Rangers 9, 
Athletics 4
| W: | M. Harrison (2-1) |
| L: | J. Duchscherer (10-7) |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .328 |
| M Young SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .296 |
| J Hamilton CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .305 |
| M Bradley DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 |
| a-F Catalanotto PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| b-M Ramirez PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .233 |
| H Blalock 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| M Byrd RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| C Davis 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| a-struck out swinging for M Bradley in the 5th b-struck out swinging for F Catalanotto in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Davis (6, J Duchscherer); J Saltalamacchia (9, J Duchscherer) HR: J Hamilton (24, 5th inning off J Duchscherer 2 on, 2 Out); C Davis (10, 7th inning off J Duchscherer 0 on, 0 Out); M Byrd (5, 8th inning off L DiNardo 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Davis 2 (20), J Saltalamacchia 2 (24), J Hamilton 3 (103), M Young (57), M Byrd (18) 2-out RBI: C Davis, J Saltalamacchia 2, J Hamilton 3 GIDP: M Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: I Kinsler 1, H Blalock 2 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Young (7, ground ball) DP: 2 (H Blalock-I Kinsler-C Davis, I Kinsler-M Young-C Davis). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Harrison (W, 2-1) | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 86-49 | 7.32 |
| J Rupe (H, 1) | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48-27 | 4.10 |
| W Madrigal | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-9 | 7.36 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 147-85 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M Ellis (By M Harrison); K Suzuki (By J Rupe) Batters faced: M Harrison 25; J Rupe 11; W Madrigal 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Harrison 7-7; J Rupe 7-1; W Madrigal 1-2 Game Scores: M Harrison 47 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| C Gonzalez RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .289 |
| E Brown DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .246 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .251 |
| W Bankston 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| M Murton LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| R Davis CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .224 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Hannahan (21, J Rupe) HR: E Brown (9, 5th inning off M Harrison 0 on, 0 Out); M Ellis (10, 9th inning off W Madrigal 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Crosby (41), W Bankston (4), E Brown (50), M Ellis (35) SF: W Bankston GIDP: E Brown, M Murton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Davis 1, M Murton 1, K Suzuki 1, B Crosby 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (13, 2nd base off M Harrison/J Saltalamacchia) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (L DiNardo-B Crosby-M Ellis-W Bankston). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Duchscherer (L, 10-7) | 6.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 108-67 | 2.37 |
| L DiNardo | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37-21 | 7.80 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 145-88 | |
| PITCHING WP: L DiNardo Batters faced: J Duchscherer 29; L DiNardo 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Duchscherer 7-5; L DiNardo 3-4 Game Scores: J Duchscherer 26 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | C Davis doubled to left, H Blalock scored, D Murphy to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | J Saltalamacchia doubled to deep left center, D Murphy and C Davis scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 3rd | B Crosby reached on infield single to third, C Gonzalez scored, K Suzuki to third, E Brown to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | W Bankston hit sacrifice fly to right, K Suzuki scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 5th | J Hamilton homered to left, J Saltalamacchia and I Kinsler scored. | 6 | 2 |
| 5th | E Brown homered to left. | 6 | 3 |
| 7th | C Davis homered to right. | 7 | 3 |
| 7th | M Young singled to left, J Saltalamacchia scored, I Kinsler to second. | 8 | 3 |
| 8th | M Byrd homered to center. | 9 | 3 |
| 9th | M Ellis homered to left. | 9 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| HOME PLATE UMPIRE JERRY MEALS EJECTED MILTON BRADLEY IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 20,653 (58.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Gary Darling, Second Base - Angel Campos, Third Base - Bill Miller |
MLB Scores
Saturday, July 26th 2008
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | in 12 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 10 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 10 |
| Texas | 9 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| LA Angels | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 |
| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 6 |
| San Diego | 9 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| St. Louis | 10 | Final |
| NY Mets | 8 | in 14 |
| Arizona | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |
