PIONEER LEAGUE
OAKLAND (RK+) ATHLETICS AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
08/23/2098
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
OAKLAND (RK+) ATHLETICS AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
GAME ID: 14113 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland (Rk+) Athletics (24-35) 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 1
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (18-42) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 0
Athletics Upend Cubs, 8-5
Despite a fine performance by pinch hitter Efrain Buelna, the Chicago (Rk+) Cubs lost to the Oakland (Rk+) Athletics, 8-5. Buelna went 1-1 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. With the win over Chicago (Rk+), the Athletics improved to 24-35.

In the top of the fourth, Oakland (Rk+) left fielder Rey Torres had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and no one out, Torres stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 3-2, Oakland (Rk+). For the game, he went 1 for 4.

"We all want to win," said Torres. "We all want to do our part."
OAKLAND (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lirette 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .161 1 5
C. Taylor CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .345 1 13
B. Nieto RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .217 1 3
J. Schoolcraft DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .349 5 11
B. Hughes 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .282 6 33
J. Hein 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
R. Flores SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .219 1 22
R. Torres LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .146 0 7
C. Makar C 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .212 0 2
Totals 37 8 13 8 2 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Makar (1, 4th Inning off E. Blackwell, 3 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Lirette (1, 1st Inning off E. Blackwell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Schoolcraft (5, 1st Inning off E. Blackwell, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Nieto (1, 4th Inning off J. Dominguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lirette 4 , C. Taylor , B. Nieto 4 , J. Schoolcraft 5 , B. Hughes , J. Hein 3 , R. Flores , R. Torres , C. Makar 2
2-out RBI: B. Nieto , J. Schoolcraft
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Schoolcraft , C. Makar 2
GIDP: B. Hughes
Sac Fly: C. Taylor , B. Nieto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Lirette (2) , R. Torres (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Nieto (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Byrd CF 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .273 0 1
A. Mata 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .253 0 6
   d-B. Ayala PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 5
J. Barnum RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .256 3 13
   e-E. Buelna PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .404 1 12
M. Brown 2B 4 0 2 1 1 2 1 .327 4 26
R. Beene DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .317 2 13
   a-J. Holland DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 0 2
S. Ryan C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .281 0 3
F. Claypool SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .152 0 1
D. Hinton LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .161 1 6
   b-R. Tosi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .439 1 11
R. Orrick 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .178 2 7
   c-M. Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 8
Totals 35 5 9 5 4 9 18      
a - J. Holland inserted as DH in the 8th
b - R. Tosi pinch hit for D. Hinton in the 9th
c - M. Phelps pinch hit for R. Orrick in the 9th
d - B. Ayala pinch hit for A. Mata in the 9th
e - E. Buelna pinch hit for J. Barnum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mata (5, 1st Inning off S. Gooch, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Barnum (6, 7th Inning off A. Guillot, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Ayala (1, 9th Inning off F. Brus, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Brown (6, 5th Inning off S. Gooch, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Buelna (1, 9th Inning off F. Brus, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Byrd 2 , A. Mata 2 , B. Ayala 2 , J. Barnum 2 , E. Buelna 4 , M. Brown 4 , D. Hinton
2-out RBI: E. Buelna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Brown , R. Beene , S. Ryan 2
Sac Fly: J. Barnum
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Claypool-Mata)
OAKLAND (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gooch 4.2 6 2 2 2 6 0 76 3.46   
A. Guillot W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 40 2.38   
F. Brus 1.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 29 5.75   
R. Middleton 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gooch 48
Batters Faced: S. Gooch 22, A. Guillot 10, F. Brus 7, R. Middleton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gooch 2-6, A. Guillot 4-2, F. Brus 3-1, R. Middleton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gooch 76-46, A. Guillot 40-21, F. Brus 29-16, R. Middleton 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Guillot 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Blackwell L (2-5) 3.0 8 7 7 1 4 1 71 4.54   
J. Dominguez 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 47 7.24   
D. DeHart 3.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 41 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Blackwell 16
Batters Faced: E. Blackwell 18, J. Dominguez 12, D. DeHart 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Blackwell 2-3, J. Dominguez 1-5, D. DeHart 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Blackwell 71-42, J. Dominguez 47-31, D. DeHart 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dominguez 2-2 , D. DeHart 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Efrain Buelna
Ballpark: Harbingers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 3440
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