Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics
12-18, 6-10 Away
4
12-18, 6-10 Away
Final
18-13, 8-8 Home
3
18-13, 8-8 Home
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Bradley (8, J Blanton); G Laird (3, J Blanton)
- RBIM Young (12), B Boggs (2), I Kinsler (14)
- SFM Young; B Boggs
- GIDPB Broussard
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP2 (I Kinsler-M Young-B Broussard, J Hamilton-I Kinsler-B Broussard)
- EI Kinsler (6, bobble)
- AssistsJ Hamilton (D Barton at 1st base)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. CustLF |
E. BrownRF |
D. Murphy2B-3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .371 | .375 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .364 | .348 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .326 | .376 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .416 | .382 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .345 | .344 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .316 | .427 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .367 | .443 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .362 | .327 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .338 | .400 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .264 | .325 | .319 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .324 | .406 |
| 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
a-popped out to second for J Hannahan in the 7th
b-fouled out to first for R Bowen in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BB Crosby 2 (10, V Padilla 2)
- HRJ Cust (3, 4th inning off V Padilla 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Cust (9), B Crosby 2 (19)
- 2Out RBIB Crosby 2
- GIDPJ Cust
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Murphy-B Crosby-D Barton)
- EE Brown (3, catch); R Bowen (1, dropped foul ball); D Barton (5, throw); J Blanton (1, throw)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
V. Padilla(W,4-2) |
J. Wright(H,5) |
E. Guardado(H,1) |
J. Benoit(H,3) |
C.J. Wilson(S,7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 108-58 | 3.50 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 4.32 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-12 | 7.15 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 2.77 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 160-85 |
- Pitching
- WPV Padilla
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsV Padilla 5-6; J Wright 1-0; E Guardado 0-2; J Benoit 0-1; C Wilson 0-3
- Game ScoresV Padilla 53
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Blanton(L,2-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101-60 | 3.88 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.46 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.05 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 122-74 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 10-10; A Embree 1-1; H Street 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Young hit sacrifice fly to right, I Kinsler scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | B Boggs hit sacrifice fly to left, M Bradley scored, D Murphy to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Cust homered to left. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | B Crosby doubled to deep left, E Brown and R Bowen scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 5th | I Kinsler grounded out to shortstop, G Laird scored, R Vazquez to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 5th | M Young grounded out to third, R Vazquez to third, R Vazquez scored on throwing error by first baseman D Barton. | 4 | 3 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 3 May 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 15,408
Game Time:2:41
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida
- First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |
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