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5
Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:07PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 18,311, Time of Game: 3:09
Rangers
9
83-68
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
8
72-80
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         2  0  0   2  4  1   0  0  0    9 11  0
Athletics       0  0  0   5  1  1   1  0  0    8 12  3

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Borbon DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 .311 .798 17 10 -0.072 1.21 0.068 -0.140 -0.5 SB,CS,SH
Elvis Andrus SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .270 .707 31 20 0.004 1.11 0.070 -0.066 -0.1 2 0 2·SB
David Murphy LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .276 .809 19 9 0.070 1.18 0.118 -0.048 0.8 3 0 SB,SF
Marlon Byrd CF 5 3 2 2 0 1 .282 .793 17 13 0.226 1.09 0.266 -0.040 1.4 0 0
Hank Blalock 1B 5 2 3 4 0 1 .244 .767 16 12 0.320 0.78 0.350 -0.030 3.4 8 1 HR,2·2B
   Ian Kinsler 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .801 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nelson Cruz RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 .262 .861 21 13 0.021 0.66 0.079 -0.058 -0.0 7 1
Chris Davis 3B-1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .690 12 8 -0.030 0.45 0.009 -0.039 -0.5 1 0
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .673 9 6 -0.054 0.50 0.000 -0.054 -0.8 6 0
Omar Vizquel 2B-3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .269 .670 20 12 0.064 0.77 0.086 -0.022 0.5 0 6
Tommy Hunter P 0 0
   Dustin Nippert P 0 0
   Darren O'Day P 0 0
   C.J. Wilson P 0 0
   Frank Francisco P 0 0
Team Totals 37 9 11 9 3 4 .297 .774 162 103 0.549 0.91 1.046 -0.497 4.2 27 8
2B: H Blalock 2 (21, 1 off B Kilby, 1 off C Mortensen).
HR: H Blalock (25, off C Mortensen; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: D Murphy (8, off C Mortensen).
SH: J Borbon (6, off M Wuertz).
TB: H Blalock 8; M Byrd 2; E Andrus; D Murphy; C Davis; N Cruz; O Vizquel; J Borbon.
RBI: H Blalock 4 (66); M Byrd 2 (81); D Murphy 2 (51); N Cruz (74).
2-out RBI: H Blalock 2; M Byrd 2; D Murphy; N Cruz.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: N Cruz (C Pennington at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: E Andrus 2 (31, 2nd base off C Mortensen/K Suzuki, 3rd base off C Mortensen/K Suzuki); J Borbon (17, 2nd base off C Mortensen/K Suzuki); D Murphy (9, 2nd base off C Mortensen/K Suzuki).
CS: J Borbon (2, 2nd base by C Mortensen/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adam Kennedy 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .756 12 7 -0.262 2.07 0.000 -0.262 -1.6 0 2
Rajai Davis CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .319 .811 16 10 0.070 1.54 0.200 -0.131 0.8 2 0 2B
Ryan Sweeney RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .291 .751 17 12 0.092 1.47 0.186 -0.094 1.3 4 0 2B
Kurt Suzuki C 5 1 1 0 0 2 .269 .720 23 16 -0.190 1.82 0.053 -0.243 -0.8 4 1
Jack Cust DH 3 1 1 1 0 2 .238 .763 12 8 0.039 1.15 0.075 -0.036 0.4
   Nomar Garciaparra PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .694 6 3 -0.110 3.88 0.000 -0.110 -0.5
Mark Ellis 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .273 .733 17 12 0.126 1.47 0.202 -0.076 1.4 1 4 2·2B
Daric Barton 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .258 .788 14 8 0.023 1.52 0.151 -0.128 0.1 12 0 HBP
Cliff Pennington SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .283 .779 17 11 0.055 1.99 0.191 -0.136 0.7 3 5
Eric Patterson LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .238 .671 17 10 0.206 1.38 0.218 -0.012 1.5 1 0 HR
Clayton Mortensen P 0 2
   Brad Kilby P 0 0
   Jeff Gray P 0 0
   Jon Meloan P 0 0
   Michael Wuertz P 0 0
   Andrew Bailey P 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 12 8 1 6 .316 .850 151 97 0.049 1.68 1.276 -1.228 3.2 27 14
2B: R Sweeney (30, off T Hunter); R Davis (23, off D O'Day); M Ellis 2 (23, 2 off T Hunter).
HR: E Patterson (1, off T Hunter; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
HBP: D Barton (2, by C Wilson).
TB: E Patterson 5; M Ellis 4; R Davis 3; R Sweeney 3; D Barton; J Cust; K Suzuki; C Pennington.
RBI: C Pennington 2 (18); J Cust (64); D Barton (16); R Davis (46); E Patterson (6); M Ellis (57); R Sweeney (52).
2-out RBI: C Pennington 2; D Barton.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 6 for 10.
Fielding
E: A Kennedy (16); C Pennington (3); M Ellis (4).

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
Tommy Hunter, W (9-4) 5.2 9 7 7 0 2 1 3.67 25 79 55 36 4 15 9 14 6 0 25 -0.409 1.05 -4.1
Dustin Nippert, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.14 1 8 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.036 1.23 0.2
Darren O'Day, H (19) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.80 3 8 5 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.184 2.11 -1.2
C.J. Wilson, H (18) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.94 8 38 20 12 4 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 0.297 3.16 1.2
Frank Francisco, S (24) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.28 3 18 12 6 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.210 2.72 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 8 8 1 6 1 8.00 40 151 97 61 12 24 12 20 9 0 25 2 0 -0.050 0.91 -3.2

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
Clayton Mortensen, L (2-3) 4.2 6 7 3 1 1 1 6.07 22 88 58 37 5 16 10 10 5 0 32 -0.430 1.00 -3.6
Brad Kilby 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 7 5 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 -0.197 0.84 -1.8
Jeff Gray 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.74 6 26 14 9 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 -0.057 0.73 -0.5
Jon Meloan 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 10 8 5 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.037 0.51 0.5
Michael Wuertz 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.76 4 17 9 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.056 1.25 0.5
Andrew Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.93 3 14 9 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.041 0.54 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 9 4 3 4 1 4.00 42 162 103 63 14 26 20 15 6 0 32 1 1 -0.550 1.68 -4.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Wilson (5; D Barton).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 18,311.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 59° F, Wind 11mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Oakland Athletics
1 Julio Borbon DH 1 Adam Kennedy 3B
2 Elvis Andrus SS 2 Rajai Davis CF
3 David Murphy LF 3 Ryan Sweeney RF
4 Marlon Byrd CF 4 Kurt Suzuki C
5 Hank Blalock 1B 5 Jack Cust DH
6 Nelson Cruz RF 6 Mark Ellis 2B
7 Chris Davis 3B 7 Daric Barton 1B
8 Ivan Rodriguez C 8 Cliff Pennington SS
9 Omar Vizquel 2B 9 Eric Patterson LF
Tommy Hunter P Clayton Mortensen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 4-5 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR TEX M. Byrd C. Mortensen 23% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Andrus Scores/unER; Murphy Scores/unER
b4 3-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RRO OAK C. Pennington T. Hunter -19% 36% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cust Scores; Ellis Scores; Pennington out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
b4 2-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R OAK M. Ellis T. Hunter -18% 45% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Suzuki Scores; Cust to 3B
b7 7-9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  R OAK R. Davis D. O'Day -18% 59% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Patterson Scores
b7 8-9 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki C. Wilson 14% 63% Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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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' Clayton Mortensen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX J. Borbon C. Mortensen 3% 53% Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX E. Andrus C. Mortensen 2% 56% Borbon Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TEX E. Andrus C. Mortensen -2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Borbon to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RO TEX D. Murphy C. Mortensen 2% 56% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF Line); Borbon Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  TEX M. Byrd C. Mortensen 1% 57% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t1 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R TEX H. Blalock C. Mortensen 10% 67% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Byrd Scores/unER
t1 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TEX N. Cruz C. Mortensen -3% 64% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK A. Kennedy T. Hunter 2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b1 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Davis T. Hunter 2% 68% Flyball: RF
b1 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Sweeney T. Hunter 1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Clayton Mortensen facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX C. Davis C. Mortensen -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez C. Mortensen -1% 66% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
t2 2-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX O. Vizquel C. Mortensen -1% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki T. Hunter 3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Cust T. Hunter 2% 70% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Ellis T. Hunter 1% 71% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Clayton Mortensen facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX J. Borbon C. Mortensen -2% 69% Lineout: CF
t3 2-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O TEX E. Andrus C. Mortensen -1% 68% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX D. Murphy C. Mortensen -1% 67% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK D. Barton T. Hunter 3% 69% Lineout: RF
b3 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK C. Pennington T. Hunter 2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O OAK E. Patterson T. Hunter 1% 73% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Clayton Mortensen facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX M. Byrd C. Mortensen 3% 75% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t4 2-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  RR TEX H. Blalock C. Mortensen 12% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Byrd Scores
t4 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX N. Cruz C. Mortensen -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX C. Davis C. Mortensen -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t4 4-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez C. Mortensen -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 1-2-3
b4 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK A. Kennedy T. Hunter 2% 87% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 0-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK R. Davis T. Hunter -2% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 0-4 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  R OAK R. Sweeney T. Hunter -9% 76% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Davis Scores
b4 1-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  OAK K. Suzuki T. Hunter -5% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Sweeney to 3B
b4 1-4 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R OAK J. Cust T. Hunter -8% 63% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sweeney Scores; Suzuki to 2B
b4 2-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R OAK M. Ellis T. Hunter -18% 45% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Suzuki Scores; Cust to 3B
b4 3-4 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O OAK D. Barton T. Hunter 10% 56% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 3-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RRO OAK C. Pennington T. Hunter -19% 36% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cust Scores; Ellis Scores; Pennington out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 5.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Clayton Mortensen facing 9-1-2
t5 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX O. Vizquel C. Mortensen 5% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 4-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX J. Borbon C. Mortensen -5% 37% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
t5 4-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TEX E. Andrus C. Mortensen -6% 31% Borbon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 4-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX E. Andrus C. Mortensen 2% 33% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to LF-CF)
t5 4-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX D. Murphy C. Mortensen 1% 34% Andrus Steals 2B
t5 4-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  TEX D. Murphy C. Mortensen 2% 35% Walk
t5 4-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  TEX M. Byrd C. Mortensen 2% 38% Andrus Steals 3B; Murphy Steals 2B
t5 4-5 2 -23 5,(2-2)  RR TEX M. Byrd C. Mortensen 23% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Andrus Scores/unER; Murphy Scores/unER
Brad Kilby replaces Clayton Mortensen pitching
t5 6-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R TEX H. Blalock B. Kilby 13% 74% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Byrd Scores/unER; Blalock to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
t5 7-5 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R TEX N. Cruz B. Kilby 8% 82% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Blalock Scores/unER
t5 8-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX C. Davis B. Kilby -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-8, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 9-1-2
b5 5-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R OAK E. Patterson T. Hunter -10% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 6-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK A. Kennedy T. Hunter 3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 6-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Davis T. Hunter 2% 76% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b5 6-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK R. Sweeney T. Hunter 1% 77% Lineout: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Athletics 6.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-6, Athletics' Jeff Gray facing 8-9-1
Jeff Gray replaces Brad Kilby pitching
t6 8-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Gray -2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t6 8-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX O. Vizquel J. Gray -1% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t6 8-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX J. Borbon J. Gray 1% 75% Walk
t6 8-6 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  TEX E. Andrus J. Gray 2% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Borbon to 2B
t6 8-6 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R TEX D. Murphy J. Gray 9% 85% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Borbon Scores; Andrus to 2B
t6 9-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. Byrd J. Gray -2% 83% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-9, Rangers' Tommy Hunter facing 4-5-6
b6 6-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK K. Suzuki T. Hunter 3% 86% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
b6 6-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Cust T. Hunter 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-9 2 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK M. Ellis T. Hunter -2% 86% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b6 6-9 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R OAK D. Barton T. Hunter -8% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ellis Scores
Dustin Nippert replaces Tommy Hunter pitching
b6 7-9 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O OAK C. Pennington D. Nippert 4% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 7.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-7, Athletics' Jon Meloan facing 5-6-7
Jon Meloan replaces Jeff Gray pitching
t7 9-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX H. Blalock J. Meloan -2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t7 9-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX N. Cruz J. Meloan -1% 78% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t7 9-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX C. Davis J. Meloan 1% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 9-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Meloan -2% 77% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 7-9, Rangers' Darren O'Day facing 9-1-2
Darren O'Day replaces Dustin Nippert pitching
b7 7-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK E. Patterson D. O'Day -7% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b7 7-9 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK A. Kennedy D. O'Day 6% 77% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 7-9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  R OAK R. Davis D. O'Day -18% 59% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Patterson Scores
C.J. Wilson replaces Darren O'Day pitching
b7 8-9 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  OAK R. Sweeney C. Wilson -10% 49% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Weak 3B); Davis to 3B
b7 8-9 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki C. Wilson 14% 63% Strikeout Swinging
Nomar Garciaparra pinch hits for Jack Cust (DH) batting 5th
b7 8-9 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O OAK N. Garciaparra C. Wilson 11% 74% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 8.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-8, Athletics' Michael Wuertz facing 9-1-2
Michael Wuertz replaces Jon Meloan pitching
t8 9-8 0 --- 8,(3-2)  TEX O. Vizquel M. Wuertz 3% 78% Walk
t8 9-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Borbon M. Wuertz -1% 76% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Vizquel to 2B
t8 9-8 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TEX E. Andrus M. Wuertz -4% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 9-8 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O TEX D. Murphy M. Wuertz -4% 68% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 8-9, Rangers' C.J. Wilson facing 6-7-8
b8 8-9 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O OAK M. Ellis C. Wilson 6% 75% Lineout: RF
b8 8-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Barton C. Wilson -7% 68% Hit By Pitch
b8 8-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK C. Pennington C. Wilson 8% 76% Flyball: RF
b8 8-9 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK E. Patterson C. Wilson -5% 71% Walk; Barton to 2B
b8 8-9 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O OAK A. Kennedy C. Wilson 12% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 8.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-8, Athletics' Andrew Bailey facing 4-5-6
Andrew Bailey replaces Michael Wuertz pitching
t9 9-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Byrd A. Bailey -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX H. Blalock A. Bailey -1% 80% Flyball: LF
t9 9-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX N. Cruz A. Bailey -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 8-9, Rangers' Frank Francisco facing 2-3-4
Frank Francisco replaces C.J. Wilson pitching
Chris Davis moves from 3B to 1B
Ian Kinsler replaces Hank Blalock (1B) playing 2B batting 5th
Omar Vizquel moves from 2B to 3B
b9 8-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Davis F. Francisco 9% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b9 8-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Sweeney F. Francisco 7% 95% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b9 8-9 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki F. Francisco 5% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 8.

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