Athletics 12, 
Rangers 6
| W: | S. Casilla (2-0) |
| L: | F. German (1-1) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Suzuki C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .255 |
| M Sweeney 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .322 |
| D Barton 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| J Cust LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| R Davis PR-CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| F Thomas DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .216 |
| E Brown RF-LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| B Crosby SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| M Ellis 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| D Murphy PR-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| R Sweeney CF-RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Cust (5, S Ponson); M Ellis 2 (8, E Guardado, S Ponson); B Crosby (12, F German) HR: E Brown (4, 1st inning off S Ponson 2 on, 1 Out); D Barton (2, 9th inning off E Guardado 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: F Thomas 2 (21), E Brown 4 (33), J Cust (12), R Sweeney (16), D Barton 2 (15) SF: F Thomas, R Sweeney 2-out RBI: E Brown, D Barton 2 GIDP: K Suzuki 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hannahan 1, F Thomas 3, E Brown 1, B Crosby 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Crosby (1, Home off F German/J Saltalamacchia); M Ellis (5, 2nd base off F German/J Saltalamacchia); E Brown (2, 2nd base off J Wright/J Saltalamacchia); D Murphy (2, 3rd base off E Guardado/J Saltalamacchia); J Hannahan (1, 2nd base off E Guardado/J Saltalamacchia) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Ellis (2, catch) Outfield Assist: E Brown (J Saltalamacchia at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Harden | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 90-59 | 3.68 |
| J Devine | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-19 | 0.60 |
| S Casilla (W, 2-0; B, 1) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-15 | 0.47 |
| A Embree (H, 8) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-12 | 2.60 |
| H Street | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 173-112 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Harden Batters faced: R Harden 22; J Devine 6; S Casilla 6; A Embree 5; H Street 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 0-5; J Devine 3-0; S Casilla 0-3; A Embree 1-1; H Street 1-0 Game Scores: R Harden 26 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 |
| M Young SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .293 |
| J Hamilton RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 |
| M Bradley DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .311 |
| D Murphy CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .257 |
| B Boggs LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .326 |
| F Catalanotto 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .207 |
| R Vazquez 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| a-G Duran PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | |
| a-grounded to second for R Vazquez in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Hamilton (13, R Harden); M Bradley (11, R Harden); I Kinsler (10, R Harden) 3B: J Hamilton (2, R Harden) RBI: M Bradley (20), I Kinsler (18), J Saltalamacchia 2 (3), J Hamilton (39), M Young (17) 2-out RBI: M Bradley, I Kinsler, J Saltalamacchia 2, J Hamilton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Murphy 2, M Young 2, G Duran 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Kinsler (9, 2nd base off S Casilla/K Suzuki) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Vazquez (3, ground ball); J Saltalamacchia (1, throw) DP: 2 (R Vazquez-I Kinsler-F Catalanotto, M Young-I Kinsler-F Catalanotto). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Ponson | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 103-59 | 3.16 |
| F German (L, 1-1) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25-14 | 1.62 |
| J Wright | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-12 | 3.57 |
| E Guardado | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29-15 | 6.14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 181-100 | |
| PITCHING WP: S Ponson HBP: M Sweeney (By S Ponson) Batters faced: S Ponson 30; F German 5; J Wright 7; E Guardado 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 4-11; F German 0-2; J Wright 4-1; E Guardado 3-0 Game Scores: S Ponson 26 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | TEX | |||
 | 1st | F Thomas singled to center, M Sweeney scored, J Cust to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | E Brown homered to left, J Cust and F Thomas scored. | 4 | 0 |
 | 1st | M Bradley doubled to left, J Hamilton scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 2nd | I Kinsler singled to center, J Saltalamacchia scored, R Vazquez to third, I Kinsler to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Saltalamacchia singled to right, D Murphy and B Boggs scored, F Catalanotto to third, J Saltalamacchia thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 4 | 4 |
| 4th | J Hamilton tripled to right, I Kinsler scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 6th | J Cust walked, J Hannahan scored, R Sweeney to third, M Sweeney to second. | 5 | 5 |
| 6th | F Thomas hit sacrifice fly to center, R Sweeney scored, M Sweeney to third. | 6 | 5 |
| 6th | M Young singled to left, I Kinsler scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 7th | B Crosby stole home. | 7 | 6 |
| 7th | R Sweeney hit sacrifice fly to left, M Ellis scored. | 8 | 6 |
| 8th | E Brown singled to center, R Davis scored. | 9 | 6 |
| 9th | D Murphy scored on throwing error by catcher J Saltalamacchia. | 10 | 6 |
| 9th | D Barton homered to right, J Hannahan scored. | 12 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 23,959 (48.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:26 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
MLB Scores
Sunday, May 11th 2008
| Toronto | Postponed | |
| Cleveland |
| NY Yankees | Postponed | |
| Detroit |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 8 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Atlanta | Postponed | |
| Pittsburgh |
| LA Angels | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Baltimore | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Oakland | 12 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 6 |
| Houston | 8 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |