DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
09/26/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 3686 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Oakland Athletics (77-83) 5 3 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 14 15 0
San Diego Padres (77-83) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
Santiago, Athletics Rough Up Padres
The Oakland Athletics beat the San Diego Padres, 14-2, at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Athletics got a fine performance from catcher Benito Santiago, who captured player of the game honors. He was 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and 2 singles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Jaret Wright got the win, improving to 3-0. He held the Padres to 2 earned runs on 4 hits over 9 innings, while striking out 10 and walking 4. Oakland has run its win streak to 9 in a row.

Oakland relied on the bat of Herbert Perry to get the win. The third baseman ripped a 2-run double in the top of the first inning to put the Athletics ahead, 3-0. For the game, Perry had 2 doubles and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Oakland manager Jim B.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 .222 12 57
G. Pena 2B 5 3 3 0 1 2 0 .206 37 84
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 .250 25 87
J. Buhner RF 5 2 1 1 1 3 4 .214 40 85
H. Perry 3B 4 4 3 4 1 0 0 .204 18 59
B. Santiago C 5 2 4 5 0 0 0 .221 23 61
G. Vaughn LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 10 26
G. Kingsale CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .193 0 3
B. Gil SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .170 7 33
Totals 41 14 15 14 7 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Perry 2 (24, 1st Inning off R. Krivda, 2 on, 1 out; 2nd Inning off R. Krivda, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Pena (21, 4th Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Henderson (12, 5th Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Perry (18, 4th Inning off D. Drabek, 1 on, 1 out) J. Buhner (40, 2nd Inning off R. Krivda, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Santiago 2 (23, 1st Inning off R. Krivda, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Finley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 5 , G. Kingsale , H. Perry 8 , G. Pena 4 , J. Olerud , J. Buhner 4 , B. Santiago 10
2-out RBI: R. Henderson , J. Buhner , B. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Kingsale , G. Vaughn , J. Buhner
Sac Fly: J. Olerud
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (53) , G. Pena 2 (41)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gil-Pena-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cole LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .305 1 21
J. Edmonds CF 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .240 25 67
M. Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253 49 102
T. Clark 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .236 29 64
V. Castilla 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244 24 50
G. Berroa RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 17 53
   a-C. Quintana PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226 7 27
M. Lieberthal C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .185 1 15
M. Bellhorn 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 10 30
   b-M. Morandini PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 0 5
M. Lee SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 4 26
Totals 29 2 4 2 4 10 11      
a - C. Quintana pinch hit for G. Berroa in the 7th
b - M. Morandini pinch hit for M. Bellhorn in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lieberthal (13, 2nd Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Clark (29, 6th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Berroa , T. Clark 4 , M. Lieberthal 2 , V. Castilla
2-out RBI: T. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Lee 2
GIDP: M. Ramirez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Cole (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Berroa (Henderson at home))
PB: M. Lieberthal 2
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Wright W (3-0) 9.0 4 2 2 4 10 1 131 78 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 77
Batters Faced: J. Wright 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 8-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 131-78
WP: J. Wright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Krivda L (6-6) 1.2 8 8 8 2 1 2 54 29 4.06   
D. Drabek 5.0 5 4 4 4 5 2 87 51 4.17   
C. Finley 2.1 2 2 2 1 5 1 43 27 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Krivda 0
Batters Faced: R. Krivda 14, D. Drabek 25, C. Finley 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Krivda 2-1, D. Drabek 8-3, C. Finley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Krivda 54-29, D. Drabek 87-51, C. Finley 43-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Drabek 1-1 , C. Finley 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Benito Santiago
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 24347
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