Athletics 6, Rangers 1
Brandon McCarthy gives the ball to Ron Washington in the fourth. (AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
The offensive woes continued, and Texas' playoff chances took a blow as David Murphy's solo shot was all the offense it could muster against Oakland. With the loss, the Rangers fell to 5 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card race with 18 games left to play.
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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
Oakland 6, Texas 1
Today's Boxes 9/15/09
ATL 6, NYM 0
KC 11, DET 1
BAL 10, TB 5
TOR 10, NYY 4
PHI 5, WSH 0
BOS 4, LAA 1
CIN 5, HOU 4
CHC 13, MIL 7
MIN 5, CLE 4
FLA 2, STL 1
ARI 4, SD 2
CWS 6, SEA 3
LAD 5, PIT 4
SF 10, COL 2
September 15, 2009
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Oakland
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Texas
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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 , 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 , 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).TB : Kennedy, A; Davis,
R 3; Sweeney; Hairston, S; Ellis; Barton 2; Pennington 4.RBI : Sweeney (47), Davis, R 4 (41), Suzuki, K (75).2-out
RBI : Davis, R 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sweeney 2; Suzuki, K 2; Ellis 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 , 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
BATTING 2B : Byrd (41, Gonzalez, E), German (4, Gonzalez, E).HR : Murphy, Dv (16, 4th inning off
Gonzalez, E, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Murphy, Dv 5; Byrd 2; German 3.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 (4, fielding), Wilson, C (2, throw).
HBP : Sweeney (by
Feliz).Pitches-strikes : Gonzalez, E 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 36-19, Eyre 21-12, Wilson, C 22-11, Francisco, F 16-10.Groundouts-flyouts :
Gonzalez, E 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 0-0, Eyre
0-1, Wilson, C 1-1, Francisco, F 1-0.Batters faced : Gonzalez, E 18, Breslow 7, Ziegler 4, Blevins 1, Wuertz 3,
Bailey, A 3, McCarthy 17, Mathis 9, Feliz 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.September 15, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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