Rangers 4, Athletics 3
Two of the four runs righty Joe Blanton allowed Friday were unearned. (Tony Avelar/AP)
By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Righty Joe Blanton worked deep into yet another contest, but four miscues by the A's defense led to two unearned runs in the opening loss. Jack Cust homered for the second straight night, and Bobby Crosby had two hits, including a two-run double.
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Texas 4, Oakland 3
Today's Boxes 5/2/08
NYY 5, SEA 1
PHI 6, SF 5
BOS 7, TB 3
TOR 2, CWS 0
FLA 6, SD 4
ATL 2, CIN 0
PIT 11, WSH 4
HOU 7, MIL 4
MIN 11, DET 1
STL 5, CHC 3
LAD 11, COL 6
NYM 7, ARI 2
BAL 4, LAA 3
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Standings thru 5/2/08 | Recap: TEX | OAK | Gameday | Rangers stats | Athletics stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B4 1 0 1 0 0 1 .288
Young , SS3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .299
Hamilton , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
Bradley , DH4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .333
Murphy , RF3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279
Boggs , LF3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .500
Broussard , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .159
Laird , C4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267
Vazquez , 3B3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
Totals 32 4 7 3 1 4 10
BATTING 2B : Bradley (8, Blanton), Laird (3, Blanton).TB : Bradley 4; Murphy; Boggs; Laird 2; Vazquez.RBI : Young (12), Boggs (2), Kinsler (14).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Murphy; Broussard; Laird.SF : Young; Boggs.GIDP : Broussard.Team LOB : 4.FIELDING E : Kinsler (6, fielding).Outfield assists : Hamilton (Barton at 1st base).DP : 2 (Hamilton-Kinsler-Broussard, Kinsler-Young-Broussard).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Barton , 1B5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .268
Hannahan , 3B3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217
a-Ellis , PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
Cust , LF4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .224
Thomas , DH3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200
Brown, E , RF4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .291
Bowen , C3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200
b-Sweeney, M , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
Suzuki , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Crosby , SS3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .267
Sweeney, R , CF1 0 0 0 3 1 2 .264
Murphy , 2B-3B4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .219
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 8 16
BATTING 2B : Crosby 2 (10, Padilla, Padilla).HR : Cust (3, 4th inning off Padilla, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Barton; Hannahan; Cust 4; Thomas; Brown, E; Crosby 4.RBI : Cust (9), Crosby 2 (19).2-out RBI : Crosby 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Murphy 3; Sweeney, R.GIDP : Cust.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Brown, E (3, fielding), Bowen (1, fielding), Barton (5, throw), Blanton (1, throw).DP : (Murphy-Crosby-Barton).
WP : Padilla.Pitches-strikes : Padilla 108-58, Wright 3-1, Guardado 10-7, Benoit 24-12, Wilson 15-7, Blanton 101-60, Embree 9-6, Street 12-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Padilla 5-6, Wright 1-0, Guardado 0-2, Benoit 0-1, Wilson 0-3, Blanton 10-10, Embree 1-1, Street 0-1.Batters faced : Padilla 26, Wright 1, Guardado 3, Benoit 5, Wilson 3, Blanton 29, Embree 3, Street 3.Inherited runners-scored : Wright 3-0.Umpires : HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Adrian Johnson.Weather : 55 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:41.Att : 15,408.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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