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@CHW		4
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2
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@KCR		7
6
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6
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17
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@PHI		8
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@SDP		9
2
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@WSN		4
6
Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 7:07PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 10,781, Time of Game: 2:34
Rangers
0
59-46
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Athletics
6
46-60
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Gio Gonzalez (3-2)
L: Derek Holland (4-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
Athletics       1  1  0   1  1  0   0  2  X    6 10  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joaquin Arias 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 14 11 -0.065 0.62 0.000 -0.065 -0.9 4 2
Michael Young 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .324 .912 13 8 0.005 0.60 0.043 -0.038 0.3 0 3 2B
Marlon Byrd CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .280 .787 13 9 -0.016 0.69 0.031 -0.047 -0.1 1 0
Andruw Jones DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .874 13 7 -0.080 0.78 0.000 -0.080 -1.1
Hank Blalock 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .245 .773 12 10 -0.042 0.82 0.028 -0.070 -0.6 7 0
Josh Hamilton RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .223 .649 12 5 0.015 0.63 0.050 -0.035 0.0 0 0
David Murphy LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .795 16 12 -0.091 0.67 0.013 -0.104 -1.3 3 0 GDP
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .241 .677 19 11 0.007 0.59 0.033 -0.025 -0.0 7 0
Elvis Andrus SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .691 17 12 -0.090 1.12 0.000 -0.090 -1.1 2 3
Derek Holland P 0 0
   Jason Jennings P 0 0
   Eddie Guardado P 0 0
   Doug Mathis P 0 1
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 3 11 .156 .416 129 85 -0.357 0.71 0.198 -0.554 -4.8 24 9
2B: M Young (32, off B Ziegler).
TB: M Young 2; M Byrd 2; D Murphy; J Saltalamacchia.
GIDP: D Murphy (3).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Andrus-J Arias-H Blalock 2.
E: D Holland (4).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rajai Davis CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 .279 .761 21 10 0.013 0.38 0.053 -0.039 0.6 1 0 2·SB
Kurt Suzuki C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .279 .717 20 11 0.059 0.46 0.098 -0.040 -0.2 11 0 HR
Scott Hairston LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .279 .821 12 6 -0.014 0.43 0.014 -0.028 -0.5 1 0 SF
   Eric Patterson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .361 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nomar Garciaparra DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 .669 16 11 -0.027 0.29 0.002 -0.029 -0.1
Jack Cust RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 .237 .752 10 5 0.007 0.42 0.028 -0.020 0.6 2 0 SB
   Ryan Sweeney RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .677 4 3 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.8 0 0 GDP
Tommy Everidge 1B 3 2 2 0 1 1 .290 .813 17 8 0.055 0.42 0.061 -0.007 0.7 9 0 2·2B
Bobby Crosby 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .221 .633 13 8 0.001 0.67 0.039 -0.038 0.1 0 2
Mark Ellis 2B 4 0 3 3 0 1 .251 .679 14 11 0.147 0.73 0.155 -0.008 2.6 1 2 SB
Cliff Pennington SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .235 .513 26 19 -0.092 0.54 0.003 -0.096 -1.1 2 3 GDP
Gio Gonzalez P 0 0
   Brad Ziegler P 0 0
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0
   Craig Breslow P 0 0
Team Totals 31 6 10 6 5 7 .323 .889 153 92 0.145 0.47 0.453 -0.309 1.8 27 7
2B: T Everidge 2 (5, 1 off D Mathis, 1 off D Holland).
HR: K Suzuki (7, off D Holland; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
SF: S Hairston (3, off J Jennings).
TB: T Everidge 4; K Suzuki 4; M Ellis 3; N Garciaparra; B Crosby; J Cust; C Pennington.
GIDP: R Sweeney (12); C Pennington (1).
RBI: M Ellis 3 (28); K Suzuki (49); C Pennington (1); S Hairston (38).
2-out RBI: M Ellis 2; C Pennington.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Ellis-C Pennington-T Everidge.
E: T Everidge (1).
Baserunning
SB: R Davis 2 (17, 2nd base off E Guardado/J Saltalamacchia, 3rd base off E Guardado/J Saltalamacchia); M Ellis (6, 2nd base off D Holland/J Saltalamacchia); J Cust (4, 2nd base off J Jennings/J Saltalamacchia).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Derek Holland, L (4-7) 4.1 4 4 3 4 4 1 5.60 20 80 44 27 3 14 6 6 1 0 41 -0.141 0.73 -1.3
Jason Jennings 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.54 6 20 14 9 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 0.001 0.29 0.5
Eddie Guardado 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.90 4 29 19 16 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0.007 0.20 0.5
Doug Mathis 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 3.00 7 24 15 8 1 6 4 3 3 0 0 0 -0.010 0.08 -1.5
Team Totals 8 10 6 5 5 7 1 5.62 37 153 92 60 8 24 11 14 8 0 41 1 1 -0.143 0.71 -1.7

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gio Gonzalez, W (3-2) 6.2 3 0 0 3 7 0 6.31 26 97 64 34 13 17 9 7 2 0 72 0.300 0.78 3.2
Brad Ziegler, H (7) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.96 4 14 8 5 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0.002 0.63 0.1
Michael Wuertz, H (13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.46 2 9 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.052 1.07 0.9
Craig Breslow 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.46 3 9 7 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 3 11 0 0.00 35 129 85 42 20 23 12 9 4 0 72 4 0 0.357 0.47 4.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Mark Carlson.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 10,781.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Oakland Athletics
1 Joaquin Arias 2B 1 Rajai Davis CF
2 Michael Young 3B 2 Kurt Suzuki C
3 Marlon Byrd CF 3 Scott Hairston LF
4 Andruw Jones DH 4 Nomar Garciaparra DH
5 Hank Blalock 1B 5 Jack Cust RF
6 Josh Hamilton RF 6 Tommy Everidge 1B
7 David Murphy LF 7 Bobby Crosby 3B
8 Jarrod Saltalamacc C 8 Mark Ellis 2B
9 Elvis Andrus SS 9 Cliff Pennington SS
Derek Holland P Gio Gonzalez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R OAK K. Suzuki D. Holland 10% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 0-4 0 12- 3,(0-2)  OO TEX D. Murphy G. Gonzalez 9% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Blalock to 3B
b2 1-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R OAK M. Ellis D. Holland 9% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Everidge Scores
b4 3-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO OAK C. Pennington D. Holland -7% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b4 2-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  R OAK M. Ellis D. Holland 5% 90% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Cust Scores; Everidge to 3B; Crosby to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Arias G. Gonzalez 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX M. Young G. Gonzalez -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TEX M. Byrd G. Gonzalez 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX A. Jones G. Gonzalez 2% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Derek Holland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Davis D. Holland -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R OAK K. Suzuki D. Holland 10% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b1 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK S. Hairston D. Holland -1% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b1 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK N. Garciaparra D. Holland -1% 60% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX H. Blalock G. Gonzalez 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX J. Hamilton G. Gonzalez 2% 64% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX D. Murphy G. Gonzalez 1% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Derek Holland facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Cust D. Holland -2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK T. Everidge D. Holland 4% 67% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b2 1-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O OAK B. Crosby D. Holland -3% 64% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b2 1-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R OAK M. Ellis D. Holland 9% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Everidge Scores
b2 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Pennington D. Holland 1% 73% Ellis Steals 2B
b2 2-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK C. Pennington D. Holland -2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX J. Saltalamacchia G. Gonzalez 3% 73% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
t3 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX E. Andrus G. Gonzalez 2% 75% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t3 0-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX J. Arias G. Gonzalez 1% 76% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rangers' Derek Holland facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK R. Davis D. Holland -2% 75% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK K. Suzuki D. Holland -1% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK S. Hairston D. Holland -1% 73% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX M. Young G. Gonzalez 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Byrd G. Gonzalez 2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX A. Jones G. Gonzalez 1% 78% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rangers' Derek Holland facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK N. Garciaparra D. Holland -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK J. Cust D. Holland 2% 78% Walk
b4 2-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK T. Everidge D. Holland 2% 81% Walk; Cust to 2B
b4 2-0 1 12- 7,(3-2)  OAK B. Crosby D. Holland 4% 85% Walk; Cust to 3B; Everidge to 2B
b4 2-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  R OAK M. Ellis D. Holland 5% 90% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Cust Scores; Everidge to 3B; Crosby to 2B
b4 3-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO OAK C. Pennington D. Holland -7% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 3.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX H. Blalock G. Gonzalez 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX J. Hamilton G. Gonzalez 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX D. Murphy G. Gonzalez -1% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 0-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX J. Saltalamacchia G. Gonzalez -2% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Murphy to 2B
t5 0-3 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O TEX E. Andrus G. Gonzalez 4% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rangers' Derek Holland facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK R. Davis D. Holland 1% 90% Walk
b5 3-0 0 1-- OAK K. Suzuki D. Holland 3% 92% Davis Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Davis to 3B
b5 3-0 0 --3 6,(3-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki D. Holland -2% 90% Strikeout Looking
Jason Jennings replaces Derek Holland pitching
b5 3-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  RO OAK S. Hairston J. Jennings 1% 92% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Davis Scores/unER
b5 4-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK N. Garciaparra J. Jennings -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
t6 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Arias G. Gonzalez 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t6 0-4 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX M. Young G. Gonzalez 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 0-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Byrd G. Gonzalez -1% 93% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t6 0-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX A. Jones G. Gonzalez 1% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Jason Jennings facing 5-6-7
b6 4-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK J. Cust J. Jennings 1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b6 4-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Everidge J. Jennings -0% 95% Strikeout Looking, Cust Steals 2B
b6 4-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Crosby J. Jennings -1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 4-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O OAK M. Ellis J. Jennings -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX H. Blalock G. Gonzalez -3% 91% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t7 0-4 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  TEX J. Hamilton G. Gonzalez -5% 86% Walk; Blalock to 2B
t7 0-4 0 12- 3,(0-2)  OO TEX D. Murphy G. Gonzalez 9% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Blalock to 3B
t7 0-4 2 --3 9,(3-2)  TEX J. Saltalamacchia G. Gonzalez -1% 94% Walk
Brad Ziegler replaces Gio Gonzalez pitching
t7 0-4 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O TEX E. Andrus B. Ziegler 3% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Eddie Guardado facing 9-1-2
Eddie Guardado replaces Jason Jennings pitching
b7 4-0 0 --- 14,(3-2)  O OAK C. Pennington E. Guardado -0% 97% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b7 4-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK R. Davis E. Guardado 0% 97% Walk
b7 4-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK K. Suzuki E. Guardado 0% 97% Davis Steals 2B
b7 4-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  OAK K. Suzuki E. Guardado 0% 98% Davis Steals 3B
b7 4-0 1 --3 6,(2-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki E. Guardado -1% 97% Lineout: 2B (Weak 2B)
b7 4-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O OAK S. Hairston E. Guardado -1% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Brad Ziegler facing 1-2-3
Eric Patterson replaces Scott Hairston playing LF batting 3rd
Ryan Sweeney replaces Jack Cust playing RF batting 5th
t8 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX J. Arias B. Ziegler 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Young B. Ziegler -2% 96% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t8 0-4 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  TEX M. Byrd B. Ziegler -2% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive); Young stays at 2B
Michael Wuertz replaces Brad Ziegler pitching
t8 0-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O TEX A. Jones M. Wuertz 3% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX H. Blalock M. Wuertz 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Doug Mathis facing 4-5-6
Doug Mathis replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
b8 4-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK N. Garciaparra D. Mathis 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 4-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO OAK R. Sweeney D. Mathis -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b8 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK T. Everidge D. Mathis 0% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b8 4-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  OAK B. Crosby D. Mathis 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Everidge to 3B
b8 4-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R OAK M. Ellis D. Mathis 1% 99% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Everidge Scores; Crosby to 2B
b8 5-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R OAK C. Pennington D. Mathis 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Crosby Scores; Ellis to 3B
b8 6-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Davis D. Mathis -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 6.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Athletics' Craig Breslow facing 6-7-8
Craig Breslow replaces Michael Wuertz pitching
t9 0-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Hamilton C. Breslow 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t9 0-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX D. Murphy C. Breslow 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t9 0-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX J. Saltalamacchia C. Breslow 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 6.

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