AL: TEXAS (69-76) at OAKLAND (71-76) <h3>Millwood and Rangers visit Athletics</h3> <div class="pre">Texas (69-76) at Oakland (71-76) 10:05 pm EDT</div> OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - Kevin Millwood takes the mound onthree days' rest as the Texas Rangers visit the OaklandAthletics in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday. Texas has been hot of late, winning 13 of its last 16 and has achance to finish the season at .500 for the first time since2004. On Wednesday, the Rangers were shut down by American League CyYoung Award candidate Justin Verlander in a 5-1 loss to Detroit. Millwood (9-11, 5.31 ERA) sat through two rain delays andallowed one run and one hit in 1 1/3 innings before leaving in a12-9 win over Kansas City on Sunday. Prior to that, therighthander was rocked for six runs and eight hits in fiveinnings, but did not factor into the decision in a 9-8 win overthe Royals on September 4. Chad Gaudin (10-11, 4.47) has just two win in his last 12starts, and is coming off consecutive losses. The convertedreliever has allowed 13 runs and 18 hits in his last 8 2/3innings. Oakland, which has lost six of nine, failed to complete athree-game sweep of Seattle, as Yuniesky Betancourt hit awalk-off single in the ninth for a 6-5 win on Wednesday.
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS TEXAS OAKLAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Frank Catalanotto 1B .272 10 41 Shannon Stewart LF .290 12 47 Ian Kinsler 2B .273 19 56 Daric Barton 1B .333 0 0 Michael Young SS .310 7 74 Nick Swisher CF .261 19 69 Marlon Byrd RF .312 9 62 Jack Cust RF .255 23 73 Jason Botts LF .234 1 12 Mark Ellis 2B .276 17 64 Hank Blalock DH .291 8 26 Dan Johnson DH .233 15 55 David Murphy CF .410 2 10 Marco Scutaro SS .264 7 40 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .236 7 18 Jack Hannahan 3B .261 3 16 Ramon Vazquez 3B .239 8 27 Rob Bowen C .364 2 5 Kevin Millwood RHP (9-11, 5.31) Chad Gaudin RHP (10-11, 4.47)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND WARMUPS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (9-11, 5.31) OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (10-11, 4.47) UMPIRES: HP - RICK REED 1B - TIM TIMMONS 2B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ 3B - CHUCK MERIWETHER WEATHER: 67 Degrees, clear WIND: 12 mph, in from right</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND STARTING BATS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND ROB BOWEN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOT (.272, 10 HR, 41 RBI) I KINSLER (.273, 19 HR, 56 RBI) M YOUNG (.310, 7 HR, 74 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 1 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.290, 12 HR, 47 RBI) D BARTON (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI) N SWISHER (.261, 19 HR, 69 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 F Catalanotto 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .410 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 D Barton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 N Swisher cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 J Cust rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 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 5.31 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.44 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 0-1. Batters faced: C Gaudin 4. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND CONFIRMED STARTERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JACK CUST SCORED DARIC BARTON AND NICK SWISHER. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CUST ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 OAKLAND 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.276, 17 HR, 64 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 1 0 OAKLAND 2 2 3 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J BOTTS (.234, 1 HR, 12 RBI) H BLALOCK (.291, 8 HR, 26 RBI) D MURPHY (.410, 2 HR, 10 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS OAKLAND (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .410 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 D Barton 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Cust rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .257 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Totals 6 2 3 2 1 0 3 BATTING: 2B - J Cust (17, K Millwood). RBI - J Cust 2 (75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 0 -- 0 OAKLAND - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 5.40 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.44 Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 23-14; C Gaudin 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 2-1; C Gaudin 0-1. Batters faced: K Millwood 7; C Gaudin 4. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON BOTTS (2) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF CHAD GAUDIN. CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 2 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: H BLALOCK (.291, 8 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 1 1 3 0 OAKLAND 2 2 3 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.261, 3 HR, 16 RBI) R BOWEN (.364, 2 HR, 5 RBI) S STEWART (.292, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 J Botts lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .241 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .403 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Totals 9 1 3 1 0 3 5 BATTING: 2B - H Blalock (14, C Gaudin). HR - J Botts (2, 2nd inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Botts (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1. Team LOB - 2. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 D Barton 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Cust rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .257 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Totals 6 2 3 2 1 0 3 BATTING: 2B - J Cust (17, K Millwood). RBI - J Cust 2 (75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 01 -- 1 OAKLAND - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 5.40 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 4.47 Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 23-14; C Gaudin 36-23. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 2-1; C Gaudin 2-1. Batters faced: K Millwood 7; C Gaudin 9. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 1 1 3 0 OAKLAND 2 0 2 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.275, 1-FOR-1) I KINSLER (.272, 0-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.310, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311 J Botts lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .241 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .403 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Totals 9 1 3 1 0 3 5 BATTING: 2B - H Blalock (14, C Gaudin). HR - J Botts (2, 2nd inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Botts (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1. Team LOB - 2. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 D Barton 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Cust rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .257 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353 Totals 9 2 3 2 1 1 3 BATTING: 2B - J Cust (17, K Millwood). RBI - J Cust 2 (75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 01 -- 1 OAKLAND - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 5.36 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 3 1 1 0 3 1 4.47 Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 31-21; C Gaudin 36-23. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 2-3; C Gaudin 2-1. Batters faced: K Millwood 10; C Gaudin 9. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 1 0 1 4 0 OAKLAND 2 0 2 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D BARTON (.308, 0-FOR-1) N SWISHER (.263, 1-FOR-1) J CUST (.257, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 I Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .272 M Young ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 M Byrd rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .310 J Botts lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .241 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .403 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Totals 13 1 4 1 0 5 6 BATTING: 2B - H Blalock (14, C Gaudin). HR - J Botts (2, 2nd inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Botts (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1. Team LOB - 3. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 D Barton 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Cust rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .257 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 M Scutaro ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 J Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353 Totals 9 2 3 2 1 1 3 BATTING: 2B - J Cust (17, K Millwood). RBI - J Cust 2 (75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 010 -- 1 OAKLAND - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 5.36 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 4 1 1 0 5 1 4.44 Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 31-21; C Gaudin 53-33. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 2-3; C Gaudin 2-2. Batters faced: K Millwood 10; C Gaudin 13. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL TEXAS AT OAKLAND NOTE: TEXAS SHORTSTOP MICHAEL YOUNG EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 13 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE THIRD INNING.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY NICK SWISHER (20) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF KEVIN MILLWOOD SCORED DARIC BARTON. CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.257, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 1 0 1 4 1 OAKLAND 2 0 2 4 5 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J BOTTS (.241, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI) H BLALOCK (.295, 1-FOR-1) D MURPHY (.403, 0-FOR-1)</div>
