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10
Athletics
5
Game 1
Final
Tigers
6
Athletics
3
Game 2
Final
1998 AL Central
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Athletics Game Summary
The Oakland Athletics were decisively beaten by the Detroit Tigers, 6 to 3, on May 7, 1998.
Game Info
May 7, 1998
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. L. Hunter CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Randa 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
B. Higginson RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 1.500 |
T. Clark 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 |
L. Gonzalez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
D. Easley 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
A. Tomberlin DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
J. Oliver C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
D. Cruz SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Henderson LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .000 |
J. McDonald RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
B. Grieve DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .250 | 1.333 |
M. Blowers 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Giambi 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
K. Abbott SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A.J. Hinch C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Spiezio 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
R. Christenson CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Batting
2B: L. Gonzalez, J. Oliver
HR: B. Higginson, A. Tomberlin
RBI: T. Clark, B. Higginson 2, A. Tomberlin 3
Batting
HR: B. Grieve
RBI: B. Grieve 3
Baserunning
CS: R. Henderson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson (W) | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.25 |
T. Jones (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Candiotti (L) | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.11 |
M. Mohler | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T.J. Mathews | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
B. Groom | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Telgheder | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. L. Hunter CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Randa 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
B. Higginson RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 1.500 |
T. Clark 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 |
L. Gonzalez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
D. Easley 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
A. Tomberlin DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
J. Oliver C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
D. Cruz SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Batting
2B: L. Gonzalez, J. Oliver
HR: B. Higginson, A. Tomberlin
RBI: T. Clark, B. Higginson 2, A. Tomberlin 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson (W) | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.25 |
T. Jones (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Henderson LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .000 |
J. McDonald RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
B. Grieve DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .250 | 1.333 |
M. Blowers 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Giambi 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
K. Abbott SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A.J. Hinch C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Spiezio 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
R. Christenson CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Batting
HR: B. Grieve
RBI: B. Grieve 3
Baserunning
CS: R. Henderson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Candiotti (L) | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.11 |
M. Mohler | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T.J. Mathews | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
B. Groom | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Telgheder | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
