Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
29-27, 12-14 Away
4
29-27, 12-14 Away
Final
29-28, 14-11 Home
8
29-28, 14-11 Home
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BE Chavez (1, S Ponson); J Hannahan (8, S Ponson)
- RBIT Buck 2 (8), J Hannahan 2 (18)
- 2Out RBIJ Hannahan
- SFJ Hannahan
- GIDPC Gonzalez
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- AssistsT Buck (F Catalanotto at 2nd base)
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BI Kinsler (14, J Blanton); R Vazquez (10, J Blanton); G Laird (6, C Gaudin); F Catalanotto (12, C Gaudin)
- 3BM Young (1, J Blanton)
- HRJ Hamilton (14, 5th inning off J Blanton 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Hamilton 3 (61), B Boggs (17), I Kinsler 2 (34), M Young (25), F Catalanotto (8)
- 2Out RBII Kinsler 2
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- Picked OffI Kinsler (1st base by B Ziegler)
- Fielding
- DP1 (I Kinsler-M Young-F Catalanotto)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Blanton(L,3-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 95-60 | 4.27 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28-20 | 3.74 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 128-83 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 6-11; C Gaudin 3-2; B Ziegler 0-0
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 27
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Ponson(W,4-1) |
E. Guardado(H,5) |
J. Benoit(H,10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101-70 | 3.83 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.93 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 4.39 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.97 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 126-90 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Ponson 11-6; E Guardado 0-1; J Benoit 0-2; J Wright 2-1
- Game ScoresS Ponson 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Hamilton grounded out to second, M Young scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | B Boggs singled to right, G Laird scored, F Catalanotto to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | I Kinsler singled to center, F Catalanotto scored, R Vazquez to second. | 0 | 3 | |
| 5th | T Buck singled to right, E Chavez and E Brown scored, M Ellis to second. | 2 | 3 | |
| 5th | J Hannahan hit sacrifice fly to left, M Ellis scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 5th | M Young singled to right, I Kinsler scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | J Hamilton homered to right center, M Young scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 7th | J Hannahan doubled to deep center, K Suzuki scored. | 4 | 6 | |
| 8th | F Catalanotto doubled to right center, G Laird scored. | 4 | 7 | |
| 8th | I Kinsler singled to center, F Catalanotto scored. | 4 | 8 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
1:05 AM, 1 June 2008
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 36,798
Game Time:2:21
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
- First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
- Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
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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