AL: OAKLAND (54-60) at TEXAS (49-64) <h3>Rangers, Athletics wrap up three-gamer series</h3> <div class="pre">Oakland (54-60) at Texas (49-64) 8:35 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- The Texas Rangers and OaklandAthletics meet in the rubber game of a three-game seriesWednesday. Recently acquired Jarrod Saltalamacchia drove in the go-aheadrun during a four-run sixth inning as Texas snapped a five-gamelosing streak with Tuesday's 8-6 win. Kevin Millwood (7-9, 5.98 ERA) will try to keep things going forTexas. Last time out, the 32-year-old righthander surrenderedthree runs and eight hits in four innings at Toronto on Friday. Millwood, who has won his previous four home starts, is 3-2lifetime against Oakland. Lenny DiNardo (5-6, 3.19) takes the mound for Oakland. Thelefthander is unbeaten in his last four starts, going 2-0 duringthat span. The 27-year-old DiNardo is 1-1 with an impressive 1.45 ERA infive lifetime games - two starts - against Texas. Oakland's Mark Ellis has 15 homers on the season, one shy oftying the franchise record for a second baseman set by JimmyDykes (1921) and Davey Lopes (1983).
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS OAKLAND TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Travis Buck RF .276 7 31 Ian Kinsler 2B .252 14 39 Nick Swisher CF .253 14 56 Brad Wilkerson 1B .226 16 47 Jack Cust LF .261 17 51 Michael Young SS .306 5 60 Mike Piazza DH .293 3 22 Sammy Sosa DH .243 16 72 Mark Ellis 2B .264 15 52 Marlon Byrd CF .316 4 41 Dan Johnson 1B .234 11 41 Nelson Cruz RF .215 6 21 Marco Scutaro 3B .236 5 22 Jason Botts LF .214 1 3 Donnie Murphy SS .235 2 9 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .161 0 3 Rob Bowen C .200 0 0 Adam Melhuse 3B .244 1 9 Lenny Dinardo LHP (5-6, 3.19) Kevin Millwood RHP (7-9, 5.98)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO (5-6, 3.19) TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (7-9, 5.98) UMPIRES: HP - CHRIS GUCCIONE 1B - ED MONTAGUE 2B - BILL MILLER 3B - MARVIN HUDSON WEATHER: 94 Degrees, clear WIND: 16 mph, in from right</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO AND ROB BOWEN TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.276, 7 HR, 31 RBI) N SWISHER (.253, 14 HR, 56 RBI) J CUST (.261, 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 - LENNY DINARDO TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.252, 14 HR, 39 RBI) B WILKERSON (.226, 16 HR, 47 RBI) M YOUNG (.306, 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 T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Cust lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 A Melhuse 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 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 L DiNardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.19 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.92 Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 19-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 2-0. Batters faced: K Millwood 4. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD</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 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.264, 15 HR, 52 RBI) D JOHNSON (.234, 11 HR, 41 RBI) M SCUTARO (.236, 5 HR, 22 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 T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Cust lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Murphy-M Ellis-D Johnson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 A Melhuse 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: GIDP - M Young. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.16 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.92 Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 14-11; K Millwood 19-9. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 2-0; K Millwood 2-0. Batters faced: L DiNardo 3; K Millwood 4. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED MARK ELLIS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1 TEXAS 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D MURPHY (.235, 2 HR, 9 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.243, 16 HR, 72 RBI) M BYRD (.316, 4 HR, 41 RBI) N CRUZ (.215, 6 HR, 21 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Cust lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (21, K Millwood). RBI - M Scutaro (23). Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Murphy-M Ellis-D Johnson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 A Melhuse 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: GIDP - M Young. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 01 -- 1 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.16 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.95 Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 14-11; K Millwood 36-19. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 2-0; K Millwood 3-1. Batters faced: L DiNardo 3; K Millwood 9. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JASON BOTTS SCORED SAMMY SOSA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BOTTS ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.161, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 1 1 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.275, 0-FOR-1) N SWISHER (.252, 0-FOR-1) J CUST (.261, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS TEXAS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Cust lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (21, K Millwood). RBI - M Scutaro (23). Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Murphy-M Ellis-D Johnson 2). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 S Sosa dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 M Byrd cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 J Botts lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .161 A Melhuse 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 Totals 8 1 4 1 1 2 5 BATTING: RBI - J Botts (4). 2-out RBI - J Botts. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Melhuse 1. GIDP - M Young, N Cruz. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - J Botts (1, 2nd base off L DiNardo/R Bowen). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 01 -- 1 TEXAS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 3.22 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.95 Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 31-19; K Millwood 36-19. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 4-0; K Millwood 3-1. Batters faced: L DiNardo 9; K Millwood 9. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JACK CUST SCORED TRAVIS BUCK. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, N SWISHER ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2 TEXAS 1 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.291, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE GROUND OUT BY MIKE PIAZZA SCORED NICK SWISHER. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CUST ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3 TEXAS 1 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.266, 1-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 1 2 3 5 0 TEXAS 0 1 1 4 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.254, 1-FOR-1) B WILKERSON (.225, 0-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.305, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .278 N Swisher cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .252 J Cust lf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .264 M Piazza dh 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .290 M Ellis 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268 D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Totals 13 3 5 3 2 3 6 BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (21, K Millwood); T Buck (19, K Millwood). RBI - M Scutaro (23), J Cust (52), M Piazza (23). Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - M Ellis (3, 2nd base by K Millwood/J Saltalamacchia). FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Murphy-M Ellis-D Johnson 2). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 S Sosa dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 M Byrd cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 J Botts lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .161 A Melhuse 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 Totals 8 1 4 1 1 2 5 BATTING: RBI - J Botts (4). 2-out RBI - J Botts. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Melhuse 1. GIDP - M Young, N Cruz. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - J Botts (1, 2nd base off L DiNardo/R Bowen). FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Saltalamacchia-I Kinsler). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 012 -- 3 TEXAS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 3.22 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 3 5 3 3 2 3 0 6.06 Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 31-19; K Millwood 57-30. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 4-0; K Millwood 4-1. Batters faced: L DiNardo 9; K Millwood 15. UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin Hudson. Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 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 1 2 3 5 0 TEXAS 0 1 0 1 4 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.240, 1-FOR-1, RBI) D MURPHY (.231, 0-FOR-1) R BOWEN (.182, 0-FOR-1)</div>
