AL: TEXAS (41-52) at OAKLAND (44-50) <h3>Millwood looking to hand A's 10th straight defeat</h3> Texas (41-52) at Oakland (44-50) 3:35 pm EDT OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- Kevin Millwood aims to win histhird straight decision when the Texas Rangers square offagainst the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-gameseries Wednesday. Millwood (6-7, 5.77 ERA) has posted a 4-1 record with a 3.23 ERAand 33 strikeouts over his previous six starts. The 32-year-old righthander did not receive a decision in hislast start, yielding just one run and five hits with three walksand seven strikeouts over seven innings in a 2-1 loss to theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Friday. The Rangers are looking to close out their current six-game roadtrip with four straight wins. The Athletics are hoping to end a nine-game losing streak thathas resulted in them dropping to 12 games behind thedivision-leading Angels in the AL West. Oakland will turn to lefthander Lenny DiNardo (3-6, 2.78), whohas just one win in his last seven starts. The 27-year-old Dinardo pitched five innings, surrendering threeruns - two earned - and eight hits with two walks in Friday's5-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Michael Young had five hits and drove in three runs in Texas'11-4 triumph over Oakland on Tuesday.
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS TEXAS OAKLAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Jerry Hairston Jr RF .217 3 13 Travis Buck RF .277 6 22 Michael Young SS .290 4 54 Shannon Stewart LF .304 7 27 Mark Teixeira DH .305 13 44 Jack Cust DH .262 16 45 Marlon Byrd CF .361 3 28 Nick Swisher 1B .256 11 46 Adam Melhuse C .267 1 7 Mark Ellis 2B .261 8 41 Brad Wilkerson LF .216 14 42 Mark Kotsay CF .225 1 16 Desi Relaford 2B .176 0 0 Marco Scutaro 3B .244 4 13 Ramon Vazquez 1B .248 4 15 Bobby Crosby SS .223 7 29 Travis Metcalf 3B .197 1 4 Kurt Suzuki C .226 2 5 Kevin Millwood RHP (6-7, 5.77) Lenny Dinardo LHP (3-6, 2.78)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND WARMUPS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (6-7, 5.77) OAK - LENNY DINARDO (3-6, 2.78) UMPIRES: HP - CHRIS GUCCIONE 1B - BILL MILLER 2B - MARVIN HUDSON 3B - ED MONTAGUE WEATHER: 62 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 10 mph, left to right</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND STARTING BATS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD AND ADAM MELHUSE OAK - LENNY DINARDO AND KURT SUZUKI DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON (.217, 3 HR, 13 RBI) M YOUNG (.290, 4 HR, 54 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.305, 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 0 0 0 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.277, 6 HR, 22 RBI) S STEWART (.304, 7 HR, 27 RBI) J CUST (.262, 16 HR, 45 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 J Hairston Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Teixeira dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 D Relaford 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 R Vazquez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. 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 .304 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 N Swisher 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 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 K Millwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.77 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.74 Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 0-1. Batters faced: L DiNardo 3. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND CONFIRMED STARTERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - LENNY DINARDO</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 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.361, 3 HR, 28 RBI) A MELHUSE (.267, 1 HR, 7 RBI) B WILKERSON (.216, 14 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Teixeira dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 D Relaford 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 R Vazquez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 N Swisher 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 0 -- 0 OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.71 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.74 Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 10-6; L DiNardo 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 1-2; L DiNardo 0-1. Batters faced: K Millwood 3; L DiNardo 3. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 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 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.256, 11 HR, 46 RBI) M ELLIS (.261, 8 HR, 41 RBI) M KOTSAY (.225, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Teixeira dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 D Relaford 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 R Vazquez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 N Swisher 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.71 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 10-6; L DiNardo 20-14. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 1-2; L DiNardo 2-2. Batters faced: K Millwood 3; L DiNardo 6. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED NICK SWISHER. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, M KOTSAY ON SECOND, M ELLIS ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.223, 7 HR, 29 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE BASES LOADED WALK TO BOBBY CROSBY SCORED MARK ELLIS. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B CROSBY ON FIRST, M SCUTARO ON SECOND, M KOTSAY ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 OAKLAND 2 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.226, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY TRAVIS BUCK SCORED MARK KOTSAY. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B CROSBY ON FIRST, M SCUTARO ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 OAKLAND 3 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.303, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY SHANNON STEWART SCORED MARCO SCUTARO. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, S STEWART ON FIRST, B CROSBY ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 OAKLAND 4 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.260, 0-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 1 OAKLAND 0 4 4 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D RELAFORD (.176, 0 HR, 0 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.248, 4 HR, 15 RBI) T METCALF (.197, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Teixeira dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 D Relaford 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 R Vazquez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - K Millwood (2, throw). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .276 S Stewart lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 N Swisher 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .255 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Kotsay cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 M Scutaro 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .223 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 Totals 9 4 3 4 3 1 8 BATTING: SF - T Buck. RBI - M Scutaro (14), B Crosby (30), T Buck (23), S Stewart (28). 2-out RBI - S Stewart. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Swisher 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 04 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 3 4 1 3 1 0 5.74 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 WP - K Millwood. Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 55-31; L DiNardo 20-14. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 3-3; L DiNardo 2-2. Batters faced: K Millwood 13; L DiNardo 6. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 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 1 1 OAKLAND 0 4 4 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.263, 1-FOR-1) M KOTSAY (.224, 0-FOR-1) M SCUTARO (.250, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 M Teixeira dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 D Relaford 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 R Vazquez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 1 BATTING: 2B - T Metcalf (5, L DiNardo). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hairston Jr 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - K Millwood (2, throw). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .276 S Stewart lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 N Swisher 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .255 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Kotsay cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 M Scutaro 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 B Crosby ss 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .223 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 Totals 9 4 3 4 3 1 8 BATTING: SF - T Buck. RBI - M Scutaro (14), B Crosby (30), T Buck (23), S Stewart (28). 2-out RBI - S Stewart. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Swisher 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 000 -- 0 OAKLAND - 04 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 3 4 1 3 1 0 5.74 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.66 WP - K Millwood. Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 55-31; L DiNardo 34-23. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 3-3; L DiNardo 5-2. Batters faced: K Millwood 13; L DiNardo 10. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 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 1 1 OAKLAND 0 4 0 4 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - LENNY DINARDO DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.289, 0-FOR-1) M TEIXEIRA (.304, 0-FOR-1) M BYRD (.359, 0-FOR-1)</div>
