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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES 08/12/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES |  
					| GAME ID: 2303 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Oakland Athletics (59-58) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |  
								| Baltimore Orioles (47-69) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Garciaparra Lifts Orioles to 8-5 Triumph |  
					| Baltimore and Oakland duked it out and the Orioles came out victorious. 
 The Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics, 8-5, with youngster Rudo Garciaparra playing a key role. Garciaparra slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 3 for the Orioles in the win. Chris Dauphin picked up the save for Baltimore, his 11th of the year.
 
 Early in the game, Garciaparra had a 2-run  home run for Baltimore. It was his 25th home run of the season and put the Orioles on top, 2-0.
 
 "In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Oakland manager Daryl S. Oakland. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
 
 Baltimore is now 47-69, Oakland 59-58.
 
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					| OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Home Runs: 
R. Juarez
 (6, 4th Inning off S. Chinn, 2 on, 2 outs) 
, 
N. Gentzel
 (7, 5th Inning off S. Chinn, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. May
, 
N. Gentzel
 5
, 
M. Kawachi
, 
R. Juarez
 5
 2-out RBI: 
R. Juarez
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. Shrewsbury
 GIDP: 
R. Juarez
 Hit by Pitch: 
R. O'Brien
 Team LOB: 
4
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
M. Kawachi
 (20)
 CS: 
N. Gentzel
 (8)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Shrewsbury-Juarez-May)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
B. Albertson
 (9, 2nd Inning off A. Garard, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
R. Garciaparra
 2 (25, 1st Inning off A. Garard, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off A. Garard, 0 on, 1 out) 
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A. Questi
 (4, 3rd Inning off A. Garard, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
S. Jones
 (2, 4th Inning off A. Garard, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
A. Questi
 4
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R. Garciaparra
 9
, 
R. Rogers
, 
B. Ayala
, 
B. Albertson
 2
, 
S. Jones
 4
 2-out RBI: 
S. Jones
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
A. Questi
, 
S. Jones
 GIDP: 
T. Leonard
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
R. Garciaparra
 (12)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Garciaparra-Questi-Ayala)
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					| OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| A. Garard L (3-9) | 3.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 7.07 |  
	| C. Autry | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5.47 |  
	| G. Nunes | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 6.17 |  |  |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Rudo Garciaparra Ballpark: 
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
 Weather: 
Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM ET
 Time: 
3:25
 Attendance: 
21106
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