Game Wrapup


	Murray, Murphy star

Rangers 6, Athletics 3

A.J. Murray struck out two and walked two on Saturday night. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

A.J. Murray, called up on Friday, pitched well, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits in 5 1/3 innings to pick up the win. He got instant offense in the first inning when David Murphy hit a three-run homer. Michael Young had an RBI double, and Josh Hamilton added an RBI single.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 05/02: TEX 4, OAK 3
Sat. 05/03: TEX 6, OAK 3
Sun. 05/04: OAK 3, TEX 1

Texas (13-18)
Won 4

Texas 6, Oakland 3

Oakland (18-14)
Lost 2

May 3, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	6	9	1
Oakland	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	6	0

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Vazquez, 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.275
Young, SS	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.298
Hamilton, CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.310
Bradley, DH	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.333
Murphy, RF	4	1	1	3	0	0	1	.278
Boggs, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.438
Saltalamacchia, C	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.308
Shelton, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	.091
Duran, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.217
Totals	33	6	9	6	2	6	7
BATTING 2B: Young (9, Gaudin). HR: Murphy (3, 1st inning off Gaudin, 2 on, 2 out), Shelton (1, 9th inning off Brown, A, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Vazquez; Young 2; Hamilton; Bradley; Murphy 4; Boggs; Saltalamacchia; Shelton 4; Duran. RBI: Murphy 3 (18), Young (13), Hamilton (33), Shelton (1). 2-out RBI: Murphy 3; Shelton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Shelton. S: Vazquez. GIDP: Shelton. Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING CS: Bradley (2, 2nd base by Gaudin/Suzuki). PO: Bradley (1st base by Gaudin). FIELDING E: Boggs (1, fielding). DP: (Saltalamacchia-Duran).

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Suzuki, C	4	1	1	0	1	1	1	.287
Ellis, 2B	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	.242
Sweeney, M, 1B	4	0	2	2	0	0	3	.311
Thomas, DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.191
Brown, E, RF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.281
Cust, LF	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.228
Crosby, SS	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.266
Murphy, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.206
a-Hannahan, PH-3B	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.211
Davis, CF	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.194
b-Barton, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
Totals	33	3	6	3	4	6	16
a-Struck out for Murphy in the 6th. b-Popped out for Davis in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Davis (1, Murray), Sweeney, M (5, Murray). TB: Suzuki; Sweeney, M 3; Cust; Crosby; Davis 2. RBI: Sweeney, M 2 (10), Crosby (20). 2-out RBI: Sweeney, M 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thomas 3. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING CS: Crosby (1, 2nd base by Francisco/Saltalamacchia). FIELDING DP: (Crosby-Ellis-Sweeney, M). Pickoffs: Gaudin (Bradley at 1st base).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Murray (W, 1-0)	5.1	6	3	2	2	2	0	3.38
Francisco (H, 1)	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.06
Wright (H, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.08
Benoit (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.57

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gaudin (L, 3-2)	6.0	8	5	5	2	3	1	3.75
Devine	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.82
Casilla	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brown, A	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0.53

Balk: Gaudin.
Pitches-strikes: Murray 88-56, Francisco 20-10, Wright 18-10, Benoit 13-9, Gaudin 96-59, Devine 6-5, Casilla 8-5, Brown, A 18-11.
Ground outs-fly outs: Murray 8-6, Francisco 1-1, Wright 2-0, Benoit 1-1, Gaudin 6-8, Devine 0-2, Casilla 1-2, Brown, A 0-1.
Batters faced: Murray 25, Francisco 5, Wright 4, Benoit 3, Gaudin 26, Devine 3, Casilla 3, Brown, A 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Francisco 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 59 degrees, clear.
Wind: 14 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:32.
Att: 20,524.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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