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	Swisher injured in win

Athletics 4, Orioles 2

Nick Swisher injured his hamstring in the first inning. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

Piazza scores on an Orioles error

Braden records one of his six K's

By Mychael Urban / MLB.com

Dallas Braden filled in admirably in his Major League debut, allowing one run over six innings. Oakland took advantage of mistakes by Baltimore, but the bad news was that Nick Swisher had to leave the game in the first with a hamstring injury.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 04/23: OAK 6, BAL 5
Tue. 04/24: OAK 4, BAL 2

TODAY'S WRAPS: April 24, 2007

SEA
TEX

PPD

Oakland (11-9)
Won 2

Oakland 4, Baltimore 2

Baltimore (11-9)
Lost 2

April 24, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	6	0
Baltimore	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	1

Standings thru 4/24/07 | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Orioles Stats

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Stewart, LF	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.215
Swisher, CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.265
1-Scutaro, PR-RF	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.103
Buck, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
Chavez, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.268
Piazza, DH	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	.260
Walker, 1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.244
Crosby, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.238
Ellis, 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.246
Kendall, C	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.194
Putnam, RF-CF	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.167
Totals	32	4	6	4	5	4	14
1-Ran for Swisher in the 1st.
BATTING TB: Swisher; Chavez; Walker; Crosby; Ellis; Kendall. RBI: Piazza (6), Walker (2), Kendall (5), Putnam (1). 2-out RBI: Kendall; Putnam. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ellis; Kendall; Stewart 2. SF: Walker. GIDP: Scutaro. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING CS: Ellis (1, 2nd base by Bradford/Castillo). FIELDING DP: (Crosby-Ellis-Walker).

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, 2B	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	.243
Mora, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.241
Markakis, RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.272
Tejada, SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.338
Huff, DH	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.237
Payton, LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.333
Millar, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.254
b-Gibbons, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.217
Patterson, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.263
Castillo, C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.174
a-Bynum, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Bako, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Totals	32	2	6	2	2	10	9
a-Grounded out for Castillo in the 8th. b-Struck out for Millar in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Tejada 2 (5, Braden, Witasick), Mora (6, Braden), Huff (4, Witasick). 3B: Huff (1, Braden). TB: Roberts; Mora 2; Tejada 4; Huff 5. RBI: Payton (1), Huff (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Huff; Markakis; Patterson; Tejada. GIDP: Mora. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING E: Mora (2, fielding). DP: (Mora-Millar).

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Braden (W, 1-0)	6.0	3	1	1	1	6	0	1.50
Witasick (H, 1)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	7.71
Marshall (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.79
Duchscherer (H, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.00
Street (S, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.00

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Guthrie (L, 1-1)	5.0	4	2	1	1	3	0	2.77
Parrish	1.0	1	2	2	3	0	0	1.80
Walker	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.00
Bradford	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08
Baez	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38

WP: Guthrie.
Pitches-strikes: Braden 86-52, Witasick 16-10, Marshall 4-3, Duchscherer 18-11, Street 12-9, Guthrie 72-51, Parrish 33-15, Walker 15-9, Bradford 9-6, Baez 7-4.
Ground outs-fly outs: Braden 7-5, Witasick 0-1, Marshall 0-0, Duchscherer 3-0, Street 1-0, Guthrie 6-6, Parrish 2-1, Walker 1-1, Bradford 2-0, Baez 2-1.
Batters faced: Braden 21, Witasick 4, Marshall 1, Duchscherer 5, Street 3, Guthrie 20, Parrish 8, Walker 4, Bradford 3, Baez 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Marshall 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian Knight. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:39.
Att: 14,452.

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