GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (40-52) at OAKLAND (44-49)

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY KURT SUZUKI SCORED MARK KOTSAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, M ELLIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1
OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.281, 1-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA
OAK - CHAD GAUDIN

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.246, 0-FOR-1)
J HAIRSTON JR (.203, 0-FOR-1)
K LOFTON (.306, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
M Young ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305
S Sosa dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244
M Byrd rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .364
F Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224
G Laird c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227
R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 14 1 3 1 2 4 6

BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). RBI - M
Young (52). GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (5, throw). DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .280
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .259
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .255
B Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Kotsay cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .229
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .233

Totals 13 1 2 1 5 2 13

BATTING: SF - K Suzuki. RBI - K Suzuki (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Johnson 2, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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TEXAS - 100 0 -- 1
OAKLAND - 000 1 -- 1
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 4 2 1 1 5 2 0 6.50

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 4 3 1 1 2 4 0 3.14

Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 76-42; C Gaudin 55-29. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Tejeda 3-7; C Gaudin 7-1. Batters faced: R Tejeda 19; C Gaudin 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY CHAD GAUDIN ALLOWED JERRY HAIRSTON JR TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, K LOFTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
OAKLAND 1 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M TEIXEIRA (.305, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY SAMMY SOSA SCORED KENNY LOFTON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M TEIXEIRA ON FIRST, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
OAKLAND 1 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.364, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA
OAK - CHAD GAUDIN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.300, 0-FOR-2)
J CUST (.259, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
D JOHNSON (.255, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (3) VS OAKLAND (1) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .306
M Young ss 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .284
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .305
S Sosa dh 2 0 0 1 0 2 4 .244
M Byrd rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .362
F Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224
G Laird c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227
R Vazquez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Hairston Jr 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210

Totals 18 3 5 2 4 4 10

BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). SF - S Sosa.
RBI - M Young (52), S Sosa (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Byrd 1. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (5, throw). DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .280
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .259
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .255
B Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Kotsay cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .229
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .233

Totals 13 1 2 1 5 2 13

BATTING: SF - K Suzuki. RBI - K Suzuki (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Johnson 2, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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TEXAS - 100 02 -- 3
OAKLAND - 000 1 -- 1
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 4 2 1 1 5 2 0 6.50

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 5 5 3 3 4 4 0 3.27

WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda
76-42; C Gaudin 75-40. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-7; C Gaudin 8-3.
Batters faced: R Tejeda 19; C Gaudin 23.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JACK CUST (16) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 5TH OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA SCORED SHANNON STEWART.
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 3

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.255, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
TEX: WILLIE EYRE (2-3, 3.65) IN THE 5TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B CROSBY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 3

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M KOTSAY (.229, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Eyre relieved R Tejeda.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B CROSBY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
OAKLAND 3 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Kotsay (.229, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - WILLIE EYRE
OAK - CHAD GAUDIN

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.224, 1-FOR-2)
G LAIRD (.227, 0-FOR-2)
R VAZQUEZ (.245, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (3) VS OAKLAND (3) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .306
M Young ss 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .284
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .305
S Sosa dh 2 0 0 1 0 2 4 .244
M Byrd rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .362
F Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224
G Laird c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227
R Vazquez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Hairston Jr 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210

Totals 18 3 5 2 4 4 10

BATTING: 2B - M Young (24, C Gaudin). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin). SF - S Sosa.
RBI - M Young (52), S Sosa (64). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Byrd 1. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (5, throw). DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .280
S Stewart lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .300
J Cust dh 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .263
D Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .254
B Crosby ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224
M Kotsay cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227
M Ellis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .233

Totals 18 3 4 3 6 2 14

BATTING: HR - J Cust (16, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 0 Out). SF - K Suzuki.
RBI - K Suzuki (5), J Cust 2 (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Ellis 1, D Johnson 2, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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TEXAS - 100 02 -- 3
OAKLAND - 000 12 -- 3
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 4 1/3 4 3 3 6 2 1 6.68
W Eyre 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 5 5 3 3 4 4 0 3.27

WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda
93-51; W Eyre 9-5; C Gaudin 75-40. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-8; W Eyre
2-0; C Gaudin 8-3. Batters faced: R Tejeda 23; W Eyre 2; C Gaudin 23.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY RAMON VAZQUEZ SCORED GERALD LAIRD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R VAZQUEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4
OAKLAND 3 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON JR (.210, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JERRY HAIRSTON JR SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5
OAKLAND 3 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.306, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - WILLIE EYRE
OAK - CHAD GAUDIN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.240, 0-FOR-1, BB)
K SUZUKI (.233, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)
T BUCK (.280, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (5) VS OAKLAND (3) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .308
M Young ss 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .286
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .305
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 1 0 2 7 .243
M Byrd rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .362
F Catalanotto lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .223
G Laird c 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .227
R Vazquez 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
J Hairston Jr 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .210

Totals 23 5 8 4 6 4 13

BATTING: 2B - M Young 2 (25, C Gaudin 2). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin); R
Vazquez (2, C Gaudin). SF - S Sosa , J Hairston Jr. RBI - M Young (52), S Sosa
(64), R Vazquez (15), J Hairston Jr (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Byrd 1, S Sosa 2. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (5, throw). DP: 1 (M Teixeira-M Young-R Tejeda).


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .280
S Stewart lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .300
J Cust dh 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .263
D Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .254
B Crosby ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224
M Kotsay cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227
M Ellis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .233

Totals 18 3 4 3 6 2 14

BATTING: HR - J Cust (16, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 0 Out). SF - K Suzuki.
RBI - K Suzuki (5), J Cust 2 (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Ellis 1, D Johnson 2, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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TEXAS - 100 022 -- 5
OAKLAND - 000 12 -- 3
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 4 1/3 4 3 3 6 2 1 6.68
W Eyre 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 6 8 5 5 6 4 0 3.39

WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira 2 (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda
93-51; W Eyre 9-5; C Gaudin 109-58. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-8; W
Eyre 2-0; C Gaudin 9-5. Batters faced: R Tejeda 23; W Eyre 2; C Gaudin 31.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
TEX: C.J. WILSON (1-1, 2.88) IN THE 6TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, K SUZUKI ON FIRST, M SCUTARO ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5, OAKLAND 3

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.280, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Wilson relieved W Eyre.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K SUZUKI ON FIRST, M SCUTARO ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5
OAKLAND 3 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T Buck (.280, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JACK CUST SCORED MARCO SCUTARO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S STEWART ON FIRST, K SUZUKI ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5
OAKLAND 4 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.254, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - C.J. WILSON
OAK - CHAD GAUDIN

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.362, 0-FOR-3)
F CATALANOTTO (.223, 1-FOR-3)
G LAIRD (.227, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>