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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COLORADO ROCKIES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 08/31/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| COLORADO ROCKIES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS |  
					| GAME ID: 2553 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Colorado Rockies (67-65) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |  
								| Oakland Athletics (70-63) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Oakland Beats Colorado, 3-1 |  
					| Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Oakland Athletics and Colorado Rockies. 
 Oakland beat Colorado on the strength of starter Nick Kirk's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 3-1. In 7.1 innings, Kirk surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 8 and  walking 0. He allowed 1 run.
 
 Colorado had a runner on 1st in the top of the eighth. With one out, Cesar Breceda stood at the plate, hoping to find a gap. Instead, he struck out. The score remained 3-1, Oakland. The Rockies never could mount a comeback.
 
 The win puts Oakland at 70-63 this season.
 
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					| COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - N. Gentzel substituted for J. Luvisi in the 9th b - G. Hash substituted for J. Severiano in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Total Bases: 
R. Shrewsbury
 2
, 
R. O'Brien
, 
B. Branham
, 
M. Kawachi
, 
Q. Bradford
, 
T. Butterbaugh
, 
B. Feher
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. Shrewsbury
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B. Branham
, 
T. Butterbaugh
 GIDP: 
R. O'Brien
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
R. Shrewsbury
 (22)
 CS: 
R. Shrewsbury
 (10)
, 
R. O'Brien
 (6)
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					| COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| S. Parks L (8-12) | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 5.58 |  
	| J. Butler | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6.62 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| N. Kirk W (9-11) | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 105 | 4.24 |  
	| C. Shook SV (29) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3.54 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Nick Kirk Ballpark: 
O.co Coliseum
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM PT
 Time: 
3:03
 Attendance: 
44968
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