Rangers 8-4 Athletics (1 Jun, 2008) Play-by-Play

Texas Rangers

29-28, 14-11 home


OAK
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	11	0
1	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	-	8	14	0

S. Ponson4-1

7.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

J. Blanton3-7

6.0 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- S. Ponson pitching for TEX
  OAK
  TEX
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Strike Swinging
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 1st
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  TEX
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- S. Ponson pitching for TEX
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- S. Ponson pitching for TEX
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- S. Ponson pitching for TEX
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- S. Ponson pitching for TEX
  OAK
  TEX
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  TEX
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- S. Ponson pitching for TEX
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- S. Ponson pitching for TEX
  OAK
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- C. Gaudin pitching for OAK
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- E. Guardado pitching for TEX
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- C. Gaudin pitching for OAK
  OAK
  TEX
- I Kinsler picked off first.
  4
  8
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- J. Wright pitching for TEX
  OAK
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Athletics
1
Rangers
3

Game 1

31/5

Athletics
4
Rangers
8

Game 2

1/6

Athletics
13
Rangers
8

Game 3

1/6

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

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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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Strike Swinging
5 Strike Swinging