Athletics 7, Rangers 4
Dana Eveland tossed five innings and struck out six Sunday. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
By Jayson Addcox / Special to MLB.com
Aaron Cunningham's first Major League homer couldn't have come at a more opportune time, as his three-run, eighth-inning blast lifted the A's to victory -- edging them back to within 3 1/2 games of second place in the AL West. Ryan Sweeney added three singles and a pair of RBIs to the winning mix.
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Oakland 7, Texas 4
Today's Boxes 9/14/08
KC 13, CLE 3
NYY 8, TB 4
ATL 7, NYM 4
FLA 8, WSH 7
PHI 7, MIL 3
BAL 7, MIN 3
PIT 7, STL 2
BOS 4, TOR 3
CWS 4, DET 2
CWS 11, DET 7
COL 1, LAD 0
LAA 4, SEA 3
SF 8, SD 6
CIN 2, ARI 1
PHI 6, MIL 1
CHC 5, HOU 0
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Texas
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1
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Oakland
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Standings thru 9/14/08 | Recap: TEX | OAK | Gameday | Rangers stats | Athletics stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Arias , 2B
5
1
1
0
0
0
3
.247
Young, M , SS
3
2
1
0
2
0
0
.279
Hamilton , CF
5
0
0
0
0
4
4
.304
Byrd , LF
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
.298
Cruz, N , RF
5
0
3
4
0
0
3
.328
Blalock , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
.261
Laird , DH
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
.286
a-Boggs , PH-DH
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
.232
Davis, C , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
4
1
.271
Teagarden , C
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
.344
Totals 35 4 8 4 5 12 17
BATTING 2B : Cruz, N 2 (6, Eveland, Eveland), Byrd (25, Ziegler).TB : Arias; Young, M; Byrd 3;
Cruz, N 5; Boggs.RBI : Cruz, N 4 (17).2-out RBI : Cruz, N 4.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Cruz, N 2; Blalock 3.Team RISP : 2-for-8.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB :
Young, M (10, 2nd base off Street/Suzuki, K).FIELDING E : Young, M (11, throw).DP :
(Young, M-Arias-Blalock).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Davis, R , CF
4
1
0
0
0
1
5
.243
Pennington , 2B
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
.263
Sweeney , RF
3
1
3
2
1
0
0
.294
Cust , DH
4
0
1
1
1
2
7
.230
Suzuki, K , C
4
0
0
0
1
1
6
.287
Cunningham , LF
5
1
2
3
0
0
5
.304
Crosby , SS
5
0
0
0
0
0
4
.243
Barton , 1B
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
.213
Hannahan , 3B
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
.217
Totals 31 7 8 7 10 5 28
BATTING HR : Cunningham (1, 8th inning off Madrigal, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Pennington 2; Sweeney 3;
Cust; Cunningham 5.RBI : Cust (69), Pennington (5), Sweeney 2 (44), Cunningham 3 (10).2-out RBI : Pennington;
Cunningham 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cunningham; Cust 2; Barton; Crosby; Davis, R 2.GIDP :
Cust.Team RISP : 4-for-16.Team LOB : 12.
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Padilla
5.0
5
2
2
3
4
0
4.75
White
0.0
0
2
2
2
0
0
21.60
Loe (BS, 1)
2.0
2
0
0
3
0
0
3.25
Madrigal (L, 0-2)
1.0
1
3
3
2
1
1
5.23
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Eveland
5.0
4
3
3
4
6
0
4.27
Embree
1.0
0
0
0
1
2
0
4.63
Street (BS, 7)
0.2
2
1
1
0
1
0
3.95
Blevins
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.06
Devine (W, 6-1)
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0.66
Ziegler (S, 9)
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0.50
HBP : Davis, R (by Padilla), Sweeney (by Padilla), Teagarden (by Eveland).Pitches-strikes :
Padilla 109-71, White 11-3, Loe 39-20, Madrigal 27-15, Eveland 94-53, Embree 19-12, Street 20-13, Blevins 1-1, Devine 15-9,
Ziegler 18-13.Groundouts-flyouts : Padilla 5-3, White 0-0, Loe 4-1, Madrigal 0-0, Eveland 4-5, Embree 0-1, Street
1-0, Blevins 0-1, Devine 0-1, Ziegler 1-1.Batters faced : Padilla 25, White 2, Loe 10, Madrigal 6, Eveland 24,
Embree 4, Street 4, Blevins 1, Devine 4, Ziegler 4.Inherited runners-scored : Loe 2-2, Blevins 1-0.Ejections :
Texas Rangers designated hitter Gerald Laird ejected by HP umpire Angel Campos (4th).Umpires : HP: Angel Campos.
1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Mike DiMuro. 3B: Tim McClelland.Weather : 63 degrees, sunny.Wind : 8 mph, L to
R.T : 3:25.Att : 18,551.September 14, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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