A'S, ZITO SLIP PAST HALOS, WASHBURN IN 1:57
Solo HRs by Chavez, Hernandez Game's Only Tallies
ANAHEIM, Cal. (AP) - Barry Zito tossed a complete game shutout and was supported
by solo home runs off the bats of Eric Chavez and Ramon Hernandez as the Oakland
Athletics defeated Jarrod Washburn and the Anaheim Angels, 2-0, at Edison
Field. The game was played in an exceptionally brisk one hour and 57
minutes, the quickest contest in the major leagues thus far this season and the
only one played in less than two hours. The complete game was Zito's
fourth of the season and his counterpart, Washburn, tossed a complete game of
his own--his second of the year. This marked only the second time in the
major leagues this season that both starting pitchers in a single game threw
complete games. David Wells and C.C. Sabathia both went the distance in
Cleveland's 2-0 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium on July 19.
The A's had a two-out scoring threat in the second inning and the Angels had men
in scoring position with two outs in the first and second frames, but the game
was scoreless through four, with Washburn carrying a no-hitter into the top of
the fifth. After retiring Hernandez on a fly ball to center fielder Darrin
Erstad, Chavez jumped on a first pitch fastball and drove it into the right
field stands for a 1-0 Oakland lead.
In the bottom of the inning, Adam Kennedy singled to left with one out and moved
to second on David Eckstein's ground out but Erstad flied to right for the third
out of the inning.
The score was still 1-0 in the seventh inning and Washburn struck out Erubiel
Durazo to start the frame. But Hernandez drove an 0-2 mistake over the
left field wall to up the A's advantage to 2-0.
That was it for the scoring. Zito (15-4) yielded a two-out single to Shawn
Wooten in the sixth but retired Bengie Molina on a fly to center. Molina
was the first of a string of 10 consecutive Anaheim batters that Zito set down
to end the game.
The shutout is Zito's second of the year. Two major league pitchers have
now reached the 15-win threshold and both of them pitch for the A's. Tim
Hudson currently holds an 18-2 record.
The win was the fifth in a row for Oakland. The A's lead the American
League West by 5 1/2 games, pending the outcome of Seattle's game against Texas
at Safeco Field.
7/28/2003, Oak03-Ana03, Edison Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Athletics 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 2003 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 6 1 Athletics AB R H BI AVG Angels AB R H BI AVG Byrnes cf 4 0 0 0 .260 Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 .272 Ellis,M 2b 4 0 0 0 .227 Erstad cf 4 0 0 0 .247 Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 .356 Salmon rf 4 0 1 0 .334 Durazo dh 4 0 1 0 .282 Anderson,G lf 4 0 0 0 .285 Hernandez,Ra c 4 1 1 1 .270 Wooten dh 4 0 1 0 .200 Chavez,Er 3b 3 1 1 1 .272 Molina,B c 4 0 0 0 .248 McCarty 1b 3 0 1 0 .227 Spiezio 3b 3 0 1 0 .259 Long rf 3 0 0 0 .265 Quinlan 1b 3 0 1 0 .333 Piatt lf 3 0 0 0 .200 Kennedy,A 2b 3 0 1 0 .263 32 2 4 2 33 0 6 0 Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Zito W 15-4 9.0 6 0 0 0 4 93 63 2.14 9.0 6 0 0 0 4 93 63 Angels INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Washburn L 10-8 9.0 4 2 2 0 5 93 69 2.94 9.0 4 2 2 0 5 93 69 E-Spiezio 2. 2B-Durazo(29), Salmon(42). HR-Hernandez,Ra(12), Chavez,Er(19). RBI-Hernandez,Ra(51), Chavez,Er(67). K-Byrnes, Durazo 2, Long, Piatt, Erstad 2, Anderson,G, Molina,B. GWRBI: Chavez,Er Temperature: 74, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 21 MPH. Attendance: 25,947 Game Time: 1:57