VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/07/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1651 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Brewers (68-50) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 1
Oakland Athletics (65-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1
Athletics Lose at Home, 5-1
The Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics squared off at Network Associates Coliseum.

Jake Westbrook, who is tied for 8th in the VBL with a 1.01 WHIP, was terrific for the Milwaukee Brewers in his team's 5-1 triumph over the Oakland Athletics. His performance earned Westbrook rave reviews. The Athletics, at 65-53, have lost 4 straight games.

It could have been a different outcome for Milwaukee, had it not been for Wes Helms, the 29-year old third baseman . Helms contributed a 2-run single in the top of the first inning to put Milwaukee up, 2-0.

"We're all smiles after that win," Helms told the Milwaukee Bulletin.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Roberts CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250 2 19
J. McEwing RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .307 4 13
C. Woodward SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .276 29 82
K. Garcia LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .271 30 73
W. Helms 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .237 11 53
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .207 10 30
J. Encarnacion 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .246 12 26
J. Molina C 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .235 5 33
J. Westbrook P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .098 0 2
   C. Bradford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-F. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 6 23
   M. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 1 11 13      
a - F. Gutierrez pinch hit for C. Bradford in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Encarnacion (5, 2nd Inning off M. Mulder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Encarnacion (12, 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Roberts , J. McEwing 3 , W. Helms 2 , J. Encarnacion 6 , J. Molina
2-out RBI: W. Helms
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Woodward
GIDP: C. Woodward
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: W. Helms (12)
Double Plays: 3 (Kinsler-Woodward-Encarnacion, Westbrook-Woodward-Encarnacion, Woodward-Kinsler-Encarnacion)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Eckstein SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 2 10
A. Kearns 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .286 4 20
A. Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 36 94
N. Cruz CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283 13 48
J. Dye LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .317 20 82
A. Ochoa RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .237 9 28
M. Grudzielanek 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .241 2 27
D. Kady C 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .099 1 7
M. Mulder P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .204 1 6
   a-J. Damon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 7 40
   B. Bannister P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Hoffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1 4 5 17      
a - J. Damon pinch hit for M. Mulder in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kearns (8, 8th Inning off C. Bradford, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Ochoa (9, 7th Inning off J. Westbrook, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns 2 , J. Dye 2 , A. Ochoa 4
2-out RBI: A. Ochoa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cruz , M. Mulder , J. Damon
GIDP: A. Ochoa 2 , M. Mulder
Hit by Pitch: M. Grudzielanek
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: N. Cruz (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Grudzielanek-Kearns)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Westbrook W (8-5) 6.2 2 1 1 4 5 1 114 2.91   
C. Bradford H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 4.33   
M. Thornton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Westbrook 67
Batters Faced: J. Westbrook 25, C. Bradford 6, M. Thornton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Westbrook 10-3, C. Bradford 0-4, M. Thornton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Westbrook 114-64, C. Bradford 20-15, M. Thornton 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bradford 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Westbrook
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mulder L (11-8) 7.0 7 3 3 0 7 0 105 3.29   
B. Bannister 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 0.00   
T. Hoffman 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 16 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mulder 58
Batters Faced: M. Mulder 27, B. Bannister 4, T. Hoffman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mulder 7-6, B. Bannister 0-1, T. Hoffman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mulder 105-69, B. Bannister 21-14, T. Hoffman 16-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Westbrook
Ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 43199
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