VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/30/2005
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VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 11777 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Atlanta Braves 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 13 0
Oakland Athletics 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 2
Athletics Clip Braves, 7-6, in Contest
Handed an opportunity to take a commanding lead in the Final Four, the Atlanta Braves could not close the deal.

Game 4 went into extra frames and the Oakland Athletics emerged victorious, taking a 11-inning, walk-off win by the final score of 7-6. Oakland center fielder Nelson Cruz was 2-4 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 in the win at Network Associates Coliseum to drag the Athletics back to parity. The clubs are now tied 2-2 in the best-of-7 series.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 11th. With two out, Cruz hit a slider from John Wasdin for a run-scoring double. The Athletics, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"It was a good day but I'm not letting my guard down," Cruz said. "I'll let my guard down as soon as someone puts a big, fat championship ring on my finger."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal 3B 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176 0 0
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .188 1 3
G. Sheffield LF 5 1 3 0 0 2 2 .545 1 4
J. Kent 1B 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .353 0 4
G. Jenkins RF 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 .353 0 4
M. Giles 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .067 0 1
B. Crosby SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .214 0 0
H. Patterson C 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .267 1 2
A. Alvarez P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   A. Osuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Burroughs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Politte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Foulke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Torrealba PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Stewart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Broussard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   J. Wasdin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 45 6 13 6 1 13 13      
a - S. Burroughs pinch hit for A. Osuna in the 7th
b - Y. Torrealba pinch hit for K. Foulke in the 9th
c - B. Broussard pinch hit for S. Stewart in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Jenkins (1, 3rd Inning off M. Mulder, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Kent (1, 8th Inning off M. Mulder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Patterson (1, 4th Inning off M. Mulder, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Furcal , A. Jones , G. Sheffield 3 , J. Kent 3 , G. Jenkins 3 , B. Crosby 3 , H. Patterson 4
2-out RBI: J. Kent , G. Jenkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Furcal , M. Giles , H. Patterson
GIDP: J. Kent
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns RF 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 .062 0 0
N. Cruz CF 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 .286 0 2
A. Ramirez 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 .235 2 4
J. Dye LF 5 1 1 3 0 1 4 .250 1 3
P. Nevin C 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 1 1
E. Durazo 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 2 6
M. Ellis 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .267 0 0
J. Bartlett SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .071 0 1
M. Mulder P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   B. Bannister P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Donnelly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Ochoa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   T. Hoffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Damon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 42 7 10 7 4 11 16      
a - A. Ochoa pinch hit for B. Donnelly in the 9th
b - J. Damon pinch hit for T. Hoffman in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Cruz 2 (2, 5th Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs; 11th Inning off J. Wasdin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Dye (1, 1st Inning off A. Alvarez, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Ramirez (2, 5th Inning off A. Osuna, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns , N. Cruz 4 , A. Ramirez 5 , J. Dye 4 , M. Ellis 2 , J. Bartlett , A. Ochoa
2-out RBI: N. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dye , J. Bartlett
Hit by Pitch: A. Kearns
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kearns (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mulder , T. Hoffman
Double Plays: 1 (Ellis-Bartlett-Durazo)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Alvarez 4.0 5 5 5 2 4 1 94 11.25   
A. Osuna 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 30 4.50   
C. Politte 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
K. Foulke 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.45   
S. Stewart 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 36 2.25   
J. Wasdin L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 19 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Alvarez 34
Batters Faced: A. Alvarez 20, A. Osuna 7, C. Politte 4, K. Foulke 3, S. Stewart 9, J. Wasdin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Alvarez 2-6, A. Osuna 2-3, C. Politte 0-3, K. Foulke 0-1, S. Stewart 3-1, J. Wasdin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Alvarez 94-54, A. Osuna 30-19, C. Politte 17-10, K. Foulke 11-8, S. Stewart 36-22, J. Wasdin 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Osuna 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Alvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mulder 7.0 12 6 6 0 9 1 122 7.71   
B. Bannister 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 0.00   
B. Donnelly 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 0.00   
T. Hoffman W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mulder 38
Batters Faced: M. Mulder 32, B. Bannister 4, B. Donnelly 3, T. Hoffman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mulder 8-3, B. Bannister 1-2, B. Donnelly 0-1, T. Hoffman 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mulder 122-82, B. Bannister 23-14, B. Donnelly 13-7, T. Hoffman 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bannister 1-0
WP: M. Mulder
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Cruz
Ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:21
Attendance: 45229
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