VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/21/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2196 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (88-71) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1
Oakland Athletics (94-65) 1 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 9 11 0
Weaver Terrific in 9-2 Oakland Triumph
The Oakland Athletics picked up a win at Network Associates Coliseum, knocking off the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2. Starting pitcher Jered Weaver was a big reason why. Oakland has run its win streak to 4 in a row.

Weaver was charged with 2 runs on 4 hits over 9 innings for the Athletics. With the win, the 6-foot-7, 210-pound right-hander goes to 10-4.

"Jered was aggressive right out of the chute," said Oakland manager Bob Brenly.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crisp 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 26 86
J. Edmonds CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .246 24 67
A. Pujols 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .301 51 130
M. Alou LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .239 24 92
M. Teixeira 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 32 108
M. Sweeney C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 16 55
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 13 65
D. Young RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 20 72
J. Vazquez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .117 0 4
   B. Koch P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 4 28
   J. Pope P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2 1 7 4      
a - D. Cruz pinch hit for B. Koch in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: M. Alou (3, 7th Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Pujols 2 (51, 4th Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Weaver, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 8 , M. Alou 4
2-out RBI: A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sweeney
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Alou (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Teixeira (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .300 8 41
   b-A. Ochoa PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 12 37
N. Cruz CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .294 32 93
A. Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311 45 123
J. Dye LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .299 28 106
P. Nevin C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .288 28 85
E. Durazo 1B 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .245 21 80
   a-S. Spiezio PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
M. Ellis 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .231 8 43
J. Bartlett SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .333 0 2
J. Weaver P 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .091 0 2
Totals 36 9 11 9 1 11 11      
a - S. Spiezio pinch hit for E. Durazo in the 7th
b - A. Ochoa pinch hit for A. Kearns in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ellis 2 (20, 2nd Inning off J. Vazquez, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Vazquez, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Cruz (26, 2nd Inning off J. Vazquez, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Dye (29, 5th Inning off J. Vazquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Durazo (25, 5th Inning off J. Vazquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Kearns (8, 1st Inning off J. Vazquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Cruz (32, 6th Inning off B. Koch, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kearns 5 , N. Cruz 6 , J. Dye 3 , E. Durazo 3 , M. Ellis 4 , J. Bartlett
2-out RBI: A. Kearns , N. Cruz , M. Ellis , J. Bartlett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ramirez , J. Bartlett
Team LOB: 4
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vazquez L (13-13) 4.1 9 8 8 1 6 1 97 4.62   
B. Koch 2.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 40 5.25   
J. Pope 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vazquez 18
Batters Faced: J. Vazquez 24, B. Koch 10, J. Pope 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vazquez 3-4, B. Koch 3-1, J. Pope 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vazquez 97-57, B. Koch 40-25, J. Pope 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Koch 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Weaver W (10-4) 9.0 4 2 2 1 7 2 109 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Weaver 77
Batters Faced: J. Weaver 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Weaver 13-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Weaver 109-72
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jered Weaver
Ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 43362
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