Rangers 14, 
Athletics 4
| W: | M. Harrison (9-3) |
| L: | D. Eveland (9-9) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Buck RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| A Cunningham LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .263 |
| R Sweeney CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .288 |
| C Denorfia CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| B Crosby SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| D Murphy SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .184 |
| J Baisley 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .218 |
| C Pennington 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| R Bowen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .176 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Cunningham (7, M Harrison); D Barton 2 (15, J Rupe, M Harrison); T Buck (7, M Harrison); R Bowen (5, J Rupe) HR: J Cust (32, 6th inning off M Harrison 0 on, 1 Out); C Denorfia (1, 8th inning off J Rupe 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Pennington (8), J Cust (75), R Bowen (9), C Denorfia (7) GIDP: R Bowen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Cunningham 3, B Crosby 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Cunningham (3, bobble) DP: 2 (C Pennington-B Crosby-D Barton, D Barton-B Crosby-D Eveland). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Eveland (L, 9-9) | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 85-50 | 4.34 |
| S Casilla | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-7 | 3.93 |
| J Gray | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 7.71 |
| D Meyer | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46-30 | 7.48 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 171-99 | |
| PITCHING WP: S Casilla HBP: H Blalock (By D Eveland) Batters faced: D Eveland 25; S Casilla 4; J Gray 6; D Meyer 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Eveland 9-2; S Casilla 0-0; J Gray 2-1; D Meyer 0-5 Game Scores: D Eveland 24 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Duran 2B-LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| J Arias 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| J Hamilton CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .304 |
| R Vazquez SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| M Bradley DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .324 |
| M Byrd LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .296 |
| B Boggs LF-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .290 |
| C Davis 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| N Cruz RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .320 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .278 |
| M Ramirez C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| T Metcalf 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .232 |
| Totals | 39 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Young 2 (34, D Eveland, S Casilla); T Metcalf (2, S Casilla); J Hamilton (35, J Gray); M Bradley (32, J Gray) HR: H Blalock (11, 4th inning off D Eveland 2 on, 2 Out); N Cruz (6, 6th inning off D Eveland 1 on, 0 Out); T Metcalf (6, 7th inning off D Meyer 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Blalock 4 (36), M Young 2 (79), N Cruz 2 (23), T Metcalf 2 (14), G Duran (16), J Hamilton 2 (126), M Bradley (77) 2-out RBI: H Blalock 3 GIDP: J Hamilton, H Blalock Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Metcalf 1, N Cruz 1, M Byrd 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Young-G Duran-H Blalock). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Harrison (W, 9-3) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 98-61 | 5.49 |
| J Rupe | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30-18 | 4.97 |
| W Littleton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 152-93 | |
| PITCHING Balk: M Harrison Batters faced: M Harrison 24; J Rupe 9; W Littleton 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Harrison 8-3; J Rupe 2-1; W Littleton 1-1 Game Scores: M Harrison 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | TEX | |||
 | 2nd | C Pennington singled to center, D Barton scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 4th | H Blalock homered to right, M Young and M Byrd scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | M Young singled to center, G Laird and G Duran scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 6th | J Cust homered to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 6th | N Cruz homered to center, H Blalock scored. | 2 | 7 |
| 6th | T Metcalf doubled to left, G Laird scored. | 2 | 8 |
| 6th | G Duran singled to left, T Metcalf scored. | 2 | 9 |
| 6th | J Hamilton doubled to deep left, G Duran and M Young scored. | 2 | 11 |
| 6th | M Bradley doubled to deep center, J Hamilton scored. | 2 | 12 |
| 6th | H Blalock singled to left center, M Bradley scored. | 2 | 13 |
| 7th | R Bowen doubled to deep center, D Barton scored. | 3 | 13 |
| 7th | T Metcalf homered to center. | 3 | 14 |
| 8th | C Denorfia homered to left. | 4 | 14 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 16,832 (34.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dale Scott, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Casey Moser, Third Base - Bill Hohn |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 24th 2008
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 14 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 | in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 10 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Atlanta | 10 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 12 |
| Colorado | 15 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |