DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
08/31/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 2974 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (46-89) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Colorado Rockies (55-81) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1
Athletics Prevail, 4-2, Over Colorado
Oakland pitcher Jason Bere did his part in helping his team beat the Colorado Rockies, 4-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Bere went 7.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. His record improves to 5-1. Mike Magnante was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 5 save opportunities.

Oakland catcher Benito Santiago laid a blow when he belted a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth. It was his 13th home run of the season. With it, the Athletics took a 4-1 lead.

"I really like what we did out there today," Bere said after the game.

The Athletics raised their record to 46-89.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .217 13 39
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .253 23 67
D. Justice RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .208 26 61
B. Santiago C 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .218 13 47
M. Tucker LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .202 3 19
   a-D. White CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 2 10
C. Carr CF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .243 2 30
G. Litton SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .199 8 41
M. McLemore 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .171 1 10
B. Gil 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 5 22
Totals 33 4 7 4 6 6 16      
a - D. White substituted for M. Tucker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Santiago (13, 5th Inning off R. Bowen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , B. Gil , D. Justice , B. Santiago 4 , M. McLemore 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tucker , J. Olerud , B. Santiago
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (60) , M. Tucker 2 (13) , C. Carr 2 (51)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Justice (7) , M. McLemore (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Gil-Litton-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Espy CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .215 1 31
T. Barron RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .262 8 33
J. Gonzalez LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .257 47 110
B. Hamelin DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .203 29 67
G. Davis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .265 44 100
B. Banks C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .180 4 16
D. Doster 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .211 13 48
K. Lockhart 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .197 11 41
A. Espinoza SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 2 28
Totals 36 2 8 2 1 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Banks (3, 2nd Inning off J. Bere, 0 on, 1 out) T. Barron (24, 9th Inning off M. Magnante, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Banks 2 , T. Barron 2 , D. Doster , K. Lockhart 2 , J. Gonzalez 2 , A. Espinoza
2-out RBI: T. Barron , K. Lockhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Banks , J. Gonzalez , A. Espinoza , G. Davis , C. Espy
GIDP: K. Lockhart
Hit by Pitch: T. Barron , G. Davis
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Bowen (1)
OF assists: 2 (Barron (Carr at home), Espy (McLemore at 3rd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Bere W (5-1) 7.1 6 1 1 1 5 0 122 81 2.15   
M. Magnante SV (3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 24 14 7.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bere 66
Batters Faced: J. Bere 32, M. Magnante 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bere 8-8, M. Magnante 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bere 122-81, M. Magnante 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Magnante 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Bere 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Bowen L (10-15) 6.0 6 4 3 6 3 1 114 60 5.85   
B. Gideon 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 39 25 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Bowen 43
Batters Faced: R. Bowen 29, B. Gideon 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Bowen 4-9, B. Gideon 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Bowen 114-60, B. Gideon 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gideon 1-0
WP: R. Bowen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Bere
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 29421
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