MULDER, A'S, ESCAPE ANAHEIM WITH WIN

by Clive Dahlton

Ana, CA -- Mark Mulder (3-0, 1.50 ERA) delivered just what the Athletic's needed, eight innings of solid baseball. Mulder scattered five hits, struck out five and gave up only one run, a solo shot off the bat of Troy Glaus. Athletic's manager Eric Graham called the outing a 'turning point'. "I think this could be a huge turning point, we have not been playing well at all, our top two guys got shelled, so, to have Mulder come out and pitch that way was a big boost."

Miguel Tejada continues to rake, going 2-4 with a run scored, and one ribbie. His season average now stands at .472. He has six longballs (averaging a homer every 8.83 AB) and nine runs batted in. Tejada is hitting .462 against southpaws, and .481 against right handers.

The Athletics also got distribution down the lineup, with Ellis, Colangelo and Hatteberg getting on the scoresheet with hits. Appier was hit with the loss for Anaheim, lasting just four innings and giving up two earned.

The Athletics now head home for a lenghty homestand that features the Mariners, Angels and the defending American League Champions, the New York Yankees!

BOXSCORE: 2002 Oakland Athletics At 2002 Anaheim Angels             4/14/2002

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Hatteberg 1B      4  1  1  0 .152     D.Eckstein SS       3  0  2  0 .294 
  D.Justice RF        3  0  0  0 .313     D.Erstad CF         4  0  0  0 .309 
  E.Chavez 3B         4  1  2  2 .250     T.Salmon RF         4  0  0  0 .340 
  M.Tejada SS         4  1  2  1 .472     G.Anderson LF       4  0  0  0 .250 
  C.Pena DH           3  0  0  0 .172     T.Glaus 3B          3  1  1  1 .256 
A-J.Giambi PH         1  0  0  0 .364     S.Spiezio 2B        3  0  1  0 .286 
  T.Long CF           4  0  0  0 .234     B.Fullmer 1B        4  0  1  0 .344 
  M.Ellis 2B          4  0  1  0 .259     B.Molina C          2  0  0  0 .238 
  R.Hernandez C       3  0  0  0 .179   B-A.Kennedy PH        1  0  0  0 .324 
  M.Colangelo LF      2  0  1  0 .267     O.Palmeiro DH       3  0  0  0 .000 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      32  3  7  3                 Totals      31  1  5  1

A-Pinch Hit For Pena In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Molina In 9th Inning

Athletics....... 2 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  3  7  0
Angels.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  1

Athletics (7-6)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Mulder WIN(3-0)         8       5   1   1   2   5   1 109   1.50  A1 D4
B.Koch SAVE(3rd)          1       0   0   0   1   1   0  15   0.00  D5
Totals                    9       5   1   1   3   6   1

Angels (6-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
K.Appier LOSS(0-3)        4       5   2   2   1   1   1  71   8.78  A1 B8
D.Cook                    1       1   1   1   1   0   1  17  10.80  B9 C4
B.Weber                   4       1   0   0   0   3   0  47   0.55  C5
Totals                    9       7   3   3   2   4   2

ATTENDANCE- 44,465 DATE- Sunday, April 14th 2002 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker, Paul Emmel
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 5  Angels: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Angels: 1
ERRORS- D.Eckstein
DOUBLES- S.Hatteberg(2nd)
HOME RUNS- E.Chavez(4th), M.Tejada(6th), T.Glaus(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Colangelo, B.Molina
WALKS- D.Justice, R.Hernandez, D.Eckstein, T.Glaus, S.Spiezio
STRIKE OUTS- T.Long-2, M.Ellis, R.Hernandez, D.Erstad, T.Salmon-2, G.Anderson-2,
             B.Fullmer
GIDP- J.Giambi