AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Wilkerson ran for M Teixeira. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B WILKERSON ON FIRST, K LOFTON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 11 OAKLAND 4 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S Sosa (.243, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE OAK: SHANE KOMINE (0-0, 5.68) IN THE 8TH SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B WILKERSON ON FIRST, K LOFTON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 11, OAKLAND 4 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.243, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Komine relieved J Marshall. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B WILKERSON ON FIRST, K LOFTON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 11 OAKLAND 4 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S Sosa (.243, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
Rangers send Athletics to ninth straight loss <h3>TEXAS 11, OAKLAND 4</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics' seasonkeeps getting worse. Michael Young went 5-for-5 and had three RBI to lead the TexasRangers to an 11-4 rout of the Athletics on Tuesday night,sending Oakland to its ninth straight loss. It is the Athletics' longest losing streak since 1998, when theyalso lost nine in a row. Kenny Lofton added two hits and scored two runs for the Rangers,who have now taken five of their last eight against theAthletics. The six consecutive losses since the All-Star break are also themost in Oakland history, besting two five-game stretches in1982 and 1997. Texas struck early against Athletics starter Chad Gaudin (8-5)when Lofton legged out a triple to left-center field to lead offthe game and scored on Young's double to right for a 1-0 lead. The Rangers broke the game open in the seventh inning. WithTexas leading, 6-4, A's reliever Joe Kennedy fielded RamonVazquez's sacrifice bunt attempt and attempted to get the forceat third. Instead, he threw the ball into left field, allowingtwo runs to score for an 8-4 bulge. Gaudin, who entered with the seventh-lowest ERA in the Americanleague (3.18), allowed six runs and eight hits in six inningswhile walking a career-high six batters. Texas starter Robinson Tejeda, who was recalled from Class AAAOklahoma prior to the game, yielded three runs and four hitswhile walking six and striking out two. Willie Eyre (3-3), the second of four Texas pitchers, worktwo-thirds of an inning for the win. Ron Mahay allowed two hitsover the final three innings to record his first save. Oakland's Jack Cust belted a two-run blast - his 16th - in thefifth inning to even the scoring at 3-3. The slumping Cust was just 2-for-23 with no RBI over his lasteight games prior to the blast. The slugger has belted ateam-leading 16 home runs since being selected from Class AAASacramento on May 4. The Athletics entered having scored three runs or fewer in eachof their last 11 games, which is also the longest such streak inOakland history. The defeat kept Oakland in third place in the AL West anddropped the team a season-high 12 games behind the first-placeLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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 2 2 5 1 11 15 1 OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 7 2 (BOT 8) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - RON MAHAY OAK - SHANE KOMINE DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.233, 0-FOR-1, BB, SF, RBI) T BUCK (.278, 1-FOR-3, BB) S STEWART (.302, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (11) VS OAKLAND (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 .309 M Young ss 5 1 5 3 1 0 0 .290 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .305 B Wilkerson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 S Sosa dh 4 0 0 1 1 2 10 .243 M Byrd rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .364 F Catalanotto lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .227 a-D Relaford ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 G Laird c 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .229 R Vazquez 3b 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .248 J Hairston Jr 2b-lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .215 Totals 37 11 15 7 8 4 20 a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for F Catalanotto in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - M Young 2 (25, C Gaudin 2). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin); R Vazquez (2, C Gaudin). S - R Vazquez. SF - S Sosa , J Hairston Jr. RBI - M Young 3 (54), S Sosa (64), R Vazquez (15), J Hairston Jr (13), G Laird (29). 2-out RBI - M Young 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, D Relaford 2, S Sosa 4. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 14. BASERUNNING: SB - M Byrd (1, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki). 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 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .278 S Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .302 J Cust dh 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 .263 D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .253 B Crosby ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 M Kotsay cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225 M Ellis 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261 M Scutaro 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .233 Totals 26 4 7 4 7 4 20 BATTING: HR - J Cust (16, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 0 Out). SF - J Cust , K Suzuki. RBI - K Suzuki (5), J Cust 3 (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, D Johnson 3, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 10. FIELDING: E - J Kennedy (4, throw); B Crosby (14, ground ball). PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 100 022 51 -- 11 OAKLAND - 000 121 0 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 4 1/3 4 3 3 6 2 1 6.68 W Eyre 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.78 C Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81 R Mahay 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 6 8 5 5 6 4 0 3.39 A Brown 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10.12 J Kennedy 2/3 1 2 1 2 0 0 4.60 J Marshall 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.87 S Komine 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 W Eyre pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. A Brown pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira 2 (by C Gaudin). HBP - M Teixeira (by J Marshall). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 93-51; W Eyre 16-8; C Wilson 17-10; R Mahay 9-6; C Gaudin 109-58; A Brown 7-6; J Kennedy 27-13; J Marshall 22-15; S Komine 4-2. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-8; W Eyre 2-0; C Wilson 0-2; R Mahay 0-2; C Gaudin 9-5; A Brown 0-0; J Kennedy 4-0; J Marshall 3-0; S Komine 1-0. Batters faced: R Tejeda 23; W Eyre 4; C Wilson 4; R Mahay 4; C Gaudin 31; A Brown 3; J Kennedy 7; J Marshall 7; S Komine 1. 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 - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Wilkerson at first base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 11 OAKLAND 4 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K Suzuki (.233, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</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 2 2 5 1 11 15 1 OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 8 2 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - RON MAHAY OAK - SHANE KOMINE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.364, 1-FOR-5) D RELAFORD (.188, 0-FOR-1) G LAIRD (.229, 1-FOR-4, BB, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (11) VS OAKLAND (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 .309 M Young ss 5 1 5 3 1 0 0 .290 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .305 B Wilkerson pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 S Sosa dh 4 0 0 1 1 2 10 .243 M Byrd rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .364 F Catalanotto lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .227 a-D Relaford ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 G Laird c 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .229 R Vazquez 3b 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .248 J Hairston Jr 2b-lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .215 Totals 37 11 15 7 8 4 20 a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for F Catalanotto in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - M Young 2 (25, C Gaudin 2). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin); R Vazquez (2, C Gaudin). S - R Vazquez. SF - S Sosa , J Hairston Jr. RBI - M Young 3 (54), S Sosa (64), R Vazquez (15), J Hairston Jr (13), G Laird (29). 2-out RBI - M Young 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, D Relaford 2, S Sosa 4. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 14. BASERUNNING: SB - M Byrd (1, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki). 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 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .277 S Stewart lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .304 J Cust dh 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 .262 D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .253 B Crosby ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 M Kotsay cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225 M Ellis 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261 M Scutaro 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 K Suzuki c 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .226 Totals 30 4 8 4 7 5 21 BATTING: 2B - S Stewart (12, R Mahay). HR - J Cust (16, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 0 Out). SF - J Cust , K Suzuki. RBI - K Suzuki (5), J Cust 3 (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, J Cust 1, D Johnson 3, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: E - J Kennedy (4, throw); B Crosby (14, ground ball). PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 100 022 51 -- 11 OAKLAND - 000 121 00 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 4 1/3 4 3 3 6 2 1 6.68 W Eyre 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.78 C Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81 R Mahay 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.18 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 6 8 5 5 6 4 0 3.39 A Brown 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10.12 J Kennedy 2/3 1 2 1 2 0 0 4.60 J Marshall 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.87 S Komine 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 W Eyre pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. A Brown pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira 2 (by C Gaudin). HBP - M Teixeira (by J Marshall). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 93-51; W Eyre 16-8; C Wilson 17-10; R Mahay 21-14; C Gaudin 109-58; A Brown 7-6; J Kennedy 27-13; J Marshall 22-15; S Komine 4-2. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-8; W Eyre 2-0; C Wilson 0-2; R Mahay 2-2; C Gaudin 9-5; A Brown 0-0; J Kennedy 4-0; J Marshall 3-0; S Komine 1-0. Batters faced: R Tejeda 23; W Eyre 4; C Wilson 4; R Mahay 8; C Gaudin 31; A Brown 3; J Kennedy 7; J Marshall 7; S Komine 1. 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 - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Buck in center field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 11 OAKLAND 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M Byrd (.364, 1-FOR-5)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Kielty in right field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 11 OAKLAND 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M Byrd (.364, 1-FOR-5)</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 2 2 5 1 0 11 15 1 OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 8 2 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - RON MAHAY OAK - SHANE KOMINE DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.253, 0-FOR-4) B CROSBY (.224, 1-FOR-4) B KIELTY (.200, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (11) VS OAKLAND (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 .309 M Young ss 5 1 5 3 1 0 0 .290 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .305 B Wilkerson pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 S Sosa dh 4 0 0 1 1 2 10 .243 M Byrd rf 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .361 F Catalanotto lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .227 a-D Relaford ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 G Laird c 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 .228 R Vazquez 3b 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .248 J Hairston Jr 2b-lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .215 Totals 40 11 15 7 8 4 20 a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for F Catalanotto in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - M Young 2 (25, C Gaudin 2). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin); R Vazquez (2, C Gaudin). S - R Vazquez. SF - S Sosa , J Hairston Jr. RBI - M Young 3 (54), S Sosa (64), R Vazquez (15), J Hairston Jr (13), G Laird (29). 2-out RBI - M Young 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, D Relaford 2, S Sosa 4. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 14. BASERUNNING: SB - M Byrd (1, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki). 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-cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .277 S Stewart lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .304 J Cust dh 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 .262 D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .253 B Crosby ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 M Kotsay cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225 B Kielty rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 M Ellis 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261 M Scutaro 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 K Suzuki c 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .226 Totals 30 4 8 4 7 5 21 BATTING: 2B - S Stewart (12, R Mahay). HR - J Cust (16, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 0 Out). SF - J Cust , K Suzuki. RBI - K Suzuki (5), J Cust 3 (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, J Cust 1, D Johnson 3, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: E - J Kennedy (4, throw); B Crosby (14, ground ball). PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 100 022 510 -- 11 OAKLAND - 000 121 00 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 4 1/3 4 3 3 6 2 1 6.68 W Eyre 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.78 C Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81 R Mahay 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.18 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 6 8 5 5 6 4 0 3.39 A Brown 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10.12 J Kennedy 2/3 1 2 1 2 0 0 4.60 J Marshall 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.87 S Komine 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.70 W Eyre pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. A Brown pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira 2 (by C Gaudin). HBP - M Teixeira (by J Marshall). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 93-51; W Eyre 16-8; C Wilson 17-10; R Mahay 21-14; C Gaudin 109-58; A Brown 7-6; J Kennedy 27-13; J Marshall 22-15; S Komine 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-8; W Eyre 2-0; C Wilson 0-2; R Mahay 2-2; C Gaudin 9-5; A Brown 0-0; J Kennedy 4-0; J Marshall 3-0; S Komine 1-3. Batters faced: R Tejeda 23; W Eyre 4; C Wilson 4; R Mahay 8; C Gaudin 31; A Brown 3; J Kennedy 7; J Marshall 7; S Komine 4. 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 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 11 15 1 OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 8 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, WILLIE EYRE (5TH), C.J. WILSON (6TH), RON MAHAY (7TH) AND GERALD LAIRD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN, ANDREW BROWN (7TH), JOE KENNEDY (7TH), JAY MARSHALL (7TH), SHANE KOMINE (8TH) AND KURT SUZUKI HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE OAK - JACK CUST (16) OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA IN THE 5TH, 1 ON</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 11 15 1 OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 8 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, WILLIE EYRE (5TH), C.J. WILSON (6TH), RON MAHAY (7TH) AND GERALD LAIRD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN, ANDREW BROWN (7TH), JOE KENNEDY (7TH), JAY MARSHALL (7TH), SHANE KOMINE (8TH) AND KURT SUZUKI WP - WILLIE EYRE (3-3) LP - CHAD GAUDIN (8-5) SAVE - RON MAHAY (1) HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE OAK - JACK CUST (16) OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA IN THE 5TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:27 ATT: 20,209 PROBABLES: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (6-7, 5.77) OAK - LENNY DINARDO (3-6, 2.78)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (11) VS OAKLAND (4) - FINAL TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 .309 M Young ss 5 1 5 3 1 0 0 .290 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .305 B Wilkerson pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 S Sosa dh 4 0 0 1 1 2 10 .243 M Byrd rf 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .361 F Catalanotto lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .227 a-D Relaford ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 G Laird c 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 .228 R Vazquez 3b 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .248 J Hairston Jr 2b-lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .215 Totals 40 11 15 7 8 4 20 a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for F Catalanotto in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - M Young 2 (25, C Gaudin 2). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin); R Vazquez (2, C Gaudin). S - R Vazquez. SF - S Sosa , J Hairston Jr. RBI - M Young 3 (54), S Sosa (64), R Vazquez (15), J Hairston Jr (13), G Laird (29). 2-out RBI - M Young 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, D Relaford 2, S Sosa 4. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 14. BASERUNNING: SB - M Byrd (1, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki). 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-cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .277 S Stewart lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .304 J Cust dh 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 .262 D Johnson 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .252 B Crosby ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .223 M Kotsay cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225 B Kielty rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 M Ellis 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261 M Scutaro 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 K Suzuki c 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .226 Totals 33 4 8 4 7 5 21 BATTING: 2B - S Stewart (12, R Mahay). HR - J Cust (16, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 0 Out). SF - J Cust , K Suzuki. RBI - K Suzuki (5), J Cust 3 (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, J Cust 1, D Johnson 3, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: E - J Kennedy (4, throw); B Crosby (14, ground ball). PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 100 022 510 -- 11 OAKLAND - 000 121 000 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 4 1/3 4 3 3 6 2 1 6.68 W Eyre (W, 3-3) 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.78 C Wilson (H, 11) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81 R Mahay (S, 1) 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.12 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin (L, 8-5) 6 8 5 5 6 4 0 3.39 A Brown 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10.12 J Kennedy 2/3 1 2 1 2 0 0 4.60 J Marshall 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.87 S Komine 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.70 W Eyre pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. A Brown pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira 2 (by C Gaudin). HBP - M Teixeira (by J Marshall). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 93-51; W Eyre 16-8; C Wilson 17-10; R Mahay 27-18; C Gaudin 109-58; A Brown 7-6; J Kennedy 27-13; J Marshall 22-15; S Komine 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-8; W Eyre 2-0; C Wilson 0-2; R Mahay 3-4; C Gaudin 9-5; A Brown 0-0; J Kennedy 4-0; J Marshall 3-0; S Komine 1-3. Batters faced: R Tejeda 23; W Eyre 4; C Wilson 4; R Mahay 11; C Gaudin 31; A Brown 3; J Kennedy 7; J Marshall 7; S Komine 4. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. T--3:27. Att--20,209. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (11) AT OAKLAND (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS 1ST: K Lofton tripled to deep left center. M Young doubled to deep right center, K Lofton scored. M Teixeira walked. S Sosa struck out swinging. M Byrd grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Teixeira out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 4TH: B Crosby fouled out to third. M Kotsay walked. M Ellis singled to left, M Kotsay to third. M Scutaro walked, M Ellis to second. K Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to left, M Kotsay scored. T Buck grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 1. TEXAS 5TH: R Vazquez grounded out to shortstop. J Hairston Jr singled to center. J Hairston Jr to second on passed ball by K Suzuki. K Lofton walked. M Young reached on infield single to third, J Hairston Jr to third, K Lofton to second. J Hairston Jr scored, K Lofton to third, M Young to second on wild pitch by C Gaudin. M Teixeira intentionally walked. S Sosa hit sacrifice fly to right, K Lofton scored. M Byrd fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 5TH: S Stewart walked. J Cust homered to left center, S Stewart scored. D Johnson popped out to third. B Crosby reached on infield single to shortstop. W Eyre relieved R Tejeda. M Kotsay grounded out to shortstop, B Crosby to second. M Ellis grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 3. TEXAS 6TH: F Catalanotto grounded out to third. G Laird walked. R Vazquez tripled to deep right, G Laird scored. J Hairston Jr hit sacrifice fly to right, R Vazquez scored. K Lofton singled to left. M Young doubled to center, K Lofton to third. M Teixeira intentionally walked. S Sosa flied out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, OAKLAND 3. OAKLAND 6TH: M Scutaro singled to right. K Suzuki walked, M Scutaro to second. C Wilson relieved W Eyre. T Buck struck out swinging. S Stewart singled to shallow right, M Scutaro to third, K Suzuki to second. J Cust hit sacrifice fly to right, M Scutaro scored, K Suzuki to third. D Johnson flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, OAKLAND 4. TEXAS 7TH: A Brown relieved C Gaudin. M Byrd singled to center. M Byrd stole second. F Catalanotto singled to center, M Byrd to third. G Laird reached on infield single to shortstop, M Byrd scored, F Catalanotto to second. J Kennedy relieved A Brown. R Vazquez sacrificed into fielder's choice to pitcher, F Catalanotto to third, G Laird to second, R Vazquez to first, F Catalanotto and G Laird scored, R Vazquez to second on throwing error by pitcher J Kennedy. J Hairston Jr bunt grounded out to pitcher, R Vazquez to third. K Lofton grounded out to first. M Young singled to center, R Vazquez scored. M Teixeira walked, M Young to second. S Sosa walked, M Young to third, M Teixeira to second. M Byrd grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Young scored on error by shortstop B Crosby, M Teixeira to third, S Sosa to second. J Marshall relieved J Kennedy. D Relaford hit for F Catalanotto. D Relaford grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Byrd out at second. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors) TEXAS 10, OAKLAND 4. TEXAS 8TH: G Laird grounded out to third. R Vazquez grounded out to second. J Hairston Jr reached on infield single to shortstop. K Lofton singled to center, J Hairston Jr to second. M Young singled to center, J Hairston Jr scored, K Lofton to second. M Teixeira hit by pitch, K Lofton to third, M Young to second. B Wilkerson ran for M Teixeira. S Komine relieved J Marshall. S Sosa grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Wilkerson out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, OAKLAND 4.</div>
Rangers send Athletics to ninth straight loss <h3>TEXAS 11, OAKLAND 4</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics' seasonkeeps getting worse. Michael Young went 5-for-5 and had three RBI to lead the TexasRangers to an 11-4 rout of the Athletics on Tuesday night,sending Oakland to its ninth straight loss. It is the Athletics' longest losing streak since 1998, when theyalso lost nine in a row. "As far as I'm concerned, any team that has that kind ofpitching has a shot," Young said. "They've had a couple oftough stretches, but I'm sure they'll find a way the second halfto get things going. Traditionally, they're a second-halfteam." Kenny Lofton added two hits and scored two runs for the Rangers,who have now taken five of their last eight against theAthletics. "We're definitely fighting an uphill battle," Oakland managerBob Geren said. "We had a good talk today with the team andeverybody is trying to push forward and climb out of this thingcollectively." The six consecutive losses since the All-Star break are also themost in Oakland history, besting two five-game stretches in1982 and 1997. "A lot of us around here are not used to losing," A's secondbaseman Mark Ellis said. "It's a tough thing that we're goingthrough right now. We've had stretches where we have lost anumber of games in a row, but nothing I remember as this bad." Texas struck early against Athletics starter Chad Gaudin (8-5)when Lofton legged out a triple to left-center field to lead offthe game and scored on Young's double to right for a 1-0 lead. The Rangers broke the game open in the seventh inning. WithTexas leading, 6-4, A's reliever Joe Kennedy fielded RamonVazquez's sacrifice bunt attempt and attempted to get the forceat third. Instead, he threw the ball into left field, allowingtwo runs to score for an 8-4 bulge. "They kept coming," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "We ranthe basepaths extremely well. We were very aggressive,swinging the bat, putting the ball in play. We did a little bitof everything." Gaudin, who entered with the seventh-lowest ERA in the Americanleague (3.18), allowed six runs and eight hits in six inningswhile walking a career-high six batters. "It's frustrating," Gaudin said. "We're going through a toughsituation. Right now we're struggling, and guys are making it apoint to be real positive. Things aren't going our way rightnow. We just have to keep battling and keep our heads up everyday." Texas starter Robinson Tejeda, who was recalled from Class AAAOklahoma prior to the game, yielded three runs and four hitswhile walking six and striking out two. Willie Eyre (3-3), the second of four Texas pitchers, worktwo-thirds of an inning for the win. Ron Mahay allowed two hitsover the final three innings to record his first save. Oakland's Jack Cust belted a two-run blast - his 16th - in thefifth inning to even the scoring at 3-3. The slumping Cust was just 2-for-23 with no RBI over his lasteight games prior to the blast. The slugger has belted ateam-leading 16 home runs since being selected from Class AAASacramento on May 4. The Athletics entered having scored three runs or fewer in eachof their last 11 games, which is also the longest such streak inOakland history. The defeat kept Oakland in third place in the AL West anddropped the team a season-high 12 games behind the first-placeLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (11) AT OAKLAND (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Texas Starting Lineups -- K Lofton CF, M Young SS, M Teixeira 1B, S Sosa DH, M Byrd RF, F Catalanotto LF, G Laird C, R Vazquez 3B, J Hairston Jr 2B, R Tejeda RHP. Oakland Starting Lineups -- T Buck RF, S Stewart LF, J Cust DH, D Johnson 1B, B Crosby SS, M Kotsay CF, M Ellis 2B, M Scutaro 3B, K Suzuki C, C Gaudin RHP. Umpires -- Ed Montague (HP), Chris Guccione (1B), Bill Miller (2B), Marvin Hudson (3B). Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 15 mph. TEXAS 1ST: K Lofton tripled to deep left center. M Young doubled to deep right center, K Lofton scored. M Teixeira walked. S Sosa struck out swinging. M Byrd grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Teixeira out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 1ST: T Buck singled to right center. S Stewart struck out swinging. J Cust walked, T Buck to second. D Johnson grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, J Cust out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 0. TEXAS 2ND: F Catalanotto struck out swinging. G Laird struck out looking. R Vazquez grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 2ND: B Crosby flied out to left. M Kotsay flied out to center. M Ellis flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 0. TEXAS 3RD: J Hairston Jr grounded out to second. K Lofton flied out to center. M Young walked. M Teixeira grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 3RD: M Scutaro safe at second on throwing error by third baseman R Vazquez. K Suzuki struck out swinging. T Buck walked. S Stewart fouled out to first. J Cust walked, M Scutaro to third, T Buck to second. D Johnson popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 0. TEXAS 4TH: S Sosa struck out swinging. M Byrd grounded out to shortstop. F Catalanotto reached on infield single to second. G Laird grounded into fielder's choice to second, F Catalanotto out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 4TH: B Crosby fouled out to third. M Kotsay walked. M Ellis singled to left, M Kotsay to third. M Scutaro walked, M Ellis to second. K Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to left, M Kotsay scored. T Buck grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 1. TEXAS 5TH: R Vazquez grounded out to shortstop. J Hairston Jr singled to center. J Hairston Jr to second on passed ball by K Suzuki. K Lofton walked. M Young reached on infield single to third, J Hairston Jr to third, K Lofton to second. J Hairston Jr scored, K Lofton to third, M Young to second on wild pitch by C Gaudin. M Teixeira intentionally walked. S Sosa hit sacrifice fly to right, K Lofton scored. M Byrd fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 5TH: S Stewart walked. J Cust homered to left center, S Stewart scored. D Johnson popped out to third. B Crosby reached on infield single to shortstop. W Eyre relieved R Tejeda. M Kotsay grounded out to shortstop, B Crosby to second. M Ellis grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 3. TEXAS 6TH: F Catalanotto grounded out to third. G Laird walked. R Vazquez tripled to deep right, G Laird scored. J Hairston Jr hit sacrifice fly to right, R Vazquez scored. K Lofton singled to left. M Young doubled to center, K Lofton to third. M Teixeira intentionally walked. S Sosa flied out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, OAKLAND 3. OAKLAND 6TH: M Scutaro singled to right. K Suzuki walked, M Scutaro to second. C Wilson relieved W Eyre. T Buck struck out swinging. S Stewart singled to shallow right, M Scutaro to third, K Suzuki to second. J Cust hit sacrifice fly to right, M Scutaro scored, K Suzuki to third. D Johnson flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, OAKLAND 4. TEXAS 7TH: A Brown relieved C Gaudin. M Byrd singled to center. M Byrd stole second. F Catalanotto singled to center, M Byrd to third. G Laird reached on infield single to shortstop, M Byrd scored, F Catalanotto to second. J Kennedy relieved A Brown. R Vazquez sacrificed into fielder's choice to pitcher, F Catalanotto to third, G Laird to second, R Vazquez to first, F Catalanotto and G Laird scored, R Vazquez to second on throwing error by pitcher J Kennedy. J Hairston Jr bunt grounded out to pitcher, R Vazquez to third. K Lofton grounded out to first. M Young singled to center, R Vazquez scored. M Teixeira walked, M Young to second. S Sosa walked, M Young to third, M Teixeira to second. M Byrd grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Young scored on error by shortstop B Crosby, M Teixeira to third, S Sosa to second. J Marshall relieved J Kennedy. D Relaford hit for F Catalanotto. D Relaford grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Byrd out at second. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors) TEXAS 10, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 7TH: D Relaford at second base. J Hairston Jr in left field. R Mahay relieved C Wilson. B Crosby struck out swinging. M Kotsay flied out to right. M Ellis singled to left. M Scutaro fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 10, OAKLAND 4. TEXAS 8TH: G Laird grounded out to third. R Vazquez grounded out to second. J Hairston Jr reached on infield single to shortstop. K Lofton singled to center, J Hairston Jr to second. M Young singled to center, J Hairston Jr scored, K Lofton to second. M Teixeira hit by pitch, K Lofton to third, M Young to second. B Wilkerson ran for M Teixeira. S Komine relieved J Marshall. S Sosa grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Wilkerson out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 8TH: B Wilkerson at first base. K Suzuki grounded out to second. T Buck grounded out to third. S Stewart doubled to left. J Cust struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, OAKLAND 4. TEXAS 9TH: T Buck in center field. B Kielty in right field. M Byrd flied out to right. D Relaford lined out to center. G Laird flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, OAKLAND 4. OAKLAND 9TH: D Johnson flied out to center. B Crosby grounded out to second. B Kielty lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, OAKLAND 4.</div>
