SKYLINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/29/2051
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SKYLINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2878 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2051 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (51-77) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (78-50) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 5 0
Athletics Lose By a Run at St. Louis, 2-1
St. Louis pitcher Merlin Peres did his part in helping his team beat the Oakland Athletics, 2-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Gabe Kassels, credited with the save, is now 32 for 38 in save opportunities. The Cardinals bumped their record to 78-50 with this win.

In the bottom of the seventh, St. Louis shortstop Bobby Grimm hit a two-strike fastball to left field for a run-scoring single. It put the Cardinals up, 2-1.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" St. Louis manager Jim Vaughn said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Berrios DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .226 24 63
O. Melendez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .304 4 45
J. Miramontes 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .307 6 42
J. Hitchens CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .277 21 73
W. Hogue LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .271 4 13
G. Campos RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .239 4 23
   a-O. Combs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 18 45
I. Cabarga 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .255 8 28
S. Sullivan C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .215 4 12
   b-T. Stasiak PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 3 24
H. Valles SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 0 11
Totals 34 1 7 1 1 17 11      
a - O. Combs pinch hit for G. Campos in the 9th
b - T. Stasiak pinch hit for S. Sullivan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Valles (15, 3rd Inning off M. Peres, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Melendez 2 , W. Hogue 2 , G. Campos , I. Cabarga , H. Valles 2
2-out RBI: W. Hogue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Melendez , G. Campos , I. Cabarga
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hitchens (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grimm SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .322 29 91
M. Jones 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .282 11 47
J. De La Cruz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .262 8 18
D. Moore CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 18 68
J. Mitchell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300 7 42
J. Caballero DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .267 20 76
S. Horgan 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .296 5 22
J. Rosendorff RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 14 73
P. Paredes C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .312 10 44
Totals 29 2 5 2 4 5 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Horgan (5, 3rd Inning off E. Matter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grimm , J. Caballero 2 , S. Horgan 4 , P. Paredes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. De La Cruz 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: P. Paredes
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Matter L (5-14) 6.2 5 2 2 4 4 1 99 4.25   
B. Vila 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Matter 56
Batters Faced: E. Matter 29, B. Vila 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Matter 2-14, B. Vila 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Matter 99-58, B. Vila 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Vila 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Peres 5.1 4 1 1 1 8 0 96 2.98   
M. Tanner W (5-7), BS (3) 2.2 2 0 0 0 7 0 49 3.62   
G. Kassels SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Peres 63
Batters Faced: M. Peres 21, M. Tanner 10, G. Kassels 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Peres 4-4, M. Tanner 0-1, G. Kassels 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Peres 96-64, M. Tanner 49-36, G. Kassels 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Tanner 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Merlin Peres
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 42182
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