Oakland 14, Pittsburgh 4
When: 10:05 PM ET, Friday, June 25, 2010
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature:
63°
Umpires:
Home -
Ed Rapuano, 1B -
Tom Hallion, 2B -
Ron Kulpa, 3B -
Lance Barksdale
Attendance:
11154
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Cliff Pennington went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, including a two-run single during Oakland’s seven-run seventh inning, as the host Athletics defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-4 on Friday night.
The A’s led 5-4 entering the bottom of the seventh. Ryan Sweeney doubled in the first run of the inning before Pennington’s two-run single to right field gave Oakland a four-run lead.
Gabe Gross and Daric Barton added run-scoring singles in the inning with the final two runs scoring on a wild pitch and an infield groundout.
Coco Crisp went 3-for-5 and scored three runs for Oakland, which had 17 hits while handing the Pirates their 15th consecutive road loss. Sweeney went 3-for-5.
Oakland starter Ben Sheets (3-7) struck out nine and didn’t walk a batter in six innings while recording his first victory since May 8. Sheets gave up four runs and eight hits.
Pittsburgh’s Brad Lincoln (0-2) gave up five runs – three earned – and eight hits in six innings.
Neil Walker went 3-for-4 with a homer for the Pirates.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Oakland |
|
Brad Lincoln |
Player |
Ben Sheets |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
1 |
Strikeouts |
9 |
|
8 |
Hits |
8 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
6.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
9 |
1 |
15 |
.250 |
12 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Oakland
|
17 |
0 |
24 |
.436 |
19 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
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