Bringing the Pennant Back to Oaktown: A Oakland Athletic's Franchise (MLB 14)

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Series #2 Preview (4-Game Series)

(2-1) Seattle Mariners vs. (1-2) Oakland Athletics
O.co Coliseum; Oakland, California

Injury Report: Oakland - CF #4 Coco Crisp - Bruised Biceps - Day-to-Day

**

Game One:
April 3rd, 2014; 10:05 PM (ET)

(0-0, 0.00) James Paxton vs. (0-0, 0.00) Dan Straily

Game Two:
April 4th, 2014; 10:05 PM (ET)

(0-0, 0.00) Tajuan Walker vs. (0-0, 0.00) Tommy Milone

Game Three:
April 5th, 2014; 4:05 PM (ET)

(1-0, 2.08) Felix Hernandez vs. (1-0, 3.86) Sonny Gray

Game Four:
April 6th, 2014; 4:05 PM (ET)

(0-0, 4.91) Hisashi Iwakuma vs. (0-1, 2.57) Scott Kazmir

Seattle Mariners Lineup:

1. CF #36 Abraham Almonte (.250 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
2. SS #5 Brad Miller (.429 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
3. 2B #22 Robinson Cano (.417 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
4. DH #27 Corey Hart (.250 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
5. 3B #15 Kyle Seager (.077 AVG, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
6. 1B #17 Justin Smoak (.167 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
7. C #3 Mike Zunino (.091 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
8. RF #55 Michael Saunders (.333 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
9. LF #13 Dustin Ackley (.286 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI)

C #4 John Buck (.000 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
LF #20 Logan Morrison (.000 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
SS #8 Willie Bloomquit (.500 AVG, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
LF #16 Cole Gillespie (.000 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

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(2-1) Seattle Mariners vs. (1-2) Oakland Athletics
April 3rd, 2014; 10:05 PM (ET)
O.co Coliseum; Oakland, California
(0-0, 0.00) James Paxton vs. (0-0, 0.00) Dan Straily

A's bounce back with 3-1 victory
Straily strong in season debut, homers by Donaldson and Moss propel the victory

Dan Straily went 7.2 very strong innings, limiting the Mariners to one run in the A's 3-1 victory

Mariners at Athletics |
Apr 3, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Seattle (2-2)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	1	6	0
Oakland (2-2)	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	x	-	3	7	1
W: D. Straily (1-0, 1.17) L: J. Paxton (0-1, 4.50) S: L. Gregerson (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SEA	OAK
OAK	4	J. Donaldson homered to left.	0	1
OAK	4	B. Moss homered to right, J. Lowrie scored.	0	3
SEA	5	M. Saunders homered to right center.	1	3

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
A. Almonte, CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	-	.267
B. Miller, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	-	.364
R. Cano, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	-	.313
C. Hart, DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	-	.200
K. Seager, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	-	.125
J. Smoak, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	-	.125
M. Zunino, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	-	.133
M. Saunders, RF	4	1	2	1	0	0	-	.375
D. Ackley, LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	-	.200
TEAM TOTALS	32	1	6	1	4	5	-	-
BATTING: 2B: K. Seager (1) HR: M. Saunders (1) RBI: M. Saunders (1) GIDP: D. Ackley
BASERUNNING: CS: M. Saunders (1)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
C. Gentry, CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	-	.333
J. Donaldson, LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	-	.143
J. Lowrie, SS	3	1	1	0	1	1	-	.400
B. Moss, DH	4	1	2	2	0	2	-	.385
Y. Cespedes, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	-	.118
D. Norris, C	2	0	1	0	1	1	-	.500
J. Reddick, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	-	.154
D. Barton, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	-	.200
A. Collapso, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	.000
TEAM TOTALS	29	3	7	3	3	8	-	-
BATTING: HR: J. Donaldson (1), B. Moss (2) RBI: J. Donaldson (1), B. Moss 2 (6)
FIELDING: E: A. Collapso (1)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Paxton (L, 0-1)	6.0	6	3	3	1	6	-	4.50
J. Beimel	1.1	1	0	0	2	1	-	0.00
Y. Medina	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	-	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	7	3	3	3	8	-	-

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
D. Straily (W, 1-0)	7.2	5	1	1	4	5	-	1.17
S. Doolittle (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	-	0.00
L. Gregerson, (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	-	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	1	1	4	5	-	-

Record: 2-2

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(2-2) Seattle Mariners vs. (2-2) Oakland Athletics
April 4th, 2014; 10:05 PM (ET)
O.co Coliseum; Oakland, California
(0-0, 0.00) Taijuan Walker vs. (0-0, 0.00) Tommy Milone

Walker dominates A's in 5-2 win for the Mariners
Striking out 13 times in the loss, A's struggle offensively; Donaldson adds 2 more homers

In his first start of his highly-anticipated rookie season, Taijuan Walker dominates the A's in 8.0 innings while striking out 12 in the M's 5-2 victory

Mariners at Athletics |
Apr 4, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Seattle (3-2)	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	-	5	9	0
Oakland (2-3)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	3	0

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SEA	OAK
OAK	1	J. Donaldson homered to right.	0	1
SEA	2	K. Seager homered to right center, C. Hart and J. Smoak scored.	3	1
OAK	3	J. Donaldson homered to left.	3	2
SEA	7	C. Gillespie singled to center, K. Seager scored.	4	2
SEA	9	M. Zunino singled to right, J. Smoak scored.	5	2

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
A. Almonte, CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	-	.250
W. Bloomquist, SS	5	0	0	0	0	3	-	.222
R. Cano, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	-	.250
C. Hart, DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	-	.211
J. Smoak, 1B	3	2	1	0	1	1	-	.158
K. Seager, 3B	3	2	1	3	1	1	-	.158
M. Zunino, C	4	0	2	1	0	2	-	.211
M. Saunders, RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	-	.300
C. Gillespie, LF	3	0	3	1	1	0	-	.600
TEAM TOTALS	35	5	9	5	3	11	-	-
BATTING: 2B: J. Smoak (1), C. Gillespie (1) HR: K. Seager (2) RBI: K. Seager 3 (4), M. Zunino (3), C. Gillespie (1) GIDP: M. Saunders
BASERUNNING: SB: K. Seager (1)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
C. Gentry, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	-	.231
J. Donaldson, 3B	4	2	2	2	0	1	-	.222
J. Lowrie, SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	-	.316
B. Moss, DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	-	.313
Y. Cespedes, LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	-	.150
J. Reddick, RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	-	.125
J. Jaso, C	3	0	0	0	0	2	-	.273
D. Barton, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	-	.167
E. Sogard, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	.143
TEAM TOTALS	30	2	3	2	0	13	-	-
BATTING: HR: J. Donaldson 2 (3) RBI: J. Donaldson 2 (3)
BASERUNNING: SB: Y. Cespedes (1)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
T. Walker (W, 1-0)	8.0	3	2	2	0	12	-	2.25
F. Rodney (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	-	3.86
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	3	2	2	0	13	-	-

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
T. Milone (L, 0-1)	6.0	5	4	4	2	8	-	6.00
J. Johnson	2.1	3	1	1	0	2	-	2.45
D. Otero	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	-	0.00

Record: 2-3

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(3-2) Seattle Mariners vs. (2-3) Oakland Athletics
April 5th, 2014; 4:05 PM (ET)
O.co Coliseum; Oakland, California
(1-0, 2.08) Felix Hernandez vs. (1-0, 3.86) Sonny Gray

Cespedes' late homer lifts A's to 5-4 win
A's get to King Felix in 6th, patience and defense helps A's move back to .500

Yoenis Cespedes, struggling early on in the season, had a big day as he went 2-for-4 with a big home run in the 8th to give the A's the lead and win

Mariners at Athletics |
Apr 5, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Seattle (3-3)	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	-	4	8	1
Oakland (3-3)	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	x	-	5	5	0

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SEA	OAK
SEA	1	C. Hart doubled to right, A. Almonte scored.	1	0
SEA	1	K. Seager singled to right, C. Hart scored.	2	0
SEA	6	J. Smoak singled to right, R. Cano scored.	3	0
OAK	6	B. Moss walked, C. Gentry scored, J. Donaldson to third, J. Lowrie to second.	3	1
OAK	6	Y. Cespdes bunted for a single, J. Donaldson scored, J. Lowrie to third, B. Moss to second.	3	2
OAK	6	J. Reddick walked, J. Lowrie scored, B. Moss to third, Y. Cespedes to second.	3	3
OAK	6	J. Jaso walked, B. Moss scored, Y. Cespedes to third, J. Reddick to second	3	4
SEA	7	D. Ackley homered to right center.	4	4
OAK	8	Y. Cespedes homered to left.	4	5

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
A. Almonte, CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	-	.280
B. Miller, SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	-	.286
R. Cano, 2B	3	1	0	0	1	2	-	.217
C. Hart, DH	4	1	2	1	0	0	-	.261
K. Seager, 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	-	.182
W. Bloomquist, PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	.200
J. Smoak, 1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	-	.182
M. Zunino, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	-	.174
M. Saunders, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	-	.292
D. Ackley, LF	4	1	1	1	0	1	-	.214
TEAM TOTALS	34	4	8	4	2	10	-	-
BATTING: 2B: C. Hart (2), M. Saunders (2) HR: D. Ackley (2) RBI: K. Seager (5), C. Hart (2), J. Smoak (2), D. Ackley (4) HBP: B. Miller GIDP: K. Seager
FIELDING: E: R. Cano (1)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
C. Gentry, CF	3	1	0	0	1	0	-	.187
J. Donaldson, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	-	.273
J. Lowrie, SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	-	.273
B. Moss, DH	3	1	0	1	1	2	-	.263
Y. Cespedes, LF	4	1	2	2	0	1	-	.208
J. Reddick, RF	3	0	0	1	1	1	-	.105
J. Jaso, C	3	0	0	1	1	1	-	.214
N. Punto, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	-	.333
E. Sogard, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	-	.118
TEAM TOTALS	29	5	5	5	6	8	-	-
BATTING: 2B: J. Donaldson (1), N. Punto (1) HR: Y. Cespedes (1) RBI: Y. Cespedes 2 (4), B. Moss (7), J. Reddick (3), J. Jaso (2) GIDP: E. Sogard

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
F. Hernandez	5.0	4	4	4	4	5	-	3.95
J. Beimel (BS, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	-	0.00
C. Furbish (L, 0-1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	-	9.00
D. Farquhar	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	-	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	5	5	5	6	8	-	-

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
S. Gray	5.0	6	3	3	1	6	-	4.50
F. Abad	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	-	13.50
S. Doolittle (W, 1-0)	1.2	0	0	0	1	3	-	0.00
L. Gregerson (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	8	4	4	2	10	-	-

Record: 3-3

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(3-3) Seattle Mariners vs. (3-3) Oakland Athletics
April 6th, 2014; 4:05 PM (ET)
O.co Coliseum; Oakland, California
(0-0, 4.91) Hisashi Iwakuma vs. (0-1, 2.57) Scott Kazmir

Kazmir's complete game gem propels A's 3-0 victory
Sogard highlights the offense; A's take key series against Mariners

Scott Kazmir was dominant in his second start of the season, going the distance and delivering a shutout against the Mariners while striking out 7 in the 3-0 A's win

Mariners at Athletics |
Apr 6, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Seattle (3-4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	2	0
Oakland (4-3)	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	-	3	8	0
W: S. Kazmir (1-1, 1.13) L: H. Iwakuma (0-1, 5.25)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SEA	OAK
OAK	2	E. Sogard singled to center, Y. Cespedes and J. Reddick scored, D. Barton to second.	0	2
OAK	2	J. Donaldson singled to right, D. Barton scored, E. Sogard to third.	0	3

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
A. Almonte, CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	-	.276
W. Bloomquist, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	-	.154
R. Cano, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	-	.192
C. Hart, DH	1	0	0	0	2	0	-	.250
J. Smoak, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	.160
K. Seager, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	.160
M. Zunino, C	3	0	1	0	0	0	-	.192
M. Saunders, RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	-	.259
D, Ackley, LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	-	.375
TEAM TOTALS	26	0	2	0	2	7	-	-
BATTING: GIDP: R. Cano, J. Smoak

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
C. Gentry, CF	4	0	1	0	1	1	-	.200
J. Donaldson, 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	-	.269
J. Lowrie, SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	-	.280
B. Moss, RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	-	.217
Y. Cespedes, LF	3	1	2	0	0	0	-	.259
J. Reddick, DH	3	1	0	0	1	0	-	.091
J. Jaso, C	3	0	0	0	1	1	-	.176
D. Barton, 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	-	.190
E. Sogard, 2B	4	0	2	2	0	0	-	.190
TEAM TOTALS	31	3	8	3	5	4	-	-
BATTING: 2B: J. Lowrie (2) RBI: J. Donaldson (4), E. Sogard 2 (2) HBP: Y. Cespedes
BASERUNNING: SB: Y. Cespedes (2), E. Sogard (1)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
H. Iwakuma (L, 0-1)	4.2	6	3	3	3	3	-	5.25
B. Beavan	3.1	2	0	0	2	1	-	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	8	3	3	5	4	-	-

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
S. Kazmir (W, 1-1)	9.0	2	0	0	2	7	-	1.13
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	2	0	0	2	7	-	-

Record: 4-3

[Frank is the Tank]

Way to bounce back after last series! Good luck for the rest of the season, I'll be following!

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Series #3 Preview (3-Game Series)

(4-3) Oakland Athletics vs. (3-3) Minnesota Twins
Target Field; Minneapolis, Minnesota

Injury Report: None

**

Game One:
April 7th, 2014; 4:10 PM (ET)

(0-1, 13.50 ERA) Jesse Chavez vs. (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Kevin Correia

Game Two:
April 9th, 2014; 1:10 PM (ET)

(1-0, 1.17 ERA) Dan Straily vs. (0-1, 3.86 ERA) Phil Hughes

Game Three:
April 10th, 2014; 1:10 PM (ET)

(0-1, 6.00 ERA) Tommy Milone vs. (0-0, 5.68 ERA) Mike Pelfrey

Minnesota Twins Lineup:

1. CF #1 Sam Fuld (.250 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
2. 2B #2 Brian Dozier (.261 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
3. 1B #7 Joe Mauer (.391 AVG, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
4. DH #16 Josh Willingham (.190 AVG, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
5. LF #31 Oswaldo Arcia (.080 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
6. RF #55 Chris Colabello (.208 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
7. 3B #24 Trevor Plouffe (.167 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
8. C #8 Kurt Suzuki (.250 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
9. SS #25 Pedro Florimon (.400 AVG, 1 HR, 1 RBI)

LF #13 Jason Kubel (.000 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C #43 Josmil Pinto (.333 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
CF #32 Aaron Hicks (.400 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
SS #11 Jason Bartlett (.167 AVG, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

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(4-3) Oakland Athletics vs. (3-3) Minnesota Twins
April 7th, 2014; 4:10 PM (ET)
Target Field; Minneapolis, Minnesota
(0-1, 13.50 ERA) Jesse Chavez vs. (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Kevin Correia

A's record second straight shutout in 6-0 win over Twins
Chavez rebounds with dominant complete game shutout, Cespedes and Moss homer for the A's once more

Jesse Chavez rebounded from a poor first outing to post the A's second straight complete game shut-out, striking out 11 to help the A's win 6-0

Athletics at Twins |
Apr 7, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Oakland (5-3)	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	6	5	0
Minnesota (3-4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	6	1
W: J. Chavez (1-1, 4.61 ERA) L: K. Correia (1-1, 4.50)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			OAK	MIN
OAK	1	B. Moss homered to center, J. Donaldson and J. Reddick scored.	3	0
OAK	3	Y. Cespedes homered to left, J. Donaldson and J. Reddick scored.	6	0

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
C. Crisp, CF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	.300
J. Donaldson, 3B	4	2	1	0	0	0	-	.267
J. Reddick, RF	2	2	0	0	2	0	-	.083
B. Moss, DH	4	1	1	3	0	1	-	.222
Y. Cespedes, LF	4	1	1	3	0	0	-	.258
D. Norris, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	-	.167
D. Barton, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	-	.160
E. Sogard, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	-	.240
N. Punto, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	-	.143
TEAM TOTALS	32	6	5	6	4	5	-	-
BATTING: 2B: J. Donaldson (2), E. Sogard (2) HR: Y. Cespedes (2), B. Moss (3) RBI: Y. Cespedes 3 (7), B. Moss 3 (10) GIDP: N. Punto
BASERUNNING: SB: D. Norris (1)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
S. Fuld, CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	-	.250
B. Dozier, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	-	.222
J. Mauer, 1B	3	0	2	0	1	1	-	.423
J. Willingham, DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	-	.167
O. Arcia, LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	-	.071
C. Colabello, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	-	.214
T. Plouffe, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	-	.179
K. Suzuki, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	-	.217
P. Florimon, SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	-	.389
TEAM TOTALS	31	0	6	0	2	11	-	-
BATTING: HBP: J. Willingham GIDP: O. Arcia
FIELDING: E: B. Dozier (2)

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Chavez (W, 1-1)	9.0	6	0	0	2	11	-	4.61
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	0	0	2	11	-	-

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
K. Correia (L, 1-1)	3.0	5	6	6	3	2	-	4.50
B. Duensing	5.0	0	0	0	1	2	-	0.00
C. Thielbar	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	-	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	5	6	6	4	5	-	-
PITCHING: WP: B. Duensing

Record: 5-3