VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/24/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1464 - SUNDAY, JULY 24TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (43-62) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Oakland Athletics (61-44) 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 X 7 12 2
Down to Defeat Goes New York, 7-2
The home crowd had a good time watching the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics get after it.

Oakland Athletics starter Chan-ho Park kept the New York Mets hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 7-2 win. The winning pitcher was Park, now 8-5. He tossed 7.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 5.

Jermaine Dye had a big 3-run home run for the Athletics in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Oakland leading 3-1 and runners on 1st and 3rd, he sized up a sinker from 31-year old right-handed pitcher Russ Ortiz and punished it. The result was his 19th home run of the season, which put the Athletics on top, 6-1.

"I love playing this game, so you'll never see me not want to go out there and pitch," said Park.

The Oakland win streak is now 3 games.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lawton 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .233 11 42
E. Alfonzo SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269 10 45
S. Casey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 10 46
P. Wilson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .236 8 42
J. Liefer LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 12 48
D. Wright 3B 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .226 21 61
T. Perez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .220 6 20
D. Barraza C 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .222 9 24
R. Ortiz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 0 0
   J. Julio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Weathers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Vidro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 9 45
   T. Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 6 18      
a - J. Vidro pinch hit for D. Weathers in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Alfonzo 2 , T. Perez , D. Barraza , J. Vidro
2-out RBI: D. Barraza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Wilson , D. Barraza , R. Ortiz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lawton (22)
CS: E. Alfonzo (4) , T. Perez (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alfonzo-Lawton-Casey, Alfonzo-Lawton-Casey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .270 7 40
A. Kearns RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .235 3 15
J. Dye LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .310 19 74
E. Durazo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 17 65
P. Nevin 3B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .292 21 67
M. Ellis 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .212 7 27
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .246 2 23
D. Kady C 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .106 1 7
C. Park P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .149 1 4
   J. Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 7 12 6 2 7 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Damon (7, 1st Inning off R. Ortiz, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Nevin (21, 2nd Inning off R. Ortiz, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dye (19, 5th Inning off R. Ortiz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Damon 4 , A. Kearns 2 , J. Dye 4 , E. Durazo , P. Nevin 5 , M. Ellis 2 , M. Grudzielanek 2 , D. Kady
2-out RBI: J. Dye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Kady
GIDP: M. Grudzielanek , C. Park
Sac Fly: J. Damon
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Nevin (9)
CS: A. Kearns (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Nevin (4) , M. Ellis (8)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ortiz L (8-8) 4.2 8 6 6 1 2 3 70 4.44   
J. Julio 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 0 21 3.46   
D. Weathers 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.91   
T. Adams 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ortiz 25
Batters Faced: R. Ortiz 21, J. Julio 6, D. Weathers 2, T. Adams 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ortiz 3-7, J. Julio 1-0, D. Weathers 2-0, T. Adams 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ortiz 70-47, J. Julio 21-14, D. Weathers 9-5, T. Adams 22-14
WP: R. Ortiz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Park W (8-5) 7.2 4 1 1 2 5 0 105 4.04   
J. Hanrahan 1.1 1 1 0 1 1 0 33 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Park 70
Batters Faced: C. Park 27, J. Hanrahan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Park 6-10, J. Hanrahan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Park 105-62, J. Hanrahan 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hanrahan 1-0
WP: C. Park , J. Hanrahan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chan-ho Park
Ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 43243
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