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    Brett Anderson was rescued from a tough-luck loss on Monday. (Ben Margot/AP)
    By Adam Loberstein / MLB.com
    Rajai Davis' two-out triple drove in a pair to finish off a three-run rally and shock the Rangers, who used four pitchers to take a two-hit shutout into the ninth inning. Brett Anderson got the start and allowed only two runs in 7 2/3 innings, while Michael Wuertz picked up the win.
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    Series at a glance:
    TEX
    Texas (59-45)
    Lost 1     		Oakland 3, Texas 2   OAK
    Oakland (45-60)
    Won 1
    August 3, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Texas
    		 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0   2 7 0
    Oakland
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3   3 6 0
    Standings thru 8/3/09  |  Recap: TEX | OAK  |  Gameday  |  Rangers stats  |  Athletics stats
    Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Arias, Joa, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
    Young, M, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .324
    Byrd, LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .278
    Cruz, N, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269
    Blalock, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .248
    Jones, An, DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .231
    Hamilton, J, CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .226
    Saltalamacchia, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .240
    Andrus, SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .263
    Totals 30 2 7 1 3 9 12  

    BATTING
    TB: Andrus; Hamilton, J 2; Jones, An; Blalock; Young, M; Byrd.
    RBI: Byrd (52).
    2-out RBI: Byrd.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Andrus; Cruz, N.
    SAC: Arias, Joa.
    GIDP: Saltalamacchia.
    Team RISP: 2-for-6.
    Team LOB: 5.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Byrd (5, 2nd base off Wuertz/Suzuki, K).
    CS: Hamilton, J (2, 2nd base by Anderson, B/Suzuki, K), Jones, An (1, 2nd base by Wuertz/Suzuki, K).
    PO: Hamilton, J (1st base by Anderson, B).
    		 
    Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Kennedy, A, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .289
    Suzuki, K, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280
    Hairston, S, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .282
    Cust, DH 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .235
    Sweeney, R, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272
      a-Garciaparra, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
    Everidge, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
      1-Crosby, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219
    Ellis, M, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .240
    Patterson, E, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .167
      b-Davis, R, PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .285
    Pennington, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231
    Totals 32 3 6 3 3 10 8  

    a-Struck out for Sweeney, R in the 9th. b-Tripled for Patterson, E in the 9th.
    1-Ran for Everidge in the 9th.

    BATTING
    3B: Davis, R (3, Wilson, C).
    TB: Ellis, M; Suzuki, K; Davis, R 3; Cust; Everidge; Pennington.
    RBI: Ellis, M (25), Davis, R 2 (22).
    2-out RBI: Ellis, M; Davis, R 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sweeney, R; Suzuki, K.
    Team RISP: 2-for-5.
    Team LOB: 6.

    FIELDING
    DP: (Pennington-Ellis, M-Everidge).
    Pickoffs: Anderson, B (Hamilton, J at 1st base).
     
    Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Nippert 5.0 1 0 0 2 5 0 2.73
    Feliz, N (H, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
    Francisco, F (H, 3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.15
    Guardado 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.02
    O'Day (H, 14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.63
    Wilson, C (BS, 3)(L, 4-5) 0.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 3.21
    		 
    Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Anderson, B 7.2 6 2 2 3 8 0 4.20
    Wuertz (W, 6-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.51

    Guardado pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

    Game Scores: Nippert 68, Anderson, B 64.
    WP: Nippert.
    Pitches-strikes: Nippert 91-57, Feliz, N 30-21, Francisco, F 25-19, Guardado 4-0, O'Day 7-6, Wilson, C 18-12, Anderson, B 108-66, Wuertz 20-11.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Nippert 4-5, Feliz, N 1-0, Francisco, F 2-0, Guardado 0-0, O'Day 1-1, Wilson, C 0-0, Anderson, B 3-6, Wuertz 0-2.
    Batters faced: Nippert 18, Feliz, N 6, Francisco, F 3, Guardado 1, O'Day 2, Wilson, C 5, Anderson, B 30, Wuertz 4.
    Inherited runners-scored: Guardado 1-0, O'Day 2-0, Wuertz 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Bob Davidson. 3B: Jeff Nelson.
    Weather: 64 degrees, clear.
    Wind: 15 mph, Out to CF.
    T: 2:47.
    Att: 10,523.
    Venue: O.co Coliseum.
    August 3, 2009
    August 3, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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