MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
07/29/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 1915 - SUNDAY, JULY 29TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
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Oakland Athletics (41-66) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Colorado Rockies (40-64) 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 X 6 13 0
Athletics Lose, 6-2, at Coors Field
Riding the 2-hit performance of the 31-year old shortstop Jordy Mercer, the Colorado Rockies stopped the Oakland Athletics, 6-2. Joaquin Benoit was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 2 of 4 save opportunities. Oakland has now lost 4 in a row.

The Rockies got a big at-bat from catcher Sandy Leon. For the game, Leon went 2-4 with 2 singles. In the bottom of the fourth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 66th hit of the season gave Colorado a 3-2 lead.

"I thought we played a nice game," Leon told the Colorado News. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Heredia CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .265 6 29
D. LeMahieu 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .320 5 29
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .251 21 56
R. Hoskins LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .282 23 70
K. Cowart SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .223 5 21
C. Owings RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .226 3 26
Z. Houchins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .118 1 2
J. McCann C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .281 6 28
J. Montgomery P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Davies P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Choo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 4 15
   M. Feliz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Jacome P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Gregorius PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 13 49
Totals 35 2 11 2 2 6 22      
a - S. Choo pinch hit for Z. Davies in the 7th
b - D. Gregorius pinch hit for J. Jacome in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. LeMahieu (5, 1st Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins , G. Heredia 2 , J. McCann 2 , K. Cowart , C. Owings 2 , D. LeMahieu 5 , S. Choo
2-out RBI: K. Cowart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Heredia , J. McCann , C. Owings , P. Goldschmidt 2
GIDP: K. Cowart
Sac Bunt: J. Montgomery
Hit by Pitch: D. Gregorius
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Heredia (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cowart-LeMahieu-Goldschmidt, Cowart-LeMahieu-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bauers 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .272 15 64
N. Markakis RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .314 6 48
M. Trout CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .315 26 58
B. Lawrie 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .228 8 41
J. Mercer SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .273 12 62
T. La Stella 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .276 7 40
B. Guyer LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .270 1 27
S. Leon C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .229 6 33
C. Sabathia P 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .114 1 4
   M. Fiers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-M. Prado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 5 26
   J. De La Rosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   T. Eshelman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 0 1
   b-B. Brentz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 6 23
   T. Hunter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   J. Benoit P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 34 6 13 6 1 6 20      
a - M. Prado pinch hit for M. Fiers in the 6th
b - B. Brentz pinch hit for T. Eshelman in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. La Stella (15, 4th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bauers (15, 1st Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Mercer (12, 2nd Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Sabathia , J. Bauers 4 , T. La Stella 4 , J. Mercer 5 , N. Markakis 2 , M. Trout , B. Guyer , S. Leon 2
2-out RBI: M. Trout
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bauers , B. Lawrie
GIDP: B. Guyer , B. Lawrie
Sac Fly: N. Markakis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (La Stella-Mercer-Bauers)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Montgomery L (0-1) 4.0 10 6 6 1 3 2 89 56 13.50   
Z. Davies 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 13 7.38   
M. Feliz 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 14 3.97   
J. Jacome 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 20
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 22, Z. Davies 6, M. Feliz 4, J. Jacome 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 3-5, Z. Davies 3-1, M. Feliz 0-1, J. Jacome 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 89-56, Z. Davies 20-13, M. Feliz 21-14, J. Jacome 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sabathia W (6-9) 5.1 6 2 2 2 2 1 87 52 5.72   
M. Fiers H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4 7.32   
J. De La Rosa 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 17 6.92   
T. Eshelman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 4.59   
T. Hunter 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 5.03   
J. Benoit SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sabathia 48
Batters Faced: C. Sabathia 24, M. Fiers 2, J. De La Rosa 4, T. Eshelman 3, T. Hunter 4, J. Benoit 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sabathia 7-7, M. Fiers 1-0, J. De La Rosa 0-1, T. Eshelman 1-0, T. Hunter 1-0, J. Benoit 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sabathia 87-52, M. Fiers 8-4, J. De La Rosa 25-17, T. Eshelman 11-7, T. Hunter 14-8, J. Benoit 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Fiers 2-0 , J. Benoit 3-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Hunter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jordy Mercer
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 39706
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