Athletics 12, 
Rangers 3
| W: | B. Anderson (11-10) |
| L: | S. Feldman (17-6) |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .249 | .319 |
| E Andrus SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .267 | .327 |
| D Murphy LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .276 | .349 |
| A Jones DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .214 | .322 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .244 | .284 |
| M Byrd CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .280 | .323 |
| C Davis 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .219 | .269 |
| T Teagarden C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .208 | .267 |
a-J Borbon PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .311 | .374 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .400 | .400 | |
| C Gentry RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .000 |
b-N Cruz PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .260 | .334 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 139 | ||
| a-walked for T Teagarden in the 6th b-struck out swinging for C Gentry in the 6th | |||||||||
| BATTING RBI: D Murphy (52), C Davis (53) 2-out RBI: D Murphy, C Davis GIDP: C Davis Rangers RISP: 2-6 (D Murphy 1-2, A Jones 0-1, C Davis 1-1, N Cruz 0-1, E Andrus 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Kinsler (30, 2nd base off B Anderson/L Powell) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Andrus (22, throw) | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Feldman (L, 17-6) | 3.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 93-56 | 3.90 |
| D Nippert | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28-14 | 4.04 |
| P Strop | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 9.00 |
| J Grilli | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34-17 | 5.25 |
| W Eyre | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 5.06 |
| W Madrigal | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 9.95 |
| G Moscoso | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 200-117 | |
| PITCHING WP: W Madrigal First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Feldman 12/22; D Nippert 3/6; P Strop 0/3; J Grilli 2/6; W Eyre 0/1; W Madrigal 3/5; G Moscoso 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Feldman 14-5-23-14; D Nippert 5-4-1-4; P Strop 2-1-4-2; J Grilli 5-2-8-2; W Eyre 0-0-0-1; W Madrigal 5-2-8-3; G Moscoso 1-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Feldman 3-5; D Nippert 0-4; P Strop 0-2; J Grilli 0-1; W Eyre 0-1; W Madrigal 1-0; G Moscoso 0-1 Game Scores: S Feldman 15 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .290 | .348 |
| R Davis CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .317 | .374 |
| R Sweeney RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .291 | .346 |
M Carson RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .240 | .359 |
| L Powell C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | .231 | .303 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .252 | .370 |
| E Patterson 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .258 | .338 |
| T Buck LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .224 | .290 |
| C Pennington SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .282 | .349 |
| Totals | 34 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 200 | ||
| BATTING 2B: A Kennedy 2 (28, S Feldman, J Grilli) 3B: R Davis (5, S Feldman); C Pennington (3, J Grilli) HR: J Cust (23, 4th inning off S Feldman 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Barton 2 (18), E Patterson 3 (9), T Buck (10), R Davis (47), R Sweeney (53), J Cust (65), C Pennington 2 (20), A Kennedy (60) SF: R Sweeney 2-out RBI: D Barton, E Patterson 3, T Buck, C Pennington 2, A Kennedy Athletics RISP: 6-15 (L Powell 0-1, R Davis 1-2, E Patterson 2-3, D Barton 0-1, C Pennington 1-4, T Buck 1-2, A Kennedy 1-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Kennedy (20, 2nd base off S Feldman/T Teagarden); E Patterson (3, 2nd base off D Nippert/T Teagarden) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Kennedy (17, throw); C Pennington (4, throw); E Patterson (2, ground ball) DP: 1 (D Barton-C Pennington-D Barton). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Anderson (W, 11-10) | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90-60 | 4.12 |
| B Ziegler (H, 14) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19-10 | 3.04 |
| J Blevins | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30-19 | 4.67 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 139-89 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Anderson 15/25; B Ziegler 3/6; J Blevins 6/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Anderson 17-8-16-19; B Ziegler 3-3-2-2; J Blevins 10-5-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Anderson 9-2; B Ziegler 2-0; J Blevins 1-1 Game Scores: B Anderson 55 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | OAK | |||
 | 1st | A Jones safe at first on throwing error by shortstop C Pennington, I Kinsler scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | D Murphy singled to left, I Kinsler scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 3rd | D Barton walked, A Kennedy scored, R Sweeney to third, J Cust to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | E Patterson singled to right, R Sweeney and J Cust scored, D Barton to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | T Buck reached on infield single to shortstop, D Barton scored, E Patterson to second. E Patterson to third, T Buck to second on throwing error by shortstop E Andrus. | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | R Davis tripled to deep left center, A Kennedy scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 4th | R Sweeney hit sacrifice fly to right, R Davis scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 4th | J Cust homered to center. | 2 | 7 |
| 6th | C Davis singled to right, H Blalock scored, M Byrd to second. | 3 | 7 |
| 7th | C Pennington tripled to deep right, L Powell and D Barton scored. | 3 | 9 |
| 7th | A Kennedy doubled to deep right, C Pennington scored. | 3 | 10 |
| 8th | D Barton grounded out to first, R Sweeney scored, L Powell to third. | 3 | 11 |
| 8th | E Patterson singled to right, L Powell scored. | 3 | 12 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 11,124 (31.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Mike Reilly |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 24th
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 12 |
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 9 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Boston | 10 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |