Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - May 11, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for May 11, 2008

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Texas won 2-1

Game 1: Friday, May 9
Oakland	0	Final
Texas	4	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 10
Oakland	4	Final
Texas	6	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 11
Oakland	12	Final
Texas	6	Final
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Athletics 12

(23-16, 11-7 away)

Rangers 6

(18-21, 8-9 home)

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3:05 PM ET, May 11, 2008

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	12	13	1
TEX	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	11	2

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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