Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - April 30, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 30, 2009

Final

Series: Game 2 of 2

Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/30)

Game 1: Tuesday, April 28
Oakland	4	Final
Texas	5	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, April 29
Oakland		Postponed
Texas		Postponed
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Game 2: Thursday, April 30
Oakland	4	Final
Texas	2	Final
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Athletics 4

(8-11, 4-6 away)

Rangers 2

(10-11, 6-5 home)

Alerts

2:05 PM ET, April 30, 2009

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

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

W: D. Braden (3-2)

L: V. Padilla (1-2)

S: M. Wuertz (1)

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Sweeney CF	5	0	2	0	0	0	22	.265	.344	.349
O Cabrera SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	16	.250	.322	.289
J Cust DH	2	0	0	1	3	0	19	.262	.415	.385
M Holliday LF	5	1	1	1	0	0	12	.240	.288	.360
K Suzuki C	3	1	2	1	0	0	7	.343	.392	.463
T Buck RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	15	.222	.317	.306
L Powell 1B	2	0	0	1	0	0	15	.111	.227	.167
a-J Giambi PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	.212	.307	.303
J Hannahan 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.667
B Crosby 3B-1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	10	.219	.297	.281
E Patterson 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	20	.250	.250	.250
Totals	35	4	11	4	3	4	144
a-popped out to shortstop for L Powell in the 7th
BATTING 2B: O Cabrera (3, V Padilla); K Suzuki (5, V Padilla) HR: M Holliday (1, 9th inning off J Jennings 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: L Powell (4), J Cust (8), K Suzuki (8), M Holliday (12) SF: L Powell, K Suzuki 2-out RBI: M Holliday GIDP: R Sweeney Athletics RISP: 2-10 (M Holliday 0-3, O Cabrera 1-1, J Cust 0-1, T Buck 1-4, J Giambi 0-1) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Holliday (M Young at 3rd base).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Braden (W, 4-5)	5.0	5	0	0	4	6	0	111-69	2.10
A Bailey (H, 2)	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	31-18	1.15
R Springer (H, 3)	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	30-19	1.74
M Wuertz (S, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	15-8	2.13
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	6	11	2	187-114
PITCHING IBB: A Jones (By D Braden) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Braden 15/24; A Bailey 3/7; R Springer 4/6; M Wuertz 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Braden 13-13-29-14; A Bailey 4-5-5-4; R Springer 3-5-8-3; M Wuertz 2-2-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Braden 4-5; A Bailey 3-1; R Springer 0-1; M Wuertz 0-1 Game Scores: D Braden 59

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	21	.322	.384	.656
M Byrd CF	5	0	2	0	0	0	16	.333	.338	.530
M Young 3B	5	0	2	0	0	1	24	.295	.354	.591
A Jones LF	3	1	1	1	2	1	25	.344	.523	.781
H Blalock DH	5	1	1	1	0	2	23	.267	.278	.573
N Cruz RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	15	.276	.349	.539
C Davis 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	21	.200	.273	.429
J Saltalamacchia C	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.276	.300	.448
T Teagarden C	2	0	0	0	1	2	16	.143	.250	.143
E Andrus SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	14	.250	.288	.357
a-D Murphy PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	.097	.282	.194
O Vizquel SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.333
Totals	35	2	9	2	6	11	187
a-walked for E Andrus in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Byrd (7, D Braden); M Young (8, M Wuertz) HR: H Blalock (6, 8th inning off R Springer 0 on, 0 Out); A Jones (3, 9th inning off M Wuertz 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Blalock (14), A Jones (6) 2-out RBI: A Jones Rangers RISP: 0-6 (M Young 0-1, C Davis 0-1, I Kinsler 0-1, N Cruz 0-1, E Andrus 0-1, H Blalock 0-1) Team LOB: 12
FIELDING DP: 1 (I Kinsler-E Andrus-C Davis).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
V Padilla (L, 3-3)	6.0	8	3	3	2	4	0	100-61	7.42
E Guardado	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4-0	9.64
J Jennings	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	40-27	4.26
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	3	4	1	144-88
PITCHING V Padilla pitched to 3 batters in the 7th; E Guardado pitched to 1 batter in the 7th HBP: K Suzuki (By V Padilla) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: V Padilla 14/29; E Guardado 0/1; J Jennings 5/11 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: V Padilla 19-7-13-22; E Guardado 0-0-0-0; J Jennings 4-4-8-11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Padilla 5-9; E Guardado 0-0; J Jennings 5-4 Game Scores: V Padilla 46

Scoring Summary

			OAK	TEX
	6th	L Powell hit sacrifice fly to center, K Suzuki scored.	1	0
	7th	J Cust walked, E Patterson scored, R Sweeney to third, O Cabrera to second.	2	0
	7th	K Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to center, O Cabrera scored.	3	0
	8th	H Blalock homered to right.	3	1
	9th	M Holliday homered to center.	4	1
	9th	A Jones homered to left.	4	2
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Game Notes

TEXAS PITCHER EDDIE GUARDADO WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE ANGEL CAMPOS IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

Game Information

Stadium	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
Attendance	13,802 (28.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:12
Weather	75 degrees, cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Angel Campos, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Eric Cooper