Rangers 8, Athletics 4
Michael Young slides in with a triple in the first inning. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
The Rangers finished off a renaissance month -- 19 wins in May -- by riding the pitching of Sidney Ponson and the offensive work of the top of their lineup to move a game over .500, the second time they've had a winning record this season. Josh Hamilton led the way with his 14th home run of the season.
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Texas 8, Oakland 4
Today's Boxes 5/31/08
CHC 5, COL 4
CIN 8, ATL 7
SEA 5, DET 0
NYM 3, LAD 2
SD 5, SF 1
TB 2, CWS 0
BOS 6, BAL 3
FLA 7, PHI 3
MIL 4, HOU 1
KC 4, CLE 2
NYY 7, MIN 6
PIT 14, STL 4
ARI 4, WSH 0
LAA 3, TOR 2
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Standings thru 5/31/08 | Recap: OAK | TEX | Gameday | Athletics stats | Rangers stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hannahan , 1B4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .233
Crosby , SS4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .259
Cust , DH4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
Chavez , 3B4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .333
Brown, E , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .255
Ellis , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .240
Buck , RF4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .164
Gonzalez, C , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
Suzuki , C4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .251
Totals 36 4 11 4 0 4 11
BATTING 2B : Chavez (1, Ponson), Hannahan (8, Ponson).TB : Hannahan 2; Chavez 4; Brown, E; Ellis 2; Buck 2; Suzuki 2.RBI : Buck 2 (8), Hannahan 2 (18).2-out RBI : Hannahan.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crosby 2; Ellis; Buck.SF : Hannahan.GIDP : Gonzalez, C.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING Outfield assists : Buck (Catalanotto at 2nd base).Pickoffs : Ziegler (Kinsler at 1st base).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .300
Young , SS4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .290
Hamilton , CF4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .326
Bradley , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
Murphy , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Laird , C4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .270
Catalanotto , 1B4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .299
Boggs , LF3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .276
Vazquez , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .330
Totals 36 8 14 8 1 0 11
BATTING 2B : Kinsler (14, Blanton), Vazquez (10, Blanton), Laird (6, Gaudin), Catalanotto (12, Gaudin).3B : Young (1, Blanton).HR : Hamilton (14, 5th inning off Blanton, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Kinsler 4; Young 5; Hamilton 4; Laird 3; Catalanotto 4; Boggs; Vazquez 2.RBI : Hamilton 3 (61), Boggs (17), Kinsler 2 (34), Young (25), Catalanotto (8).2-out RBI : Kinsler 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Young; Kinsler.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING PO : Kinsler (1st base by Ziegler).FIELDING DP : (Kinsler-Young-Catalanotto).
Pitches-strikes : Blanton 95-60, Gaudin 28-20, Ziegler 5-3, Ponson 101-70, Guardado 7-6, Benoit 7-6, Wright 11-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Blanton 6-11, Gaudin 3-2, Ziegler 0-0, Ponson 11-6, Guardado 0-1, Benoit 0-2, Wright 2-1.Batters faced : Blanton 28, Gaudin 8, Ziegler 1, Ponson 29, Guardado 2, Benoit 3, Wright 3.Inherited runners-scored : Ziegler 1-1, Benoit 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Paul Emmel.Weather : 90 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 15 mph, In from RF.T : 2:21.Att : 36,798.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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