GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (69-73) at TEXAS (66-74)

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 2 0 0 1 3 8 0
TEXAS 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 12 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN MEYER
TEX - WES LITTLETON

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.239, 0-FOR-2, SAC)
B WILKERSON (.240, 20 HR, 61 RBI)
I KINSLER (.276, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Lewis relieved J Marshall.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R VAZQUEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
TEXAS 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I Kinsler (.276, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: COLBY LEWIS (0-2, 7.85) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, R VAZQUEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, TEXAS 7

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.276, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS TEXAS (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .283
M Scutaro 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .267
J Cust rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .263
M Piazza dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .277
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
N Swisher cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .261
J Hannahan 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267
D Murphy ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .237
K Suzuki c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248

Totals 32 3 8 2 3 4 13

BATTING: 2B - J Cust (16, L Mendoza); K Suzuki (11, A Murray); N Swisher (33, M
Wood); S Stewart (19, M Wood). SF - S Stewart. RBI - S Stewart (45), M Scutaro
(40). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust
1, M Piazza 1, J Hannahan 1, K Suzuki 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Scutaro-D Murphy-D Johnson, D Murphy-D Johnson).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
I Kinsler 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .275
M Young ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .308
M Byrd cf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .312
J Botts lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .219
D Murphy pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373
H Blalock dh 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .295
N Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .213
J Saltalamacchia c 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .248
R Vazquez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 34 7 13 7 3 6 15

BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (21, C Gaudin); N Cruz (14, C Gaudin). HR - I Kinsler
(19, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 1 Out), H Blalock (7, 4th inning off C
Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Vazquez. RBI - I Kinsler (56), H Blalock 3 (25), F
Catalanotto (41), M Young (73), M Byrd (58). 2-out RBI - H Blalock, M Young, M
Byrd. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1, N Cruz 1, J
Saltalamacchia 1. GIDP - J Botts, I Kinsler. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - M Young (14, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 000 020 01 -- 3
TEXAS - 200 400 10 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 3 2/3 10 6 6 2 2 2 4.47
D Meyer 3 1/3 2 1 1 1 4 0 4.32
J Marshall 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75
C Lewis 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.67

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
L Mendoza 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
A Murray 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 5.25
M Wood 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.04
J Rheinecker 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 5.36
W Littleton 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 84-47; D Meyer 62-41; J Marshall 10-4; C Lewis 2-2;
L Mendoza 30-21; A Murray 42-26; M Wood 36-21; J Rheinecker 21-13; W Littleton
4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 7-2; D Meyer 2-4; J Marshall 0-1; C Lewis
2-0; L Mendoza 4-2; A Murray 3-5; M Wood 3-1; J Rheinecker 1-0; W Littleton
1-0. Batters faced: C Gaudin 22; D Meyer 13; J Marshall 2; C Lewis 1; L Mendoza
8; A Murray 13; M Wood 8; J Rheinecker 5; W Littleton 2.

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 2 0 0 1 3 8 0
TEXAS 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 7 13 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - COLBY LEWIS
TEX - WES LITTLETON

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.283, 1-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
M SCUTARO (.267, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
J CUST (.263, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
TEXAS 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 x 7 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN, DAN MEYER (4TH), JAY MARSHALL (8TH), COLBY LEWIS
(8TH) AND KURT SUZUKI

TEX - LUIS MENDOZA, A.J. MURRAY (3RD), MIKE WOOD (6TH),
JOHN RHEINECKER (7TH), WES LITTLETON (8TH) AND JARROD
SALTALAMACCHIA

HOME RUNS: OAK - NONE

TEX - IAN KINSLER (19) OFF CHAD GAUDIN IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
HANK BLALOCK (7) OFF CHAD GAUDIN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>

 

Blalock, Byrd propel Rangers past Athletics

<h3>TEXAS 7, OAKLAND 3</h3>ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- The Texas Rangers continued theirwinning ways with a 7-3 triumph over the Oakland Athletics onSaturday.


Hank Blalock and Marlon Byrd each had three hits as the Rangerswon for the 11th time in their last 13 games.


Rookie A.J. Murray pitched three innings in relief after fellowrookie Luis Mendoza, who was making his major league debut, leftthe game after being hit in the left knee by a line drive offthe bat of Nick Swisher in the second inning. Murray allowedtwo runs and three hits while striking out one and walking one.

The Rangers jumped on top in the first inning when Ian Kinslerhit his 19th home run of the season, a solo shot, off Athleticsstarter Chad Gaudin. After Michael Young struck out for thesecond out of the frame, Byrd and Jason Botts singled. Blalockfollowed with a run-scoring base hit, as Texas ended the firstwith a 2-0 lead.


Texas extended its lead to 6-0 with a four-run fourth inning.Blalock led off the inning with his seventh home run of theseason. After Nelson Cruz doubled and Jarrod Saltalamacchiawalked, Ramon Vazquez moved the runners up with a sacrificebunt. The strategy paid off as Frank Catalanotto singled tocenter, plating Cruz.


Two batters later, Young drove in Saltalamacchia with a base hitbefore Byrd capped off the inning with an RBI single of hisown, bouncing Gaudin from the game.


Gaudin (10-11) lasted just 3 2/3 innings, surrendering six runsand 10 hits. The righthander struck out two and walked two ashis record fell to 2-9 since the All-Star break.


The Athletics narrowed the lead to 6-2 in the fifth when ShannonStewart hit a sacrifice fly and Marco Scutaro followed with anRBI single.


Blalock's RBI base-hit to right field in the seventh capped theRangers scoring.


Reliever John Rheinecker struck out the first two batters hefaced in the eighth before Swisher walked and advanced to theiron Jack Hannahan's single to left.


After Wes Littleton relieved Rheinecker, Young threw a groundball by David Murphy away at first as Swisher crossed the plate,narrowing Texas' lead to four. One run was all the Athleticsmanaged as Littleton got Kurt Suzuki to ground out to end thethreat.

 

AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
OAKLAND 3
TEXAS 7 FINAL</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS

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OAKLAND (3) AT TEXAS (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TEXAS 1ST: F Catalanotto grounded out to first. I Kinsler homered to left.
M Young struck out swinging. M Byrd singled to left. J Botts singled to
left, M Byrd to third. H Blalock singled to right, M Byrd scored, J Botts to
third. N Cruz struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
TEXAS 2.

TEXAS 4TH: H Blalock homered to right. N Cruz doubled to deep right.
J Saltalamacchia walked. R Vazquez sacrificed to pitcher, N Cruz to third,
J Saltalamacchia to second. F Catalanotto singled to center, N Cruz scored,
J Saltalamacchia to third. I Kinsler fouled out to catcher. M Young singled to
center, J Saltalamacchia scored, F Catalanotto to second. M Byrd singled to
center, F Catalanotto scored, M Young to second. D Meyer relieved C Gaudin.
J Botts struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TEXAS 6.

OAKLAND 5TH: J Hannahan grounded out to shortstop. D Murphy walked.
K Suzuki doubled to left, D Murphy to third. S Stewart hit sacrifice fly to
left, D Murphy scored. M Scutaro singled to center, K Suzuki scored. J Cust
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, TEXAS 6.

TEXAS 7TH: M Young struck out swinging. M Byrd singled to center. J Botts
walked, M Byrd to second. D Murphy ran for J Botts. H Blalock singled to
right, M Byrd scored, D Murphy to third. N Cruz struck out swinging.
J Saltalamacchia struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2,
TEXAS 7.

OAKLAND 8TH: B Wilkerson at first base. D Murphy in left field. M Piazza
struck out looking. D Johnson struck out swinging. N Swisher walked.
J Hannahan singled to left, N Swisher to third, J Hannahan to second advancing on
throw. W Littleton relieved J Rheinecker. D Murphy safe at first on error by
shortstop M Young, N Swisher scored, J Hannahan to third. K Suzuki grounded
into fielder's choice to third, D Murphy out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
OAKLAND 3, TEXAS 7.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
TEXAS 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 x 7 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN, DAN MEYER (4TH), JAY MARSHALL (8TH), COLBY LEWIS
(8TH) AND KURT SUZUKI

TEX - LUIS MENDOZA, A.J. MURRAY (3RD), MIKE WOOD (6TH),
JOHN RHEINECKER (7TH), WES LITTLETON (8TH) AND JARROD
SALTALAMACCHIA


WP - A.J. MURRAY (1-1)
LP - CHAD GAUDIN (10-11)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: OAK - NONE

TEX - IAN KINSLER (19) OFF CHAD GAUDIN IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
HANK BLALOCK (7) OFF CHAD GAUDIN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:58 ATT: 32,476

PROBABLES: OAK - LENNY DINARDO (8-8, 3.70)
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (9-11, 5.30)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (3) AT TEXAS (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, M Scutaro 2B, J Cust RF, M Piazza DH,
D Johnson 1B, N Swisher CF, J Hannahan 3B, D Murphy SS, K Suzuki C, C Gaudin RHP.

Texas Starting Lineups -- F Catalanotto 1B, I Kinsler 2B, M Young SS, M Byrd
CF, J Botts LF, H Blalock DH, N Cruz RF, J Saltalamacchia C, R Vazquez 3B,
L Mendoza RHP.

Umpires -- Angel Hernandez (HP), Ted Barrett (1B), James Hoye (2B),
Mark Carlson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 9 mph.


OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. M Scutaro grounded out
to third. J Cust doubled to deep left. M Piazza grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 1ST: F Catalanotto grounded out to first. I Kinsler homered to left.
M Young struck out swinging. M Byrd singled to left. J Botts singled to
left, M Byrd to third. H Blalock singled to right, M Byrd scored, J Botts to
third. N Cruz struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
TEXAS 2.

OAKLAND 2ND: D Johnson grounded out to first. N Swisher reached on infield
single to catcher. J Hannahan flied out to center. D Murphy lined out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TEXAS 2.

TEXAS 2ND: J Saltalamacchia grounded out to second. R Vazquez grounded out
to first. F Catalanotto grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 0, TEXAS 2.

OAKLAND 3RD: A Murray relieved L Mendoza. K Suzuki flied out to right.
S Stewart flied out to right. M Scutaro singled to left center. J Cust grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Scutaro out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TEXAS 2.

TEXAS 3RD: I Kinsler doubled to deep center. M Young lined out to second.
M Byrd walked. J Botts grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, M Byrd out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TEXAS 2.

OAKLAND 4TH: M Piazza grounded out to pitcher. D Johnson flied out to
center. N Swisher lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
TEXAS 2.

TEXAS 4TH: H Blalock homered to right. N Cruz doubled to deep right.
J Saltalamacchia walked. R Vazquez sacrificed to pitcher, N Cruz to third,
J Saltalamacchia to second. F Catalanotto singled to center, N Cruz scored,
J Saltalamacchia to third. I Kinsler fouled out to catcher. M Young singled to
center, J Saltalamacchia scored, F Catalanotto to second. M Byrd singled to
center, F Catalanotto scored, M Young to second. D Meyer relieved C Gaudin.
J Botts struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TEXAS 6.

OAKLAND 5TH: J Hannahan grounded out to shortstop. D Murphy walked.
K Suzuki doubled to left, D Murphy to third. S Stewart hit sacrifice fly to
left, D Murphy scored. M Scutaro singled to center, K Suzuki scored. J Cust
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, TEXAS 6.

TEXAS 5TH: H Blalock popped out to shortstop. N Cruz flied out to right.
J Saltalamacchia flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2,
TEXAS 6.

OAKLAND 6TH: M Wood relieved A Murray. M Piazza struck out swinging.
D Johnson grounded out to pitcher. N Swisher doubled to right. J Hannahan
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, TEXAS 6.

TEXAS 6TH: R Vazquez grounded out to second. F Catalanotto grounded out to
third. I Kinsler flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2,
TEXAS 6.

OAKLAND 7TH: D Murphy grounded out to third. K Suzuki flied out to left.
S Stewart doubled to deep left. M Scutaro walked. J Rheinecker relieved
M Wood. J Cust grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2,
TEXAS 6.

TEXAS 7TH: M Young struck out swinging. M Byrd singled to center. J Botts
walked, M Byrd to second. D Murphy ran for J Botts. H Blalock singled to
right, M Byrd scored, D Murphy to third. N Cruz struck out swinging.
J Saltalamacchia struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2,
TEXAS 7.

OAKLAND 8TH: B Wilkerson at first base. D Murphy in left field. M Piazza
struck out looking. D Johnson struck out swinging. N Swisher walked.
J Hannahan singled to left, N Swisher to third, J Hannahan to second advancing on
throw. W Littleton relieved J Rheinecker. D Murphy safe at first on error by
shortstop M Young, N Swisher scored, J Hannahan to third. K Suzuki grounded
into fielder's choice to third, D Murphy out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
OAKLAND 3, TEXAS 7.

TEXAS 8TH: J Marshall relieved D Meyer. R Vazquez singled to right.
B Wilkerson flied out to left. C Lewis relieved J Marshall. I Kinsler grounded
into double play, shortstop to first, R Vazquez out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, TEXAS 7.

OAKLAND 9TH: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. M Scutaro grounded out
to second. J Cust flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3,
TEXAS 7.</div>

 

Blalock, Byrd propel Rangers past Athletics

<h3>TEXAS 7, OAKLAND 3</h3>ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- The Texas Rangers continued theirwinning ways with a 7-3 triumph over the Oakland Athletics onSaturday.


Hank Blalock and Marlon Byrd each had three hits as the Rangerswon for the 11th time in their last 13 games.


Rookie A.J. Murray (1-1) pitched three innings in relief afterfellow rookie Luis Mendoza, who was making his major leaguedebut, left the game after being hit in the left knee by a linedrive off the bat of Nick Swisher in the second inning.

"It's disappointing, but it's just something that happens. Whenit happened I felt like I broke something," Mendoza said of hisinjury after X-rays revealed he did not sustain a fracture inthe knee.


Murray allowed two runs and three hits while striking out oneand walking one en route to his first major league victory.

"I didn't expect to come in so early and I tried to get in thereand keep the ball down and help the team," Murray said. "Noone expects to come in the game in the third inning, but if youget the call, you have to do your job."


The Rangers jumped on top in the first inning when Ian Kinslerhit his 19th home run of the season, a solo shot, off Athleticsstarter Chad Gaudin. After Michael Young struck out for thesecond out of the frame, Byrd and Jason Botts singled. Blalockfollowed with a run-scoring base hit, as Texas ended the firstwith a 2-0 lead.


"I'm just trying to go out there and have quality at-bats andget a pitch I can handle," Blalock said. "I'm glad that I canget some hits that contribute to our wins."


Texas extended its lead to 6-0 with a four-run fourth inning.Blalock led off the inning with his seventh home run of theseason. After Nelson Cruz doubled and Jarrod Saltalamacchiawalked, Ramon Vazquez moved the runners up with a sacrificebunt. The strategy paid off as Frank Catalanotto singled tocenter, plating Cruz.


Two batters later, Young drove in Saltalamacchia with a base hitbefore Byrd capped off the inning with an RBI single of hisown, bouncing Gaudin from the game.


Gaudin (10-11) lasted just 3 2/3 innings, surrendering six runsand 10 hits. The righthander struck out two and walked two ashis record fell to 2-9 since the All-Star break.


"He (Gaudin) gave up a homer in the first, pitched good for acouple innings and then made a mistake to Blalock," Oaklandmanager Bob Geren said. "His pitch count was high and we had totake him out."


The Athletics narrowed the lead to 6-2 in the fifth when ShannonStewart hit a sacrifice fly and Marco Scutaro followed with anRBI single.


Blalock's RBI base-hit to right field in the seventh capped theRangers scoring.


"He's been a pleasure to have back in the lineup and see himdriving in runs," Rangers manager Ron Washington said ofBlalock, who returned to the Texas lineup September 1 aftermissing more than 100 games on the disabled list.


Reliever John Rheinecker struck out the first two batters hefaced in the eighth before Swisher walked and advanced to theiron Jack Hannahan's single to left.


After Wes Littleton relieved Rheinecker, Young threw a groundball by David Murphy away at first as Swisher crossed the plate,narrowing Texas' lead to four. One run was all the Athleticsmanaged as Littleton got Kurt Suzuki to ground out to end thethreat.

 

AL: OAKLAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS TEXAS (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESSOAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avgS Stewart lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .283M Scutaro 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .267J Cust rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .263M Piazza dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .277D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230N Swisher cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .261J Hannahan 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267D Murphy ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .237K Suzuki c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248Totals 32 3 8 2 3 4 13BATTING: 2B - J Cust (16, L Mendoza); K Suzuki (11, A Murray); N Swisher (33, M Wood); S Stewart (19, M Wood). SF - S Stewart. RBI - S Stewart (45), M Scutaro (40). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 1, M Piazza 1, J Hannahan 1, K Suzuki 1. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Scutaro-D Murphy-D Johnson, D Murphy-D Johnson). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avgF Catalanotto 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239I Kinsler 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .275M Young ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .308M Byrd cf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .312J Botts lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .219 D Murphy pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373H Blalock dh 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .295N Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .213J Saltalamacchia c 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .248R Vazquez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242Totals 34 7 13 7 3 6 15BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (21, C Gaudin); N Cruz (14, C Gaudin). HR - I Kinsler (19, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 1 Out), H Blalock (7, 4th inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Vazquez. RBI - I Kinsler (56), H Blalock 3 (25), F Catalanotto (41), M Young (73), M Byrd (58). 2-out RBI - H Blalock, M Young, M Byrd. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1, N Cruz 1, J Saltalamacchia 1. GIDP - J Botts, I Kinsler. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - M Young (14, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 000 020 01 -- 3 TEXAS - 200 400 10 -- 7----------------------------------------------------OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr eraC Gaudin 3 2/3 10 6 6 2 2 2 4.47D Meyer 3 1/3 2 1 1 1 4 0 4.32J Marshall 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75C Lewis 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.67TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr eraL Mendoza 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00A Murray 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 5.25M Wood 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.04J Rheinecker 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 5.36W Littleton 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 84-47; D Meyer 62-41; J Marshall 10-4; C Lewis 2-2; L Mendoza 30-21; A Murray 42-26; M Wood 36-21; J Rheinecker 21-13; W Littleton 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 7-2; D Meyer 2-4; J Marshall 0-1; C Lewis 2-0; L Mendoza 4-2; A Murray 3-5; M Wood 3-1; J Rheinecker 1-0; W Littleton 1-0. Batters faced: C Gaudin 22; D Meyer 13; J Marshall 2; C Lewis 1; L Mendoza 8; A Murray 13; M Wood 8; J Rheinecker 5; W Littleton 2. 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 (3) VS TEXAS (7) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .282
M Scutaro 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .266
J Cust rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .259
M Piazza dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .277
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
N Swisher cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .263
J Hannahan 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266
D Murphy ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .227
K Suzuki c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248

Totals 35 3 8 2 3 4 13

BATTING: 2B - J Cust (16, L Mendoza); K Suzuki (11, A Murray); N Swisher (33, M
Wood); S Stewart (19, M Wood). SF - S Stewart. RBI - S Stewart (45), M Scutaro
(40). 2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust
1, M Piazza 1, J Hannahan 1, K Suzuki 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Scutaro-D Murphy-D Johnson, D Murphy-D Johnson).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
I Kinsler 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .274
M Young ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .309
M Byrd cf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .310
J Botts lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .231
D Murphy pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365
H Blalock dh 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .295
N Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .220
J Saltalamacchia c 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .242
R Vazquez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 34 7 13 7 3 6 15

BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (21, C Gaudin); N Cruz (14, C Gaudin). HR - I Kinsler
(19, 1st inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 1 Out), H Blalock (7, 4th inning off C
Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Vazquez. RBI - I Kinsler (56), H Blalock 3 (25), F
Catalanotto (41), M Young (74), M Byrd (58). 2-out RBI - H Blalock, M Young, M
Byrd. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1, N Cruz 1, J
Saltalamacchia 1. GIDP - J Botts, I Kinsler. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - M Young (15, ground ball).


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OAKLAND - 000 020 010 -- 3
TEXAS - 200 400 10x -- 7
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin (L, 10-11) 3 2/3 10 6 6 2 2 2 4.47
D Meyer 3 1/3 2 1 1 1 4 0 4.32
J Marshall 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75
C Lewis 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.29

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
L Mendoza 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
A Murray (W, 1-1) 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 5.25
M Wood 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.04
J Rheinecker (H, 1) 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 5.48
W Littleton 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.57

Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 84-47; D Meyer 62-41; J Marshall 10-4; C Lewis 2-2;
L Mendoza 30-21; A Murray 42-26; M Wood 36-21; J Rheinecker 21-13; W Littleton
18-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 7-2; D Meyer 2-4; J Marshall 0-1; C
Lewis 2-0; L Mendoza 4-2; A Murray 3-5; M Wood 3-1; J Rheinecker 1-0; W
Littleton 3-1. Batters faced: C Gaudin 22; D Meyer 13; J Marshall 2; C Lewis 1;
L Mendoza 8; A Murray 13; M Wood 8; J Rheinecker 5; W Littleton 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

T--2:58. Att--32,476.
Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from
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