Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - September 22, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 22, 2008

Final in 11

Series: Game 1 of 3

Oakland leads 1-0 (as of 9/22)

Game 1: Monday, September 22
Oakland	4	Final in 11
Texas	3	Final in 11
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 23
Oakland	4	Final
Texas	6	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 24
Oakland	4	Final
Texas	14	Final
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Athletics 4

(75-81, 32-43 away)

Rangers 3

(75-82, 38-41 home)

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8:05 PM ET, September 22, 2008

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
OAK	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	11	1
TEX	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	11	1

W: A. Embree (2-4)

L: L. Mendoza (3-8)

S: S. Casilla (2)

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
T Buck RF-LF	5	0	1	1	1	0	3	.182
A Cunningham LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.271
C Gonzalez CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	.247
R Sweeney CF-RF	5	1	2	0	0	3	0	.293
J Cust DH	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	.230
K Suzuki C	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.279
B Crosby SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.243
C Pennington 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.263
D Barton 1B	4	0	1	0	1	2	2	.215
J Baisley 3B	4	0	2	0	1	0	3	.280
Totals	42	4	11	3	5	10	20
BATTING 2B: B Crosby (39, K Millwood); J Cust (19, K Millwood); C Pennington (4, L Mendoza) RBI: C Pennington (6), J Cust (73), T Buck (17) 2-out RBI: J Cust GIDP: C Gonzalez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Baisley 1, K Suzuki 1, T Buck 1, C Gonzalez 2 Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: C Pennington 2 (4, 2nd base off K Millwood/T Teagarden, 2nd base off F Francisco/T Teagarden)
FIELDING E: A Cunningham (2, fly ball) DP: 2 (B Crosby-C Pennington-D Barton, C Pennington-B Crosby-D Barton). Outfield Assist: A Cunningham (C Davis at Home).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Smith	5.0	6	2	2	2	1	0	97-64	4.07
J Blevins (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	2.72
H Street (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18-10	3.73
J Devine (H, 11)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19-12	0.60
B Ziegler (B, 2)	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	1	15-9	0.92
A Embree (W, 2-4)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	4.60
S Casilla (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	22-16	3.22
Totals	11.0	11	3	3	3	8	1	192-125
PITCHING Batters faced: G Smith 22; J Blevins 3; H Street 3; J Devine 4; B Ziegler 4; A Embree 5; S Casilla 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Smith 6-7; J Blevins 1-1; H Street 0-1; J Devine 0-2; B Ziegler 2-0; A Embree 2-1; S Casilla 1-0 Game Scores: G Smith 46

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
G Duran 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.226
a-R Vazquez PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
b-G Laird PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.281
M Young SS	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.278
J Hamilton CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.303
M Bradley DH	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	.318
M Byrd LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.295
B Boggs LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.228
H Blalock 1B	5	2	3	1	0	1	1	.282
N Cruz RF	5	0	1	0	0	2	3	.309
C Davis 3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	.275
T Teagarden C	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.349
c-F Catalanotto PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.275
J Arias 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271
Totals	41	3	11	3	3	8	19
a-hit for G Duran in the 9th b-lined out to third for R Vazquez in the 9th c-tripled to deep right for T Teagarden in the 9th
BATTING 2B: G Duran (6, G Smith) 3B: F Catalanotto (1, B Ziegler) HR: H Blalock (9, 9th inning off B Ziegler 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Bradley (75), G Duran (15), H Blalock (30) SF: M Bradley GIDP: G Duran, C Davis Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hamilton 2, G Laird 1 Team LOB: 9
FIELDING E: J Hamilton (6, bobble) DP: 2 (H Blalock, L Mendoza-M Young-H Blalock).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Millwood	7.0	8	3	2	1	6	0	111-75	5.03
J Wright	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	5.23
F Francisco	1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	25-10	3.23
W Madrigal	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	4.93
L Mendoza (L, 3-8)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	23-14	8.66
Totals	11.0	11	4	3	5	10	0	184-116
PITCHING Batters faced: K Millwood 29; J Wright 3; F Francisco 6; W Madrigal 4; L Mendoza 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Millwood 8-6; J Wright 2-0; F Francisco 0-2; W Madrigal 0-2; L Mendoza 2-0 Game Scores: K Millwood 56

Scoring Summary

			OAK	TEX
	1st	M Bradley hit sacrifice fly to left, G Duran scored.	0	1
	2nd	C Pennington singled to center, J Cust scored, B Crosby scored on error by center fielder J Hamilton.	2	1
	2nd	G Duran singled to left, H Blalock scored, C Davis thrown out at home, T Teagarden to second.	2	2
	3rd	J Cust doubled to deep left, R Sweeney scored.	3	2
	9th	H Blalock homered to left center.	3	3
	11th	T Buck singled to right, C Pennington scored, J Baisley to second.	4	3
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Game Notes

MARLON BYRD WAS EJECTED AFTER THE EIGHTH INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE BILL HOHN FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.