DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
04/01/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 18 - TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (1-1) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 0
San Diego Padres (1-1) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Athletics Prevail, 5-3, Over San Diego
The Athletics grabbed a win, 5-3, at Jack Murphy Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from San Diego pitcher Darryl Kile. Kile went 8 innings and allowed 5 earned runs. John Mitchell picked up the win, improving his season record to 1-0. He struck out 3 in 6 innings. With the loss, San Diego sinks to 1-1.

Oakland used the bat of John Olerud to get the win. The first baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Athletics ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Olerud told the Oakland Today.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .167 0 0
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .500 1 2
J. Buhner RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 1 2
D. Justice LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .143 0 0
G. Pena 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .375 1 2
B. Santiago C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
H. Perry 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
D. White CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
G. Litton SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5 4 9 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: G. Pena (1, 1st Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 1 out) J. Olerud (1, 1st Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Pena 5 , J. Olerud 4 , D. Justice , J. Buhner , B. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Litton
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hamilton RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .167 0 0
J. Edmonds CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .375 0 1
M. Ramirez DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .429 1 2
T. Clark 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .429 1 4
D. Magadan 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .167 0 1
J. Conine LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
E. Taubensee C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0
C. Grebeck SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Frye 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Clark (2, 4th Inning off J. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Edmonds (3, 5th Inning off J. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Clark 2 , M. Ramirez , J. Edmonds 2 , J. Frye , J. Conine , D. Hamilton , D. Magadan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Clark
Sac Fly: T. Clark
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hamilton (1)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Mitchell W (1-0) 6.0 5 3 3 2 3 0 104 63 4.50   
T. Van Poppel SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 24 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 51
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 25, T. Van Poppel 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 7-8, T. Van Poppel 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 104-63, T. Van Poppel 34-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Kile L (0-1) 8.0 4 5 5 3 7 2 114 78 5.63   
N. Charlton 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 17 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 58
Batters Faced: D. Kile 31, N. Charlton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 6-11, N. Charlton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 114-78, N. Charlton 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Charlton 1-1
WP: N. Charlton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darryl Kile
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 23255
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