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Philadelphia A's recaps
May 22, 2016 at 07:34PM View BBCode
There are presently five teams in the National League of the Jack Tighe League within four games of first place. First place Chicago has been rolling along with six straight wins and Philadelphia has been trying to keep up.
In the first game of their series with Atlanta took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning off Atlanta starting pitcher Ben Vazquez (7 innings 5 hits 3 runs 1 earned)
Vasquez issued a one out walk to Wade Jones. Frank Bluege singled to left field and Catcher Bill Gochnauer reached on an error by center fielder Mike Gardner that allowed a run (Jones)to score. Slumping shortstop Mike Rodriquez singled in two runs to cap off the inning. 3-0 Athletics.
San Francisco scored a run in the bottom of the first. Jim Lindaman's sac-fly got the run in. 3-1 Philadelphia.
A two run seventh got San Francisco all even 3-3. RB singles by Ellie Curry and Carl Moran did the job.
Frank Bluege put Philadelphia right back in front in the bottom of the eighth with his second homer of the young season.
Roy Coffey singled in an add on run for Philadelphia in the ninth.
Coffey suffered a foot injury running the bases and was disabled after the game. Philadelphia called up Japanese catcher Jiro Abe from AAA. Abe will possibly work with the two Japanese relievers the A's have come up with this season.
SECOND GAME
A's 2 Atlanta 1
J.L. Lopez (3-1... 8 IP 2 hits 0 runs 3 walks 7 strike outs) pitched eight strong innings and Richie Hodges earned a save, his second, with a shaky effort allowing 1 hit, 1 rin and three walks.
Philadelphia scored both its runs in the first two innings.
In the first, Paul Kelly singled, stole second, and scored on Jody Booker's single.
Rocky Davis doubled tov left leading off the second, moved to third on a single to left by catcher Jiro Abe, and scored on a base hit by John Davis.
Philadelphia is two games behind Chicago.