Rangers 7, Athletics 0
 Greg Smith allowed seven hits while striking out two Friday. (Tony Avelar/AP)
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By Dennis Georgatos / Special to MLB.com
Greg Smith was tagged for six runs over 5 2/3 innings, and the offense was placed on the wrong side of history -- posting just five hits on rookie hurler Matt Harrison as he shut the A's out to nab a Rangers record. With the loss, Oakland watched its second-place aspirations take a hit for the second consecutive night. Complete story >
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| Texas |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
AVG |
| Arias, 2B
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4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
| Duran, G, 2B
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.225 |
| Young, M, SS
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4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.280 |
| Hamilton, CF
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5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.305 |
| Byrd, LF
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4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.295 |
| Cruz, N, RF
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2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.305 |
| Blalock, 1B
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3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.265 |
| Laird, C
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.288 |
| Davis, C, 3B
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4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.275 |
| Teagarden, DH
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.379 |
| a-Bradley, PH-DH
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.326 |
| Totals |
34 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
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a-Grounded out for Teagarden in the 8th.
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BATTING 2B: Hamilton (33, Smith, G), Davis, C (20, Smith, G), Laird (22, Smith, G). 3B: Davis,
C (2, Smith, G). HR: Blalock (7, 2nd inning off Smith, G, 0 on, 2 out), Teagarden (5, 3rd inning off Smith, G,
0 on, 1 out). TB: Arias; Young, M; Hamilton 2; Byrd 2; Blalock 4; Laird 2; Davis, C 5; Teagarden 4. RBI:
Blalock 2 (23), Teagarden (12), Laird (41), Davis, C 2 (47), Cruz, N (12). 2-out RBI: Blalock; Davis, C 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out: Teagarden 2. SF: Blalock; Laird. GIDP: Blalock. Team RISP:
4-for-8. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING DP: 2 (Davis, C-Arias-Blalock, Young, M-Arias-Blalock).
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| Oakland |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
AVG |
| Davis, R, CF
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4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
.248 |
| Cunningham, LF
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4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.270 |
| Brown, E, RF
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4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.245 |
| Cust, DH
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3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.229 |
| Suzuki, K, C
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4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.289 |
| Crosby, SS
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2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
.244 |
| Hannahan, 3B
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3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
.219 |
| Baisley, 1B
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3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
| Pennington, 2B
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3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.255 |
| Totals |
30 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
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BATTING 2B: Cust (17, Harrison), Cunningham (2, Harrison). TB: Cunningham 2; Cust 2; Suzuki,
K 2; Pennington. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Baisley; Brown, E; Hannahan 2. GIDP: Crosby;
Hannahan. Team RISP: 0-for-7. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING DP: (Crosby-Baisley).
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| Texas |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Harrison (W, 8-3)
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9.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
5.06 |
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| Oakland |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| Smith, G (L, 7-15)
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5.2 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4.23 |
| Gray
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0.2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.75 |
| Embree
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0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.72 |
| Gonzalez, G
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2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
8.70 |
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HBP: Cruz, N (by Gray). Pitches-strikes: Harrison 118-73, Smith, G 89-53, Gray 23-15, Embree 3-2, Gonzalez,
G 28-18. Groundouts-flyouts: Harrison 9-5, Smith, G 5-9, Gray 1-0, Embree 1-0, Gonzalez, G 2-1. Batters
faced: Harrison 34, Smith, G 26, Gray 6, Embree 1, Gonzalez, G 6. Inherited runners-scored: Gray 1-0, Embree
3-0. Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Angel Campos. 3B: Mike Everitt. Weather: 58 degrees,
partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, Varies. T: 2:27. Att: 15,117. September 12, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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