GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (19-33) at OAKLAND (25-26)

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (6) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .267
M Young ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .253
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .299
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253
F Catalanotto lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
M Byrd rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
I Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237
R Vazquez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375
G Laird c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215

Totals 25 1 4 1 2 4 9

BATTING: 2B - M Young (16, D Haren). RBI - M Young (27). 2-out RBI - M Young.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 2, G Laird 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Young (6, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall), F Catalanotto
(2, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - K Lofton (M Bradley at 2nd base). DP: 1 (K
Lofton-M Young-I Kinsler).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .276
T Buck rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .265
N Swisher 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .305
M Bradley cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .291
D Johnson dh 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 .316
E Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228
B Crosby ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260
M Scutaro 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
J Kendall c 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .190

Totals 28 6 11 6 2 0 13

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (11, J Koronka); M Bradley (3, J Koronka); B Crosby
(10, J Koronka); S Stewart (8, W Littleton). 3B - D Johnson (1, J Koronka). S -
M Scutaro. SF - D Johnson , T Buck. RBI - D Johnson 3 (21), M Bradley (7), J
Kendall (13), T Buck (17). 2-out RBI - D Johnson 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Chavez 2, B Crosby 1, N Swisher 1, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 6.



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TEXAS - 001 000 0 -- 1
OAKLAND - 201 012 0 -- 6
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Koronka 5 1/3 10 6 6 2 0 0 7.84
W Littleton 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 7 4 1 1 2 4 0 1.66

Pitches-strikes: J Koronka 86-52; W Littleton 17-11; D Haren 102-65. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Koronka 3-12; W Littleton 3-2; D Haren 3-14. Batters faced:
J Koronka 27; W Littleton 6; D Haren 27.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Muchlinski. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
OAKLAND 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 6 11 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - WES LITTLETON
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.260, 1-FOR-3)
M SCUTARO (.247, 1-FOR-2, SAC)
J KENDALL (.190, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .267
M Young ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .252
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .298
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253
F Catalanotto lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
M Byrd rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
I Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237
R Vazquez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375
G Laird c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215

Totals 27 1 4 1 3 4 10

BATTING: 2B - M Young (16, D Haren). RBI - M Young (27). 2-out RBI - M Young.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 2, G Laird 1. GIDP - M Young.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Young (6, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall), F Catalanotto
(2, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - K Lofton (M Bradley at 2nd base). DP: 1 (K
Lofton-M Young-I Kinsler).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .276
T Buck rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .265
N Swisher 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .305
M Bradley cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .291
D Johnson dh 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 .316
E Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228
B Crosby ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260
M Scutaro 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
J Kendall c 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .190

Totals 28 6 11 6 2 0 13

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (11, J Koronka); M Bradley (3, J Koronka); B Crosby
(10, J Koronka); S Stewart (8, W Littleton). 3B - D Johnson (1, J Koronka). S -
M Scutaro. SF - D Johnson , T Buck. RBI - D Johnson 3 (21), M Bradley (7), J
Kendall (13), T Buck (17). 2-out RBI - D Johnson 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Chavez 2, B Crosby 1, N Swisher 1, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 6.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Scutaro-B Crosby-N Swisher).


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TEXAS - 001 000 00 -- 1
OAKLAND - 201 012 0 -- 6
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Koronka 5 1/3 10 6 6 2 0 0 7.84
W Littleton 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.35

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 8 4 1 1 3 4 0 1.64

Pitches-strikes: J Koronka 86-52; W Littleton 17-11; D Haren 116-71. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Koronka 3-12; W Littleton 3-2; D Haren 5-15. Batters faced:
J Koronka 27; W Littleton 6; D Haren 30.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Muchlinski. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
OAKLAND 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 11 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - WES LITTLETON
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.253, 0-FOR-3)
F CATALANOTTO (.182, 1-FOR-3)
M BYRD (.333, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .267
M Young ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .252
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .298
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253
F Catalanotto lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
M Byrd rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
I Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237
R Vazquez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375
G Laird c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215

Totals 27 1 4 1 3 4 10

BATTING: 2B - M Young (16, D Haren). RBI - M Young (27). 2-out RBI - M Young.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 2, G Laird 1. GIDP - M Young.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Young (6, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall), F Catalanotto
(2, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - K Lofton (M Bradley at 2nd base). DP: 1 (K
Lofton-M Young-I Kinsler).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .276
T Buck rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .265
N Swisher 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .305
M Bradley cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .291
D Johnson dh 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 .316
E Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228
B Crosby ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .258
M Scutaro 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Kendall c 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .189

Totals 31 6 11 6 2 0 13

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (11, J Koronka); M Bradley (3, J Koronka); B Crosby
(10, J Koronka); S Stewart (8, W Littleton). 3B - D Johnson (1, J Koronka). S -
M Scutaro. SF - D Johnson , T Buck. RBI - D Johnson 3 (21), M Bradley (7), J
Kendall (13), T Buck (17). 2-out RBI - D Johnson 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Chavez 2, B Crosby 1, N Swisher 1, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 6.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Scutaro-B Crosby-N Swisher).


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TEXAS - 001 000 00 -- 1
OAKLAND - 201 012 00 -- 6
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Koronka 5 1/3 10 6 6 2 0 0 7.84
W Littleton 2 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 8 4 1 1 3 4 0 1.64

Pitches-strikes: J Koronka 86-52; W Littleton 29-19; D Haren 116-71. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Koronka 3-12; W Littleton 6-2; D Haren 5-15. Batters faced:
J Koronka 27; W Littleton 9; D Haren 30.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Muchlinski. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: KIKO CALERO (0-3, 6.16) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 6

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.253, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Calero relieved D Haren.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1
OAKLAND 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S Sosa (.253, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
OAKLAND 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 x 6 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TEX - JOHN KORONKA, WES LITTLETON (6TH) AND GERALD LAIRD

OAK - DAN HAREN, KIKO CALERO (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL

HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE

OAK - NONE</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
OAKLAND 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 x 6 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TEX - JOHN KORONKA, WES LITTLETON (6TH) AND GERALD LAIRD

OAK - DAN HAREN, KIKO CALERO (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL


WP - DAN HAREN (6-2)
LP - JOHN KORONKA (0-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE

OAK - NONE


TIME: 2:17 ATT: 25,674

PROBABLES: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY (NR)
OAK - JOE KENNEDY (1-4, 3.62)

PROBABLES: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA (2-7, 5.77)
SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK (2-2, 4.60)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (6) - FINAL

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .267
M Young ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .252
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .298
S Sosa dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251
F Catalanotto lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179
M Byrd rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .316
I Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237
R Vazquez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375
G Laird c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .215

Totals 30 1 4 1 3 5 10

BATTING: 2B - M Young (16, D Haren). RBI - M Young (27). 2-out RBI - M Young.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 2, G Laird 1. GIDP - M Young.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Young (6, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall), F Catalanotto
(2, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - K Lofton (M Bradley at 2nd base). DP: 1 (K
Lofton-M Young-I Kinsler).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .276
T Buck rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .265
N Swisher 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .305
M Bradley cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .291
D Johnson dh 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 .316
E Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228
B Crosby ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .258
M Scutaro 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
J Kendall c 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .189

Totals 31 6 11 6 2 0 13

BATTING: 2B - N Swisher (11, J Koronka); M Bradley (3, J Koronka); B Crosby
(10, J Koronka); S Stewart (8, W Littleton). 3B - D Johnson (1, J Koronka). S -
M Scutaro. SF - D Johnson , T Buck. RBI - D Johnson 3 (21), M Bradley (7), J
Kendall (13), T Buck (17). 2-out RBI - D Johnson 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Chavez 2, B Crosby 1, N Swisher 1, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 6.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Scutaro-B Crosby-N Swisher).


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TEXAS - 001 000 000 -- 1
OAKLAND - 201 012 00x -- 6
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Koronka (L, 0-2) 5 1/3 10 6 6 2 0 0 7.84
W Littleton 2 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren (W, 6-2) 8 4 1 1 3 4 0 1.64
K Calero 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.85

Pitches-strikes: J Koronka 86-52; W Littleton 29-19; D Haren 116-71; K Calero
12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Koronka 3-12; W Littleton 6-2; D Haren 5-15; K
Calero 1-1. Batters faced: J Koronka 27; W Littleton 9; D Haren 30; K Calero 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Mike Muchlinski. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

T--2:17. Att--25,674.
Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out
to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TEXAS 1
OAKLAND 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TEXAS (1) AT OAKLAND (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart walked. T Buck flied out to center. N Swisher
singled to left, S Stewart to second. M Bradley lined out to right. D Johnson
tripled to right, S Stewart and N Swisher scored. E Chavez flied out to right.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 2.

TEXAS 3RD: R Vazquez flied out to center. G Laird flied out to center.
K Lofton singled to center. M Young doubled to right, K Lofton scored.
M Teixeira walked. S Sosa flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1,
OAKLAND 2.

OAKLAND 3RD: N Swisher doubled to deep left. M Bradley doubled to left
center, N Swisher scored. D Johnson grounded out to second, M Bradley to
third. E Chavez grounded out to first. B Crosby flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 3.

OAKLAND 5TH: T Buck reached on bunt single to third. N Swisher walked,
T Buck to second. M Bradley singled to shallow left, T Buck to third, N Swisher
to second. D Johnson hit sacrifice fly to center, T Buck scored, M Bradley
tagged out at second, N Swisher to third. E Chavez lined out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4.

OAKLAND 6TH: B Crosby doubled to right. M Scutaro sacrificed to second,
B Crosby to third. J Kendall singled to center, B Crosby scored. W Littleton
relieved J Koronka. S Stewart doubled to left, J Kendall to third. T Buck hit
sacrifice fly to right, J Kendall scored, S Stewart to third. N Swisher
grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 6.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TEXAS (1) AT OAKLAND (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Texas Starting Lineups -- K Lofton CF, M Young SS, M Teixeira 1B, S Sosa DH,
F Catalanotto LF, M Byrd RF, I Kinsler 2B, R Vazquez 3B, G Laird C, J Koronka LHP.

Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, T Buck RF, N Swisher 1B, M Bradley CF,
D Johnson DH, E Chavez 3B, B Crosby SS, M Scutaro 2B, J Kendall C, D Haren RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Muchlinski (HP), Dana Demuth (1B), Derryl Cousins (2B), Kerwin Danley (3B).

Gametime Weather: 61 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 12 mph.


TEXAS 1ST: K Lofton struck out swinging. M Young singled to center.
M Teixeira struck out swinging. M Young stole second. S Sosa flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 0.

OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart walked. T Buck flied out to center. N Swisher
singled to left, S Stewart to second. M Bradley lined out to right. D Johnson
tripled to right, S Stewart and N Swisher scored. E Chavez flied out to right.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 2.

TEXAS 2ND: F Catalanotto flied out to right. M Byrd grounded out to third.
I Kinsler struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 2.

OAKLAND 2ND: B Crosby flied out to left. M Scutaro singled to center.
J Kendall singled to right center, M Scutaro to second. S Stewart lined out to
center. T Buck lined out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 2.

TEXAS 3RD: R Vazquez flied out to center. G Laird flied out to center.
K Lofton singled to center. M Young doubled to right, K Lofton scored.
M Teixeira walked. S Sosa flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1,
OAKLAND 2.

OAKLAND 3RD: N Swisher doubled to deep left. M Bradley doubled to left
center, N Swisher scored. D Johnson grounded out to second, M Bradley to
third. E Chavez grounded out to first. B Crosby flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 3.

TEXAS 4TH: F Catalanotto singled to center. M Byrd fouled out to first.
F Catalanotto stole second. I Kinsler walked. R Vazquez flied out to right.
G Laird flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 3.

OAKLAND 4TH: M Scutaro flied out to center. J Kendall flied out to center.
S Stewart flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 3.

TEXAS 5TH: K Lofton flied out to left. M Young flied out to center.
M Teixeira lined out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 3.

OAKLAND 5TH: T Buck reached on bunt single to third. N Swisher walked,
T Buck to second. M Bradley singled to shallow left, T Buck to third, N Swisher
to second. D Johnson hit sacrifice fly to center, T Buck scored, M Bradley
tagged out at second, N Swisher to third. E Chavez lined out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4.

TEXAS 6TH: S Sosa fouled out to first. F Catalanotto grounded out to
first. M Byrd struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1,
OAKLAND 4.

OAKLAND 6TH: B Crosby doubled to right. M Scutaro sacrificed to second,
B Crosby to third. J Kendall singled to center, B Crosby scored. W Littleton
relieved J Koronka. S Stewart doubled to left, J Kendall to third. T Buck hit
sacrifice fly to right, J Kendall scored, S Stewart to third. N Swisher
grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 6.

TEXAS 7TH: I Kinsler flied out to right. R Vazquez grounded out to
shortstop. G Laird flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1,
OAKLAND 6.

OAKLAND 7TH: M Bradley grounded out to third. D Johnson flied out to left.
E Chavez grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 6.

TEXAS 8TH: K Lofton walked. M Young grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, K Lofton out at second. M Teixeira lined out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 6.

OAKLAND 8TH: B Crosby grounded out to first. M Scutaro grounded out to
third. J Kendall grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1,
OAKLAND 6.

TEXAS 9TH: K Calero relieved D Haren. S Sosa grounded out to second.
F Catalanotto flied out to center. M Byrd struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 6.</div>

 

Haren continues dominant ways, Athletics cruise by Rangers

<h3>OAKLAND 6, TEXAS 1</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- When Dan Haren takes the mound,the Oakland Athletics' pitching problems go away.

Haren pitched eight outstanding innings and Dan Johnson drove inthree runs as the Athletics posted a 6-1 victory over the TexasRangers.

Nick Swisher had two hits and scored twice and Milton Bradley,who was just activated from the disabled list, also had two hitsfor Oakland, which moved back to the .500 mark (26-26).

Haren (6-2) yielded only a run, four hits and three walks to winhis third straight start and sixth consecutive decision. Therighthander, who struck out four, lowered his AmericanLeague-leading ERA to 1.64 and hasn't allowed more than twoearned runs in any of his last nine outings.

Haren, who threw 116 pitches - including 71 for strikes -retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced and evened his careerrecord vs. Texas at 3-3. His 12th start of the season alsohelped the Athletics, who were without starters Rich Harden andEsteban Loaiza, who both are on the disabled list.

Kiko Calero pitched the ninth inning for Oakland.

Rangers starter John Koronka (0-2) surrendered six runs, 10 hitsand two walks in 5 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old lefthander wasmaking just his second start of the season after being recalledfrom Class AAA Oklahoma.

Oakland took the lead in the first inning when Shannon Stewartled off with a walk and moved to second on a one-out single bySwisher. After Bradley flied out, Johnson hit a triple toright-center field to give the Athletics a 2-0 lead.

After the Rangers halved the deficit in the top of the third ona run-scoring double by Michael Young, Swisher led off thebottom of the frame with a double and scored on Bradley's doubleto the center field wall to make it 3-1.

Johnson had a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Jason Kendall hadan RBI single in a two-run sixth for the A's to make it 6-1.

Young had two hits for the Rangers, who have lost seven of eightgames.

 

Haren continues dominant ways, Athletics cruise by Rangers

<h3>OAKLAND 6, TEXAS 1</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- When Dan Haren takes the mound,The Oakland Athletics' pitching problems go away.

Haren pitched eight outstanding innings and Dan Johnson drove inthree runs as the Athletics posted a 6-1 victory over the TexasRangers.

Nick Swisher had two hits and scored twice and Milton Bradley,who was just activated from the disabled list, also had two hitsfor Oakland, which evened its record (26-26) at .500.

Haren (6-2) yielded only a run, four hits and three walks to winhis third straight start and sixth consecutive decision. Therighthander, who struck out four, lowered his AmericanLeague-leading ERA to 1.64 and has not allowed more than twoearned runs in any of his last nine outings.

Haren, who threw 116 pitches - including 71 for strikes -retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced and evened his careerrecord vs. Texas at 3-3. His 12th start of the season alsohelped the Athletics, who were without starters Rich Harden andEsteban Loaiza, who both are on the disabled list.

Rangers' starter John Koronka (0-2) surrendered six runs, 10hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings. The 26-year old lefthanderwas making just his second start of the season after beingrecalled from Class AAA Oklahoma.

Oakland took the early lead in the first inning when ShannonStewart led off with a walk and one out later moved to second ona single by Swisher. After Bradley flied out, Johnson hit atriple to right-center field to give the Athletics a 2-0 lead.

With Oakland leading 2-1 after the Rangers halved the deficit inthe top of the third on a run-scoring double by Michael Young,Swisher led off the bottom of the frame with a double and scoredwhen Bradley doubled to the center field wall to make it 3-1.Bradley had just returned to the lineup after nursing a strainedleft hamstring.

Johnson had a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Jason Kendall hadan RBI single in a two-run sixth for the A's to make it 6-1.

Young had two hits or the Rangers, who have lost seven of eightgames.

 

Haren continues dominant ways, Athletics cruise by Rangers

<h3>OAKLAND 6, TEXAS 1</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- When Dan Haren takes the mound,The Oakland Athletics' pitching problems go away.

Haren pitched eight outstanding innings and Dan Johnson drove inthree runs as the Athletics posted a 6-1 victory over the TexasRangers.

Nick Swisher had two hits and scored twice and Milton Bradley,who was just activated from the disabled list, also had two hitsfor Oakland, which evened its record (26-26) at .500.

Haren (6-2) yielded only a run, four hits and three walks to winhis third straight start and sixth consecutive decision.

"I'm the same pitcher but I guess I'm throwing more strikes andmore quality strikes," Haren said. "I've left some balls downthe middle that have been popped up but I think for the mostpart I've hit my spots and I haven't let up at all. I'll keepon the gas pedal."

The righthander, who struck out four, lowered his AmericanLeague-leading ERA to 1.64 and has not allowed more than twoearned runs in any of his last nine outings.

"Not to oversimplify but he's good," A's manager Bob Geren said."He throws the ball in the low 90s with great movement and hehas a breaking ball from a different angle and he has a splitfingered pitch that's very difficult to lay off as a hitter."

Haren, who threw 116 pitches - including 71 for strikes -retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced and evened his careerrecord vs. Texas at 3-3.

"Danny's got three well-above average major league pitches andhe's got a lot of guts out there," Geren added. "He justdominates. He goes right at people and doesn't back down fromanybody."

His 12th start of the season also helped the Athletics, who werewithout starters Rich Harden and Esteban Loaiza, who both areon the disabled list.

"Being thought of as an ace is something new for me," Harensaid. "I never considered myself one even this year. I startedthe first game but we've got a bunch of aces on this team.When Harden's healthy he's one of the best, (Joe) Blanton hasthrown the ball great, going on down the line. I try to lead byexample and go out there and give my team a chance to win everytime."

Rangers' starter John Koronka (0-2) surrendered six runs, 10hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old lefthanderwas making just his second start of the season after beingrecalled from Class AAA Oklahoma.

<div class="pre">"You want to talk about that embarrassing performance? I</div>couldn't throw an off-speed pitch for a strike," Koronka said."It was the wrong day to have one of those days. The fastballwas the only pitch I could throw for strikes. It was like BP(batting practice). They knew what was coming. That wasridiculous. I had nothing. It was embarrassing."

Oakland took the early lead in the first inning when ShannonStewart led off with a walk and one out later moved to second ona single by Swisher. After Bradley flied out, Johnson hit atriple to right-center field to give the Athletics a 2-0 lead.

With Oakland leading 2-1 after the Rangers halved the deficit inthe top of the third on a run-scoring double by Michael Young,Swisher led off the bottom of the frame with a double and scoredwhen Bradley doubled to the center field wall to make it 3-1.Bradley had just returned to the lineup after nursing a strainedleft hamstring.

"It was great obviously," said Johnson of Bradley's return. "Hemade a couple of nice plays out there, he hit the ball hardevery time up, with a guy on base, with guys in scoringposition, I can't say enough."

Johnson had a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Jason Kendall hadan RBI single in a two-run sixth for the A's to make it 6-1.

Young had two hits or the Rangers, who have lost seven of eightgames.

"We've been working hard, keeping our preparation pretty good,it's just a matter of going out there and getting it donebetween the lines," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "Ihave no problem with the effort my team has been giving me. Wejust haven't been consistent at getting it done and we're goingto keep going until the schedule is through"

 

Haren continues dominant ways, Athletics cruise by Rangers*
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OAKLAND 6, TEXAS 1
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OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- When Dan Haren takes the mound,
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