Rangers 6, 
Athletics 4
| W: | J. Wright (8-7) |
| L: | A. Embree (2-5) |
| SV: | F. Francisco (5) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Buck LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .193 |
| C Pennington 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .290 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| J Baisley 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 |
| R Bowen C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .172 |
| a-A Cunningham PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| a-struck out swinging for R Bowen in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Baisley (1, D Nippert) HR: J Cust (31, 2nd inning off D Nippert 0 on, 0 Out); T Buck (5, 3rd inning off D Nippert 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Cust (74), T Buck 2 (19), C Pennington (7) S: R Bowen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Sweeney 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Bowen (2, dropped foul ball) DP: 1 (B Crosby-C Pennington-D Barton). PB: R Bowen. Outfield Assist: T Buck (J Arias at 3rd base); C Gonzalez (M Bradley at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Outman | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 90-53 | 4.58 |
| A Embree (L, 2-5; B, 5) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23-15 | 4.96 |
| G Gonzalez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 8.42 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 125-74 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M Bradley (By J Outman) Batters faced: J Outman 28; A Embree 6; G Gonzalez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Outman 5-7; A Embree 1-0; G Gonzalez 1-2 Game Scores: J Outman 42 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Arias 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 |
| G Duran 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .303 |
| M Bradley DH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| M Byrd LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 |
| H Blalock 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .316 |
| G Laird C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .278 |
| T Metcalf 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .216 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: H Blalock (17, J Outman); J Arias (6, J Outman); N Cruz (7, J Outman) HR: H Blalock (10, 7th inning off A Embree 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: T Metcalf (12), M Bradley (76), M Byrd 2 (51), H Blalock 2 (32) SF: T Metcalf 2-out RBI: M Byrd, H Blalock 2 GIDP: M Byrd Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Arias 1, T Metcalf 2, M Byrd 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Bradley (5, 2nd base off A Embree/R Bowen); M Byrd (7, 2nd base off A Embree/R Bowen) | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Nippert | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 101-63 | 6.40 |
| J Wright (W, 8-7) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.18 |
| W Madrigal (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.79 |
| F Francisco (S, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 129-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Nippert 28; J Wright 2; W Madrigal 3; F Francisco 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Nippert 5-10; J Wright 2-0; W Madrigal 1-1; F Francisco 0-2 Game Scores: D Nippert 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | TEX | |||
 | 2nd | J Cust homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | T Metcalf hit sacrifice fly to center, H Blalock scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | T Buck homered to right, J Baisley scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | M Bradley singled to deep center, M Young scored, J Hamilton to third, M Bradley out stretching at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd | M Byrd singled to shallow right, J Hamilton scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 7th | C Pennington grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Barton scored, T Buck out at second, R Bowen to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 7th | M Byrd singled to left center, M Bradley scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 7th | H Blalock homered to right, M Byrd scored. | 4 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 18,408 (37.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:34 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ron Kulpa, First Base - Dale Scott, Second Base - Dan Iassogna, Third Base - Casey Moser |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 0 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 9 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 10 |
| Colorado | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |