Rangers 3, Athletics 1
Carlos Gonzalez stroked doubles in his first two at-bats. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By Todd Wills / Special to MLB.com
Though the A's struck in the fifth inning -- when Carlos Gonzalez drove in his first career run in his Major League debut -- the offense stalled the rest of the way, unable to back up right-hander Justin Duchscherer's solid six-inning follow-up to a one-hitter in his prior start.
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Texas 3, Oakland 1
Today's Boxes 5/30/08
CHC 10, COL 9
BOS 5, BAL 2
PHI 12, FLA 3
CIN 3, ATL 2
TB 2, CWS 1
LAD 9, NYM 5
MIL 5, HOU 1
CLE 5, KC 4
NYY 6, MIN 5
STL 5, PIT 4
WSH 7, ARI 4
TOR 10, LAA 4
DET 7, SEA 4
SD 7, SF 3
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Standings thru 5/30/08 | Recap: OAK | TEX | Gameday | Athletics stats | Rangers stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Buck , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .145
Crosby , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .264
Cust , DH4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .255
Chavez , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125
Brown, E , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255
Ellis , 2B4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .234
Barton , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213
Gonzalez, C , CF3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .667
Suzuki , C3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 9 13
BATTING 2B : Ellis 2 (10, Millwood, Millwood), Gonzalez, C 2 (2, Millwood, Millwood).TB : Crosby 2; Chavez; Ellis 4; Gonzalez, C 4.RBI : Gonzalez, C (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Barton; Crosby; Buck; Brown, E.GIDP : Ellis.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Crosby (5, 2nd base off Millwood/Laird).FIELDING E : Brown, E (4, throw).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
Catalanotto , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283
Young , SS4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .282
Hamilton , CF4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .327
Murphy , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288
Laird , C2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .263
Boggs , LF3 0 2 3 0 1 1 .274
Shelton , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .206
Vazquez , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Totals 32 3 9 3 1 5 16
BATTING 2B : Boggs 2 (7, Duchscherer, Foulke), Catalanotto (11, Duchscherer), Hamilton (16, Duchscherer), Kinsler (13, Foulke).TB : Kinsler 2; Catalanotto 2; Young 2; Hamilton 3; Murphy; Boggs 4.RBI : Boggs 3 (16).2-out RBI : Boggs 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Shelton 4; Young 2.SF : Boggs.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING DP : (Kinsler-Shelton).
HBP : Laird (by Duchscherer).Pitches-strikes : Duchscherer 101-67, Foulke 30-21, Calero 3-2, Millwood 86-57, Guardado 17-11, Benoit 13-10, Wilson 14-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Duchscherer 5-8, Foulke 2-3, Calero 1-0, Millwood 5-8, Guardado 0-1, Benoit 0-2, Wilson 2-0.Batters faced : Duchscherer 26, Foulke 8, Calero 1, Millwood 23, Guardado 3, Benoit 4, Wilson 3.Inherited runners-scored : Calero 1-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Chad Fairchild.Weather : 86 degrees, clear.Wind : 17 mph, In from RF.T : 2:37.Att : 21,763.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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