Athletics 4, 
Rangers 3
| W: | A. Embree (2-4) |
| L: | L. Mendoza (3-8) |
| SV: | 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. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 14,925 (30.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:56 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Hohn, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Dan Iassogna, Third Base - Casey Moser |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 22nd 2008
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 3 | in 11 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 |