DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
05/30/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 651 - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Oakland Athletics (22-32) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 6 0
San Diego Padres (20-33) 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 8 5 0
Athletics Lose to Padres, 8-4
Starting pitcher Chuck Finley pitched well enough to help the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics by the score of 8-4. San Diego is now 20-33, Oakland 22-32.

In the bottom of the second, Jim Edmonds hit a grand slam home run for San Diego. The 4th home run of the season for the San Diego center fielder put the Padres on top, 4-0.

Finley told a San Diego Today reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .248 3 20
G. Pena 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .196 14 27
J. Olerud 1B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .207 6 23
J. Buhner RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .175 8 23
H. Perry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .204 4 14
B. Santiago C 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .216 8 21
G. Vaughn LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .179 2 3
C. Carr CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .175 0 2
B. Gil SS 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .259 0 6
Totals 29 4 6 4 8 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Santiago (8, 8th Inning off N. Charlton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Olerud (6, 6th Inning off C. Finley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Pena , C. Carr , J. Olerud 5 , B. Santiago 3
2-out RBI: B. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Henderson 2 , H. Perry
GIDP: R. Henderson , B. Santiago
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carr (4) , G. Vaughn (1)
CS: B. Santiago (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Whiten RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .258 5 15
M. Bellhorn 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .259 1 4
M. Ramirez DH 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .223 14 31
T. Clark 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .228 12 24
G. Berroa LF 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .273 0 2
C. Quintana 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 .259 3 16
E. Taubensee C 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 .236 6 21
   a-C. Devarez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0 0
J. Edmonds CF 3 1 1 4 1 2 2 .183 4 16
M. Lee SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .171 0 1
Totals 28 8 5 8 11 11 19      
a - C. Devarez substituted for E. Taubensee in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Clark (6, 7th Inning off J. D'Amico, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ramirez (14, 7th Inning off J. D'Amico, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Edmonds (4, 2nd Inning off T. Van Poppel, 3 on, 1 out) M. Whiten (5, 7th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Clark 2 , M. Ramirez 4 , J. Edmonds 4 , M. Bellhorn , M. Whiten 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Taubensee , M. Whiten
Sac Fly: E. Taubensee
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bellhorn-Lee-Clark, Bellhorn-Lee-Clark)
OF assists: 1 (Edmonds (Santiago at 3rd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Van Poppel L (3-4) 6.0 3 6 6 8 9 2 133 75 5.77   
J. D'Amico 2.0 2 2 2 3 2 1 43 22 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Van Poppel 43
Batters Faced: T. Van Poppel 29, J. D'Amico 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Van Poppel 1-8, J. D'Amico 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Van Poppel 133-75, J. D'Amico 43-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. D'Amico 1-1
WP: T. Van Poppel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Finley W (1-1) 6.2 3 2 2 6 8 1 126 74 3.86   
N. Charlton H (3) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 39 27 3.70   
S. Belinda 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 4 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Finley 62
Batters Faced: C. Finley 27, N. Charlton 8, S. Belinda 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Finley 5-5, N. Charlton 2-1, S. Belinda 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Finley 126-74, N. Charlton 39-27, S. Belinda 9-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Charlton 2-0 , S. Belinda 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chuck Finley
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 24233
Special Notes: Geronimo Berroa ties the SD regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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