HATTEBERG'S WALK-OFF SINGLE CLOCKS GIANTS

OAKLAND -- The second half of the Bay Series Rivalry started out with a big bang from the Athletics who won it in 11 innings with a Scott Hatteberg walk-off single.  After a single to Jermaine Dye and a hit batter, Hatteberg smashed a single through the drawn-in infield to give Oakland the win and shrink the division deficit to 5.5 games.

Oakland had been ahead by 1 run going into the 6th but 3 consecutive botch outfield X-plays produced 3 runs for the Giants.  But in the bottom half of the inning, San Francisco walked the bases loaded and then walked the next two consecutive batters.  The A's had just 8 hits in the game and left 13 on base.

The Athletics are 19-4 over their past 23 games.  They're now tied for 2nd in the AL West. 

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BOXSCORE: 2002 San Francisco Giants At 2002 Oakland Athletics       6/28/2002

  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Shinjo CF         5  0  1  0 .213     S.Hatteberg 1B      4  0  1  2 .282 
  R.Aurilia SS        5  0  1  0 .284     D.Justice LF        3  0  0  1 .212 
  J.Kent 2B           5  0  0  0 .310     M.Tejada SS         5  0  2  0 .263 
  B.Bonds LF          3  1  1  0 .348     E.Chavez 3B         5  1  1  0 .260 
  R.Sanders RF        5  1  2  1 .212     M.Ellis 2B          4  0  0  0 .326 
  J.Snow 1B           3  0  2  0 .233     J.Dye RF            5  2  2  0 .262 
A-M.Benard PR         0  0  0  0 .320     J.Mabry DH          4  0  1  0 .342 
B-S.Dunston 1B        1  0  1  0 .556   E-O.Saenz PH          0  0  0  0 .327 
  D.Bell 3B           5  1  1  1 .223     T.Long CF           3  1  1  1 .229 
  B.Santiago C        3  0  0  0 .256   F-R.Velarde PH        0  0  0  0 .203 
  R.Martinez DH       4  0  1  1 .309     G.Myers C           2  0  0  0 .218 
                                        C-E.Byrnes PR         0  0  0  0 .286 
                                        D-R.Hernandez C       0  0  0  0 .259 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      39  3 10  3                 Totals      35  4  8  4

A-Pinch Ran For Snow In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Benard In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Myers In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Byrnes In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Mabry In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Long In 10th Inning

Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  0 -  3 10  1
Athletics....... 0 1 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  1 -  4  8  1

Giants (45-34)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
L.Hernandez               4 2/3   4   1   0   2   3   0  69   3.59  A1 C3
J.Witasick                1       2   2   2   3   1   0  30   2.53  C4 D2
F.Rodriguez               2       0   0   0   2   2   0  32   4.15  D3 E1
C.Zerbe LOSS(3-3)         1 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0  22   0.78  E2 E6
T.Worrell                 0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  17   2.97  E7
Totals                    9 1/3   8   4   3   8   6   0

Athletics (44-35)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Harang                  5 1/3   6   3   3   3   6   0  94   4.31  A1 C6
C.Bradford WIN(2-3)       4 2/3   4   0   0   1   3   0  70   3.55  C7
Totals                   10      10   3   3   4   9   0

ATTENDANCE- 35,660 DATE- Friday, June 28th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Giants:10  Athletics:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0  Athletics: 1
ERRORS- D.Bell, E.Chavez
DOUBLES- R.Aurilia(17th), B.Bonds(27th), E.Chavez(14th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Tejada(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Martinez
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Velarde
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Long
WALKS- B.Bonds-2, J.Snow, B.Santiago, S.Hatteberg-2, D.Justice-2, M.Ellis,
       G.Myers-2, R.Hernandez
HIT BY PITCH- O.Saenz
STRIKE OUTS- T.Shinjo-4, R.Aurilia-2, J.Kent-2, J.Snow, D.Justice, E.Chavez-2,
             M.Ellis, J.Dye, T.Long
GIDP- D.Bell
WILD PITCHES- A.Harang

A'S INTENTLY WATCHING HALOS DOUBLE-HEADER

SEATTLE -- Coming off a recent road-swing that saw them win 7 of 9, the Oakland A's still find themselves 7 games back of the Anaheim Angels heading into a huge 4 game road series against the M's starting tonight.  Meanwhile, in Arlington, the Rangers will host a day-night double-header against the Angels.

The A's will be watching the game from their Safeco clubhouse.  If the Angels are swept today in Texas and Oakland wins tonight, the A's will be just 5.5 games back, the closest they've been since June 1st.

Seattle swept Oakland at home earlier this month, knocking their division deficit to 9.5 games.  The A's need redemption.  First pitch in Arlington starts in a matter of minutes.

A'S DROP LAUGHER IN PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH -- Maty McNeil desperately wanted to start out the roadtrip with a win.  Instead he saw the A's drop a laugher to the subpar Pirates, 9-2.  Pittsburgh put together a monster 3rd inning, plating 6 runs on a flurry of hits and A's errors.  The A's committed 3 errors in the game and only managed 5 hits. 

Oakland starter Aaron Harang was chased in the 4th.  The bullpen allowed 3 runs (2 earned in relief).  Aramis Ramirez cracked 2 doubles.  He was one of five Pirates to have 2-hit games.  Pittsburgh's Josh Fogg threw a complete game.  He threw 129 pitches and allowed just five hits.

Luckily for Oakland, Anaheim lost their game in St. Louis.  Anaheim's loss keeps the standings intact: Oakland remains 8 games back.  Tim Hudson and Barry Zito will finish this series for Oakland.

Around the League: • Curt Schilling's record now stands at an amazing 14-0.  Schilling has started 15 games; he has one no-decision.  Every start has been a quality start.  He has received 5.73 runs of support on average in his starts. • Every team in the NL Central is under .500.  The Cardinals lead the division at 32-36.   • Tim Wakefield is having a virtuoso season.  In 73 innings pitched (mostly in relief) he has allowed a mere 36 hits.  He has not allowed a home run to a righties (126 at-bats). • The Yankees are 13-2 so far this June.  They've won 6 straight and lead the AL Wild Card.  They own the league's best home record at 27-9.

BOXSCORE: 2002 Oakland Athletics At 2002 Pittsburgh Pirates         6/18/2002

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Hatteberg 1B      4  0  2  0 .283     J.Kendall C         4  0  2  2 .248 
  D.Justice LF        4  0  0  0 .225     J.Wilson SS         2  1  0  1 .232 
  M.Ellis 2B          3  0  0  0 .330     B.Giles LF          5  0  0  0 .296 
  E.Chavez 3B         4  0  1  0 .268     A.Ramirez 3B        5  1  2  1 .195 
  J.Dye RF            4  1  1  0 .226     R.Mackowiak CF      5  1  1  1 .254 
  M.Tejada SS         3  0  0  0 .245     K.Young 1B          4  2  2  0 .242 
  T.Long CF           2  0  0  1 .219     C.Wilson RF         2  2  2  1 .266 
  G.Myers C           3  0  0  0 .221     P.Reese 2B          4  1  2  2 .238 
  A.Harang P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Fogg P            4  1  0  0 .000 
  J.Mecir P           0  0  0  0 ----                                         
A-J.Mabry PH          1  1  1  1 .367                                         
  M.Magnante P        0  0  0  0 ----                                         
  C.Bradford P        0  0  0  0 ----                                         
B-O.Saenz PH          0  0  0  0 .345                                         
  B.Koch P            0  0  0  0 ----                                         
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         Totals      28  2  5  2                 Totals      35  9 11  8

A-Pinch Hit For Mecir In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bradford In 8th Inning

Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  2  5  3
Pirates......... 0 0 6  0 2 1  0 0    -  9 11  0

Athletics (36-33)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Harang LOSS(1-2)        3 1/3   8   6   4   1   3   0  68   4.50  A1 C4
J.Mecir                   1 2/3   1   2   1   1   1   0  32   3.24  C5 D3
M.Magnante                0 2/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  14   5.40  D4 D7
C.Bradford                1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.17  D8 E2
B.Koch                    1       0   0   0   0   2   0  11   5.45  E3
Totals                    8      11   9   6   2   7   0

Pirates (29-40)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Fogg WIN(3-5)           9       5   2   2   2   4   1 128   5.96  A1
Totals                    9       5   2   2   2   4   1

ATTENDANCE- 22,781 DATE- Tuesday, June 18th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Paul Schrieber, Tim McClelland, Terry Craft, Phil Cuzzi
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 3  Pirates: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Pirates: 3
ERRORS- M.Ellis, M.Tejada, A.Harang
DOUBLES- J.Dye(9th), A.Ramirez-2(10th), K.Young(16th), C.Wilson(21st)
HOME RUNS- J.Mabry(10th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Wilson(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Harang, J.Wilson
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Wilson
WALKS- T.Long, O.Saenz, J.Kendall, C.Wilson
HIT BY PITCH- M.Ellis, J.Wilson, C.Wilson
STRIKE OUTS- D.Justice, E.Chavez, J.Dye, G.Myers, J.Wilson, B.Giles, A.Ramirez,
             R.Mackowiak-2, K.Young, J.Fogg
GIDP- D.Justice-2, J.Dye, J.Kendall

A'S SWEEP BAY SERIES

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Oakland A's were able to sweep the Bay rivalry series today, clipping the Giants by just one run.  The 5-4 victory was Oakland's 4th straight as they try desperately to makeup ground in the AL West.

Cory Lidle pitched 7 strong innings and Randy Velarde hit a key home run in the early go.  The A's finished the game with 10 hits.  San Francisco made a bid in the late innings but they stranded Bonds 1-out triple at third and were unable to tie.  Bonds finished 2-for-11 in the series with a home run.

The A's get an off-day tomorrow before starting a favorable road schedule that will see them play the Pirates and Reds.  "It's discouraging to see Anaheim continue to win, but we have to continue winning and not worry about it.  If we can have a good roadtrip, we'll make up ground, guaranteed," said Maty McNeil postgame.

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BOXSCORE: 2002 Oakland Athletics At 2002 San Francisco Giants       6/16/2002

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Ellis 2B          4  0  0  0 .340     T.Shinjo CF         4  0  0  0 .216 
  O.Saenz 1B          5  0  1  0 .345     R.Aurilia SS        4  1  2  0 .286 
  M.Tejada SS         4  0  0  0 .247     J.Kent 2B           4  2  2  2 .307 
  D.Justice LF        5  0  0  0 .231     B.Bonds LF          4  0  1  1 .352 
  J.Dye RF            4  0  1  0 .225     R.Sanders RF        4  0  1  0 .212 
  R.Hernandez C       3  2  2  0 .263     J.Snow 1B           4  0  0  0 .241 
  R.Velarde 3B        3  1  2  2 .208     D.Bell 3B           3  0  0  0 .233 
A-E.Chavez PH,3B      0  1  0  0 .269     B.Santiago C        4  1  1  1 .260 
  E.Byrnes CF         3  1  2  0 .235     K.Rueter P          2  0  1  0 .115 
B-S.Hatteberg PH      1  0  1  1 .280     C.Zerbe P           1  0  0  0 .000 
D-T.Long CF           0  0  0  0 .221     F.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 .333 
  C.Lidle P           2  0  0  1 .000     J.Witasick P        0  0  0  0 .000 
C-J.Mabry PH          1  0  1  1 .356   E-Y.Torrealba PH      1  0  0  0 .300 
  C.Bradford P        0  0  0  0 ----                                         
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      35  5 10  5                 Totals      35  4  8  4

A-Pinch Hit For Velarde In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Byrnes In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lidle In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Hatteberg In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Witasick In 9th Inning

Athletics....... 0 2 0  0 1 0  0 2 0  -  5 10  1
Giants.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  4  8  1

Athletics (36-32)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Lidle WIN(4-2)          7       6   3   3   1   4   2 101   4.26  A1 D1
C.Bradford SAVE(3rd)      2       2   1   1   0   2   0  33   4.33  D2
Totals                    9       8   4   4   1   6   2

Giants (38-30)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
K.Rueter                  5 2/3   6   3   3   2   2   1  94   3.16  A1 C8
C.Zerbe LOSS(3-2)         2       1   1   1   1   1   0  22   0.57  C9 D6
F.Rodriguez               0       0   1   1   1   0   0   0   3.66  D7 D7
J.Witasick                1 1/3   3   0   0   0   1   0  24   2.29  D8
Totals                    9      10   5   5   4   4   1

ATTENDANCE- 38,169 DATE- Sunday, June 16th 2002 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Phil Cuzzi, Paul Schrieber, Tim McClelland, Terry Craft
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8  Giants: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Giants: 2
ERRORS- R.Hernandez, R.Sanders
DOUBLES- R.Hernandez(10th), E.Byrnes(2nd)
TRIPLES- B.Bonds(4th), K.Rueter
HOME RUNS- R.Velarde(2nd), J.Kent(14th), B.Santiago(6th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Aurilia(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Lidle
WALKS- M.Ellis, M.Tejada, R.Hernandez, E.Chavez, D.Bell
STRIKE OUTS- O.Saenz, M.Tejada, J.Dye, C.Lidle, R.Aurilia, J.Kent, B.Bonds,
             R.Sanders, B.Santiago, K.Rueter
GIDP- M.Tejada, D.Justice
WILD PITCHES- K.Rueter

A'S WELCOME BREWERS

OAKLAND -- The A's will continue their interleague tilt tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers (29-33). Oakland dropped 2 of 3 against the Astros this week and have struggled mightily so far this June. Oakland is going to need a very strong 2nd half to compete. They are 4.5 back in the wildcard race.

The Brewers, on the other hand, have won 4 of their last 5. They're coming off a series win against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Milwaukee and Pittsburgh have yet to face an interleague opponent.

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Probable Pitchers:
Game 1: MIL - Ruben Quevedo (2-6, 6.58) vs. OAK - Cory Lidle (3-2, 3.84)
Game 2: MIL - Nelson Figueroa (2-3, 6.65) vs. OAK - Aaron Harang (1-1, 4.58)
Game 3: MIL - Ben Sheets (2-5, 4.00) vs. OAK - Tim Hudson (6-4, 4.12)

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MILWAUKEE LEADERS	MILWAUKEE	OAKLAND
AVG: Matt Stairs (.321)	AVG: .269	AVG: .246
HR: Matt Stairs (11)	RUNS: 303	RUNS: 301
RBI: Matt Stairs (36)	HR: 60	HR: 98
SB: Eric Young (32)	SB: 65	SB: 6
WINS: Jose Cabrera (4)	OBP: .343	OBP: .327
SAVES: Mike DeJean (14)	ERA: 4.79	ERA: 4.17
K'S: Ben Sheets (63)	K'S: 424	K'S: 397

A'S TURN ICY AFTER HOT STREAK

OAKLAND -- After winning 9 of 10 games throughout late May, the A's have turned ice cold, dropping 5 of their last 6.  The Mariners finished a series sweep yesterday.  Anaheim, who had been slumping, has picked it up.  Oakland now trails the division-leading Angels by 8.

The Athletics begin inter-league schedule with a game tonight at home against the Houston Astros (23-35).  They'll finish their nine-game homestand in the next series vs. Milwaukee Brewers (27-32).  Oakland needs to perform strong in inter-league.