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

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (5) VS OAKLAND (4) - END 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 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .278
S Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .302
J Cust dh 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 .263
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .253
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 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .246
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .233

Totals 22 4 6 4 7 3 19

BATTING: HR - J Cust (16, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 0 Out). SF - J Cust , K
Suzuki. RBI - K Suzuki (5), J Cust 3 (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Ellis 1, D Johnson 3, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 9.

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


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TEXAS - 100 022 -- 5
OAKLAND - 000 121 -- 4
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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 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.78
C Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81

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

W Eyre pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira 2 (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda
93-51; W Eyre 16-8; C Wilson 17-10; C Gaudin 109-58. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Tejeda 3-8; W Eyre 2-0; C Wilson 0-2; C Gaudin 9-5. Batters faced: R Tejeda 23;
W Eyre 4; C Wilson 4; 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
OAK: ANDREW BROWN (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5, OAKLAND 4

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.362, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Brown relieved C Gaudin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5
OAKLAND 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M Byrd (.362, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GERALD LAIRD SCORED MARLON BYRD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G LAIRD ON FIRST, F CATALANOTTO ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 6
OAKLAND 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.250, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: JOE KENNEDY (2-8, 4.53) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G LAIRD ON FIRST, F CATALANOTTO ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 6, OAKLAND 4

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.250, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Kennedy relieved A Brown.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G LAIRD ON FIRST, F CATALANOTTO ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 6
OAKLAND 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R Vazquez (.250, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JOE KENNEDY ALLOWED FRANK CATALANOTTO AND GERALD
LAIRD TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R VAZQUEZ ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8
OAKLAND 4 TOP, 7TH

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

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 9
OAKLAND 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M TEIXEIRA (.305, 0-FOR-1, 3 BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY BOBBY CROSBY ALLOWED MICHAEL YOUNG TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, S SOSA ON SECOND, M
TEIXEIRA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 10
OAKLAND 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.227, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: JAY MARSHALL (1-2, 5.76) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, S SOSA ON SECOND, M
TEIXEIRA ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 10, OAKLAND 4

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.227, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Marshall relieved J Kennedy.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, S SOSA ON SECOND, M
TEIXEIRA ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 10
OAKLAND 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F Catalanotto (.227, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Relaford hit for F Catalanotto.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, S SOSA ON SECOND, M
TEIXEIRA ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 10
OAKLAND 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D Relaford (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</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 10 12 1
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 6 2 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - C.J. WILSON
OAK - JAY MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.224, 1-FOR-3)
M KOTSAY (.227, 0-FOR-2, BB)
M ELLIS (.259, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (10) VS OAKLAND (4) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .307
M Young ss 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 .288
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .305
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 1 1 2 7 .243
M Byrd rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .364
F Catalanotto lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .227
a-D Relaford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188
G Laird c 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .230
R Vazquez 3b 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250
J Hairston Jr 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .208

Totals 31 10 12 6 8 4 17

a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for F Catalanotto in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Young 2 (25, C Gaudin 2). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin); R
Vazquez (2, C Gaudin). S - R Vazquez. SF - S Sosa , J Hairston Jr. RBI - M
Young 2 (53), S Sosa (64), R Vazquez (15), J Hairston Jr (13), G Laird (29).
2-out RBI - M Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, D
Relaford 2, S Sosa 2. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Byrd (1, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki).

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 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .278
S Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .302
J Cust dh 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 .263
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .253
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 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .246
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .233

Totals 22 4 6 4 7 3 19

BATTING: HR - J Cust (16, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 0 Out). SF - J Cust , K
Suzuki. RBI - K Suzuki (5), J Cust 3 (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Ellis 1, D Johnson 3, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - J Kennedy (4, throw); B Crosby (14, ground ball). PB - K
Suzuki. DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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TEXAS - 100 022 5 -- 10
OAKLAND - 000 121 -- 4
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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 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.78
C Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 6 8 5 5 6 4 0 3.39
A Brown 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10.12
J Kennedy 2/3 1 2 0 2 0 0 4.50
J Marshall 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.70

W Eyre pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
A Brown pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira 2 (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda
93-51; W Eyre 16-8; C Wilson 17-10; C Gaudin 109-58; A Brown 7-6; J Kennedy
27-13; J Marshall 3-2. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-8; W Eyre 2-0; C
Wilson 0-2; C Gaudin 9-5; A Brown 0-0; J Kennedy 4-0; J Marshall 1-0. Batters
faced: R Tejeda 23; W Eyre 4; C Wilson 4; C Gaudin 31; A Brown 3; J Kennedy 7;
J Marshall 1.

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 - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Relaford at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 10
OAKLAND 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B Crosby (.224, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Hairston Jr in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 10
OAKLAND 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B Crosby (.224, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE
TEX: RON MAHAY (1-0, 2.32) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 10, OAKLAND 4

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.224, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Mahay relieved C Wilson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 10
OAKLAND 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B Crosby (.224, 1-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 10 12 1
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 7 2 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - RON MAHAY
OAK - JAY MARSHALL

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.230, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
R VAZQUEZ (.250, 1-FOR-3, SAC, RBI)
J HAIRSTON JR (.208, 1-FOR-3, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">TEXAS (10) VS OAKLAND (4) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .307
M Young ss 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 .288
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .305
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 1 1 2 7 .243
M Byrd rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .364
F Catalanotto lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .227
a-D Relaford ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188
G Laird c 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .230
R Vazquez 3b 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250
J Hairston Jr 2b-lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .208

Totals 31 10 12 6 8 4 17

a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for F Catalanotto in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Young 2 (25, C Gaudin 2). 3B - K Lofton (3, C Gaudin); R
Vazquez (2, C Gaudin). S - R Vazquez. SF - S Sosa , J Hairston Jr. RBI - M
Young 2 (53), S Sosa (64), R Vazquez (15), J Hairston Jr (13), G Laird (29).
2-out RBI - M Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, D
Relaford 2, S Sosa 2. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Byrd (1, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki).

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 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .278
S Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .302
J Cust dh 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 .263
D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .253
B Crosby ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224
M Kotsay cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .225
M Ellis 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261
M Scutaro 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244
K Suzuki c 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .233

Totals 26 4 7 4 7 4 20

BATTING: HR - J Cust (16, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 0 Out). SF - J Cust , K
Suzuki. RBI - K Suzuki (5), J Cust 3 (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Ellis 1, D Johnson 3, T Buck 1. GIDP - D Johnson. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - J Kennedy (4, throw); B Crosby (14, ground ball). PB - K
Suzuki. DP: 1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson).


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TEXAS - 100 022 5 -- 10
OAKLAND - 000 121 0 -- 4
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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 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.78
C Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81
R Mahay 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Gaudin 6 8 5 5 6 4 0 3.39
A Brown 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 10.12
J Kennedy 2/3 1 2 1 2 0 0 4.60
J Marshall 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.70

W Eyre pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
A Brown pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

WP - C Gaudin. IBB - M Teixeira 2 (by C Gaudin). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda
93-51; W Eyre 16-8; C Wilson 17-10; R Mahay 9-6; C Gaudin 109-58; A Brown 7-6;
J Kennedy 27-13; J Marshall 3-2. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-8; W Eyre
2-0; C Wilson 0-2; R Mahay 0-2; C Gaudin 9-5; A Brown 0-0; J Kennedy 4-0; J
Marshall 1-0. Batters faced: R Tejeda 23; W Eyre 4; C Wilson 4; R Mahay 4; C
Gaudin 31; A Brown 3; J Kennedy 7; J Marshall 1.

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>