Final in 10
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/17)
| Game 1: Wednesday, May 16 | ||
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| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Texas | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Thursday, May 17 | ||
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| Oakland | 5 | Final in 10 |
| Texas | 4 | |
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Coverage: FOX SW
2:05 PM ET, May 17, 2012
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| J Weeks walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Weeks caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pennington singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Reddick singled to right, C Pennington to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Gomes doubled to deep left, C Pennington scored, J Reddick to third. | 1 | 0 |
| K Suzuki doubled to deep center, J Reddick and J Gomes scored. | 3 | 0 |
| J Donaldson flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| K Ka'aihue struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| I Kinsler fouled out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| E Andrus walked. | 3 | 0 |
| E Andrus stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Young struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| A Beltre walked. | 3 | 0 |
| D Murphy lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| A Rosales walked. | 3 | 0 |
| C Cowgill grounded into double play, shortstop to first, A Rosales out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Weeks walked. | 3 | 0 |
| C Pennington doubled to left, J Weeks to third. | 3 | 0 |
| J Reddick flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| N Cruz grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| M Napoli struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| M Moreland walked. | 3 | 0 |
| C Gentry singled to center, M Moreland to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Moreland to third, C Gentry to second on passed ball by K Suzuki. | 3 | 0 |
| I Kinsler grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| J Gomes struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| K Suzuki singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| J Donaldson lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| K Ka'aihue flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| E Andrus grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| M Young grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| A Beltre singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| D Murphy flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| A Rosales singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| C Cowgill grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, A Rosales out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Weeks flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| C Pennington flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| N Cruz flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| M Napoli singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| M Moreland homered to left (376 feet), M Napoli scored. | 3 | 2 |
| C Gentry grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| I Kinsler flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| J Reddick grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| J Gomes reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 2 |
| K Suzuki lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| J Donaldson popped out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| E Andrus struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| M Young lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| A Beltre singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| D Murphy grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Beltre safe at third on throwing error by shortstop C Pennington. | 3 | 2 |
| N Cruz flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| K Ka'aihue struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| M Lowe relieved M Harrison. | 3 | 2 |
| A Rosales walked. | 3 | 2 |
| C Cowgill flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| J Weeks flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| M Napoli struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| M Moreland homered to right (374 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| C Gentry doubled to deep left. | 3 | 3 |
| I Kinsler singled to right, C Gentry to third. | 3 | 3 |
| E Andrus reached on bunt single to pitcher, C Gentry scored, I Kinsler to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Oakland's Manager B Melvin ejected by L Diaz in the 6th. | 3 | 4 |
| G Balfour relieved B McCarthy. | 3 | 4 |
| I Kinsler to third, E Andrus to second on passed ball by K Suzuki. | 3 | 4 |
| M Young grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| A Beltre grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alexi Ogando pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| A Ogando relieved M Lowe. | 3 | 4 |
| C Pennington popped out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| J Reddick homered to right center (416 feet). | 4 | 4 |
| J Gomes flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| K Suzuki flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| D Murphy singled to right. | 4 | 4 |
| N Cruz struck out swinging, D Murphy stole second. | 4 | 4 |
| M Napoli grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| J Norberto relieved G Balfour. | 4 | 4 |
| B Snyder hit for M Moreland. | 4 | 4 |
| B Snyder flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alexi Ogando pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| B Snyder at first base. | 4 | 4 |
| J Donaldson grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| K Ka'aihue struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| A Rosales walked. | 4 | 4 |
| C Cowgill struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Cook pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| R Cook relieved J Norberto. | 4 | 4 |
| J Hamilton hit for C Gentry. | 4 | 4 |
| J Hamilton grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| I Kinsler flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| E Andrus popped out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| J Hamilton in center field. | 4 | 4 |
| J Nathan relieved A Ogando. | 4 | 4 |
| J Weeks grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| C Pennington struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| J Reddick grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Cook pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| M Young safe at second on error by third baseman J Donaldson. | 4 | 4 |
| A Beltre grounded out to first, M Young to third. | 4 | 4 |
| D Murphy intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| N Cruz struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| M Napoli intentionally walked, D Murphy to second. | 4 | 4 |
| B Snyder grounded out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Mike Adams pitching for Texas | OAK | TEX |
| M Adams relieved J Nathan. | 4 | 4 |
| J Gomes reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 4 |
| K Suzuki bunt popped out to pitcher. | 4 | 4 |
| D Barton hit for J Donaldson. | 4 | 4 |
| D Barton singled to right, J Gomes to third. | 4 | 4 |
| K Ka'aihue singled to right, J Gomes scored, D Barton to second. | 5 | 4 |
| S Smith hit for A Rosales. | 5 | 4 |
| R Ross relieved M Adams. | 5 | 4 |
| S Smith lined into double play, pitcher to first, K Ka'aihue out at first. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brian Fuentes pitching for Oakland | OAK | TEX |
| D Barton at first base. | 5 | 4 |
| E Sogard at third base. | 5 | 4 |
| B Fuentes relieved R Cook. | 5 | 4 |
| J Hamilton lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| I Kinsler reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| E Andrus struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| M Young fouled out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||