Oakland 4, Baltimore 2
When: 10:05 PM ET, Friday, April 16, 2010
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature:
61°
Umpires:
Home -
Gary Cederstrom, 1B -
Ed Hickox, 2B -
Fieldin Culbreth, 3B -
Marty Foster
Attendance:
12225
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Cliff Pennington's two-run triple in the fourth inning proved to be the difference as the Oakland A's secured a 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
The A's pushed across runs in the second and third. Jake Fox's sacrifice fly off Kevin Millwood (0-2) made it 1-0 in the second, and Ryan Sweeney's ground out stretched it to 2-0 in the next frame.
Pennington's triple gave the A's a 4-0 lead against an Orioles team that hasn't been able hit in key situations and now has lost eight in a row.
The Orioles got a two-run homer from Ty Wigginton, one of the few players who has regularly produced. That cut the lead to 4-2 in the fifth, but Baltimore could do no more against Dallas Braden in seven innings.
Braden (2-0) gave up just two runs on three hits. Andrew Bailey closed it in the ninth for his first save as the A's improved to 8-4.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Baltimore |
|
Oakland |
|
Kevin Millwood |
Player |
Dallas Braden
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
9 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
9 |
Hits |
3 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Hitting
| Baltimore |
|
Oakland |
|
Nick Markakis
| Player |
Gabe Gross |
|
2 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
4 |
TB |
3 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Baltimore
|
5 |
1 |
10 |
.167 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Oakland
|
9 |
0 |
11 |
.281 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |