NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2009 National Date: 9/1/2009 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 2009 ATN 96 35 A.Pujols ATN .350 T.Metcalf HON 43 A.Rodrigu ATN 100 2009 SLN 88 43 A.Rodrigu ATN .322 A.Dunn SLN 38 V.Guerrer ATN 99 2009 CIN 56 75 S.Schumak CHN .319 A.Rodrigu ATN 33 C.Delgado CHN 96 2009 FLO 49 82 M.Ordonez CHN .318 R.Ankiel SLN 33 T.Metcalf HON 85 J.Hairsto CHN .313 C.Delgado CHN 30 D.Wright SLN 84 2009 SFG 78 53 2009 CHN 67 64 WINS SAVES ERA 2009 HON 65 66 J.Shields SLN 19 M.Rivera ATN 38 R.Oswalt ATN 2.66 2009 BOS 55 76 J.Peavy SFG 18 J.Nathan SLN 37 J.Shields SLN 3.03 R.Oswalt ATN 16 B.Lidge HON 34 J.Saunder SFG 3.26 J.Santana ATN 14 B.Ryan FLO 26 C.Lee SFG 3.26 M.Buehrle SLN 14 F.Rodrigu SFG 23 J.Santana ATN 3.27 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS B.Roberts *** 10 J.Reyes ATN 69 J.Peavy SFG 196 O.Hudson FLO 10 J.Ellsbur BOS 50 J.Santana ATN 175 S.Schumak CHN 10 J.Pierre CIN 48 E.Volquez SLN 166 C.Dickers SFG 9 J.Rollins SLN 44 M.Scherze SLN 162 C.Guillen FLO 8 N.Morgan SFG 42 OTHERS TIED W 160 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS FLO 4 at ATN 3 FLO-Floyd(10-11, 5.02) at ATN-Chamber(3-1, 2.25) SLN 10 at CIN 7 SLN-Lowe(9-9, 4.29) at CIN-Arroyo(6-13, 6.18) CHN 5 at SFG 4 CHN-Kuroda(7-10, 4.92) at SFG-Peavy(18-6, 3.34) HON 7 at BOS 4 HON-Pelfrey(11-9, 4.35) at BOS-Looper(7-15, 5.64) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS T.Metcalf HON .324 34 11 14 6 8 J.Chamberlain ATN 9 4 0 4 9 0 100 B.Hawpe FLO .400 30 12 10 7 5 M.Scherzer SLN 13 4 1 9 16 1 200 S.Choo CIN .409 22 9 6 3 4 J.Moyer CIN 16 11 3 6 10 0 200 V.Guerrero ATN .364 33 12 12 3 4 D.Giese CHN 14 8 1 5 4 0 110 M.Ordonez CHN .529 34 18 9 6 2 C.Lee SFG 16 12 3 5 7 0 100 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS C.Kotchman CIN .143 35 5 1 2 0 J.Weaver BOS 10 13 13 6 9 3 020 S.Drew HON .184 38 7 0 2 0 J.Hanrahan CIN 5 9 8 6 5 2 020 T.Hunter CHN .135 37 5 2 2 0 S.Olsen FLO 12 16 11 7 8 1 010 B.Abreu CIN .162 37 6 2 3 0 M.Delcarmen HON 5 8 4 1 4 2 010 S.Rolen SFG .154 26 4 2 2 0 B.Arroyo CIN 6 7 6 5 6 2 000 INJURY REPORT R.Martin, Atlanta - 1 more games C.Guillen, Florida - 10 more games O.Hudson, Florida - 15 more games J.Lackey, Florida - 3 more games S.Rolen, San Francisco - 3 more games C.Utley, San Francisco - 3 more games J.Wilson, San Francisco - 14 more games A.Hill, Boston - 1 more games S.Choo, Cincinnati - 1 more games J.Pierre, Cincinnati - 2 more games

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2009 National East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 2009 Atlanta ATN 96 35 .733 ---- 24 72 90 .444 2009 St. Louis SLN 88 43 .672 8.0 86 76 .531 2009 Cincinnati CIN 56 75 .427 40.0 74 88 .457 2009 Florida FLO 49 82 .374 47.0 84 77 .522 Central WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 2009 San Francisco SFG 78 53 .595 ---- 21 72 90 .444 2009 Chicago CHN 67 64 .511 11.0 97 64 .602 2009 Houston HON 65 66 .496 13.0 86 75 .534 2009 Boston BOS 55 76 .420 23.0 95 67 .586 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK ATN 96 35 .733 47-19 49-16 24- 8 72-27 8- 2 21-15 8-2 Lost 1 BOS 55 76 .420 29-37 26-39 4-25 51-51 8- 9 19-12 2-8 Lost 6 CHN 67 64 .511 38-27 29-37 19- 9 48-55 7- 8 18-26 7-3 Won 1 CIN 56 75 .427 29-37 27-38 11-19 45-56 4- 5 14-19 4-6 Lost 2 FLO 49 82 .374 24-41 25-41 7-18 42-64 3- 4 22-16 5-5 Won 1 HON 65 66 .496 33-32 32-34 17-18 48-48 9- 4 14-21 6-4 Won 3 SFG 78 53 .595 42-24 36-29 14-10 64-43 6- 6 20-21 6-4 Lost 1 SLN 88 43 .672 41-24 47-19 19-15 69-28 9- 5 24-14 8-2 Won 4 TOTAL 554 494 .529 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg ATN 15- 7 24- 4 18- 8 19- 8 20- 8 0- 0 45-16 11- 3 40-16 BOS 7-15 13-15 14-12 13-14 8-20 0- 0 23-38 5- 9 27-29 CHN 9-13 16-12 14-12 10-17 18-10 0- 0 26-35 5- 9 36-20 CIN 8-14 8-20 16-10 12-15 12-16 0- 0 22-39 6- 8 28-28 FLO 8-14 6-22 9-17 14-13 12-16 0- 0 18-43 4-10 27-29 HON 10-12 10-18 16-10 15-12 14-14 0- 0 35-26 6- 8 24-32 SFG 16- 6 17-11 13-13 17-10 15-13 0- 0 38-23 10- 4 30-26 SLN 15- 7 21- 7 18- 8 14-13 20- 8 0- 0 37-24 9- 5 42-14 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM ATN BOS CHN CIN FLO HON SFG SLN ATN - 3 3 17 19 2 3 9 BOS 1 - 9 2 1 9 5 1 CHN 0 7 - 1 3 9 10 1 CIN 6 2 3 - 10 1 0 6 FLO 3 2 1 6 - 1 0 9 HON 1 13 14 2 3 - 8 0 SFG 1 18 12 3 3 8 - 3 SLN 7 2 2 16 14 4 1 - RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM ATN BOS CHN CIN FLO HON SFG SLN ATN - 23 13 152 128 15 21 69 BOS 7 - 96 21 18 94 70 6 CHN 8 87 - 25 20 120 80 13 CIN 77 26 36 - 110 15 14 84 FLO 65 8 11 89 - 21 8 95 HON 12 114 137 18 29 - 84 10 SFG 14 139 98 30 16 87 - 16 SLN 73 14 17 132 134 16 13 -

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2009 American Date: 9/1/2009 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 2009 CLE 77 54 V.Wells TBR .334 R.Howard TEA 34 C.Lee TEA 92 2009 LAN 76 55 M.Ramirez WAS .316 C.Lee TEA 33 M.Ramirez WAS 92 2009 TEA 56 75 M.Hollida TBR .306 M.Ramirez WAS 30 R.Braun OAK 88 2009 NYM 43 88 J.Loney CLE .299 J.Dye LAN 29 R.Howard TEA 80 M.Aviles CLE .298 P.Fielder TEA 28 M.Cabrera WAS 80 2009 WAS 77 54 2009 OAK 67 64 WINS SAVES ERA 2009 TBR 54 77 H.Kuo CLE 16 J.Soria CLE 33 D.Haren WAS 2.70 2009 KCR 44 87 R.Harden LAN 15 B.Wagner LAN 23 J.Duchsch WAS 2.80 J.Duchsch WAS 15 B.Fuentes TBR 18 R.Harden LAN 3.05 D.Haren WAS 14 J.Nelson TEA 11 J.Geer CLE 3.06 OTHERS TIED W 13 OTHERS TIED W 8 E.Santana LAN 3.43 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS M.Aviles CLE 12 W.Taveras KCR 49 R.Harden LAN 259 K.Johnson NYM 11 J.Damon LAN 41 T.Lincecu LAN 224 J.Arias *** 7 B.Upton OAK 28 E.Santana LAN 191 M.Hollida TBR 6 B.Phillip LAN 25 D.Haren WAS 186 OTHERS TIED W 5 H.Ramirez TEA 23 H.Kuo CLE 168 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS NYM 0 at TEA 7 NYM-Davis(4-2, 3.61) at TEA-Jurrjen(7-9, 6.10) LAN 1 at CLE 9 LAN-Lincecu(12-10, 3.57) at CLE-Matsuza(1-2,12.74) TBR 5 at WAS 6 TBR-Slowey(9-10, 4.53) at WAS-Hallada(13-6, 3.60) OAK 8 at KCR 3 OAK-Volstad(3-3, 5.34) at KCR-Blackbu(1-4, 4.58) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS J.Thome CLE .304 23 7 8 3 3 C.Zambrano NYM 17 10 3 5 12 1 200 A.Lind OAK .333 24 8 6 2 2 J.Lester OAK 13 6 2 6 12 0 100 P.Konerko KCR .273 22 6 4 4 2 C.Billingsley LAN 15 12 4 5 17 2 200 J.Damon LAN .296 27 8 4 5 2 H.Kuo CLE 14 11 3 5 6 2 200 F.Lopez TEA .391 23 9 5 3 1 A.Galarraga TEA 11 5 3 3 9 1 100 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS E.Dukes NYM .063 32 2 1 2 0 P.Maholm TEA 6 11 9 4 8 0 020 R.Cano TBR .154 39 6 1 0 1 A.Burnett KCR 11 20 15 5 13 2 010 H.Kendrick WAS .184 38 7 3 1 0 S.Baker OAK 11 17 13 2 7 6 010 L.Scott KCR .206 34 7 1 2 0 S.Kazmir TBR 10 17 9 4 6 1 020 M.Kemp OAK .229 35 8 2 1 0 J.Verlander TBR 11 19 10 6 6 2 010 INJURY REPORT Y.Escobar, Tampa Bay - 3 more games P.Polanco, Texas - 1 more games P.Fielder, Texas - 3 more games A.Casilla, Oakland - 7 more games N.McLouth, Cleveland - 1 more games

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2009 American Midwst WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 2009 Cleveland CLE 77 54 .588 ---- 31 81 81 .500 2009 Los Angeles LAN 76 55 .580 1.0 84 78 .519 2009 Texas TEA 56 75 .427 21.0 79 83 .488 2009 New York NYM 43 88 .328 34.0 89 73 .549 West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 2009 Washington WAS 77 54 .588 ---- 22 59 102 .366 2009 Oakland OAK 67 64 .511 10.0 75 86 .466 2009 Tampa Bay TBR 54 77 .412 23.0 97 65 .599 2009 Kansas City KCR 44 87 .336 33.0 75 87 .463 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK CLE 77 54 .588 42-24 35-30 14- 7 63-47 4- 6 28-14 5-5 Won 1 KCR 44 87 .336 22-44 22-43 10-18 34-69 7- 4 17-22 2-8 Lost 2 LAN 76 55 .580 40-25 36-30 16-10 60-45 7- 5 19-16 6-4 Lost 1 NYM 43 88 .328 24-41 19-47 6-26 37-62 2-11 15-24 5-5 Lost 1 OAK 67 64 .511 34-31 33-33 20-15 47-49 1- 4 17-15 6-4 Won 3 TBR 54 77 .412 29-36 25-41 10-20 44-57 3- 6 14-19 2-8 Lost 3 TEA 56 75 .427 35-31 21-44 12-15 44-60 2- 5 9-19 3-7 Won 1 WAS 77 54 .588 41-25 36-29 20-14 57-40 11- 7 21-19 5-5 Won 2 TOTAL 494 554 .471 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg CLE 14- 8 16-12 13-13 21- 6 13-15 0- 0 36-25 10- 4 31-25 KCR 9-13 7-21 8-18 11-16 9-19 0- 0 19-42 6- 8 19-37 LAN 12-10 13-15 17- 9 17-10 17-11 0- 0 37-24 7- 7 32-24 NYM 11-11 11-17 6-20 3-24 12-16 0- 0 21-40 6- 8 16-40 OAK 11-11 16-12 10-16 12-15 18-10 0- 0 35-26 6- 8 26-30 TBR 13- 9 11-17 13-13 10-17 7-21 0- 0 28-33 8- 6 18-38 TEA 9-13 13-15 11-15 8-19 15-13 0- 0 28-33 7- 7 21-35 WAS 9-13 22- 6 12-14 20- 7 14-14 0- 0 40-21 6- 8 31-25 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM CLE KCR LAN NYM OAK TBR TEA WAS CLE - 4 8 14 1 3 14 2 KCR 0 - 3 1 7 7 2 5 LAN 14 0 - 12 4 1 11 2 NYM 2 2 11 - 3 0 8 1 OAK 2 15 0 1 - 15 3 5 TBR 1 9 2 4 8 - 1 11 TEA 9 2 5 14 0 2 - 3 WAS 1 18 2 2 11 11 1 - RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM CLE KCR LAN NYM OAK TBR TEA WAS CLE - 35 86 112 8 21 129 9 KCR 17 - 16 8 83 54 14 88 LAN 110 10 - 118 13 14 101 15 NYM 66 18 83 - 21 8 92 16 OAK 22 138 7 18 - 118 19 53 TBR 20 73 14 22 90 - 20 95 TEA 114 19 75 115 7 19 - 18 WAS 16 155 15 18 75 103 11 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2009 Ft. City Big League Date: 9/1/2009

FLORIDA AT ATLANTA Marlins......... 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 Braves.......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 2 Win:Ramirez(4-9) Loss:Hamels(12-7) Save:Ryan(26th) Homeruns- B.Hawpe(19th), C.Snyder(7th), I.Suzuki(11th), V.Guerrero(29th) Cristian Guzman had 2 base hits at Turner Field where the Florida Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves by the score of 4 to 3. The game was won by Florida with a run in the 8th inning. After an out was recorded, Brad Hawpe blasted a solo shot (his 19th of the season). Victor Martinez got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes. Florida banged out 9 hits on the night. The victory went to Edwar Ramirez(4-9) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing no runs. B.J. Ryan recorded the save, his 26th. The losing pitcher was Cole Hamels(12-7). Although losing the contest, he whiffed 11 batters in 7 and 1/3 innings. ST. LOUIS AT CINCINNATI Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 - 10 14 2 Reds............ 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 - 7 9 1 Win:Cruz(6-0) Loss:Pettitte(1-1) Homeruns- M.Teixeira(28th), D.Wright(25th), A.Ethier(19th) David Wright cracked a homer and had 3 RBI at Great American Bpk where the incredible St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10 to 7. St. Louis won the game with an offensive outburst in the top of the 8th inning as they ripped Cincinnati for 8 runs on 6 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Wright who disappointed the partisan crowd when he lofted a three-run bomb (his 25th of the season). St. Louis had 14 hits for the game and Cincinnati had 9. Juan Cruz(6-0) was the winner allowing 1 run in 1 and 1/3 innings. Andy Pettitte(1-1) suffered the loss in relief. He gave up 2 hits and no walks without retiring a batter. The winning ways continue for St. Louis. They now have a record of 8-2 in recent days. Cincinnati has a record of 56-75 after the loss. CHICAGO AT SAN FRANCISCO Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 5 11 1 Giants.......... 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Win:Shields(2-2) Loss:Rodriguez(3-5) Save:Francisco(10th) Homeruns- G.Sizemore(25th) Second baseman Mark Grudzielanek had 2 base hits at AT&T Park as the Chicago Cubs won in dramatic fashion coming back to beat the San Francisco Giants by the count of 5 to 4. Chicago had the winning rally in the 9th inning with 3 runs on 4 hits. Aramis Ramirez kicked off the action when he doubled. Torii Hunter was a strikeout victim, unable to help out. David Ortiz then lashed a single. Ramon Castro was up next and he drew a walk to load the bases. Mike Rivera stepped into the box and ripped a base-knock. Grudzielanek contributed to the rally and delivered a base-hit. Anderson Hernandez stepped into the batter's box and he drew a walk. Magglio Ordonez then grounded into a double play. Chicago ended up with 11 hits for the game while San Francisco had 7. The win was credited to Scot Shields(2-2) who went 2/3 of an inning allowing no runs. Frank Francisco earned his 10th save. Francisco Rodriguez(3-5) was tagged with the loss in relief. He surrendered 3 runs and 4 hits in 1 and 1/3 innings. 'The only way this one could have been better', said Shields, 'was if we had played it at home.' HOUSTON AT BOSTON Astros.......... 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 - 7 12 0 Red Sox......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 13 0 Win:Beckett(8-13) Loss:Bergmann(6-15) Save:Lidge(34th) Homeruns- L.Berkman(25th), T.Metcalf(43rd), A.Gonzalez(25th) Designated hitter Russell Branyan hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the Houston Astros defeated the floundering Boston Red Sox by the score of 7 to 4 at Fenway Park. Houston scored 4 runs in the top of the 5th inning with the help of 4 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Reggie Abercrombie who silenced Fenway Park as he doubled plating two runs. Houston had a total of 12 hits for the game. Josh Beckett(8-13) got the win allowing 3 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings. Beckett was helped out by Brad Lidge who recorded his 34th save. Jason Bergmann(6-15) was hit with the loss. He was knocked around by Houston, allowing 11 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.

NEW YORK AT TEXAS Mets............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 Rangers......... 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 - 7 12 1 Win:Marcum(12-10) Loss:Penny(0-7) Shaun Marcum came through with a solid 7 innings and Carlos Lee had 3 base hits as the Texas Rangers topped the league door-mat New York Mets by a score of 7 to 0 at Ameriquest Field. New York never recovered after Texas took the lead in the 3rd inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits. That early run support was enough for Marcum(12-10) and Texas. Texas managed 12 hits in their victory. Brad Penny(0-7) was hit with the loss. He was unable to control the Texas offense and allowed 10 hits and 6 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings. The Texas ballclub's record now stands at 56-75. With this loss, New York has a 5-5 record of late, 43-88, worst in the division overall. LOS ANGELES AT CLEVELAND Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 2 Indians......... 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 - 9 13 1 Win:Kuo(16-4) Loss:Harden(15-5) Homeruns- J.Loney(12th), M.Napoli(28th), J.Thome(19th) Jim Thome went deep and had 3 RBI at Jacobs Field as the Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers by the count of 9 to 1. Cleveland set the tone of the game in the first inning plating an isolated run using 2 hits. Cleveland dominated offensively as they scored in 6 different innings. Hong-Chih Kuo(16-4) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 7 and 2/3 innings. Rich Harden(15-5) took the loss. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 7 innings of work. TAMPA BAY AT WASHINGTON Rays............ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 - 5 12 2 Nationals....... 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 - 6 12 1 Win:Webb(13-10) Loss:Kazmir(2-12) Save:Capps(5th) Homeruns- C.Figgins(1st) Nick Markakis hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the Washington Nationals outscored the Tampa Bay Rays 6 to 5. Washington took the lead for good in the 2nd inning scoring one runner using 3 hits. Carlos Pena stroked a base-hit, and an error was also committed. After an out was recorded, Markakis came to the plate and slapped a one-base hit. Marlon Byrd then smacked a single. After another out, Howie Kendrick came up and he was walked intentionally to load the bases. Michael Young got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim. Tampa Bay threatened in the 9th but Washington was able to put down the rally. Brandon Webb(13-10) picked up the victory, allowing 4 runs in 7 and 1/3 innings. Webb got help from Matt Capps who was credited with his 5th save. Scott Kazmir(2-12) took the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 11 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings.

OAKLAND AT KANSAS CITY Athletics....... 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 - 8 12 0 Royals.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 4 0 Win:Lester(14-4) Loss:Burnett(5-15) Homeruns- J.Giambi(27th) Shortstop Clint Barmes hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the Oakland Athletics outscored the Kansas City Royals 8 to 3. In the 3rd inning Oakland went on top for good scoring 2 runners on 3 hits. Oakland had 12 hits overall, while Kansas City had 4. Jon Lester(14-4) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings. A.J. Burnett(5-15) was tagged with the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 7 runs in 6 innings.

2009 Florida Marlins At 2009 Atlanta Braves 8/31/2009 Marlins AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG C.Guzman SS 4 1 2 0 .270 I.Suzuki CF 5 1 1 1 .291 O.Hudson 2B 4 0 2 1 .269 J.Reyes SS 3 0 1 0 .284 B-R.Durham 2B 1 0 0 0 .313 C.Jones DH 5 0 0 0 .300 A.Laroche 1B 5 0 1 0 .230 A.Pujols 1B 3 0 1 0 .350 B.Hawpe RF 4 1 1 1 .226 A.Rodriguez 3B 3 1 1 0 .322 V.Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 .180 V.Guerrero RF 4 1 1 2 .253 G.Atkins 3B 4 1 1 0 .193 I.Kinsler 2B 4 0 1 0 .288 C.Snyder C 4 1 1 2 .210 C.Beltran LF 4 0 0 0 .258 M.Thames LF 4 0 1 0 .184 R.Martin C 0 0 0 0 .275 M.Bourn CF 3 0 0 0 .173 A-I.Rodriguez PR,C 3 0 1 0 .248 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 4 9 4 Totals 34 3 7 3 A-Pinch Ran For Martin In 2nd Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Hudson In 7th Inning INJURY: Russell Martin INJURED (for 1 more game) in 2nd inning INJURY: John Lackey INJURED (for 3 more games) in 5th inning INJURY: Orlando Hudson INJURED (for 15 more games) in 7th inning Marlins......... 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 Braves.......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 2 Marlins (49-82) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Lackey 4 6 2 2 1 4 1 77 4.87 J.Happ 2 2/3 1 1 1 2 2 1 39 2.94 E.Ramirez WIN(4-9) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 7.48 B.Ryan SAVE(26th) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.43 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 7 2 Braves (96-35) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Hamels LOSS(12-7) 7 1/3 8 4 4 0 11 2 104 3.75 J.Papelbon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 1.65 J.Howell 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.93 Totals 9 9 4 4 0 13 2 ATTENDANCE- 48,767 DATE- Monday, August 31st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 3:23 LEFT ON BASE- Marlins: 8 Braves: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Marlins: 0 Braves: 0 ERRORS- J.Lackey, A.Pujols, J.Papelbon DOUBLES- O.Hudson(21st), G.Atkins(7th) TRIPLES- C.Guzman(4th) HOME RUNS- B.Hawpe(19th), C.Snyder(7th), I.Suzuki(11th), V.Guerrero(29th) STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes-3(69th) SACRIFICE HITS- M.Bourn WALKS- J.Reyes-2, A.Pujols, A.Rodriguez HIT BY PITCH- C.Guzman, R.Martin STRIKE OUTS- C.Guzman, O.Hudson, A.Laroche-4, B.Hawpe-2, V.Martinez, G.Atkins, M.Thames-2, M.Bourn, J.Reyes, C.Jones, A.Pujols, V.Guerrero-2, C.Beltran-2

2009 St. Louis Cardinals At 2009 Cincinnati Reds 8/31/2009 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG J.Rollins SS 5 0 0 0 .247 J.Pierre LF 2 1 0 0 .235 B.Giles RF 4 2 2 1 .299 A-G.Matthews Jr PR,CF 2 0 0 0 .143 C-J.Molina C 1 0 1 1 .143 J.Lopez 2B 4 0 3 1 .289 M.Teixeira 1B 5 2 3 1 .259 B.Abreu RF 4 1 0 0 .276 A.Dunn DH 4 1 1 1 .227 R.Ludwick CF,LF 5 0 1 1 .292 D.Wright 3B 5 1 2 3 .247 R.Ibanez DH 5 1 2 0 .265 A.Ethier LF 4 2 2 1 .283 T.Glaus 3B 4 1 0 0 .256 G.Soto C 4 0 2 0 .275 C.Kotchman 1B 4 1 2 1 .227 B-C.Crisp PR,CF 0 0 0 0 .274 J.Hardy SS 3 1 1 1 .260 M.Derosa 2B 3 1 0 0 .257 M.Olivo C 3 1 0 1 .260 R.Winn CF,RF 5 1 1 0 .260 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 40 10 14 8 Totals 36 7 9 5 A-Pinch Ran For Pierre In 6th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Soto In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Giles In 8th Inning INJURY: Juan Pierre INJURED (for 2 more games) in 6th inning Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 - 10 14 2 Reds............ 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 - 7 9 1 Cardinals (88-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Volquez 5 2/3 5 3 3 6 8 0 110 4.73 B.Bruney 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.60 J.Cruz WIN(6-0) 1 1/3 1 1 0 0 3 0 22 2.77 M.Stetter 1 2 3 3 1 1 0 24 2.85 J.Nathan 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.01 Totals 9 9 7 6 7 14 0 Reds (56-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Nolasco 7 7 2 2 2 5 1 102 4.76 A.Pettitte LOSS(1-1) 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 9 6.93 D.Wheeler BS(2nd) 0 2/3 4 5 3 2 0 2 30 5.23 J.Hanrahan 1 1/3 1 1 1 3 0 0 37 4.81 Totals 9 14 10 8 7 5 3 ATTENDANCE- 19,253 DATE- Monday, August 31st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad T- 3:46 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals:11 Reds:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Reds: 1 ERRORS- D.Wright, J.Cruz, J.Hanrahan DOUBLES- R.Winn(6th), J.Lopez(38th), R.Ludwick(36th), C.Kotchman(24th) HOME RUNS- M.Teixeira(28th), D.Wright(25th), A.Ethier(19th) STOLEN BASES- J.Pierre(48th) SACRIFICE HITS- C.Crisp, J.Lopez, J.Hardy WALKS- J.Rollins, B.Giles, M.Teixeira, A.Dunn, A.Ethier, M.Derosa-2, J.Pierre, B.Abreu, T.Glaus, C.Kotchman, J.Hardy, M.Olivo-2 HIT BY PITCH- J.Pierre STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins, A.Dunn, G.Soto, M.Derosa, R.Winn, G.Matthews Jr, J.Lopez, B.Abreu-2, R.Ludwick-3, R.Ibanez-2, T.Glaus-3, C.Kotchman, J.Hardy GIDP- D.Wright WILD PITCHES- E.Volquez-3, M.Stetter, J.Hanrahan

2009 Chicago Cubs At 2009 San Francisco Giants 8/31/2009 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG J.Hairston Jr LF 3 1 0 0 .313 J.Mauer C 4 1 1 0 .273 E-M.Rivera PH,C 1 0 1 1 .281 N.Morgan DH 5 0 2 0 .272 M.Grudzielanek 2B 3 1 2 1 .302 C.Dickerson LF 4 0 1 1 .322 A.Hernandez SS 4 0 1 2 .291 K.Youkilis 1B 5 0 1 0 .282 M.Ordonez RF 4 0 2 1 .318 C.Utley 2B 0 0 0 0 .278 C.Delgado 1B 4 0 0 0 .245 A-A.Marte PR 0 0 0 0 .250 A.Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 0 .286 B-M.Lowell 2B 2 0 0 0 .304 T.Hunter CF 4 0 1 0 .220 S.Victorino RF 4 1 1 0 .254 D.Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 .249 S.Rolen 3B 1 0 0 0 .241 D-S.Schumaker PR,DH 0 1 0 0 .319 C-C.Gomez PR,3B 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Castro C 3 0 2 0 .263 O.Cabrera SS 2 1 0 0 .283 F-J.Keppinger PR 0 1 0 0 .284 G.Sizemore CF 4 1 1 3 .235 G-J.Kendall LF 0 0 0 0 .188 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 5 11 5 Totals 32 4 7 4 A-Pinch Ran For Utley In 1st Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Marte In 2nd Inning C-Pinch Ran For Rolen In 5th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Hairston Jr In 9th Inning F-Pinch Ran For Castro In 9th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Keppinger In 9th Inning INJURY: Chase Utley INJURED (for 3 more games) in 1st inning INJURY: Scott Rolen INJURED (for 3 more games) in 5th inning Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 5 11 1 Giants.......... 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Cubs (67-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Ramirez 3 1/3 4 4 4 4 3 1 74 4.55 S.Shell 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 62 3.64 S.Shields WIN(2-2) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.81 F.Francisco SAVE(10th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.61 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 8 1 Giants (78-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Lee 7 2/3 7 2 2 2 4 0 112 3.26 F.Rodriguez L(3-5)B(7th) 1 1/3 4 3 3 2 2 0 37 3.57 Totals 9 11 5 5 4 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 48,034 DATE- Monday, August 31st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:56 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8 Giants: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Giants: 3 ERRORS- A.Hernandez DOUBLES- A.Ramirez(34th), C.Dickerson(25th) HOME RUNS- G.Sizemore(25th) STOLEN BASES- N.Morgan-3(42nd), S.Victorino(44th), O.Cabrera(9th) CAUGHT STEALING- C.Gomez SACRIFICE HITS- J.Hairston Jr, O.Cabrera WALKS- M.Grudzielanek, A.Hernandez, M.Ordonez, R.Castro, J.Mauer, C.Dickerson, M.Lowell, S.Rolen, O.Cabrera HIT BY PITCH- M.Grudzielanek, C.Utley, S.Rolen STRIKE OUTS- J.Hairston Jr-2, C.Delgado, A.Ramirez, T.Hunter, D.Ortiz, J.Mauer, N.Morgan-2, C.Dickerson-3, K.Youkilis, C.Gomez GIDP- M.Ordonez-2, C.Delgado WILD PITCHES- S.Shields

2009 Houston Astros At 2009 Boston Red Sox 8/31/2009 Astros AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG B.Roberts 2B 5 1 1 0 .247 J.Ellsbury CF 5 0 3 1 .217 L.Berkman 1B 3 2 1 1 .263 G.Anderson LF 5 0 0 0 .236 R.Abercrombie LF 4 1 2 2 .232 A.Ramirez SS 5 1 1 0 .278 R.Branyan DH 5 1 2 2 .230 A.Gonzalez 1B 4 1 2 2 .261 B.McCann C 4 0 2 1 .296 J.Anderson RF 4 1 1 0 .365 A-G.Laird C 0 0 0 0 .244 J.Peralta 3B 4 0 1 0 .246 T.Metcalf 3B 4 1 1 1 .246 D.Navarro C 4 1 2 1 .267 S.Drew SS 3 0 1 0 .286 H.Blalock DH 4 0 2 0 .271 C.Young CF 4 0 1 0 .232 J.Baker 2B 3 0 1 0 .239 J.Werth RF 4 1 1 0 .259 B-J.Gathright PH 1 0 0 0 .300 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 7 12 7 Totals 39 4 13 4 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For McCann In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Baker In 9th Inning Astros.......... 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 - 7 12 0 Red Sox......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 13 0 Astros (65-66) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Beckett WIN(8-13) 6 2/3 8 3 3 0 7 0 103 4.94 J.Burton HOLD(3rd) 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 2 1 24 5.44 B.Lidge SAVE(34th) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.97 Totals 9 13 4 4 0 11 1 Red Sox (55-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Bergmann LOSS(6-15) 7 11 6 6 2 8 1 135 6.89 C.Wilson 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 29 4.50 Totals 9 12 7 7 3 9 2 ATTENDANCE- 30,260 DATE- Monday, August 31st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:38 LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 6 Red Sox: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0 Red Sox: 1 DOUBLES- B.Roberts(32nd), R.Abercrombie(42nd), R.Branyan-2(19th), A.Ramirez(24th), J.Anderson(6th), J.Peralta(25th), D.Navarro(24th), H.Blalock(24th) HOME RUNS- L.Berkman(25th), T.Metcalf(43rd), A.Gonzalez(25th) WALKS- L.Berkman-2, S.Drew HIT BY PITCH- R.Abercrombie STRIKE OUTS- L.Berkman, R.Abercrombie-2, R.Branyan-2, T.Metcalf, C.Young-2, J.Werth, J.Ellsbury, G.Anderson, A.Ramirez-3, A.Gonzalez, J.Anderson, J.Peralta, J.Baker-2, J.Gathright GIDP- T.Metcalf WILD PITCHES- J.Beckett WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Alexei Ramirez robbed Jayson Werth of a base hit.

2009 New York Mets At 2009 Texas Rangers 8/31/2009 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Rangers AB R H RBI AVG R.Theriot SS 4 0 0 0 .289 M.Mora 3B 5 1 1 0 .275 N.Swisher CF 3 0 0 0 .208 H.Ramirez SS 4 1 2 1 .239 S.Podsednik LF 4 0 0 0 .191 P.Fielder DH 2 0 0 1 .284 K.Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 .232 A-G.Kapler PR,DH 1 1 1 0 .255 K.Fukudome RF 2 0 0 0 .217 C.Lee LF 4 1 3 1 .268 E.Dukes DH 3 0 0 0 .222 R.Howard 1B 4 2 1 2 .243 M.Hoffpauir 1B 3 0 0 0 .304 J.Hermida RF 3 0 0 0 .218 I.Stewart 3B 3 0 0 0 .222 F.Lopez 2B 3 0 2 0 .352 C.Coste C 3 0 0 0 .245 R.Sweeney CF 3 1 1 0 .264 K.Suzuki C 3 0 1 1 .240 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 28 0 1 0 Totals 32 7 12 6 A-Pinch Ran For Fielder In 4th Inning INJURY: Prince Fielder INJURED (for 3 more games) in 4th inning Mets............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 Rangers......... 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 - 7 12 1 Mets (43-88) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Penny LOSS(0-7) 5 1/3 10 7 6 6 2 0 146 7.54 J.Affeldt 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 43 6.55 M.Wuertz 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.79 Totals 8 12 7 6 8 4 0 Rangers (56-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Marcum WIN(12-10) 7 1 0 0 2 7 0 110 4.71 L.Cormier 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 5.96 Totals 9 1 0 0 2 11 0 ATTENDANCE- 40,225 DATE- Monday, August 31st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 3:12 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 3 Rangers:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Rangers: 0 ERRORS- N.Swisher, J.Hermida DOUBLES- M.Mora(17th), H.Ramirez(23rd), C.Lee(25th), R.Howard(21st) TRIPLES- K.Johnson(5th) CAUGHT STEALING- K.Fukudome, H.Ramirez, F.Lopez WALKS- N.Swisher, K.Fukudome, H.Ramirez, G.Kapler, C.Lee, R.Howard, J.Hermida, F.Lopez, R.Sweeney, K.Suzuki HIT BY PITCH- P.Fielder STRIKE OUTS- N.Swisher-2, S.Podsednik, K.Johnson, E.Dukes, M.Hoffpauir-3, I.Stewart-3, R.Howard, J.Hermida-2, R.Sweeney GIDP- R.Howard WILD PITCHES- J.Affeldt

2009 Los Angeles Dodgers At 2009 Cleveland Indians 8/31/2009 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG B.Phillips 2B 4 0 1 0 .190 C.Granderson LF 4 2 3 1 .268 M.Tejada SS 4 1 2 0 .261 J.Loney 1B 5 1 2 3 .299 N.Cruz CF 1 0 0 0 .288 P.Sandoval 3B 5 0 1 0 .336 N.Garciaparra 1B 4 0 1 1 .297 M.Napoli C 4 2 1 1 .244 J.Arias DH 3 0 1 0 .383 M.Aviles SS 4 0 1 0 .298 J.Dye RF 4 0 0 0 .291 A.Miles 2B 4 1 1 0 .271 A.Beltre 3B 4 0 1 0 .214 J.Thome DH 4 2 2 3 .234 A.Soriano LF 4 0 0 0 .253 D.Dejesus CF 3 0 0 0 .278 Y.Molina C 3 0 0 0 .262 D.Span RF 4 1 2 1 .276 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 37 9 13 9 Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 2 Indians......... 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 - 9 13 1 Dodgers (76-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Harden LOSS(15-5) 7 12 9 7 4 14 3 139 3.05 J.Broxton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 5.58 Totals 8 13 9 7 4 15 3 Indians (77-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Kuo WIN(16-4) 7 2/3 6 1 1 4 2 0 127 3.92 J.Valverde 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.60 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 41,394 DATE- Monday, August 31st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad T- 2:49 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7 Indians: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Indians: 2 ERRORS- N.Cruz, Y.Molina, M.Aviles DOUBLES- M.Tejada(5th), J.Thome(20th) TRIPLES- C.Granderson(9th) HOME RUNS- J.Loney(12th), M.Napoli(28th), J.Thome(19th) STOLEN BASES- D.Span(15th) CAUGHT STEALING- N.Cruz WALKS- N.Cruz-3, J.Arias, C.Granderson, M.Aviles, A.Miles, D.Dejesus HIT BY PITCH- M.Napoli STRIKE OUTS- B.Phillips, J.Dye-2, A.Beltre, C.Granderson, J.Loney, P.Sandoval-2, M.Napoli-3, M.Aviles-2, A.Miles, J.Thome-2, D.Dejesus, D.Span-2 GIDP- A.Beltre WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Curtis Granderson robbed Miguel Tejada of an extra base hit.

2009 Tampa Bay Rays At 2009 Washington Nationals 8/31/2009 Rays AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG C.Figgins CF 4 1 1 2 .224 H.Kendrick 2B 4 1 1 0 .292 C-S.Smith PH 1 0 0 0 .289 M.Young SS 3 0 1 1 .282 R.Cano 2B 4 0 0 0 .252 M.Ramirez LF 5 1 2 1 .316 M.Holliday DH 4 0 3 0 .306 M.Cabrera DH 3 1 1 0 .244 J.Bay LF 4 0 0 0 .241 C.Pena 1B 4 1 1 0 .223 V.Wells RF 4 0 0 0 .334 C.Blake 3B 2 0 0 1 .225 D.Lee 1B 4 1 1 0 .236 N.Markakis RF 4 1 3 2 .278 K.Kouzmanoff 3B 4 1 3 0 .252 M.Byrd CF 4 0 2 1 .293 A-C.Hart PR 0 0 0 0 .221 R.Hernandez C 4 1 1 0 .169 A.Pierzynski C 4 1 2 1 .272 B.Ryan SS 3 1 1 1 .262 B-B.Inge PH 1 0 1 1 .118 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 5 12 5 Totals 33 6 12 6 A-Pinch Ran For Kouzmanoff In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Figgins In 9th Inning Rays............ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 - 5 12 2 Nationals....... 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 - 6 12 1 Rays (54-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Kazmir LOSS(2-12) 5 11 5 5 3 4 0 101 6.72 M.Acosta 3 1 1 0 2 3 0 48 4.05 Totals 8 12 6 5 5 7 0 Nationals (77-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Webb WIN(13-10) 7 1/3 8 4 4 0 4 1 105 4.11 M.Capps SAVE(5th) 1 2/3 4 1 0 0 2 0 37 2.21 Totals 9 12 5 4 0 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 49,831 DATE- Monday, August 31st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:40 LEFT ON BASE- Rays: 5 Nationals: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Rays: 1 Nationals: 1 ERRORS- R.Cano, K.Kouzmanoff, C.Blake DOUBLES- A.Pierzynski(30th), M.Young(36th), M.Ramirez(31st), N.Markakis-2(31st), M.Byrd(15th) TRIPLES- A.Pierzynski(5th) HOME RUNS- C.Figgins(1st) STOLEN BASES- M.Holliday(15th), B.Ryan(5th), H.Kendrick(6th), M.Cabrera(2nd) CAUGHT STEALING- H.Kendrick SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Blake WALKS- H.Kendrick, M.Young-2, M.Cabrera, C.Blake STRIKE OUTS- S.Smith, J.Bay, V.Wells, D.Lee-2, B.Ryan, H.Kendrick, M.Young, M.Ramirez-2, C.Pena-2, R.Hernandez GIDP- M.Ramirez WILD PITCHES- M.Acosta, B.Webb-2

2009 Oakland Athletics At 2009 Kansas City Royals 8/31/2009 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Royals AB R H RBI AVG D.Pedroia 2B 4 2 2 0 .274 W.Taveras LF 3 2 1 0 .218 R.Vazquez 3B 4 0 2 2 .312 A.Iwamura 2B 4 0 2 0 .288 R.Braun LF 4 0 0 1 .239 J.Giambi 1B 3 1 1 1 .229 J.Votto 1B 5 0 0 0 .271 P.Burrell DH 3 0 0 1 .212 A.Lind DH 4 1 1 0 .258 A.Rowand CF 4 0 0 0 .250 B.Upton CF 4 1 1 0 .261 M.Reynolds 3B 2 0 0 0 .206 M.Kemp RF 4 0 1 1 .260 L.Scott RF 3 0 0 0 .229 J.Saltalamacchia C 4 2 3 1 .254 D.Ross C 4 0 0 0 .151 C.Barmes SS 4 2 2 2 .314 J.Bartlett SS 1 0 0 0 .213 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 8 12 7 Totals 27 3 4 2 Athletics....... 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 - 8 12 0 Royals.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 4 0 Athletics (67-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Lester WIN(14-4) 6 2/3 3 2 2 5 8 0 106 3.70 M.Thornton 2 1/3 1 1 1 1 2 1 32 2.79 Totals 9 4 3 3 6 10 1 Royals (44-87) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA A.Burnett LOSS(5-15) 6 10 7 7 1 6 0 106 5.60 N.Masset 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 40 5.80 Totals 9 12 8 8 1 8 0 ATTENDANCE- 23,887 DATE- Monday, August 31st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad T- 3:08 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 5 Royals: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 3 Royals: 0 DOUBLES- R.Vazquez(20th), A.Lind(8th), B.Upton(25th), J.Saltalamacchia-2(17th), C.Barmes-2(12th) HOME RUNS- J.Giambi(27th) STOLEN BASES- D.Pedroia(15th), W.Taveras(49th) SACRIFICE HITS- R.Vazquez SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Braun, P.Burrell WALKS- D.Pedroia, W.Taveras, M.Reynolds-2, L.Scott, J.Bartlett-2 HIT BY PITCH- J.Giambi STRIKE OUTS- D.Pedroia, R.Vazquez, R.Braun, J.Votto-2, A.Lind, B.Upton, M.Kemp, A.Iwamura, P.Burrell-3, A.Rowand-2, M.Reynolds, L.Scott, D.Ross-2 GIDP- J.Giambi, A.Rowand, L.Scott WILD PITCHES- A.Burnett-2, N.Masset