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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 23, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on September 23, 2009 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy Hunter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clayton Mortensen |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 18,311 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Laz Diaz 3B: Eric Cooper |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Borbon | DH |
| Elvis Andrus | Shortstop |
| David Murphy | Left Fielder |
| Marlon Byrd | Center Fielder |
| Hank Blalock | First Baseman |
| Nelson Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Chris Davis | Third Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Second Baseman |
| Ron Washington | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adam Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Jack Cust | DH |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Cliff Pennington | Shortstop |
| Eric Patterson | Left Fielder |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 23, 2009
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Mortensen
Borbon hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Andrus vs. Mortensen
There goes Borbon. The throw from Suzuki and he is safe. Borbon steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Andrus vs. Mortensen
Andrus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Borbon moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Mortensen
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Borbon tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Mortensen
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy juggles the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Mortensen
Blalock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Blalock reaches second base with a double. Byrd goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Mortensen
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hunter
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hunter
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Hunter
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mortensen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mortensen
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Mortensen
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Hunter
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Hunter
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Hunter
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Mortensen
Borbon hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. Mortensen
Andrus hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Mortensen
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mortensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Hunter
Barton hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Hunter
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Hunter
Patterson hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Mortensen
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Mortensen
Blalock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Mortensen
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mortensen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mortensen
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hunter
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hunter
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Hunter
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrd. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Hunter
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Cust vs. Hunter
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sweeney scores. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Hunter
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murphy. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Suzuki scores. Cust moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Barton vs. Hunter
Barton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pennington vs. Hunter
Pennington hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Andrus who tags Pennington trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cust scores. Ellis scores. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Mortensen
Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Borbon vs. Mortensen
Borbon bunts towards the mound. Mortensen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Andrus vs. Mortensen
There goes Borbon. The throw from Suzuki and he is out, Pennington applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. Mortensen
Andrus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington misplays the ball. That's an error on Pennington. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Mortensen
There goes Andrus. The throw from Suzuki and he is safe. Andrus steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Mortensen
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Mortensen
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Byrd vs. Mortensen
Byrd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrus scores. Murphy scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Kilby
Brad Kilby now pitching.
Blalock hits a fly ball to center field. That will be extra bases. Davis chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Ellis. Ellis fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Ellis. Byrd goes all the way around to score. Blalock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Kilby
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blalock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Kilby
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Hunter
Patterson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hunter
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hunter
Davis hits a popup towards first. Blalock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Hunter
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Gray
Jeff Gray now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Gray
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Gray
Borbon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Andrus vs. Gray
Andrus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Borbon moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Gray
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Borbon scores. Andrus moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Gray
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Hunter
Suzuki hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Hunter
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Hunter
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murphy. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Barton vs. Hunter
Barton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ellis scores. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pennington vs. Nippert
Dustin Nippert now pitching.
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Meloan
Jon Meloan now pitching.
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Meloan
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Meloan
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Meloan
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. O'Day
Darren O'Day now pitching.
Patterson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. O'Day
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. O'Day
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Davis reaches second base with a double. Patterson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Wilson
C.J. Wilson now pitching.
Sweeney hits a line drive beyond third. Davis can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Suzuki vs. Wilson
Suzuki strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Garciaparra vs. Wilson
Nomar Garciaparra pinch hits for Jack Cust.
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Wuertz
Michael Wuertz now pitching.
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borbon vs. Wuertz
Borbon bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Andrus vs. Wuertz
Andrus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Wuertz
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wilson
Ellis hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Wilson
Barton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pennington vs. Wilson
Pennington hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Wilson
Patterson takes first base on ball four. Barton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Wilson
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blalock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Bailey
Andrew Bailey now pitching.
Byrd strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Bailey
Blalock hits a fly ball into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bailey
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Francisco
Ian Kinsler now playing second base. Chris Davis now playing first base. Omar Vizquel now playing third base. Frank Francisco now pitching.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Francisco
Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Andrus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Francisco
Suzuki strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/2009 -- Texas at Oakland (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Borbon J, dh 3 2 1 0 Kennedy A, 3b 5 0 0 0
Andrus E, ss 5 1 1 0 Davis R, cf 5 1 2 1
Murphy D, lf 3 1 1 2 Sweeney R, rf 5 1 2 1
Byrd M, cf 5 3 2 2 Suzuki K, c 5 1 1 0
Blalock H, 1b 5 2 3 4 Cust J, dh 3 1 1 1
Kinsler I, 2b 0 0 0 0 Garciaparra N, ph 1 0 0 0
Cruz N, rf 5 0 1 1 Ellis M, 2b 4 2 2 1
Davis C, 3b-1b 4 0 1 0 Barton D, 1b 3 0 1 1
Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0 Pennington C, ss 4 0 1 2
Vizquel O, 2b-3b 3 0 1 0 Patterson E, lf 3 2 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 11 9 38 8 12 8
Texas 200 241 000 -- 9
Oakland 000 511 100 -- 8
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter T (W) 5.2 9 7 7 0 2
Nippert D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
O'Day D 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Wilson C 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Francisco F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Mortensen C (L) 4.2 6 7 3 1 1
Kilby B 0.1 2 1 0 0 0
Gray J 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Meloan J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Wuertz M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Bailey A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Kennedy A, Pennington C, Ellis M
LOB -- Texas 6, Oakland 5
2B -- Blalock H 2, Sweeney R, Ellis M 2, Davis R
HR -- Blalock H, Patterson E
SB -- Borbon J, Andrus E 2, Murphy D
CS -- Borbon J
SH -- Borbon J
SF -- Murphy D
HBP -- by Wilson C (Barton D)
T -- 3:09
A -- 18311
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