Rangers 6, Athletics 4
Jeff Baisley tags out Joaquin Arias trying for a triple in the fourth. (LM Otero/AP)
By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Reliever Alan Embree, asked to protect a one-run lead in the seventh, allowed three runs to suffer the loss one night after earning the win. Jack Cust hit a solo shot in the second inning, and Travis Buck hit a two-run homer in the third.
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Texas 6, Oakland 4
Today's Boxes 9/23/08
TB 5, BAL 2
TB 7, BAL 5
ATL 3, PHI 2
BOS 5, CLE 4
KC 5, DET 0
NYY 3, TOR 1
NYM 6, CHC 2
WSH 9, FLA 4
CIN 2, HOU 1
MIL 7, PIT 5
MIN 9, CWS 3
STL 7, ARI 4
SEA 9, LAA 6
LAD 10, SD 1
COL 9, SF 4
September 23, 2008
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Oakland
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Texas
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Standings thru 9/23/08 | Recap: OAK | TEX | Gameday | Athletics stats | Rangers stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Buck, T , LF
3
1
2
2
1
1
0
.193
Pennington , 2B
4
0
0
1
0
0
4
.250
Sweeney , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.290
Cust , DH
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
.231
Crosby , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.242
Gonzalez, C , CF
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.243
Barton , 1B
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
.215
Baisley , 3B
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
.310
Bowen , C
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
.172
a-Cunningham , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.268
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 6 13
BATTING 2B : Baisley (1, Nippert).HR : Cust (31, 2nd inning off Nippert, 0 on, 0 out), Buck, T
(5, 3rd inning off Nippert, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Buck, T 5; Cust 4; Barton; Baisley 3.RBI : Cust (74),
Buck, T 2 (19), Pennington (7).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sweeney 2.SAC : Bowen.Team
RISP : 1-for-5.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Bowen (2, fielding).PB : Bowen
(3).Outfield assists : Gonzalez, C (Bradley at 2nd base), Buck, T (Arias at 3rd base).DP : (Crosby-Pennington-Barton).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Arias , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.270
Duran, G , 2B
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.224
Young, M , SS
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
.280
Hamilton , CF
4
1
1
0
0
2
1
.303
Bradley , DH
3
1
3
1
0
0
0
.323
Byrd , LF
4
1
2
2
0
0
3
.297
Blalock , 1B
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
.286
Cruz, N , RF
4
0
2
0
0
2
2
.316
Laird , C
3
0
0
0
1
0
3
.278
Metcalf , 3B
3
0
0
1
0
0
4
.216
Totals 33 6 13 6 2 6 15
BATTING 2B : Blalock (17, Outman), Arias (6, Outman), Cruz, N (7, Outman).HR : Blalock (10, 7th
inning off Embree, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Arias 2; Young, M 2; Hamilton; Bradley 3; Byrd 2; Blalock 6; Cruz, N 3.RBI :
Metcalf (12), Bradley (76), Byrd 2 (51), Blalock 2 (32).2-out RBI : Byrd; Blalock 2.Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Byrd; Metcalf 2; Arias.SF : Metcalf.GIDP : Byrd.Team RISP : 5-for-12.Team
LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Byrd (7, 2nd base off Embree/Bowen), Bradley (5, 2nd base off Embree/Bowen).
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Outman
6.0
10
3
3
2
4
0
4.58
Embree (BS, 5)(L, 2-5)
1.0
3
3
3
0
2
1
4.96
Gonzalez, G
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8.42
HBP : Bradley (by Outman).Pitches-strikes : Outman 90-53, Embree 23-15, Gonzalez, G 12-6, Nippert 101-63,
Wright, J 8-5, Madrigal 11-8, Francisco, F 9-7.Groundouts-flyouts : Outman 4-4, Embree 1-0, Gonzalez, G 1-1, Nippert
5-6, Wright, J 2-0, Madrigal 1-1, Francisco, F 0-1.Batters faced : Outman 28, Embree 6, Gonzalez, G 3, Nippert
28, Wright, J 2, Madrigal 3, Francisco, F 3.Inherited runners-scored : Wright, J 3-1.Umpires : HP: Ron
Kulpa. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Casey Moser.Weather : 84 degrees, clear.Wind : 14 mph,
In from RF.T : 2:34.Att : 18,408.September 23, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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