AL: TEXAS (40-52) at OAKLAND (44-49) <h3>A's aim to end eight-game slide</h3> <div class="pre">Texas (40-52) at Oakland (44-49) 10:05 pm EDT</div> OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - The reeling Oakland Athleticswill try to snap their season-high eight-game skid when theyhost the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Jamey Wright supplied seven scoreless innings and Jerry HairstonJr. drove in two runs for the Rangers in Monday's 4-1 triumph. Oakland's offense has gone dormant, scoring just three runs orless in each of its last 11 games. Oakland's Chad Gaudin (8-4, 3.18 ERA) has the task of stoppingthe slide. In his last outing, the righthander gave up fiveruns in four frames in a 6-2 setback at Minnesota on July 12. Gaudin was dominant in his last outing against Texas, tossing 62/3 scoreless innings for a 5-3 triumph here on May 28. He is1-2 all-time in the series. The Rangers will send Robinson Tejeda (5-8, 6.70), who aims forhis first win in more than a month. The Dominican righthandergive up four runs and six hits in 5 1/3 frames during a loss toAnaheim on July 5. Tejeda was hammered for five runs in just three frames in hislast visit here for his first career setback in the series infour starts.
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS TEXAS OAKLAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Kenny Lofton CF .304 6 20 Travis Buck RF .277 6 22 Michael Young SS .280 4 51 Shannon Stewart LF .302 7 27 Mark Teixeira 1B .307 13 44 Jack Cust DH .259 15 42 Sammy Sosa DH .246 14 63 Dan Johnson 1B .257 10 37 Marlon Byrd RF .369 3 28 Bobby Crosby SS .223 7 29 Frank Catalanotto LF .221 6 23 Mark Kotsay CF .230 1 16 Gerald Laird C .229 5 28 Mark Ellis 2B .258 8 41 Ramon Vazquez 3B .248 4 14 Marco Scutaro 3B .242 4 13 Jerry Hairston Jr 2B .205 3 12 Kurt Suzuki C .241 2 4 Robinson Tejeda RHP (5-8, 6.70) Chad Gaudin RHP (8-4, 3.18)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND WARMUPS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA (5-8, 6.70) OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (8-4, 3.18) UMPIRES: HP - ED MONTAGUE 1B - CHRIS GUCCIONE 2B - BILL MILLER 3B - MARVIN HUDSON WEATHER: 66 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 15 mph, out to right</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND STARTING BATS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA AND GERALD LAIRD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND KURT SUZUKI DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.304, 6 HR, 20 RBI) M YOUNG (.280, 4 HR, 51 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.307, 13 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED KENNY LOFTON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1 OAKLAND 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M TEIXEIRA (.307, 13 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 1 1 2 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.277, 6 HR, 22 RBI) S STEWART (.302, 7 HR, 27 RBI) J CUST (.259, 15 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .366 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Hairston Jr 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Totals 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). RBI - M Young (52). GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 1 -- 1 OAKLAND - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.70 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.23 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 14-6. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 2-0. Batters faced: C Gaudin 5. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 1 1 2 0 OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.221, 6 HR, 23 RBI) G LAIRD (.229, 5 HR, 28 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.248, 4 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .366 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Hairston Jr 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Totals 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). RBI - M Young (52). GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 1 -- 1 OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.62 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.23 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 17-9; C Gaudin 14-6. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 2-0; C Gaudin 2-0. Batters faced: R Tejeda 4; C Gaudin 5. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 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 1 0 1 2 0 OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.223, 7 HR, 29 RBI) M KOTSAY (.230, 1 HR, 16 RBI) M ELLIS (.258, 8 HR, 41 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .366 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Hairston Jr 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Totals 7 1 2 1 1 3 4 BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). RBI - M Young (52). GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 10 -- 1 OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.62 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 3.20 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 17-9; C Gaudin 26-14. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 2-0; C Gaudin 3-0. Batters faced: R Tejeda 4; C Gaudin 8. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 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 1 0 1 2 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON JR (.205, 3 HR, 12 RBI) K LOFTON (.307, 1-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.282, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .366 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Hairston Jr 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Totals 7 1 2 1 1 3 4 BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). RBI - M Young (52). GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 6 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 10 -- 1 OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.55 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 3.20 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 25-16; C Gaudin 26-14. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 2-3; C Gaudin 3-0. Batters faced: R Tejeda 7; C Gaudin 8. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 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 1 0 0 1 2 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.242, 4 HR, 13 RBI) K SUZUKI (.241, 2 HR, 4 RBI) T BUCK (.281, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .366 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Totals 10 1 2 1 2 3 5 BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). RBI - M Young (52). GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 6 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 100 -- 1 OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.55 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3.17 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 25-16; C Gaudin 41-20. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 2-3; C Gaudin 5-1. Batters faced: R Tejeda 7; C Gaudin 12. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 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 1 0 0 1 2 1 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.245, 0-FOR-1) M BYRD (.366, 0-FOR-1) F CATALANOTTO (.220, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .366 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Totals 10 1 2 1 2 3 5 BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). RBI - M Young (52). GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (5, throw). DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .259 D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .255 B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 Totals 10 0 1 0 3 2 9 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Johnson 2. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 100 -- 1 OAKLAND - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 6.47 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3.17 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 51-31; C Gaudin 41-20. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 2-5; C Gaudin 5-1. Batters faced: R Tejeda 13; C Gaudin 12. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 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 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.223, 0-FOR-1) M KOTSAY (.229, 0-FOR-1) M ELLIS (.257, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305 S Sosa dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 M Byrd rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364 F Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 G Laird c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Totals 14 1 3 1 2 4 6 BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). RBI - M Young (52). GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (5, throw). DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .259 D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .255 B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 Totals 10 0 1 0 3 2 9 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Johnson 2. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 100 0 -- 1 OAKLAND - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 6.47 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 4 3 1 1 2 4 0 3.14 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 51-31; C Gaudin 55-29. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 2-5; C Gaudin 7-1. Batters faced: R Tejeda 13; C Gaudin 16. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>
