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Athletics
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
September 23, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 23, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark In Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Josh Outman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dustin Nippert |
| Ballpark | Rangers Ballpark In Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 18,408 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Kulpa 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Dan Iassogna 3B: Casey Moser |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Travis Buck | Left Fielder |
| Cliff Pennington | Second Baseman |
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Jack Cust | DH |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Jeff Baisley | Third Baseman |
| Rob Bowen | Catcher |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joaquin Arias | Second Baseman |
| Michael Young | Shortstop |
| Josh Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Milton Bradley | DH |
| Marlon Byrd | Left Fielder |
| Hank Blalock | First Baseman |
| Nelson Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Gerald Laird | Catcher |
| Travis Metcalf | Third Baseman |
| Ron Washington | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
September 23, 2008
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Nippert
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Nippert
Pennington hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Nippert
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Arias vs. Outman
Arias strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Outman
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Outman
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Outman
Bradley hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bowen settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bowen. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Outman
Bradley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Outman
Byrd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pennington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Nippert
Cust hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Nippert
Crosby hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nippert
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Nippert
Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Outman
Blalock hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Buck. Blalock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Outman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baisley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Laird vs. Outman
Laird hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blalock moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Metcalf vs. Outman
Metcalf hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blalock tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Arias vs. Outman
Arias hits a popup towards first. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baisley vs. Nippert
Baisley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Baisley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowen vs. Nippert
Bowen bunts towards third. Metcalf fields it and throws to first for the out. Baisley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Buck vs. Nippert
Buck hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Nippert
Pennington hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Nippert
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Outman
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Outman
Hamilton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bradley vs. Outman
Bradley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Crosby who tags Bradley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Young scores. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Byrd vs. Outman
Byrd hits a popup beyond second. Pennington can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Hamilton scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Outman
The ball gets by Bowen for a passed ball. Byrd moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Blalock vs. Outman
Blalock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Outman
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Laird vs. Outman
Laird takes first base on ball four. Byrd moves to third. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metcalf vs. Outman
Metcalf hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Nippert
Cust takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Nippert
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Nippert
Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Metcalf settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Nippert
Barton hits a line drive towards third. Metcalf reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Arias vs. Outman
Arias hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buck. Arias reaches second base with a double. Buck throws the ball in to Baisley who tags Arias trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Outman
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Outman
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baisley vs. Nippert
Baisley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bowen vs. Nippert
Bowen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Nippert
Buck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baisley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pennington vs. Nippert
Pennington hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Nippert
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Outman
Bradley is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Outman
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Outman
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops it up and throws to first, with Outman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Nippert
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Nippert
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nippert
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Outman
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Laird vs. Outman
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Metcalf vs. Outman
Metcalf hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Arias vs. Outman
Arias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pennington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Nippert
Barton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Baisley vs. Nippert
Baisley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Arias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bowen vs. Nippert
Bowen takes first base on ball four. Barton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Nippert
Buck takes first base on ball four. Barton moves to third. Bowen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Pennington vs. Wright
Jamey Wright now pitching.
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Barton scores. Bowen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Wright
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching.
Young strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Embree
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Embree
Bradley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Embree
There goes Bradley. The throw from Bowen and he is safe. Bradley steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Byrd vs. Embree
Byrd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bradley scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Embree
There goes Byrd. The throw from Bowen and he is safe. Byrd steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Blalock vs. Embree
Blalock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Embree
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Madrigal
German Duran now playing second base. Warner Madrigal now pitching.
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Madrigal
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Madrigal
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Gonzalez
Gio Gonzalez now pitching.
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Metcalf vs. Gonzalez
Metcalf hits a line drive into left field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Gonzalez
Duran hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Francisco
Frank Francisco now pitching.
Barton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Duran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baisley vs. Francisco
Baisley hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Francisco
Aaron Cunningham pinch hits for Rob Bowen.
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/2008 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Buck T, lf 3 1 2 2 Arias J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Pennington C, 2b 4 0 0 1 Duran G, 2b 1 0 0 0
Sweeney R, rf 4 0 0 0 Young M, ss 4 1 2 0
Cust J, dh 3 1 1 1 Hamilton J, cf 4 1 1 0
Crosby B, ss 4 0 0 0 Bradley M, dh 3 1 3 1
Gonzalez C, cf 4 0 0 0 Byrd M, lf 4 1 2 2
Barton D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Blalock H, 1b 3 2 2 2
Baisley J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Cruz N, rf 4 0 2 0
Bowen R, c 1 0 0 0 Laird G, c 3 0 0 0
Cunningham A, ph 1 0 0 0 Metcalf T, 3b 3 0 0 1
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32 4 6 4 33 6 13 6
Oakland 012 000 100 -- 4
Texas 012 000 30x -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Outman J 6.0 10 3 3 2 4
Embree A (L) 1.0 3 3 3 0 2
Gonzalez G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Nippert D 6.1 6 4 4 3 4
Wright J (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Madrigal W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Francisco F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Bowen R
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, Texas 7
2B -- Blalock H, Baisley J, Arias J, Cruz N
HR -- Cust J, Buck T, Blalock H
SB -- Bradley M, Byrd M
SH -- Bowen R
SF -- Metcalf T
HBP -- by Outman J (Bradley M)
PB -- Bowen R
T -- 2:34
A -- 18408
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