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Athletics Edge Past Blue Jays, 4-3
The Oakland Athletics did just enough to sneak past the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3, at SkyDome. Oakland pitcher Hector Fajardo earned player of the game honors. Oakland reliever Joel Johnston picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. David West shouldered the loss. Toby Borland converted his 6th save in 11 tries.

Oakland second baseman Geronimo Pena had a key at-bat for the Athletics in the top of the 12th inning. Facing Toronto pitcher David West, Pena hit a run-scoring single to make the score 4-3, Oakland. For the day, he was 2-4 with 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch.

Fajardo told a Oakland Gazette reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.

The Athletics saw their record improve to 51-82.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Glanville CF 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 .172 2 5
G. Pena 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .160 14 39
J. Olerud 1B 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 .249 11 37
J. Buhner RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .178 22 51
D. Strawberry DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .136 3 5
H. Perry 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .137 10 29
G. Kingsale LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .195 7 32
T. Rodriguez SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .220 2 13
   a-M. Simms PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .074 1 3
   c-B. Santiago C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 17 47
C. Devarez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .103 3 5
   b-A. Fox PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   d-B. Ripken PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .197 2 23
Totals 41 4 11 4 3 11 13      
a - M. Simms pinch hit for T. Rodriguez in the 9th
b - A. Fox pinch hit for C. Devarez in the 9th
c - B. Santiago substituted for M. Simms in the 9th
d - B. Ripken pinch hit for A. Fox in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Kingsale (15, 9th Inning off M. Mantei, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Olerud (11, 9th Inning off M. Mantei, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Olerud 5 , D. Glanville 2 , G. Kingsale 2 , H. Perry 3 , G. Pena 2 , B. Ripken
2-out RBI: G. Kingsale , G. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Olerud , C. Devarez , A. Fox
GIDP: J. Olerud , J. Buhner
Sac Bunt: G. Kingsale
Sac Fly: T. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: D. Strawberry , G. Pena
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ripken (2)
CS: G. Pena (15)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Pena (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 .292 19 48
M. Greenwell DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .204 5 9
B. Mueller 3B 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 .246 7 25
O. Kindelán 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .247 32 82
B. Gilkey RF 6 0 2 1 0 1 4 .248 11 33
G. Vaughn LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 3 8
   a-D. Hosey CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .187 5 14
A. Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 10 24
J. Oliver C 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .241 4 12
D. Jackson CF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 10 28
Totals 42 3 8 3 4 8 19      
a - D. Hosey substituted for G. Vaughn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Mueller (12, 6th Inning off H. Fajardo, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Jackson (8, 10th Inning off B. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Greenwell (3, 6th Inning off H. Fajardo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gonzalez , B. Mueller 3 , B. Gilkey 2 , J. Oliver , D. Jackson 2 , M. Greenwell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Kindelán 2 , B. Gilkey , G. Vaughn
Sac Bunt: O. Kindelán 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Gonzalez , M. Greenwell
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mueller-Jeter-Kindelán, Jeter-Gonzalez-Kindelán)
OF assists: 1 (Gilkey (Glanville at home))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Fajardo 8.0 6 3 3 1 5 0 114 76 9.28   
B. Taylor 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 0.00   
T. Crews 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 12 5.57   
J. Johnston W (1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 8 2.21   
T. Borland SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 30 14 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Fajardo 62
Batters Faced: H. Fajardo 32, B. Taylor 4, T. Crews 5, J. Johnston 3, T. Borland 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Fajardo 8-10, B. Taylor 0-3, T. Crews 2-1, J. Johnston 1-0, T. Borland 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Fajardo 114-76, B. Taylor 12-7, T. Crews 21-12, J. Johnston 13-8, T. Borland 30-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Taylor 1-0 , T. Crews 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Fajardo , T. Crews
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Sebra 5.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 95 65 2.89   
M. Draper 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 34 21 7.31   
M. Mantei BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 23 16 1.27   
R. Pena 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 16 2.53   
D. West L (1-2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 9 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sebra 58
Batters Faced: B. Sebra 21, M. Draper 8, M. Mantei 7, R. Pena 8, D. West 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sebra 5-3, M. Draper 3-2, M. Mantei 2-0, R. Pena 3-2, D. West 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sebra 95-65, M. Draper 34-21, M. Mantei 23-16, R. Pena 28-16, D. West 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Draper 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Sebra 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hector Fajardo
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 36034
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