Athletics 7, 
Rangers 4
| W: | J. Devine (6-1) |
| L: | W. Madrigal (0-2) |
| SV: | B. Ziegler (9) |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Arias 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 |
| M Young SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| J Hamilton CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .304 |
| M Byrd LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| N Cruz RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .328 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .261 |
| G Laird DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| a-B Boggs PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| C Davis 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .271 |
| T Teagarden C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .344 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | |
| a-struck out swinging for G Laird in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N Cruz 2 (6, D Eveland 2); M Byrd (25, B Ziegler) RBI: N Cruz 4 (17) 2-out RBI: N Cruz 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N Cruz 2, H Blalock 3 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Young (10, 2nd base off H Street/K Suzuki) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Young (11, throw) DP: 1 (M Young-J Arias-H Blalock). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| V Padilla | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 109-71 | 4.75 |
| B White | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-3 | 21.60 |
| K Loe (B, 1) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39-20 | 3.25 |
| W Madrigal (L, 0-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27-15 | 5.23 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 186-109 | |
| PITCHING HBP: R Davis (By V Padilla); R Sweeney (By V Padilla) Batters faced: V Padilla 25; B White 2; K Loe 10; W Madrigal 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Padilla 5-6; B White 0-0; K Loe 5-1; W Madrigal 0-2 Game Scores: V Padilla 50 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Davis CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .260 |
| C Pennington 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| R Sweeney RF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .230 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .287 |
| A Cunningham LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .304 |
| B Crosby SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .243 |
| D Barton 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .213 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | |
| BATTING HR: A Cunningham (1, 8th inning off W Madrigal 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Cust (69), C Pennington (5), R Sweeney 2 (44), A Cunningham 3 (10) 2-out RBI: C Pennington, A Cunningham 3 GIDP: J Cust Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Davis 2, A Cunningham 1, D Barton 1, J Cust 2, B Crosby 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Eveland | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 94-53 | 4.27 |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-12 | 4.63 |
| H Street (B, 7) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.95 |
| J Blevins | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 3.06 |
| J Devine (W, 6-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-9 | 0.66 |
| B Ziegler (S, 9) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 0.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 167-101 | |
| PITCHING HBP: T Teagarden (By D Eveland) Batters faced: D Eveland 24; A Embree 4; H Street 4; J Blevins 1; J Devine 4; B Ziegler 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Eveland 4-5; A Embree 0-1; H Street 1-0; J Blevins 0-1; J Devine 0-1; B Ziegler 1-1 Game Scores: D Eveland 49 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | OAK | |||
 | 1st | J Cust singled to left center, C Pennington scored, R Sweeney to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | C Pennington singled to left, J Hannahan scored, R Davis to third. | 0 | 2 |
 | 3rd | N Cruz doubled to left, J Arias and M Young scored, M Byrd to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | N Cruz doubled to deep left, M Byrd scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | R Sweeney singled to right, J Hannahan and R Davis scored, C Pennington to third. | 3 | 4 |
| 7th | N Cruz singled to left, M Young scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 8th | A Cunningham homered to left, C Pennington and R Sweeney scored. | 4 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| GERALD LAIRD WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE ANGEL CAMPOS IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 18,551 (52.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:25 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Campos, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 14th 2008
| Kansas City | 13 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 4 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 4 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 1 | in 10 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 |
| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
| San Diego | 6 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 1 | in 10 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 0 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 11 |