Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
AMERICAN LEAGUE - GAME 1
18-27, 7-14 Away
3
18-27, 7-14 Away
Final
28-19, 16-8 Home
6
28-19, 16-8 Home
Athletics Hitting
a-grounded to third for J Cust in the 3rd
- Batting
- 2BA Kennedy (7, T Hunter); K Suzuki (14, T Hunter); M Holliday (6, F Francisco)
- HRT Buck (3, 2nd inning off T Hunter 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIT Buck 2 (9), R Sweeney (14)
- 2Out RBIT Buck 2
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP2-12 (M Holliday 0-3, O Cabrera 0-1, J Cust 0-1, J Hannahan 0-2, R Sweeney 1-1, K Suzuki 0-1, J Giambi 0-1, B Crosby 0-1, T Buck 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBA Kennedy 2 (5, 2nd base off T Hunter/J Saltalamacchia, 2nd base off D O'Day/J Saltalamacchia); R Sweeney (4, 2nd base off T Hunter/J Saltalamacchia)
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BN Cruz (11, J Outman)
- HRM Byrd (3, 7th inning off J Outman 0 on, 1 Out); A Jones (5, 8th inning off S Casilla 1 on, 0 Out); N Cruz (13, 8th inning off S Casilla 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIN Cruz 3 (35), M Byrd (22), A Jones 2 (14)
- 2Out RBIN Cruz 2
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-3 (M Young 0-1, N Cruz 1-1, M Byrd 0-1)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Casilla(L,1-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 101-62 | 3.06 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 1.93 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22-11 | 4.74 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 142-82 |
- Pitching
- WPM Wuertz
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Outman 15-26; M Wuertz 0-3; S Casilla 2-6; J Gray 0-1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Outman 16-14-18-14; M Wuertz 2-1-3-1; S Casilla 4-2-1-4; J Gray 1-0-0-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Outman 3-8; M Wuertz 0-1; S Casilla 1-0; J Gray 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Outman 62
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C.J. Wilson(W,3-2) |
F. Francisco(S,11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 90-55 | 5.06 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 4.76 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 1.38 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.20 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 145-91 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedT Hunter 16-26; E Guardado 2-3; D O'Day 2-4; C Wilson 3-3; F Francisco 2-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesT Hunter 14-6-15-20; E Guardado 3-0-3-3; D O'Day 1-1-4-1; C Wilson 4-1-1-2; F Francisco 2-4-4-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Hunter 4-11; E Guardado 0-2; D O'Day 0-2; C Wilson 2-0; F Francisco 0-1
- Game ScoresT Hunter 40
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | N Cruz doubled to deep right center, I Kinsler and A Jones scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | T Buck homered to right, J Giambi scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 6th | R Sweeney singled to right, K Suzuki scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 7th | M Byrd homered to left. | 3 | 3 | |
| 8th | A Jones homered to left, J Hamilton scored. | 3 | 5 | |
| 8th | N Cruz homered to right. | 3 | 6 | |
TEX wins 3-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
10:05 PM, 29 May 2009
Arlington, Texas
Game Time:2:46
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Brian Gorman
- First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
- Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
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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