Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics - Box Score - September 23, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 23, 2009

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Texas leads 2-1 (as of 9/23)

Game 1: Monday, September 21
Texas	10	Final
Oakland	3	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 22
Texas	1	Final
Oakland	9	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 23
Texas	9	Final
Oakland	8	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, September 24
Texas	3	Final
Oakland	12	Final
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Rangers 9

(83-68, 37-36 away)

Athletics 8

(72-80, 39-38 home)

Alerts

10:05 PM ET, September 23, 2009

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	9	11	0
OAK	0	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	8	12	3

W: T. Hunter (9-4)

L: C. Mortensen (2-3)

S: F. Francisco (24)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Borbon DH	3	2	1	0	1	0	17	.311	.369	.429
E Andrus SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	31	.270	.329	.378
D Murphy LF	3	1	1	2	1	0	19	.276	.348	.461
M Byrd CF	5	3	2	2	0	1	17	.282	.325	.468
H Blalock 1B	5	2	3	4	0	1	16	.244	.284	.483
I Kinsler 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.320	.481
N Cruz RF	5	0	1	1	0	2	21	.262	.335	.525
C Davis 3B-1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.219	.269	.421
I Rodriguez C	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	.253	.292	.422
O Vizquel 2B-3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	20	.269	.322	.347
Totals	37	9	11	9	3	4	162
BATTING 2B: H Blalock 2 (21, C Mortensen, B Kilby) HR: H Blalock (25, 4th inning off C Mortensen 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Murphy 2 (51), H Blalock 4 (66), M Byrd 2 (81), N Cruz (74) S: J Borbon SF: D Murphy 2-out RBI: H Blalock 2, M Byrd 2, N Cruz, D Murphy Rangers RISP: 3-8 (D Murphy 1-2, N Cruz 1-2, M Byrd 1-2, E Andrus 0-2) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: J Borbon (17, 2nd base off C Mortensen/K Suzuki); E Andrus 2 (31, 2nd base off C Mortensen/K Suzuki, 3rd base off C Mortensen/K Suzuki); D Murphy (9, 2nd base off C Mortensen/K Suzuki) CS: J Borbon (2, 2nd base by C Mortensen/K Suzuki)
FIELDING Outfield Assist: N Cruz (C Pennington at 2nd base).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Hunter (W, 9-4)	5.2	9	7	7	0	2	1	79-55	3.67
D Nippert (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	4.14
D O'Day (H, 19)	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	8-5	1.90
C Wilson (H, 18)	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	38-20	2.94
F Francisco (S, 24)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18-12	3.28
Totals	9.0	12	8	8	1	6	1	151-97
PITCHING HBP: D Barton (By C Wilson) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Hunter 16/25; D Nippert 0/1; D O'Day 2/3; C Wilson 4/8; F Francisco 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Hunter 15-4-15-21; D Nippert 0-1-3-1; D O'Day 2-0-0-3; C Wilson 4-5-7-4; F Francisco 3-3-5-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hunter 5-9; D Nippert 1-0; D O'Day 0-1; C Wilson 1-2; F Francisco 0-1 Game Scores: T Hunter 25

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Kennedy 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	12	.287	.346	.410
R Davis CF	5	1	2	1	0	1	16	.319	.376	.435
R Sweeney RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	17	.291	.345	.406
K Suzuki C	5	1	1	0	0	2	23	.269	.308	.411
J Cust DH	3	1	1	1	0	2	12	.238	.357	.406
a-N Garciaparra PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.276	.306	.388
M Ellis 2B	4	2	2	1	0	0	17	.273	.315	.419
D Barton 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	14	.258	.369	.419
C Pennington SS	4	0	1	2	0	0	17	.283	.351	.428
E Patterson LF	3	2	2	1	1	0	17	.238	.306	.365
Totals	38	8	12	8	1	6	151
a-struck out looking for J Cust in the 7th
BATTING 2B: R Sweeney (30, T Hunter); M Ellis 2 (23, T Hunter 2); R Davis (23, D O'Day) HR: E Patterson (1, 5th inning off T Hunter 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Sweeney (52), J Cust (64), M Ellis (57), C Pennington 2 (18), E Patterson (6), D Barton (16), R Davis (46) 2-out RBI: C Pennington 2, D Barton Athletics RISP: 6-10 (D Barton 1-2, N Garciaparra 0-1, J Cust 1-1, C Pennington 1-1, R Sweeney 1-1, K Suzuki 1-2, M Ellis 1-1, A Kennedy 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: A Kennedy (16, ground ball); C Pennington (3, ground ball); M Ellis (4, throw)

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Mortensen (L, 2-3)	4.2	6	7	3	1	1	1	88-58	6.07
B Kilby	0.1	2	1	0	0	0	0	7-5	0.00
J Gray	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	26-14	2.74
J Meloan	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	0.00
M Wuertz	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17-9	2.76
A Bailey	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	1.93
Totals	9.0	11	9	4	3	4	1	162-103
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Mortensen 13/22; B Kilby 2/3; J Gray 4/6; J Meloan 3/4; M Wuertz 3/4; A Bailey 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Mortensen 16-5-18-19; B Kilby 0-2-0-3; J Gray 3-2-4-5; J Meloan 2-2-1-3; M Wuertz 3-0-3-3; A Bailey 2-5-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Mortensen 7-5; B Kilby 1-0; J Gray 3-0; J Meloan 0-2; M Wuertz 3-0; A Bailey 0-1 Game Scores: C Mortensen 32

Scoring Summary

			TEX	OAK
	1st	D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to right, J Borbon scored.	1	0
	1st	H Blalock doubled to deep right center, M Byrd scored.	2	0
	4th	H Blalock homered to center, M Byrd scored.	4	0
	4th	R Sweeney doubled to deep center, R Davis scored.	4	1
	4th	J Cust reached on infield single to third, R Sweeney scored, K Suzuki to second.	4	2
	4th	M Ellis doubled to left, K Suzuki scored, J Cust to third.	4	3
	4th	C Pennington singled to right, J Cust and M Ellis scored, C Pennington thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.	4	5
	5th	M Byrd singled to right center, E Andrus and D Murphy scored.	6	5
	5th	H Blalock doubled to deep right center, M Byrd scored, H Blalock to third on throwing error by second baseman M Ellis.	7	5
	5th	N Cruz reached on infield single to shortstop, H Blalock scored.	8	5
	5th	E Patterson homered to right.	8	6
	6th	D Murphy singled to left, J Borbon scored, E Andrus to second.	9	6
	6th	D Barton singled to right, M Ellis scored.	9	7
	7th	R Davis doubled to right, E Patterson scored.	9	8
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Game Information

Stadium	O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Attendance	18,311 (52.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:09
Weather	59 degrees, clear
Wind	11 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Reilly, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Eric Cooper