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    Hunter comes up big
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    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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    Series at a glance:
    TEX
    Texas (60-47)
    Won 1     		Texas 6, Oakland 4   OAK
    Oakland (47-61)
    Lost 1
    August 6, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Texas
    		 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0   6 10 2
    Oakland
    		 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1   4 5 0
    Standings thru 8/6/09  |  Recap: TEX | OAK  |  Gameday  |  Rangers stats  |  Athletics stats
    Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    German, E, 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  

    a-Grounded out for Saltalamacchia in the 2nd.

    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: Hamilton; Young, M 5; Jones, An 3; Blalock 4; Vizquel; Murphy, Dv 3; Byrd.
    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, E (1, missed catch).
    DP: (German, E-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, R, 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, M, 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  

    a-Doubled for Sweeney, R in the 9th. b-Walked for Powell in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Garciaparra (6, Hunter, T), Davis, R (9, Hunter, T), Hairston, S (18, Wilson, C).
    TB: Hairston, S 2; Davis, R 2; Everidge; Pennington; Garciaparra 2.
    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, M.
    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, R (Jones, An at 2nd base).
     
    Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Hunter, T (W, 4-2) 7.0 3 3 2 2 4 0 2.63
    Francisco, F (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
    Wilson, C (S, 14) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.33
    		 
    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, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.58
    Gray, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

    Cahill pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

    WP: Cahill.
    Pitches-strikes: Hunter, T 94-63, Francisco, F 20-14, Wilson, C 18-10, Cahill 100-66, Springer 23-11, Casilla, S 13-9, Gray, J 9-6.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Hunter, T 6-7, Francisco, F 3-1, Wilson, C 0-1, Cahill 9-2, Springer 0-2, Casilla, S 0-1, Gray, J 2-0.
    Batters faced: Hunter, T 25, Francisco, F 4, Wilson, C 6, Cahill 28, Springer 5, Casilla, S 3, Gray, J 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.
    Venue: Oakland Coliseum.
    August 6, 2009
    August 6, 2009

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