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    Athletics 6, Rangers 1
    Edgar Gonzalez allowed one run on four hits in four-plus innings. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
    By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
    Rajai Davis tied a career high with four RBIs, and the A's put together a string of solid pitching to cruise past the Rangers for the second straight night, setting up a shot at a sweep. Edgar Gonzalez was solid for four-plus innings, and five relievers followed suit.
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    Series at a glance:
    • Mon. 09/14: OAK 9, TEX 0
    • Tue. 09/15: OAK 6, TEX 1
    • Wed. 09/16: OAK 4, TEX 0
    OAK
    Oakland (66-78)
    Won 2     		Oakland 6, Texas 1   TEX
    Texas (80-64)
    Lost 3
    September 15, 2009
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    Oakland
    		 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0   6 10 0
    Texas
    		 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0   1 5 3
    Standings thru 9/15/09  |  Recap: OAK | TEX  |  Gameday  |  Athletics stats  |  Rangers stats
    Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Kennedy, A, 3B 4 1 1 0 2 3 3 .285
    Davis, R, CF 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .314
    Sweeney, R, RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .288
    Suzuki, K, C 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .267
    Cust, DH 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .234
    Hairston, S, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .267
    Ellis, M, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .274
    Barton, 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .235
    Pennington, SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .288
    Totals 38 6 10 6 7 13 29  

    BATTING
    2B: Barton (8, McCarthy).
    3B: Pennington (1, Feliz, N).
    TB: Sweeney, R; Ellis, M; Barton 2; Hairston, S; Davis, R 3; Kennedy, A; Pennington 4.
    RBI: Sweeney, R (47), Davis, R 4 (41), Suzuki, K (75).
    2-out RBI: Davis, R 3.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sweeney, R 2; Suzuki, K 2; Ellis, M 2; Hairston, S.
    Team RISP: 2-for-12.
    Team LOB: 13.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Davis, R (37, 2nd base off McCarthy/Rodriguez, I).
    CS: Davis, R (11, 2nd base by Wilson, C/Rodriguez, I).
    		 
    Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Borbon, LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .323
    Young, M, DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
      a-Cruz, N, PH-DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .268
    Murphy, Dv, RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .273
    Byrd, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .283
      Gentry, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Kinsler, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .252
    Davis, C, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214
    Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251
    German, E, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .343
    Andrus, SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .275
    Totals 31 1 5 1 4 4 21  

    a-Popped out for Young, M in the 3rd.

    BATTING
    2B: Byrd (41, Gonzalez, Ed), German, E (4, Gonzalez, Ed).
    HR: Murphy, Dv (16, 4th inning off Gonzalez, Ed, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: German, E 3; Murphy, Dv 5; Byrd 2.
    RBI: Murphy, Dv (46).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kinsler; Rodriguez, I; Murphy, Dv 4.
    SAC: Borbon.
    Team RISP: 0-for-10.
    Team LOB: 8.

    FIELDING
    E: Rodriguez, I (7, throw), German, E (4, fielding), Wilson, C (2, throw).
     
    Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Gonzalez, Ed 4.0 4 1 1 2 1 1 4.74
    Breslow (W, 7-7) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.67
    Ziegler 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.95
    Blevins 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.56
    Wuertz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.92
    Bailey, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.00
    		 
    Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    McCarthy (L, 7-3) 3.0 4 4 3 3 2 0 4.97
    Mathis 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2.70
    Feliz, N 1.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 1.46
    Eyre 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.51
    Wilson, C 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.15
    Francisco, F 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.59

    Gonzalez, Ed pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
    McCarthy pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

    Game Scores: Gonzalez, Ed 49, McCarthy 36.
    HBP: Sweeney, R (by Feliz, N).
    Pitches-strikes: Gonzalez, Ed 71-44, Breslow 26-16, Ziegler 22-12, Blevins 5-3, Wuertz 14-8, Bailey, A 11-6, McCarthy 80-45, Mathis 33-21, Feliz, N 36-19, Eyre 21-12, Wilson, C 22-11, Francisco, F 16-10.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Gonzalez, Ed 4-4, Breslow 1-1, Ziegler 1-0, Blevins 1-0, Wuertz 1-0, Bailey, A 0-2, McCarthy 8-0, Mathis 2-1, Feliz, N 0-0, Eyre 0-1, Wilson, C 1-1, Francisco, F 1-0.
    Batters faced: Gonzalez, Ed 18, Breslow 7, Ziegler 4, Blevins 1, Wuertz 3, Bailey, A 3, McCarthy 17, Mathis 9, Feliz, N 8, Eyre 3, Wilson, C 5, Francisco, F 4.
    Inherited runners-scored: Breslow 2-0, Blevins 2-0, Mathis 2-2.
    Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Kerwin Danley. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Mark Carlson.
    Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy.
    Wind: 7 mph, Out to CF.
    T: 3:20.
    Att: 15,964.
    Venue: Globe Life Park in Arlington.
    September 15, 2009
    September 15, 2009

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