AL: OAKLAND (69-73) at TEXAS (66-74) <h3>Gabbard and Rangers aim for fourth straight win</h3> <div class="pre">Oakland (69-73) at Texas (66-74) 8:05 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Kason Gabbard and the Texas Rangerslook to keep rolling as they continue a three-game series withthe Oakland Athletics on Saturday. The Rangers beat Oakland ace Dan Haren, 5-3, in Friday's openeras Frank Catalanotto drove in three runs and fell a double shyof the cycle. Gabbard (6-1, 4.07 ERA) has lost just one time in seven startssince being acquired from the Boston Red Sox at the tradedeadline. On Sunday, the lefthander was not sharp, as heallowed five runs and five hits in six innings. However, he didnot factor into the decision in an 8-7 win over the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim. Texas, which has won three straight and 10 of its last 12 games,faces a struggling pitcher in Chad Gaudin. Gaudin (10-10, 4.25) is 2-7 with a 6.58 ERA in 11 starts sincethe All-Star break. The righthander has allowed five or moreruns in seven of those starts. Gaudin was rocked for seven runsand eight hits in five innings of a 9-5 loss to the Angels onMonday. Oakland has lost nine of 13 and dropped six of its last sevengames on the road, being outscored, 55-26, in that span.
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS OAKLAND TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Shannon Stewart LF .283 12 44 Frank Catalanotto 1B .277 10 40 Marco Scutaro 2B .263 7 39 Ian Kinsler 2B .273 18 55 Jack Cust RF .263 23 73 Michael Young SS .308 7 72 Mike Piazza DH .281 7 38 Marlon Byrd CF .306 7 57 Dan Johnson 1B .232 14 51 Jason Botts LF .216 1 10 Nick Swisher CF .259 17 64 Hank Blalock DH .284 6 22 Jack Hannahan 3B .268 3 14 Nelson Cruz RF .212 7 25 Donnie Murphy SS .244 5 16 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .254 6 16 Kurt Suzuki C .248 6 26 Ramon Vazquez 3B .241 7 26 Chad Gaudin RHP (10-10, 4.25) Luis Mendoza RHP (NO RECORD)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (10-10, 4.25) TEX - LUIS MENDOZA (NO RECORD) UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL HERNANDEZ 1B - TED BARRETT 2B - JAMES HOYE 3B - MARK CARLSON WEATHER: 90 Degrees, clear WIND: 9 mph, in from right</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND KURT SUZUKI TEX - LUIS MENDOZA AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.283, 12 HR, 44 RBI) M SCUTARO (.263, 7 HR, 39 RBI) J CUST (.263, 23 HR, 73 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 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - LUIS MENDOZA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.277, 10 HR, 40 RBI) I KINSLER (.273, 18 HR, 55 RBI) M YOUNG (.308, 7 HR, 72 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 .282 M Scutaro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Cust rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 N Swisher cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - J Cust (16, L Mendoza). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 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 4.25 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era L Mendoza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: L Mendoza 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: L Mendoza 3-0. Batters faced: L Mendoza 4. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - LUIS MENDOZA</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY IAN KINSLER (19) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF CHAD GAUDIN. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0, TEXAS 1 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.308, 7 HR, 72 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY HANK BLALOCK SCORED MARLON BYRD. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, H BLALOCK ON FIRST, J BOTTS ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0 TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: N CRUZ (.212, 7 HR, 25 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 1 0 TEXAS 2 2 4 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - LUIS MENDOZA DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.232, 14 HR, 51 RBI) N SWISHER (.259, 17 HR, 64 RBI) J HANNAHAN (.268, 3 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 M Scutaro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Cust rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 N Swisher cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: 2B - J Cust (16, L Mendoza). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 I Kinsler 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 M Byrd cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 J Botts lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 7 2 4 2 0 2 2 BATTING: HR - I Kinsler (19, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - I Kinsler (56), H Blalock (23). 2-out RBI - H Blalock. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 4 2 2 0 2 1 4.33 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era L Mendoza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 34-20; L Mendoza 18-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 1-0; L Mendoza 3-0. Batters faced: C Gaudin 7; L Mendoza 4. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 M Scutaro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Cust rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 N Swisher cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 0 3 BATTING: 2B - J Cust (16, L Mendoza). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 I Kinsler 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 M Byrd cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 J Botts lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 7 2 4 2 0 2 2 BATTING: HR - I Kinsler (19, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - I Kinsler (56), H Blalock (23). 2-out RBI - H Blalock. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 4 2 2 0 2 1 4.33 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era L Mendoza 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 34-20; L Mendoza 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 1-0; L Mendoza 4-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 7; L Mendoza 8. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 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 2 0 TEXAS 2 2 4 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - LUIS MENDOZA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.254, 6 HR, 16 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.241, 7 HR, 26 RBI) F CATALANOTTO (.276, 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 2 0 TEXAS 2 0 2 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - LUIS MENDOZA DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.248, 6 HR, 26 RBI) S STEWART (.282, 0-FOR-1) M SCUTARO (.262, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 M Scutaro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J Cust rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 N Swisher cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 0 3 BATTING: 2B - J Cust (16, L Mendoza). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 I Kinsler 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 M Byrd cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 J Botts lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 10 2 4 2 0 2 2 BATTING: HR - I Kinsler (19, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - I Kinsler (56), H Blalock (23). 2-out RBI - H Blalock. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 4 2 2 0 2 1 4.30 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era L Mendoza 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 44-25; L Mendoza 30-21. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 4-0; L Mendoza 4-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 10; L Mendoza 8. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Murray relieved L Mendoza. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0 TEXAS 2 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K Suzuki (.248, 6 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE TEX: A.J. MURRAY (0-1, 5.00) STARTING THE 3RD CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0, TEXAS 2 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.248, 6 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TEXAS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 M Scutaro 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 J Cust rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 N Swisher cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 12 0 3 0 0 0 4 BATTING: 2B - J Cust (16, L Mendoza). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1. Team LOB - 3. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 I Kinsler 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 M Byrd cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308 J Botts lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 10 2 4 2 0 2 2 BATTING: HR - I Kinsler (19, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - I Kinsler (56), H Blalock (23). 2-out RBI - H Blalock. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 4 2 2 0 2 1 4.30 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era L Mendoza 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 A Murray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 44-25; L Mendoza 30-21; A Murray 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 4-0; L Mendoza 4-2; A Murray 1-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 10; L Mendoza 8; A Murray 4. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark Carlson. Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 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 3 0 TEXAS 2 0 2 4 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - A.J. MURRAY DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.275, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI) M YOUNG (.308, 0-FOR-1) M BYRD (.308, 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 0 0 0 3 0 TEXAS 2 0 0 2 5 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN TEX - A.J. MURRAY DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.280, 0-FOR-1) D JOHNSON (.232, 0-FOR-1) N SWISHER (.260, 1-FOR-1)</div>
