Rangers 6, 
Athletics 3
| W: | C. Wilson (3-2) |
| L: | S. Casilla (1-2) |
| SV: | F. Francisco (11) |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .234 | .274 |
| A Kennedy 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .408 | .475 |
| J Cust DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .253 | .350 |
a-B Crosby PH-DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .217 | .325 |
| M Holliday LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .271 | .358 |
| J Giambi 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .208 | .348 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .285 | .335 |
| R Sweeney CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .247 | .309 |
| T Buck RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .235 | .301 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .200 | .279 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 145 | ||
| a-grounded to third for J Cust in the 3rd | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Kennedy (7, T Hunter); K Suzuki (14, T Hunter); M Holliday (6, F Francisco) HR: T Buck (3, 2nd inning off T Hunter 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: T Buck 2 (9), R Sweeney (14) 2-out RBI: T Buck 2 Athletics RISP: 2-12 (M Holliday 0-3, O Cabrera 0-1, J Cust 0-1, J Hannahan 0-2, R Sweeney 1-1, K Suzuki 0-1, J Giambi 0-1, B Crosby 0-1, T Buck 1-1) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Kennedy 2 (5, 2nd base off T Hunter/J Saltalamacchia, 2nd base off D O'Day/J Saltalamacchia); R Sweeney (4, 2nd base off T Hunter/J Saltalamacchia) | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Outman | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 101-62 | 3.06 |
| M Wuertz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 1.93 |
| S Casilla (L, 1-2) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22-11 | 4.74 |
| J Gray | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 142-82 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Wuertz First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Outman 15/26; M Wuertz 0/3; S Casilla 2/6; J Gray 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Outman 16-14-18-14; M Wuertz 2-1-3-1; S Casilla 4-2-1-4; J Gray 1-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Outman 3-8; M Wuertz 0-1; S Casilla 1-0; J Gray 1-0 Game Scores: J Outman 62 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .279 | .356 |
| M Young 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .328 | .376 |
| J Hamilton CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .235 | .289 |
| A Jones DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .303 | .443 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .298 | .358 |
| M Byrd LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .287 | .306 |
| C Davis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .198 | .253 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .254 | .307 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .277 | .322 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 142 | ||
| BATTING 2B: N Cruz (11, J Outman) HR: M Byrd (3, 7th inning off J Outman 0 on, 1 Out); A Jones (5, 8th inning off S Casilla 1 on, 0 Out); N Cruz (13, 8th inning off S Casilla 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: N Cruz 3 (35), M Byrd (22), A Jones 2 (14) 2-out RBI: N Cruz 2 Rangers RISP: 1-3 (M Young 0-1, N Cruz 1-1, M Byrd 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Hunter | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 90-55 | 5.06 |
| E Guardado | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 4.76 |
| D O'Day | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 1.38 |
| C Wilson (W, 3-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.20 |
| F Francisco (S, 11) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 145-91 | |
| PITCHING E Guardado pitched to 1 batter in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Hunter 16/26; E Guardado 2/3; D O'Day 2/4; C Wilson 3/3; F Francisco 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Hunter 14-6-15-20; E Guardado 3-0-3-3; D O'Day 1-1-4-1; C Wilson 4-1-1-2; F Francisco 2-4-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hunter 4-11; E Guardado 0-2; D O'Day 0-2; C Wilson 2-0; F Francisco 0-1 Game Scores: T Hunter 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | TEX | |||
 | 1st | N Cruz doubled to deep right center, I Kinsler and A Jones scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 2nd | T Buck homered to right, J Giambi scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 6th | R Sweeney singled to right, K Suzuki scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 7th | M Byrd homered to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 8th | A Jones homered to left, J Hamilton scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 8th | N Cruz homered to right. | 3 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| ANDRUW JONES AND NELSON CRUZ HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING. |
| OAKLAND DESIGNATED HIITER JACK CUST LEFT THE GAME AFTER HIS FIRST AT-BAT BECAUSE HE HAD SPASMS IN HIS LOWER BACK. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Gorman, First Base - Mike Muchlinski, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
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