AL: OAKLAND (54-59) at TEXAS (48-64) <h3>Gabbard goes for first win with new team vs. Oakland</h3> <div class="pre">Oakland (54-59) at Texas (48-64) 8:35 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- In just one day, Kason Gabbard wentfrom first-place World Series contender to last-place cellardweller. On Tuesday, he hopes to make the best of his newsituation when he makes his second start for the Texas Rangersagainst the Oakland Athletics. Gabbard (4-1, 3.86 ERA), acquired along with minor leagueoutfielders David Murphy and Engel Beltre in the trade that sentcloser Eric Gagne to the Boston Red Sox on July 31, makes hissecond start for his new team. The lefthander would have preferred a better debut on Thursdayas he surrendered three runs and eight hits over 5 2/3 inningsin a 5-0 loss at the Cleveland Indians. His luck has not beenmuch better against Oakland either, permitting five runs and sixhits over 3 1/3 innings of a 9-0 loss on August 28, 2006 whilestill a member of the Red Sox. Chad Gaudin (8-7, 3.88) will oppose Gabbard but has his ownstruggles to be concerned with. After taking an 8-3 record witha 2.88 ERA into the All-Star break, he has been shelled in eachof his five outings, going 0-4 with a 7.81 ERA. He has allowedat least four runs in each appearance. In Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, therighthander surrendered five runs and seven hits over six-plusinnings. He may be able to seek some refuge against theRangers, however, as he is 1-1 with a 2.89 ERA in three careerstarts against Texas.
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS OAKLAND TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Shannon Stewart LF .297 8 33 Frank Catalanotto LF .242 7 27 Nick Swisher CF .253 14 56 Ian Kinsler 2B .248 14 39 Jack Cust RF .265 17 51 Michael Young SS .305 5 60 Mike Piazza DH .296 3 22 Marlon Byrd CF .317 3 38 Mark Ellis 2B .260 14 50 Nelson Cruz RF .219 6 20 Dan Johnson 1B .237 11 41 Jason Botts DH .217 1 3 Marco Scutaro 3B .240 5 22 Jarrod Saltalamacc 1B .148 0 2 Donnie Murphy SS .213 2 8 Gerald Laird C .233 6 33 Kurt Suzuki C .224 2 10 Ramon Vazquez 3B .241 5 17 Chad Gaudin RHP (8-7, 3.88) Kason Gabbard LHP (4-1, 3.86)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (8-7, 3.88) TEX - KASON GABBARD (4-1, 3.86) UMPIRES: HP - MARVIN HUDSON 1B - CHRIS GUCCIONE 2B - ED MONTAGUE 3B - BILL MILLER WEATHER: 92 Degrees, clear WIND: 15 mph, in from right</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND KURT SUZUKI TEX - KASON GABBARD AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.297, 8 HR, 33 RBI) N SWISHER (.253, 14 HR, 56 RBI) J CUST (.265, 17 HR, 51 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - KASON GABBARD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.242, 7 HR, 27 RBI) I KINSLER (.248, 14 HR, 39 RBI) M YOUNG (.305, 5 HR, 60 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.88 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Gabbard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.78 Pitches-strikes: K Gabbard 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: K Gabbard 0-2. Batters faced: K Gabbard 3. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - KASON GABBARD</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - KASON GABBARD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.296, 3 HR, 22 RBI) M ELLIS (.260, 14 HR, 50 RBI) D JOHNSON (.237, 11 HR, 41 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Johnson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 BATTING: GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.85 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Gabbard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.78 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 11-8; K Gabbard 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 3-0; K Gabbard 0-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 4; K Gabbard 3. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - KASON GABBARD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: N CRUZ (.219, 6 HR, 20 RBI) J BOTTS (.217, 1 HR, 3 RBI) J SALTALAMACCHIA (.148, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - M Ellis (7, 2nd base off K Gabbard/G Laird). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Johnson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 BATTING: GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.85 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Gabbard 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.70 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 11-8; K Gabbard 36-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 3-0; K Gabbard 1-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 4; K Gabbard 8. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - KASON GABBARD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.224, 2 HR, 10 RBI) S STEWART (.296, 0-FOR-1) N SWISHER (.252, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - M Ellis (7, 2nd base off K Gabbard/G Laird). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Johnson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 J Botts dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 7 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.82 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Gabbard 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.70 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 28-20; K Gabbard 36-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 4-0; K Gabbard 1-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 7; K Gabbard 8. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - KASON GABBARD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.233, 6 HR, 33 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.241, 5 HR, 17 RBI) F CATALANOTTO (.241, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Totals 10 0 1 0 3 4 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1, D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - M Ellis (7, 2nd base off K Gabbard/G Laird). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Johnson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 J Botts dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 7 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.82 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Gabbard 3 1 0 0 3 4 0 3.62 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 28-20; K Gabbard 58-30. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 4-0; K Gabbard 3-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 7; K Gabbard 13. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - KASON GABBARD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.262, 1-FOR-1) D JOHNSON (.236, 0-FOR-1) M SCUTARO (.240, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Totals 10 0 1 0 3 4 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1, D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - M Ellis (7, 2nd base off K Gabbard/G Laird). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Johnson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 J Botts dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 10 0 2 0 0 3 2 BATTING: GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.79 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Gabbard 3 1 0 0 3 4 0 3.62 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 40-29; K Gabbard 58-30. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 6-0; K Gabbard 3-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 10; K Gabbard 13. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY DONNIE MURPHY SCORED MARK ELLIS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D MURPHY ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1 TEXAS 0 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.221, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - KASON GABBARD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.251, 1-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.307, 1-FOR-1) M BYRD (.315, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264 M Piazza dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 M Ellis 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .264 D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 D Murphy ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .224 K Suzuki c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Totals 15 1 3 1 3 4 8 BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (20, K Gabbard). RBI - D Murphy (9). 2-out RBI - D Murphy. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1, D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - M Ellis (7, 2nd base off K Gabbard/G Laird). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Johnson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 J Botts dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 10 0 2 0 0 3 2 BATTING: GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 000 1 -- 1 TEXAS - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.79 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Gabbard 4 3 1 1 3 4 0 3.73 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 40-29; K Gabbard 79-41. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 6-0; K Gabbard 3-5. Batters faced: C Gaudin 10; K Gabbard 18. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 92 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.</div>