2:05 PM ET, September 24, 2008
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
W: M. Harrison (9-3)
L: D. Eveland (9-9)
Final
Texas won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, September 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 4 | Final in 11 |
| Texas | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 14 | |
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2:05 PM ET, September 24, 2008
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
W: M. Harrison (9-3)
L: D. Eveland (9-9)
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| T Buck RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | ||
| A Cunningham LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .263 | ||
| R Sweeney CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .288 | ||
| C Denorfia CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | ||
| J Cust DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 | ||
| B Crosby SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 | ||
| D Murphy SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .184 | ||
| J Baisley 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 | ||
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .218 | ||
| C Pennington 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | ||
| R Bowen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .176 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |||
| BATTING 2B: A Cunningham (7, M Harrison); D Barton 2 (15, J Rupe, M Harrison); T Buck (7, M Harrison); R Bowen (5, J Rupe) HR: J Cust (32, 6th inning off M Harrison 0 on, 1 Out); C Denorfia (1, 8th inning off J Rupe 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Pennington (8), J Cust (75), R Bowen (9), C Denorfia (7) GIDP: R Bowen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Cunningham 3, B Crosby 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Cunningham (3, bobble) DP: 2 (C Pennington-B Crosby-D Barton, D Barton-B Crosby-D Eveland). | ||||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Eveland (L, 9-9) | 5.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 85-50 | 4.34 | |
| S Casilla | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-7 | 3.93 | |
| J Gray | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 7.71 | |
| D Meyer | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46-30 | 7.48 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 171-99 | ||
| PITCHING WP: S Casilla HBP: H Blalock (By D Eveland) Batters faced: D Eveland 25; S Casilla 4; J Gray 6; D Meyer 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Eveland 9-2; S Casilla 0-0; J Gray 2-1; D Meyer 0-5 Game Scores: D Eveland 24 | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Duran 2B-LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | ||
| M Young SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 | ||
| J Arias 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | ||
| J Hamilton CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .304 | ||
| R Vazquez SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | ||
| M Bradley DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .324 | ||
| M Byrd LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .296 | ||
| B Boggs LF-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .228 | ||
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .290 | ||
| C Davis 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| N Cruz RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .320 | ||
| G Laird C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .278 | ||
| M Ramirez C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| T Metcalf 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .232 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |||
| BATTING 2B: M Young 2 (34, D Eveland, S Casilla); T Metcalf (2, S Casilla); J Hamilton (35, J Gray); M Bradley (32, J Gray) HR: H Blalock (11, 4th inning off D Eveland 2 on, 2 Out); N Cruz (6, 6th inning off D Eveland 1 on, 0 Out); T Metcalf (6, 7th inning off D Meyer 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Blalock 4 (36), M Young 2 (79), N Cruz 2 (23), T Metcalf 2 (14), G Duran (16), J Hamilton 2 (126), M Bradley (77) 2-out RBI: H Blalock 3 GIDP: J Hamilton, H Blalock Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Metcalf 1, N Cruz 1, M Byrd 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Young-G Duran-H Blalock). | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Harrison (W, 9-3) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 98-61 | 5.49 | |
| J Rupe | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30-18 | 4.97 | |
| W Littleton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 6.75 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 152-93 | ||
| PITCHING Balk: M Harrison Batters faced: M Harrison 24; J Rupe 9; W Littleton 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Harrison 8-3; J Rupe 2-1; W Littleton 1-1 Game Scores: M Harrison 58 | ||||||||||
| OAK | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | C Pennington singled to center, D Barton scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | H Blalock homered to right, M Young and M Byrd scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | M Young singled to center, G Laird and G Duran scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 6th | J Cust homered to center. | 2 | 5 | |
| 6th | N Cruz homered to center, H Blalock scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 6th | T Metcalf doubled to left, G Laird scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 6th | G Duran singled to left, T Metcalf scored. | 2 | 9 | |
| 6th | J Hamilton doubled to deep left, G Duran and M Young scored. | 2 | 11 | |
| 6th | M Bradley doubled to deep center, J Hamilton scored. | 2 | 12 | |
| 6th | H Blalock singled to left center, M Bradley scored. | 2 | 13 | |
| 7th | R Bowen doubled to deep center, D Barton scored. | 3 | 13 | |
| 7th | T Metcalf homered to center. | 3 | 14 | |
| 8th | C Denorfia homered to left. | 4 | 14 | |
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| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 16,832 (34.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dale Scott, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Casey Moser, Third Base - Bill Hohn |
