Game Wrapup


	Gonzalez steps up

Athletics 6, Rangers 0

Kurt Suzuki is congratulated for his first-inning homer. (Ben Margot/AP)

By Adam Loberstein / MLB.com

Gio Gonzalez held the Rangers to three hits over 6 2/3 scoreless frames while the A's slowly gave him a cushion. Kurt Suzuki homered and Mark Ellis drove in three to lead the offense. Brad Ziegler preserved Gonzalez's gem with a bases-loaded, two-out strikeout in the seventh.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 08/03: OAK 3, TEX 2
Tue. 08/04: OAK 6, TEX 0
Wed. 08/05: OAK 7, TEX 5
Thu. 08/06: TEX 6, OAK 4

Texas (59-46)
Lost 2

Oakland 6, Texas 0

Oakland (46-60)
Won 2

August 4, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Oakland	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	X	6	10	1

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Arias, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Young, M, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.324
Byrd, CF	4	0	2	0	0	2	1	.280
Jones, An, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.226
Blalock, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.245
Hamilton, RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.223
Murphy, Dv, LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.272
Saltalamacchia, C	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.241
Andrus, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	.260
Totals	32	0	5	0	3	11	13
BATTING 2B: Young, M (32, Ziegler). TB: Young, M 2; Byrd 2; Murphy, Dv; Saltalamacchia. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Andrus 2; Blalock. GIDP: Murphy, Dv. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Holland, D (4, pickoff). DP: 2 (Andrus-Arias-Blalock 2).

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Davis, R, CF	3	1	0	0	2	1	2	.279
Suzuki, K, C	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.279
Hairston, S, LF	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.279
Patterson, E, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Garciaparra, DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.266
Cust, RF	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	.237
Sweeney, RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271
Everidge, 1B	3	2	2	0	1	1	1	.290
Crosby, 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.221
Ellis, 2B	4	0	3	3	0	1	1	.251
Pennington, SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	.235
Totals	31	6	10	6	5	7	14
BATTING 2B: Everidge 2 (5, Holland, D, Mathis). HR: Suzuki, K (7, 1st inning off Holland, D, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Suzuki, K 4; Garciaparra; Cust; Everidge 4; Crosby; Ellis 3; Pennington. RBI: Suzuki, K (49), Ellis 3 (28), Hairston, S (38), Pennington (1). 2-out RBI: Ellis 2; Pennington. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pennington; Ellis; Hairston, S; Davis, R. SF: Hairston, S. GIDP: Pennington; Sweeney. Team RISP: 5-for-14. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Cust (4, 2nd base off Jennings/Saltalamacchia), Ellis (6, 2nd base off Holland, D/Saltalamacchia), Davis, R 2 (17, 2nd base off Guardado/Saltalamacchia, 3rd base off Guardado/Saltalamacchia). FIELDING E: Everidge (1, fielding). DP: (Ellis-Pennington-Everidge).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Holland, D (L, 4-7)	4.1	4	4	3	4	4	1	5.60
Jennings	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	3.54
Guardado	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.90
Mathis	1.0	5	2	2	0	0	0	3.00

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gonzalez, G (W, 3-2)	6.2	3	0	0	3	7	0	6.31
Ziegler (H, 7)	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.96
Wuertz (H, 13)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.46
Breslow	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.46

Pitches-strikes: Holland, D 80-44, Jennings 20-14, Guardado 29-19, Mathis 24-15, Gonzalez, G 97-64, Ziegler 14-8, Wuertz 9-6, Breslow 9-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Holland, D 4-2, Jennings 1-0, Guardado 0-1, Mathis 2-0, Gonzalez, G 7-4, Ziegler 1-0, Wuertz 0-0, Breslow 2-0.
Batters faced: Holland, D 20, Jennings 6, Guardado 4, Mathis 7, Gonzalez, G 26, Ziegler 4, Wuertz 2, Breslow 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Jennings 1-1, Ziegler 2-0, Wuertz 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Mark Carlson.
Weather: 67 degrees, clear.
Wind: 16 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:34.
Att: 10,781.
August 4, 2009

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

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