Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics
13-18, 7-10 Away
6
13-18, 7-10 Away
Final
18-14, 8-9 Home
3
18-14, 8-9 Home
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Young (9, C Gaudin)
- HRD Murphy (3, 1st inning off C Gaudin 2 on, 2 Out); C Shelton (1, 9th inning off A Brown 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBID Murphy 3 (18), M Young (13), J Hamilton (33), C Shelton (1)
- 2Out RBID Murphy 3, C Shelton
- SHR Vazquez
- GIDPC Shelton
- Team LOB3
- Baserunning
- CSM Bradley (2, 2nd base by C Gaudin)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Saltalamacchia-G Duran)
- EB Boggs (1, fly ball)
Athletics Hitting
a-struck out swinging for D Murphy in the 6th
b-popped out to third for R Davis in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BR Davis (1, A Murray); M Sweeney (5, A Murray)
- RBIM Sweeney 2 (10), B Crosby (20)
- 2Out RBIM Sweeney 2
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSB Crosby (1, 2nd base by F Francisco/J Saltalamacchia)
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Crosby-M Ellis-M Sweeney)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A.J. Murray(W,1-0) |
F. Francisco(H,1) |
J. Wright(H,6) |
J. Benoit(S,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 88-56 | 3.38 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-10 | 5.06 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 4.08 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 6.57 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 139-85 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Murray 8-6; F Francisco 1-1; J Wright 2-0; J Benoit 1-1
- Game ScoresA Murray 46
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Gaudin(L,3-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 96-59 | 3.75 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-5 | 0.82 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18-11 | 0.53 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 128-80 |
- Pitching
- BKC Gaudin
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Gaudin 6-8; J Devine 0-2; S Casilla 1-2; A Brown 0-1
- Game ScoresC Gaudin 37
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Murphy homered to right, R Vazquez and M Bradley scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 5th | M Young doubled to deep right, G Duran scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 5th | J Hamilton singled to right, M Young scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 5th | M Sweeney doubled to deep right center, K Suzuki and M Ellis scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 6th | B Crosby singled to right, E Brown scored. | 5 | 3 | |
| 9th | C Shelton homered to right center. | 6 | 3 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
2:05 AM, 4 May 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 20,524
Game Time:2:32
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
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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