Athletics 9, 
Rangers 1
| W: | T. Cahill (10-12) |
| L: | B. McCarthy (7-4) |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Borbon DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .310 | .365 |
| E Andrus SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .270 | .331 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .275 | .347 |
| M Byrd CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .281 | .324 |
| H Blalock 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .240 | .280 |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .249 | .320 |
| N Cruz RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .262 | .337 |
| C Davis 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .219 | .269 |
| I Rodriguez C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .266 | .306 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 127 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D Murphy (22, T Cahill) RBI: D Murphy (49) GIDP: H Blalock, J Borbon Rangers RISP: 1-7 (D Murphy 1-1, J Borbon 0-2, I Kinsler 0-1, E Andrus 0-1, H Blalock 0-1, M Byrd 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Andrus (29, 2nd base off T Cahill/K Suzuki) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: I Kinsler (10, throw) DP: 1 (H Blalock). PB: I Rodriguez 2. | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B McCarthy (L, 7-4) | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 85-56 | 4.87 |
| N Feliz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-10 | 1.91 |
| W Eyre | 0.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-11 | 5.17 |
| D Mathis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 2.81 |
| G Moscoso | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30-19 | 3.97 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 154-100 | |
| PITCHING WP: G Moscoso 2 First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B McCarthy 15/23; N Feliz 1/3; W Eyre 4/7; D Mathis 1/1; G Moscoso 1/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B McCarthy 19-8-14-15; N Feliz 3-2-4-1; W Eyre 0-1-3-7; D Mathis 2-0-1-1; G Moscoso 3-5-6-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 5-6; N Feliz 0-1; W Eyre 1-0; D Mathis 0-1; G Moscoso 1-2 Game Scores: B McCarthy 51 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .290 | .349 |
B Crosby 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .221 | .290 |
| R Davis CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .318 | .376 |
| R Sweeney RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .289 | .344 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .270 | .309 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .237 | .357 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .271 | .313 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .256 | .366 |
| C Pennington SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .284 | .353 |
| E Patterson LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .217 | .279 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 154 | ||
| BATTING 2B: R Davis (22, B McCarthy); E Patterson (5, W Eyre); K Suzuki (35, W Eyre); J Cust (15, W Eyre) 3B: D Barton (1, B McCarthy) RBI: D Barton 2 (15), R Davis (45), K Suzuki 2 (81), J Cust (63), M Ellis (56) S: B Crosby 2-out RBI: D Barton 2 Athletics RISP: 5-14 (R Davis 1-2, D Barton 1-2, J Cust 1-2, C Pennington 0-2, M Ellis 1-2, R Sweeney 0-2, K Suzuki 1-1, B Crosby 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Suzuki (8, 2nd base off B McCarthy/I Rodriguez) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Suzuki (5, dropped foul ball) DP: 4 (M Ellis-C Pennington-D Barton 2, R Davis-B Crosby, B Ziegler-D Barton). Outfield Assist: R Davis (D Murphy at 3rd base). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Cahill (W, 10-12) | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79-51 | 4.45 |
| C Breslow (H, 15) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 3.46 |
| J Blevins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-9 | 5.28 |
| B Ziegler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.10 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 127-83 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Cahill 14/22; C Breslow 4/5; J Blevins 1/3; B Ziegler 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Cahill 14-7-11-19; C Breslow 4-2-3-4; J Blevins 4-2-2-1; B Ziegler 3-0-5-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Cahill 11-4; C Breslow 0-3; J Blevins 1-0; B Ziegler 0-2 Game Scores: T Cahill 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | D Barton tripled to right, J Cust scored, D Barton scored on throwing error by second baseman I Kinsler. | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | D Barton singled to right center, R Sweeney scored, K Suzuki to second. | 0 | 3 |
 | 6th | D Murphy doubled to deep right, E Andrus scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 7th | R Davis singled to right, E Patterson scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 7th | K Suzuki doubled to left, R Davis and R Sweeney scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 7th | J Cust doubled to right, K Suzuki scored. | 1 | 7 |
| 7th | M Ellis singled to right, J Cust scored. | 1 | 8 |
| 8th | R Davis struck out swinging, R Davis safe at first on wild pitch by G Moscoso, E Patterson scored. | 1 | 9 |
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| Game Notes |
| ATHLETICS THIRD BASEMAN ADAM KENNEDY WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE ERIC COOPER IN THE FIRST INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 10,475 (29.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - Laz Diaz |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 22nd
| Philadelphia | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 14 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 10 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 | in 11 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 1 |
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| St. Louis | 11 | Final |
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| Kansas City | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | Final |
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| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
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| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
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| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
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| Texas | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 9 |