Rangers 6, Athletics 4
Tommy Hunter picked up the victory, his fourth of the season. (Jose Marcio Sanchez/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
In desperate need of a win to keep pace with the first-place Halos and avert a sweep at the hands of the A's, the Rangers got a clutch performance from Tommy Hunter. The righty tossed seven frames of three-run ball, making the most of homers from Hank Blalock and Michael Young.
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Texas 6, Oakland 4
Today's Boxes 8/6/09
CLE 2, MIN 1
WSH 12, FLA 8
DET 7, BAL 3
PHI 3, COL 1
LAA 9, CWS 5
ARI 11, PIT 6
NYY 13, BOS 6
KC 8, SEA 2
SD 8, NYM 3
LAD 5, ATL 4
August 6, 2009
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R
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Texas
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
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6 10
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Oakland
2
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Standings thru 8/6/09 | Recap: TEX | OAK | Gameday | Rangers stats | Athletics stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
German , 2B
4
2
0
0
1
2
1
.000
Young, M , 3B
5
1
2
2
0
0
1
.325
Murphy, Dv , LF
5
1
2
1
0
1
1
.278
Jones, An , DH
4
1
2
1
0
2
1
.232
Hamilton , RF
3
0
1
0
1
2
0
.231
Byrd , CF
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
.280
Blalock , 1B
4
1
1
1
0
0
2
.245
Saltalamacchia , C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.241
a-Teagarden , PH-C
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
.194
Vizquel , SS
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.274
Totals 35 6 10 6 3 9 9
BATTING 2B : Jones, An (15, Cahill), Murphy, Dv (12, Springer).HR : Blalock (21, 2nd inning off
Cahill, 0 on, 2 out), Young, M (18, 3rd inning off Cahill, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Young, M 5; Murphy, Dv 3; Jones, An
3; Hamilton; Byrd; Blalock 4; Vizquel.RBI : Blalock (51), Young, M 2 (50), Byrd (53), Murphy, Dv (32), Jones, An
(38).2-out RBI : Blalock; Young, M 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Vizquel; Byrd.SF :
Byrd.Team RISP : 3-for-6.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Hamilton (6, 2nd
base off Springer/Powell).FIELDING E : Saltalamacchia (7, pickoff), German (1, missed catch).DP :
(German-Vizquel-Blalock).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kennedy, A , 3B
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
.286
Davis, R , CF
4
0
1
1
0
0
1
.284
Cust , RF
3
1
0
0
1
3
1
.232
Garciaparra , DH
4
1
1
1
0
1
1
.265
Everidge , 1B
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.263
Sweeney , LF
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.268
a-Hairston, S , PH
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
.282
Powell , C
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.256
b-Suzuki, K , PH
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.280
Ellis , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.246
Pennington , SS
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.261
Totals 32 4 5 3 3 6 6
BATTING 2B : Garciaparra (6, Hunter, T), Davis, R (9, Hunter, T), Hairston, S (18, Wilson, C).TB :
Davis, R 2; Garciaparra 2; Everidge; Hairston, S 2; Pennington.RBI : Garciaparra (13), Davis, R (23), Hairston,
S (42).2-out RBI : Garciaparra; Hairston, S.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Garciaparra; Davis,
R; Ellis.GIDP : Kennedy, A.Team RISP : 0-for-4.Team LOB : 4.BASERUNNING SB :
Kennedy, A (12, 2nd base off Francisco, F/Teagarden).FIELDING Outfield assists : Sweeney (Jones,
An at 2nd base).
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cahill (L, 6-11)
6.0
8
5
5
2
6
2
5.13
Springer
1.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
4.10
Casilla
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
5.58
Gray
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
WP : Cahill.Pitches-strikes : Hunter, T 94-63, Francisco,
F 20-14, Wilson, C 18-10, Cahill 100-66, Springer 23-11, Casilla 13-9, Gray 9-6.Groundouts-flyouts : Hunter, T
6-7, Francisco, F 3-1, Wilson, C 0-1, Cahill 9-2, Springer 0-2, Casilla 0-1, Gray 2-0.Batters faced : Hunter, T
25, Francisco, F 4, Wilson, C 6, Cahill 28, Springer 5, Casilla 3, Gray 3.Inherited runners-scored : Springer 1-1.Umpires :
HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Bob Davidson.Weather : 64 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
10 mph, L to R.T : 2:33.Att : 17,214.August 6, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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