Athletics 6, 
Rangers 5
| W: | J. Blevins (1-1) |
| L: | E. Hurley (1-2) |
| SV: | H. Street (18) |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .329 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .302 |
| M Bradley DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .312 |
| M Byrd RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| H Blalock 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 |
| C Davis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .290 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Bradley (24, D Eveland); H Blalock (6, D Eveland) RBI: M Bradley (58), H Blalock 3 (15) 2-out RBI: M Bradley, H Blalock 3 GIDP: M Young, C Davis Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Laird 1, C Davis 1, M Byrd 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: H Blalock (4, ground ball); M Young (8, ground ball) DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-C Davis). PB: G Laird. | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Hurley (L, 1-2) | 2.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50-27 | 5.47 |
| D Nippert | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 88-52 | 8.56 |
| J Wright | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-13 | 4.45 |
| C Wilson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 5.02 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 165-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Hurley 12; D Nippert 19; J Wright 5; C Wilson 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Hurley 2-3; D Nippert 3-6; J Wright 3-2; C Wilson 0-0 Game Scores: E Hurley 23 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Patterson LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .224 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| B Crosby SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| W Bankston 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .222 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Hannahan (22, E Hurley) HR: J Cust (19, 1st inning off E Hurley 1 on, 2 Out); K Suzuki (5, 2nd inning off E Hurley 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Cust 2 (49), J Hannahan (36), K Suzuki 3 (31) 2-out RBI: J Cust 2, J Hannahan, K Suzuki 3 GIDP: M Ellis Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W Bankston 2, J Cust 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Crosby (12, ground ball) DP: 3 (B Crosby-M Ellis-W Bankston, J Hannahan-W Bankston, B Ziegler-B Crosby-W Bankston). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Eveland | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 78-50 | 3.88 |
| J Blevins (W, 1-1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 0.79 |
| B Ziegler (H, 8) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27-17 | 0.00 |
| H Street (S, 18) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 132-84 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Eveland HBP: M Bradley (By D Eveland) Batters faced: D Eveland 24; J Blevins 4; B Ziegler 7; H Street 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Eveland 5-4; J Blevins 1-1; B Ziegler 3-0; H Street 0-3 Game Scores: D Eveland 31 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | OAK | |||
 | 1st | M Bradley doubled to deep center, M Young scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | J Cust homered to right, R Sweeney scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | J Hannahan doubled to deep right, B Crosby scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | K Suzuki homered to left, J Hannahan and E Patterson scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 5th | I Kinsler scored, M Young to third, M Bradley to second on wild pitch by D Eveland. | 2 | 6 |
| 5th | H Blalock doubled to deep right, M Young, M Bradley and M Byrd scored. | 5 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 21,135 (60.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | 61 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Angel Campos, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 27th 2008
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 9 |
| Colorado | 11 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Atlanta | 10 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 12 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Houston | 11 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 9 |
| Texas | 5 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 |
| Arizona | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 9 |
