Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics
54-50, 29-29 Away
9
54-50, 29-29 Away
Final
52-51, 31-26 Home
4
52-51, 31-26 Home
Rangers Hitting
a-struck out swinging for M Bradley in the 5th
b-struck out swinging for F Catalanotto in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BC Davis (6, J Duchscherer); J Saltalamacchia (9, J Duchscherer)
- HRJ Hamilton (24, 5th inning off J Duchscherer 2 on, 2 Out); C Davis (10, 7th inning off J Duchscherer 0 on, 0 Out); M Byrd (5, 8th inning off L DiNardo 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC Davis 2 (20), J Saltalamacchia 2 (24), J Hamilton 3 (103), M Young (57), M Byrd (18)
- 2Out RBIC Davis, J Saltalamacchia 2, J Hamilton 3
- GIDPM Young
- Team LOB3
- Fielding
- DP2 (H Blalock-I Kinsler-C Davis, I Kinsler-M Young-C Davis)
- EM Young (7, ground ball)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Hannahan (21, J Rupe)
- HRE Brown (9, 5th inning off M Harrison 0 on, 0 Out); M Ellis (10, 9th inning off W Madrigal 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIB Crosby (41), W Bankston (4), E Brown (50), M Ellis (35)
- SFW Bankston
- GIDPE Brown; M Murton
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBR Davis (13, 2nd base off M Harrison/J Saltalamacchia)
- Fielding
- DP1 (L DiNardo-B Crosby-M Ellis-W Bankston)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Harrison(W,2-1) |
J. Rupe(H,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 86-49 | 7.32 |
| 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48-27 | 4.10 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-9 | 7.36 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 147-85 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Harrison 7-7; J Rupe 7-1; W Madrigal 1-2
- Game ScoresM Harrison 47
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Duchscherer(L,10-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 108-67 | 2.42 |
| 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37-21 | 7.80 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 145-88 |
- Pitching
- WPL DiNardo
- HBPM Ellis (By M Harrison); K Suzuki (By J Rupe)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Duchscherer 7-5; L DiNardo 3-4
- Game ScoresJ Duchscherer 26
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | C Davis doubled to left, H Blalock scored, D Murphy to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Saltalamacchia doubled to deep left center, D Murphy and C Davis scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 3rd | B Crosby reached on infield single to third, C Gonzalez scored, K Suzuki to third, E Brown to second. | 3 | 1 | |
| 3rd | W Bankston hit sacrifice fly to right, K Suzuki scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 5th | J Hamilton homered to left, J Saltalamacchia and I Kinsler scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 5th | E Brown homered to left. | 6 | 3 | |
| 7th | C Davis homered to right. | 7 | 3 | |
| 7th | M Young singled to left, J Saltalamacchia scored, I Kinsler to second. | 8 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Byrd homered to center. | 9 | 3 | |
| 9th | M Ellis homered to left. | 9 | 4 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 26 July 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 20,653
Game Time:2:35
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals
- First Base Umpire - Gary Darling
- Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos
- Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller
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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