Thursday, October 16, 2014

ALDS: A's outlast Halos in extra innings in game 5


GAME 1 - 10/2/2014 - Angels Stadium
Kazmir vs Weaver
Angels 7, A's 0


No real contest here as the Halos beat up on Scott Kazmir and chased him from the hill with 2 outs in the 4th.  Jared Weaver cruised for 7 innings by allowing just 2 hits and fanning 8.  The Halos balanced attack saw everyone but Freese getting a hit.  Calhoun hit a 2 run shot in the 3rd.
Angels lead series 1-0



GAME 2 - 10/3/2014
Samardzija vs Shoemaker
A's 5, Angels 2

 
A 3 run blast by Derek Norris with 2 out in the 9th for Oakland broke a 2-2 tie to even the series. 
Series tied 1-1

GAME 3 - 10/5/2014 - O.Com Col
C.J.Wilson vs Lester
A's 4, Angels 2


Once again Norris to the rescue with a clutch 2 run double in the 9th to break another 2-2 tie.  Gregerson gets the win and Grilli takes the loss.
A's lead series 2-1

GAME 4 - 10/6/2014
LeBlanc vs Gray
Angels 8, A's 6


The Halos victimized Gray for 6 runs in 3 1/3.  Oakland battled back with 5 runs in the 6th to chase LeBlanc and make it a 2 run game.  Both teams traded solo runs in the 9th and the Halos tied the series.  Howie Kendrick wielded the big stick going 3 for 5.  Amazingly the Halos are in this with the big bats of Trout (.167) and Pujols (.188) hitting below the Mendoza line.
Series tied 2-2

GAME 5 - 10/7/2014 - Angels Stadium
Kazmir vs Weaver
A's 8, Angels 4 (10 inn)
 

Scoreless after 4 1/2 innings the Halos broke the ice with a Freese solo shot to lead off the bottom of the 5th.  Oakland took the lead in the 7th with a 2 run shot by Moss, then added another long ball of of catcher Vogt's bat to make it 3-1.  The Halos finally got some knocks from Trout and Pujols and took a 4-3 lead heading into the 9th.  Coco Crisp led off the 9th by striking out, but a passed ball allowed him to reach 1st and a wild pitch allowed him to reach second where he promptly scored on a single by Gentry.  Oakland threatened to pus across another run with runners on 1st and 2nd, but the halos got out of it.  The bottom of the 9th saw the Halos load the bases only to be foiled by reliever Cook.  That would be costly as the A's would push across 4 runs in the top of the inning courtesy of a Josh Donaldson bases clearing triple.  Even though it wasn't technically a save situation Doolittle came on board and needed 23 pitches to get out unscathed to clinch the series for the A's.
Oakland wins series 3-2

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