May 4, 2008 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
BAL 5 BOS 7
TBR 3 KCR 2
@CLE 0 MIN 7
DET 6 NYY 8
SEA 2 OAK 3
TEX 1 TOR 4
CHW 3 NYM 5
@ARI 2 ATL 14
CIN 7 COL 7
LAD 2 FLA 10
SDP 3 HOU 8
MIL 6
(12) PHI 6
SFG 5 STL 5
CHC 3 WSN 5
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 31,673

Sunday, May 4, 2008, 4:05pm
Time of Game: 2:33

Rangers

13-19

Lost 1

3rd, 6½ GB

Ron Washington

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    3  7  0

W: S Casilla (1-0), L: S Feldman (0-1), S: H Street (9)

Athletics

19-14

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Vazquez 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .742   22    1   1   
M Young SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .806   19    1   4   
J Hamilton CF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .300  .878   15    0   0   
M Bradley DH                  4   0   0   0    0   4  .320  .907   20    0   0   
D Murphy RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .269  .785   17    1   0   
B Boggs LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.009   13    3   0   2B
G Laird C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .720   15    6   0   
C Shelton 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .077  .558   15    9   0   
G Duran 2B                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .240  .656   18    3   4   HR

S Feldman P                                                              0   1
  F Francisco P                                                          0   0
  F German P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1    3  12              154   24  10

BATTING

2B: B Boggs (1, off H Street).

HR: G Duran (1, off G Smith; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: G Duran 4; B Boggs 2; G Laird; M Young.

RBI: G Duran (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Duran-M Young-C Shelton.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Suzuki C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .681   13   11   1   
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .681   14    3   2   GDP
D Barton 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .259  .727   14    6   1   
F Thomas DH                   3   0   2   0    0   1  .206  .693   12    0   0   2B
  R Davis PR-DH               1   1   0   0    0   1  .188  .516    3    0   0   
J Cust LF                     3   1   2   2    0   1  .244  .853   12    1   0   HR
  C Denorfia LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .639    3    0   0   
E Brown RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .694   20    1   0   
B Crosby SS                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .268  .738   10    0   1   2B
J Hannahan 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .684   15    0   1   
R Sweeney CF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .267  .645   11    4   0   

G Smith P                                                                1   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   3   7   3    3   6              127   27   6

BATTING

2B: F Thomas (3, off S Feldman); B Crosby (11, off S Feldman).

HR: J Cust (4, off S Feldman; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J Cust 5; F Thomas 3; B Crosby 2; K Suzuki; R Sweeney.

GIDP: M Ellis (2).

RBI: J Cust 2 (11); R Sweeney (14).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: K Suzuki (2).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Feldman, L (0-1)             6.1   6   3   3    1   5   1   5.40   25  100-59   38· 5·16    8· 7· 4· 0     53    -     1.17  -0.08
F Francisco                    0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    4   10-4     3· 0· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          1-1    1.11  -0.06
F German                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.73    4   15-7     6· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.01
Totals                         8     7   3   3    3   6   1          33  125-70   47· 6·17   10· 9· 5· 0          1-1

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Smith                        6     3   1   1    2  10   1   2.54   23  103-59   25·10·24    3· 4· 4· 0     70    -     0.84   0.18
S Casilla, W (1-0)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-7     4· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.05
A Embree, H (5)                1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.21    4   16-8     7· 0· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.98   0.07
H Street, S (9)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.77    4   22-12    4· 3· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.12   0.07
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3  12   1          34  153-86   40·13·33    5· 9· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: F German (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 31,673.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 17mph , Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. R Vazquez            3B    1. K Suzuki             C  
2. M Young              SS    2. M Ellis              2B 
3. J Hamilton           CF    3. D Barton             1B 
4. M Bradley            DH    4. F Thomas             DH 
5. D Murphy             RF    5. J Cust               LF 
6. B Boggs              LF    6. E Brown              RF 
7. G Laird              C     7. B Crosby             SS 
8. C Shelton            1B    8. J Hannahan           3B 
9. G Duran              2B    9. R Sweeney            CF 

   S Feldman            P        G Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  1-0  -2-  2   31%  80% J Cust          S Feldman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Davis Scores
   b 7   0  1-0  ---  4   14%  49% F Thomas        S Feldman       Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   b 6   0  1-0  1--  4  -13%  32% M Ellis         S Feldman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  5  -12%  38% G Duran         G Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 7   1  1-2  12-  1    8%  91% R Sweeney       F Francisco     Single to CF (Line Drive); Crosby Scores; Hannahan to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Vazquez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   50%  M Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   53%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   55%  M Bradley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Feldman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  K Suzuki        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   51%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  D Barton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  B Boggs         Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  3   53%  G Laird         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   55%  C Shelton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Feldman facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   64%  J Cust          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  4   59%  E Brown         Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  4   54%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7   50%  J Hannahan      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Smith facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  5   38%  G Duran         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  8   40%  R Vazquez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   42%  M Young         Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   43%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Feldman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   40%  R Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   38%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   40%  M Ellis         Walk
   O      1--  2   37%  D Barton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   39%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   41%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   42%  B Boggs         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Feldman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   39%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   37%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   35%  E Brown         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   38%  G Laird         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   35%  C Shelton       Walk
   O      1--  5   38%  G Duran         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  6   36%  R Vazquez       Walk; Shelton to 2B
   O      12-  3   40%  M Young         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Feldman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   37%  B Crosby        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   35%  J Hannahan      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   33%  R Sweeney       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   36%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   37%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   38%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Feldman facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   45%  K Suzuki        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   32%  M Ellis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   30%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Santiago Casilla facing 6-7-8
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Greg Smith pitching
   O      ---  3   32%  B Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   34%  G Laird         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   35%  C Shelton       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Feldman facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   49%  F Thomas        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Rajai Davis pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 4th
   RR     -2-  2   80%  J Cust          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Davis Scores
   O      ---  2   78%  E Brown         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   81%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Frank Francisco replaces Scott Feldman pitching
          -2-  4   82%  J Hannahan      Walk
   R      12-  1   91%  R Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Crosby Scores; Hannahan to 2B
   O      12-  1   89%  K Suzuki        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  M Ellis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Alan Embree facing 9-1-2
                  Alan Embree replaces Santiago Casilla pitching; Chris Denorfia replaces Jack Cust playing LF batting 5th
          ---  8   81%  G Duran         Walk
   O      1--  3   86%  R Vazquez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      85%  M Young         Passed Ball; Duran to 2B
   O      -2-  3   90%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Duran to 3B
   O      --3  2   94%  J Hamilton      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Franklyn German facing 3-4-5
                  Franklyn German replaces Frank Francisco pitching
          ---  4   95%  D Barton        Walk
   O      1--  3   94%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   94%  C Denorfia      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Barton to 2B
          -2-      94%  E Brown         Wild Pitch; Barton to 3B
   O      --3  5   93%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Huston Street facing 4-5-6
                  Huston Street replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      ---  6   97%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   96%  B Boggs         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  7  100%  G Laird         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

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