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No win for Kuroda
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Athletics 5, Dodgers 4
Matt Kemp reacts after being tagged out at home in the second inning. (Jon SooHoo/Dodgers)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Opening Day starter Hiroki Kuroda remained winless since returning from the DL, allowing five runs in six innings, including two homers in the third. The Dodgers plated three unearned runs thanks to three A's errors, but they also squandered scoring chances in the first and second innings.
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Series at a glance:
  • Tue. 06/16: LAD 5, OAK 4
  • Wed. 06/17: OAK 5, LAD 4
  • Thu. 06/18: vs OAK, 7:10 PM PT
OAK
Oakland (28-36)
Won 1 		Oakland 5, LA Dodgers 4   LAD
LA Dodgers (43-23)
Lost 1
June 17, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Oakland
 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0   5 9 3
LA Dodgers
 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0   4 8 0
Standings thru 6/17/09  |  Recap: OAK | LAD  |  Gameday  |  Athletics stats  |  Dodgers stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .308
Cust, RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .233
  Denorfia, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Holliday, LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .275
Giambi, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
  Barton, D, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Suzuki, K, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274
Cabrera, O, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .230
Hannahan, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
Davis, R, CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .227
Cahill, P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
  Springer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Garciaparra, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
  Breslow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Ziegler, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Crosby, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
  Bailey, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 9 5 0 4 8  

a-Flied out for Springer in the 7th. b-Batted for Ziegler in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Kennedy, A (10, Kuroda).
HR: Davis, R (1, 3rd inning off Kuroda, 0 on, 0 out), Cust (12, 3rd inning off Kuroda, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Kennedy, A 2; Cust 5; Holliday; Suzuki, K; Cabrera, O; Davis, R 5; Cahill.
RBI: Holliday (38), Davis, R (4), Cust 2 (36), Cabrera, O (21).
2-out RBI: Cabrera, O.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hannahan; Suzuki, K.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Holliday 2 (6, 2nd base off Mota/Martin, 2nd base off Kuroda/Martin).
CS: Davis, R (4, 2nd base by Belisario/Martin).

FIELDING
E: Kennedy, A (7, fielding), Cabrera, O (11, throw), Cust (2, fielding).
DP: 2 (Kennedy, A-Cabrera, O-Barton, D, Ziegler-Cabrera, O-Barton, D).
 
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .330
Furcal, SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .247
Hudson, O, 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .310
Loney, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .280
Blake, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .301
Ethier, RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .270
Kemp, CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .315
Martin, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .236
Kuroda, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  a-Loretta, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
  Leach, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Mota, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Jones, M, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
  Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 4 8 4 5 5 20  

a-Struck out for Kuroda in the 6th. b-Singled for Mota in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Pierre (12, Cahill), Ethier (15, Cahill).
TB: Pierre 2; Furcal; Hudson, O; Blake; Ethier 3; Kemp; Jones, M.
RBI: Hudson, O (35), Kemp (37), Ethier 2 (41).
2-out RBI: Hudson, O.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ethier 2; Loney; Pierre.
SF: Kemp.
GIDP: Kemp; Pierre.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kemp 2 (16, 2nd base off Cahill/Suzuki, K, 3rd base off Cahill/Suzuki, K).
 
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cahill (W, 4-5) 5.1 4 2 0 4 3 0 3.89
Springer (H, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.87
Breslow (H, 7) 0.1 0 2 1 1 0 0 4.81
Ziegler (H, 2) 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.77
Bailey, A (S, 6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.36
 
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda (L, 1-3) 6.0 7 5 5 0 2 2 3.86
Leach 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65
Mota 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.94
Belisario 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.31

WP: Kuroda.
Pitches-strikes: Cahill 107-57, Springer 5-4, Breslow 10-4, Ziegler 14-10, Bailey, A 13-10, Kuroda 91-61, Leach 18-11, Mota 10-6, Belisario 11-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Cahill 8-5, Springer 1-0, Breslow 0-1, Ziegler 4-0, Bailey, A 1-2, Kuroda 6-10, Leach 0-3, Mota 0-1, Belisario 1-1.
Batters faced: Cahill 26, Springer 2, Breslow 3, Ziegler 6, Bailey, A 4, Kuroda 25, Leach 4, Mota 3, Belisario 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Springer 2-0, Ziegler 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:56.
Att: 46,274.
June 17, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner