Athletics 9, Rangers 4
Trevor Cahill went seven innings and gave up one run vs. the Rangers on Thursday. (AP)
By Eric Gilmore / Special to MLB.com
The A's ended their current four-game skid, and split the two-game series with the Rangers, using a flurry of runs. Jack Cust hit a grand slam in the fourth, followed by a Matt Holliday three-run shot in the fifth. Trevor Cahill allowed one run over seven innings to earn his first win.
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Oakland 9, Texas 4
Today's Boxes 5/7/09
ATL 4, FLA 2
STL 5, PIT 2
KC 3, SEA 1
SF 8, COL 3
SD 4, ARI 3
BAL 5, MIN 4
TB 8, NYY 6
BOS 13, CLE 3
CIN 6, MIL 5
NYM 7, PHI 5
CHC 8, HOU 5
CWS 6, DET 0
LAA 6, TOR 1
WSH 11, LAD 9
May 7, 2009
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Texas
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Oakland
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Standings thru 5/7/09 | Recap: TEX | OAK | Gameday | Rangers stats | Athletics stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.325
Vizquel , 2B
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
.429
Andrus , SS
5
0
0
0
0
1
4
.259
Young, M , 3B
5
0
2
0
0
0
4
.336
Blalock , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.245
Byrd , CF
3
0
2
0
0
0
1
.330
Golson , CF
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.000
Cruz, N , RF
4
1
0
0
0
1
2
.295
Murphy, Dv , LF
4
1
1
1
0
0
1
.174
Davis, C , 1B
4
2
2
1
0
1
1
.211
Saltalamacchia , C
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
.276
Totals 39 4 11 4 0 5 17
BATTING 2B : Young, M 2 (12, Cahill, Cahill), Byrd 2 (11, Cahill, Cahill), Kinsler (9, Cameron, K), Murphy,
Dv (2, Ziegler), Vizquel (2, Ziegler).HR : Davis, C (7, 5th inning off Cahill, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Kinsler
2; Vizquel 2; Young, M 4; Byrd 4; Murphy, Dv 2; Davis, C 5; Saltalamacchia 2.RBI : Davis, C (14), Murphy, Dv (6),
Saltalamacchia (13), Vizquel (3).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blalock 3; Davis, C; Cruz, N; Byrd;
Young, M 2.Team RISP : 3-for-15.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Andrus (7, throw).DP :
(Andrus-Kinsler-Davis, C).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, O , SS
5
0
0
0
0
1
2
.229
Suzuki, K , C
5
2
3
0
0
0
0
.327
Giambi , 1B
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
.209
Petit, G , 2B
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.250
Holliday , LF
2
2
1
3
2
0
0
.233
Cust , DH
4
1
1
4
0
1
2
.297
Sweeney , CF
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
.259
Crosby , 2B-1B
4
1
3
1
0
0
1
.259
Buck, T , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.185
Hannahan , 3B
3
0
1
1
1
1
2
.143
Totals 35 9 12 9 4 7 11
BATTING 2B : Hannahan (1, McCarthy), Crosby 2 (3, Benson, Benson).HR : Cust (4, 4th inning off
McCarthy, 3 on, 0 out), Holliday (4, 5th inning off Benson, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Suzuki, K 3; Giambi; Holliday 4;
Cust 4; Sweeney 2; Crosby 5; Hannahan 2.RBI : Cust 4 (14), Hannahan (2), Holliday 3 (20), Crosby (8).2-out
RBI : Hannahan.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cabrera, O; Hannahan 2; Cust.GIDP : Cabrera,
O.Team RISP : 2-for-9.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Cabrera, O (3, fielding).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
McCarthy (L, 3-1)
4.0
7
7
7
3
4
1
6.10
Benson
3.0
5
2
2
1
3
1
8.36
Guardado
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8.53
Pitches-strikes : McCarthy 81-54, Benson 58-38, Guardado 11-8, Cahill
97-62, Cameron, K 25-15, Ziegler 12-10, Bailey, A 7-4.Groundouts-flyouts : McCarthy 3-2, Benson 2-3, Guardado 0-1,
Cahill 10-4, Cameron, K 2-1, Ziegler 1-0, Bailey, A 0-2.Batters faced : McCarthy 21, Benson 15, Guardado 3, Cahill
26, Cameron, K 5, Ziegler 6, Bailey, A 2.Inherited runners-scored : Benson 2-2, Bailey, A 2-0.Umpires :
HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Charlie Reliford.Weather : 65 degrees, sunny.Wind :
10 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:33.Att : 13,702.May 7, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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