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    Athletics 7, Rangers 5
    Chad Reineke allowed four runs on seven hits in five innings. (Ben Margot/AP)
    By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
    Kurt Suzuki was hit with a pitch two batters after Scott Hairston went deep in the first. Suzuki responded with a long ball of his own in the third, and Cliff Pennington added his first career homer in the fourth. However, it was Adam Kennedy's blast in the sixth that made the difference.
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    Series at a glance:
    TEX
    Texas (59-47)
    Lost 3     		Oakland 7, Texas 5   OAK
    Oakland (47-60)
    Won 3
    August 5, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Texas
    		 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0   5 10 2
    Oakland
    		 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 X   7 8 0
    Standings thru 8/5/09  |  Recap: TEX | OAK  |  Gameday  |  Rangers stats  |  Athletics stats
    Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Vizquel, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275
    Young, M, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .324
    Murphy, Dv, LF 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 .276
    Byrd, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280
    Blalock, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245
    Jones, An, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227
    Hamilton, J, RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .229
    Teagarden, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .200
    Andrus, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
    Totals 35 5 10 5 0 5 10  

    BATTING
    2B: Hamilton, J (8, Reineke), Byrd (33, Reineke), Blalock (18, Breslow).
    HR: Murphy, Dv 2 (11, 3rd inning off Reineke, 1 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Reineke, 0 on, 2 out).
    TB: Hamilton, J 3; Jones, An; Blalock 2; Young, M; Teagarden; Vizquel; Murphy, Dv 8; Byrd 2.
    RBI: Teagarden (16), Murphy, Dv 3 (31), Hamilton, J (30).
    2-out RBI: Teagarden; Murphy, Dv.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, An.
    SF: Hamilton, J.
    GIDP: Teagarden.
    Team RISP: 1-for-4.
    Team LOB: 5.

    FIELDING
    E: Padilla (1, pickoff), Andrus (14, fielding).
    PB: Teagarden (4).
    		 
    Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Kennedy, A, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .289
    Davis, R, CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .285
    Hairston, S, LF 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 .280
    Cust, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
    Suzuki, K, C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .280
    Everidge, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .265
    Sweeney, R, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
    Ellis, M, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .251
    Pennington, SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .250
    Totals 32 7 8 7 2 6 7  

    BATTING
    2B: Davis, R (8, Padilla), Ellis, M (12, Padilla).
    HR: Hairston, S (13, 1st inning off Padilla, 1 on, 1 out), Suzuki, K (8, 3rd inning off Padilla, 0 on, 2 out), Pennington (1, 4th inning off Padilla, 0 on, 0 out), Kennedy, A (9, 6th inning off Feliz, N, 1 on, 2 out).
    TB: Sweeney, R; Ellis, M 2; Suzuki, K 4; Hairston, S 4; Davis, R 3; Kennedy, A 4; Pennington 4.
    RBI: Hairston, S 3 (41), Suzuki, K (50), Pennington (2), Kennedy, A 2 (43).
    2-out RBI: Suzuki, K; Kennedy, A 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ellis, M.
    SF: Hairston, S.
    Team RISP: 2-for-4.
    Team LOB: 5.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Davis, R (18, 2nd base off Padilla/Teagarden).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Kennedy, A-Ellis, M-Everidge).
     
    Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Padilla (L, 8-6) 5.2 7 6 6 2 4 3 4.92
    Feliz, N 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.70
    O'Day 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.59
    		 
    Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Reineke 5.0 7 4 4 0 1 2 7.20
    Breslow (BS, 2)(W, 5-5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.57
    Springer (H, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.98
    Ziegler (H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.90
    Bailey, A (S, 15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.18

    Game Scores: Padilla 33, Reineke 38.
    HBP: Young, M (by Reineke), Suzuki, K (by Padilla).
    Pitches-strikes: Padilla 107-73, Feliz, N 14-12, O'Day 10-8, Reineke 89-58, Breslow 9-6, Springer 14-10, Ziegler 11-8, Bailey, A 11-8.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Padilla 8-5, Feliz, N 2-1, O'Day 1-2, Reineke 3-4, Breslow 0-2, Springer 1-0, Ziegler 2-0, Bailey, A 1-0.
    Batters faced: Padilla 27, Feliz, N 6, O'Day 3, Reineke 22, Breslow 4, Springer 4, Ziegler 4, Bailey, A 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Feliz, N 1-1.
    Umpires: HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Mark Carlson. 3B: Tim Tschida.
    Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy.
    Wind: 20 mph, Out to RF.
    T: 2:30.
    Att: 20,560.
    Venue: O.co Coliseum.
    August 5, 2009
    August 5, 2009

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