AL: TEXAS (18-32) at OAKLAND (24-25) <h3>Rangers look to end five-game skid in Oakland</h3> Texas (18-32) at Oakland (24-25), 10:05 pm EDT OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - The Texas Rangers look to breakout of a slump when they visit the Oakland Athletics on Monday. Texas has lost five straight, 12 of 16 and are just 8-17 sincethe start of May. The Rangers hope starter Robinson Tejeda (4-4, 5.18 ERA) canright the ship in the team's first visit to Oakland this season. The Rangers won two of three against the Athletics in Texasearlier this year and Tejeda pitched during one of the wins,though he did not receive a decision. He allowed three runs andnine hits in 6 1/3 innings when the Rangers beat Oakland 4-3 onApril 22. Chad Gaudin (4-1, 2.58) will take the mound for Oakland, whichhas dropped two straight. The righthander opposed Tejeda in theApril 22 defeat, though he did not factor in the decision afterallowing one run in six innings. In his last four starts,Gaudin is 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA. Oakland is batting .251 as a team and has grounded into aleague-leading 52 double plays this season. Texas slugger SammySosa remains two home runs shy of reaching 600 for his career.
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS TEXAS OAKLAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Kenny Lofton CF .266 4 13 Shannon Stewart LF .270 2 16 Ramon Vazquez 3B .458 3 9 Travis Buck RF .255 5 15 Michael Young SS .239 4 25 Nick Swisher CF .299 9 32 Mark Teixeira 1B .305 9 33 Dan Johnson 1B .327 5 18 Frank Catalanotto DH .169 4 12 Eric Chavez 3B .230 5 21 Marlon Byrd LF .250 0 1 Bobby Crosby SS .259 5 20 Ian Kinsler 2B .248 10 27 Jack Cust DH .231 8 20 Nelson Cruz RF .203 3 12 Mark Ellis 2B .239 3 23 Chris Stewart C .250 0 3 Jason Kendall C .185 0 12 Robinson Tejeda RHP (4-4, 5.18) Chad Gaudin RHP (4-1, 2.58)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND WARMUPS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA (4-4, 5.18) OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (4-1, 2.58) UMPIRES: HP - DERRYL COUSINS 1B - KERWIN DANLEY 2B - MIKE MUCHLINSKI 3B - DANA DEMUTH WEATHER: 61 Degrees, clear WIND: 13 mph, left to right</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND STARTING BATS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA AND CHRIS STEWART OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND JASON KENDALL DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.266, 4 HR, 13 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.458, 3 HR, 9 RBI) M YOUNG (.239, 4 HR, 25 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.270, 2 HR, 16 RBI) T BUCK (.255, 5 HR, 15 RBI) N SWISHER (.299, 9 HR, 32 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .440 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .169 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 C Stewart c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 4 0 1 0 2 0 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 2. Team LOB - 3. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 N Swisher cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 0 -- 0 OAKLAND - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.18 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.54 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 26-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 2-1. Batters faced: C Gaudin 6. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Mike Muchlinski. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 60 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND CONFIRMED STARTERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY TRAVIS BUCK (6) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA. CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 1 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.299, 9 HR, 32 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 1 1 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.248, 10 HR, 27 RBI) N CRUZ (.203, 3 HR, 12 RBI) C STEWART (.250, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .440 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .169 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 C Stewart c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 4 0 1 0 2 0 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 2. Team LOB - 3. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Buck rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 BATTING: HR - T Buck (6, 1st inning off R Tejeda 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Buck (16). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 0 -- 0 OAKLAND - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.25 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.54 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 19-12; C Gaudin 26-14. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 2-1; C Gaudin 2-1. Batters faced: R Tejeda 4; C Gaudin 6. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Mike Muchlinski. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 60 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.230, 5 HR, 21 RBI) B CROSBY (.259, 5 HR, 20 RBI) J CUST (.231, 8 HR, 20 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .440 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .169 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 C Stewart c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 7 0 1 0 2 0 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 2. Team LOB - 3. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Buck rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 BATTING: HR - T Buck (6, 1st inning off R Tejeda 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Buck (16). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.25 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.49 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 19-12; C Gaudin 41-23. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 2-1; C Gaudin 3-3. Batters faced: R Tejeda 4; C Gaudin 9. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Mike Muchlinski. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 60 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JACK CUST SCORED BOBBY CROSBY. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 OAKLAND 2 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.239, 3 HR, 23 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 1 1 2 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.266, 0-FOR-0, BB) R VAZQUEZ (.440, 0-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.243, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .440 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .169 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 C Stewart c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 7 0 1 0 2 0 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 2. Team LOB - 3. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Buck rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 B Crosby ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Cust dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 0 2 BATTING: 2B - B Crosby (9, R Tejeda); J Cust (4, R Tejeda). HR - T Buck (6, 1st inning off R Tejeda 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Buck (16), J Cust (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 5.33 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.49 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 40-26; C Gaudin 41-23. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-3; C Gaudin 3-3. Batters faced: R Tejeda 9; C Gaudin 9. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Mike Muchlinski. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 60 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 0 2 0 OAKLAND 1 1 2 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.268, 0-FOR-1) T BUCK (.262, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI) N SWISHER (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271 R Vazquez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .423 M Young ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .304 F Catalanotto dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 C Stewart c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 11 0 2 0 3 1 9 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 2, F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 5. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T Buck rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 B Crosby ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Cust dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 0 2 BATTING: 2B - B Crosby (9, R Tejeda); J Cust (4, R Tejeda). HR - T Buck (6, 1st inning off R Tejeda 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Buck (16), J Cust (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 000 -- 0 OAKLAND - 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 5.33 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 2.45 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 40-26; C Gaudin 60-34. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-3; C Gaudin 4-4. Batters faced: R Tejeda 9; C Gaudin 14. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Mike Muchlinski. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 60 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ERIC CHAVEZ (6) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA SCORED SHANNON STEWART AND TRAVIS BUCK. CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 5 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.263, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 0 2 0 OAKLAND 1 1 3 5 4 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.222, 0-FOR-1) I KINSLER (.247, 0-FOR-1) N CRUZ (.201, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (5) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271 R Vazquez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .423 M Young ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .304 F Catalanotto dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 C Stewart c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 11 0 2 0 3 1 9 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 2, F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 5. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268 T Buck rf 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .262 N Swisher cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321 E Chavez 3b 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .233 B Crosby ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262 J Cust dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Totals 13 5 4 5 2 0 4 BATTING: 2B - B Crosby (9, R Tejeda); J Cust (4, R Tejeda). HR - T Buck (6, 1st inning off R Tejeda 0 on, 1 Out), E Chavez (6, 3rd inning off R Tejeda 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Buck (16), J Cust (21), E Chavez 3 (24). 2-out RBI - E Chavez 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kendall 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 000 -- 0 OAKLAND - 113 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 3 4 5 5 2 0 2 5.75 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 2.45 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 64-37; C Gaudin 60-34. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-6; C Gaudin 4-4. Batters faced: R Tejeda 15; C Gaudin 14. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Mike Muchlinski. 3B--Dana Demuth. Weather: 60 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>
