Rangers 14, Athletics 6
Vicente Padilla earned his 12th victory in Friday's win. (Ben Margot/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Trailing by five runs after three innings, the Rangers rallied with a five-run fourth frame, highlighted by Josh Hamilton's two-run homer. The pair of RBIs made Hamilton the first to reach the 100 mark this season and delivered a win to starter Vicente Padilla, who fanned nine in six innings.
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Texas 14, Oakland 6
Today's Boxes 7/25/08
FLA 3, CHC 2
LAA 6, BAL 5
ATL 8, PHI 2
CWS 6, DET 5
CLE 5, MIN 4
NYY 1, BOS 0
SD 6, PIT 5
TOR 5, SEA 4
COL 7, CIN 2
NYM 7, STL 2
HOU 3, MIL 1
TB 5, KC 3
ARI 10, SF 2
LAD 3, WSH 2
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Standings thru 7/25/08 | Recap: TEX | OAK | Gameday | Rangers stats | Athletics stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .326
Young , SS5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .298
Hamilton , CF5 2 2 2 1 0 2 .306
Bradley , DH2 1 1 0 4 0 0 .311
Blalock , 3B6 1 1 2 0 3 8 .272
Byrd , RF6 1 2 1 0 0 3 .247
Murphy , LF5 2 2 3 1 0 3 .275
Davis, C , 1B6 3 3 2 0 2 4 .294
Saltalamacchia , C4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .224
Totals 43 14 17 13 8 7 23
BATTING 2B : Hamilton (23, Gallagher), Davis, C (5, Blevins), Young (25, Brown, A), Byrd (11, Brown, A).HR : Murphy (14, 4th inning off Gallagher, 1 on, 0 out), Hamilton (23, 4th inning off Gallagher, 1 on, 2 out), Davis, C (9, 9th inning off Embree, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Kinsler 2; Young 4; Hamilton 6; Bradley; Blalock; Byrd 3; Murphy 5; Davis, C 7; Saltalamacchia.RBI : Murphy 3 (64), Young 2 (56), Hamilton 2 (100), Kinsler (61), Davis, C 2 (18), Blalock 2 (12), Byrd (17).2-out RBI : Hamilton 2; Kinsler.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Davis, C 2; Blalock 2; Byrd 2.S : Kinsler.SF : Young.Team LOB : 12.FIELDING Outfield assists : Murphy (Hannahan at home).DP : (Kinsler-Young-Davis, C).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sweeney, R , RF4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .309
a-Murton , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197
Suzuki , C4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .289
b-Bowen , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Cust , DH4 1 0 0 1 4 3 .223
Brown, E , LF4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .247
Gonzalez, C , CF3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .271
Ellis , 2B4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .232
Crosby , SS3 1 0 1 1 2 1 .251
Hannahan , 1B3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .231
Conrad , 3B4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .143
Totals 34 6 9 6 5 12 17
BATTING 2B : Suzuki (18, Padilla), Sweeney, R (10, Padilla), Hannahan (20, Wright).TB : Sweeney, R 3; Suzuki 3; Gonzalez, C; Hannahan 3; Conrad 2.RBI : Gonzalez, C (18), Crosby (40), Hannahan 2 (35), Conrad 2 (2).2-out RBI : Crosby; Hannahan 2; Conrad.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gonzalez, C; Brown, E.GIDP : Crosby.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Conrad (1, throw).PB : Suzuki (4).
IBB : Bradley (by Gallagher), Hamilton (by Brown, A).HBP : Bowen (by Wright).Pitches-strikes : Padilla 108-67, Francisco 10-6, Guardado 18-11, Wright 22-13, Gallagher 103-59, Blevins 18-12, Ziegler 13-9, Embree 24-15, Brown, A 27-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Padilla 1-7, Francisco 1-1, Guardado 2-0, Wright 1-1, Gallagher 4-7, Blevins 1-1, Ziegler 2-2, Embree 1-0, Brown, A 2-0.Batters faced : Padilla 28, Francisco 3, Guardado 3, Wright 6, Gallagher 31, Blevins 5, Ziegler 5, Embree 5, Brown, A 7.Inherited runners-scored : Blevins 3-0, Ziegler 1-1, Brown, A 2-2.Umpires : HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Angel Campos.Weather : 69 degrees, clear.Wind : 16 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:09.Att : 20,141.July 25, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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