Athletics 4, 
Rangers 2
| W: | D. Braden (3-2) |
| L: | V. Padilla (1-2) |
| SV: | M. Wuertz (1) |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Sweeney CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .265 | .344 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .250 | .322 |
| J Cust DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | .262 | .415 |
| M Holliday LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .240 | .288 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .343 | .392 |
| T Buck RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .222 | .317 |
| L Powell 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .111 | .227 |
a-J Giambi PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .212 | .307 |
J Hannahan 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 |
| B Crosby 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .219 | .297 |
| E Patterson 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 144 | ||
| a-popped out to shortstop for L Powell in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: O Cabrera (3, V Padilla); K Suzuki (5, V Padilla) HR: M Holliday (1, 9th inning off J Jennings 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: L Powell (4), J Cust (8), K Suzuki (8), M Holliday (12) SF: L Powell, K Suzuki 2-out RBI: M Holliday GIDP: R Sweeney Athletics RISP: 2-10 (M Holliday 0-3, O Cabrera 1-1, J Cust 0-1, T Buck 1-4, J Giambi 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Holliday (M Young at 3rd base). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Braden (W, 4-5) | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 111-69 | 2.10 |
| A Bailey (H, 2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-18 | 1.15 |
| R Springer (H, 3) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30-19 | 1.74 |
| M Wuertz (S, 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-8 | 2.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 187-114 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Jones (By D Braden) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Braden 15/24; A Bailey 3/7; R Springer 4/6; M Wuertz 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Braden 13-13-29-14; A Bailey 4-5-5-4; R Springer 3-5-8-3; M Wuertz 2-2-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Braden 4-5; A Bailey 3-1; R Springer 0-1; M Wuertz 0-1 Game Scores: D Braden 59 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .322 | .384 |
| M Byrd CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .333 | .338 |
| M Young 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .295 | .354 |
| A Jones LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .344 | .523 |
| H Blalock DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .267 | .278 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .276 | .349 |
| C Davis 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .200 | .273 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .276 | .300 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .143 | .250 | |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .250 | .288 |
a-D Murphy PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .097 | .282 |
O Vizquel SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .368 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 187 | ||
| a-walked for E Andrus in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Byrd (7, D Braden); M Young (8, M Wuertz) HR: H Blalock (6, 8th inning off R Springer 0 on, 0 Out); A Jones (3, 9th inning off M Wuertz 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Blalock (14), A Jones (6) 2-out RBI: A Jones Rangers RISP: 0-6 (M Young 0-1, C Davis 0-1, I Kinsler 0-1, N Cruz 0-1, E Andrus 0-1, H Blalock 0-1) Team LOB: 12 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (I Kinsler-E Andrus-C Davis). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| V Padilla (L, 3-3) | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100-61 | 7.42 |
| E Guardado | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 9.64 |
| J Jennings | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40-27 | 4.26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 144-88 | |
| PITCHING V Padilla pitched to 3 batters in the 7th; E Guardado pitched to 1 batter in the 7th HBP: K Suzuki (By V Padilla) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: V Padilla 14/29; E Guardado 0/1; J Jennings 5/11 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: V Padilla 19-7-13-22; E Guardado 0-0-0-0; J Jennings 4-4-8-11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Padilla 5-9; E Guardado 0-0; J Jennings 5-4 Game Scores: V Padilla 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | TEX | |||
 | 6th | L Powell hit sacrifice fly to center, K Suzuki scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 7th | J Cust walked, E Patterson scored, R Sweeney to third, O Cabrera to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 7th | K Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to center, O Cabrera scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 8th | H Blalock homered to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 9th | M Holliday homered to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 9th | A Jones homered to left. | 4 | 2 |
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| Game Notes |
| TEXAS PITCHER EDDIE GUARDADO WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE ANGEL CAMPOS IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 13,802 (28.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Campos, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Eric Cooper |
MLB Scores
Thursday, April 30th 2009
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 2 |
| Toronto | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |
| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 13 |
| Arizona | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Florida | 8 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | in 10 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 8 |