Athletics Hitting
a-struck out swinging for R Bowen in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Baisley (1, D Nippert)
- HRJ Cust (31, 2nd inning off D Nippert 0 on, 0 Out); T Buck (5, 3rd inning off D Nippert 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Cust (74), T Buck 2 (19), C Pennington (7)
- SHR Bowen
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Crosby-C Pennington-D Barton)
- ER Bowen (2, dropped foul ball)
- AssistsT Buck (J Arias at 3rd base); C Gonzalez (M Bradley at 2nd base)
- PBR Bowen
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BH Blalock (17, J Outman); J Arias (6, J Outman); N Cruz (7, J Outman)
- HRH Blalock (10, 7th inning off A Embree 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIT Metcalf (12), M Bradley (76), M Byrd 2 (51), H Blalock 2 (32)
- 2Out RBIM Byrd, H Blalock 2
- SFT Metcalf
- GIDPM Byrd
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBM Bradley (5, 2nd base off A Embree/R Bowen); M Byrd (7, 2nd base off A Embree/R Bowen)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Embree(L,2-5; B, 5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 90-53 | 4.58 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23-15 | 4.96 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 8.42 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 125-74 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Outman 5-7; A Embree 1-0; G Gonzalez 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Outman 42
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Wright(W,8-7) |
W. Madrigal(H,3) |
F. Francisco(S,5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 101-63 | 6.40 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.18 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.79 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.18 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 129-83 |
- Pitching
- HBPM Bradley (By J Outman)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Nippert 5-10; J Wright 2-0; W Madrigal 1-1; F Francisco 0-2
- Game ScoresD Nippert 46
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Cust homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | T Metcalf hit sacrifice fly to center, H Blalock scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | T Buck homered to right, J Baisley scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Bradley singled to deep center, M Young scored, J Hamilton to third, M Bradley out stretching at second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 3rd | M Byrd singled to shallow right, J Hamilton scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 7th | C Pennington grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Barton scored, T Buck out at second, R Bowen to third. | 4 | 3 | |
| 7th | M Byrd singled to left center, M Bradley scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 7th | H Blalock homered to right, M Byrd scored. | 4 | 6 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
1:05 AM, 24 September 2008
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 18,408
Game Time:2:34
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
- Third Base Umpire - Casey Moser
2024 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 88 | 73 | .547 | - | W2 |
| Seattle | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.5 | W4 |
| Texas | 78 | 84 | .481 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Oakland | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19.5 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 63 | 99 | .389 | 25.5 | L6 |
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