Athletics Get Close Win Over Warhawks
<New Jersey:team#80> rode a decent outing from starter <Don Craig:player#9366> to victory over the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> at Johnson & Johnson Field. The final score was 5-4. <Iván Concepción:player#2627> notched his 43rd save in 49 chances. The Athletics bumped their record to 86-68 with this latest triumph.

The New Jersey win was a team effort. It included major contributions from, among others, <Luis Antonio Pérez:player#5163>. In the bottom of the eighth, the New Jersey first baseman came to bat and hit a 2-run home run. It staked his team to a 5-4 lead.

"We'll pop the top on a cold one and get back to work tomorrow," Craig said.



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