GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (69-79) at OAKLAND (74-76)

AL: TEXAS (69-79) at OAKLAND (74-76)

<h3>DiNardo, Athletics aim for four-game sweep of Rangers</h3>



<div class="pre">Texas (69-79) at Oakland (74-76) 4:05 pm EDT</div>

OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - The Oakland Athletics look tocomplete a four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

Oakland never has swept a four-game set from Texas.

Behind an excellent pitching performance by Joe Blanton, Oakland<div class="pre">posted a 7-3 win on Saturday.</div>

Trying for the sweep, the A's turn to Lenny DiNardo (8-9, 3.87ERA), who is 0-3 in his last four starts. Prior to hisstruggles, the lefthander went 5-0 in his previous sevenoutings.


The Rangers, who have lost five straight, counter with VicentePadilla (6-9, 5.70), who has won his last three decisions.The righthander, who has given up just seven runs in his lastfour starts, has yielded just one in the three wins.

Oakland needs to win eight of its final 12 games to finish witha winning record for the ninth straight season.

 

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<div class="pre">TEXAS AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS

TEXAS OAKLAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ian Kinsler 2B .269 19 57 Daric Barton 1B .346 1 2
Brad Wilkerson 1B .235 20 61 Nick Swisher RF .266 22 73
Michael Young SS .310 7 76 Jack Cust LF .262 23 77
Sammy Sosa DH .254 20 88 Mark Ellis 2B .274 17 66
Marlon Byrd CF .306 9 63 Dan Johnson DH .237 17 59
Jason Botts LF .236 2 13 Marco Scutaro SS .261 7 41
Nelson Cruz RF .221 7 26 Jack Hannahan 3B .263 3 17
Gerald Laird C .220 8 44 Kurt Suzuki C .249 7 34
Travis Metcalf 3B .236 2 15 Jeff Davanon CF .216 0 4

Vicente Padilla RHP (6-9, 5.70) Lenny Dinardo LHP (8-9, 3.87)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
WARMUPS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA (6-9, 5.70)
OAK - LENNY DINARDO (8-9, 3.87)

UMPIRES: HP - CHUCK MERIWETHER
1B - RICK REED
2B - TIM TIMMONS
3B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ

WEATHER: 68 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 10 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
STARTING BATS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA AND GERALD LAIRD
OAK - LENNY DINARDO AND KURT SUZUKI

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.269, 19 HR, 57 RBI)
B WILKERSON (.235, 20 HR, 61 RBI)
M YOUNG (.310, 7 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D BARTON (.346, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
N SWISHER (.266, 22 HR, 73 RBI)
J CUST (.262, 23 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Young ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Barton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346
N Swisher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
J Cust lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TEXAS - 0 -- 0
OAKLAND - -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.70

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.84

Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 2-0.
Batters faced: L DiNardo 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA
OAK - LENNY DINARDO</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
INNING
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON FIRST, D BARTON ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 0</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
INNING AFTER A 7 MINUTE DELAY.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON FIRST, D BARTON ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 0</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
TEX: JAMEY WRIGHT (3-5, 3.63) IN THE 1ST
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON FIRST, D BARTON ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 0

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.262, 23 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Wright relieved V Padilla.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON FIRST, D BARTON ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
OAKLAND 0 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J Cust (.262, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Thompson ran for N Swisher.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K THOMPSON ON FIRST, D BARTON ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
OAKLAND 0 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J Cust (.262, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY DAN JOHNSON SCORED DARIC BARTON. ERROR
BY MICHAEL YOUNG ALLOWED KEVIN THOMPSON TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D JOHNSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
OAKLAND 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.261, 7 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 1
OAKLAND 2 2 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.306, 9 HR, 63 RBI)
J BOTTS (.236, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
N CRUZ (.221, 7 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Young ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - M Young (16, throw).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Barton 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .370
N Swisher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
K Thompson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172
J Cust lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273
D Johnson dh 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .236
M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 4 2 1 1 1 0 5

BATTING: RBI - D Johnson (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Scutaro 1. Team LOB - 1.


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TEXAS - 0 -- 0
OAKLAND - 2 -- 2
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 5.77
J Wright 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.57

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.84

V Padilla pitched to 2 batters in the 1st.

HBP - N Swisher (by V Padilla). Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 10-5; J Wright
15-8; L DiNardo 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 0-0; J Wright 2-1; L
DiNardo 2-0. Batters faced: V Padilla 2; J Wright 4; L DiNardo 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.
EJECTIONS: OAKLAND's Swisher by Meriwether (1st), TEXAS' Padilla by Meriwether (1st).
(Plus other delay totaling 7 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 68 degrees, partly
cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Thompson in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
OAKLAND 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M Byrd (.306, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY NELSON CRUZ SCORED MARLON BYRD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BOTTS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1
OAKLAND 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.241, 7 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO BRAD WILKERSON SCORED JASON BOTTS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B WILKERSON ON FIRST, I KINSLER ON SECOND, T
METCALF ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
OAKLAND 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.310, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: RUDDY LUGO (6-0, 5.54) IN THE 2ND
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B WILKERSON ON FIRST, I KINSLER ON SECOND, T
METCALF ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2, OAKLAND 2

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.310, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Lugo relieved L DiNardo.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B WILKERSON ON FIRST, I KINSLER ON SECOND, T
METCALF ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
OAKLAND 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M Young (.310, 0-FOR-0)</div>