Friday, September 14th, 2012 9:05PM CST
On Friday night, the Oakland Athletics, who were leading the American League wild card standings, earned a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Yoenis Cespedes provided a crucial two-run home run despite playing with a sore right wrist. The defeat meant the Orioles could not move into sole possession of first place in the AL East.
Date: Friday, September 14th, 2012
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 35,067
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
BAL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: A Rosales (4, J Saunders)
Home Runs: Y Cespedes (19, 4th inning off J Saunders 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Y Cespedes 2 (70), J Gomes (43)
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (D Norris 1-1, J Donaldson 0-1, J Reddick 0-1, C Carter 0-1, C Crisp 1-1, J Gomes 1-1, S Drew 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Carter 1; S Drew 1

Intentional Walks: Y Cespedes (By J Saunders)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Milone 21-25; P Neshek 0-2; R Cook 3-3; G Balfour 4-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Milone 17-5-16-19; P Neshek 0-2-1-1; R Cook 4-2-3-1; G Balfour 4-1-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Milone 8-9; P Neshek 2-0; R Cook 1-0; G Balfour 0-1
Game Scores: T Milone 55

Double Plays: 4 (J Donaldson-A Rosales-C Carter 2, S Drew-A Rosales-C Carter 2)
Errors: J Donaldson (10, ground ball)

Doubles: A Jones (33, T Milone)
Home Runs: C Davis (26, 5th inning off T Milone 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: C Davis (69)
Ground Into Double Play: M Reynolds; R Andino 2; L Ford
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (M Wieters 0-1, R Andino 0-1, J Hardy 0-1, N McLouth 0-1, L Ford 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Wieters 1

Wild Pitches: J Saunders
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Saunders 14-26; J Arrieta 4-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Saunders 18-8-18-18; J Arrieta 4-8-5-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Saunders 3-8; J Arrieta 0-0
Game Scores: J Saunders 50

Double Plays: 1 (M Reynolds)

Caught Stealing: X Avery (3, 2nd base by G Balfour/D Norris)
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