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OAK 12
@TEX  6

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@WSN  4

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 23,959

Sunday, May 11, 2008, 3:05pm
Time of Game: 3:26
Athletics
12
23-16
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       4  0  0   0  0  2   2  1  3   12 13  1
Rangers         1  1  2   1  0  1   0  0  0    6 11  2
W: S Casilla (2-0), L: F German (1-1)
Rangers
6
18-21
Lost 1
3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Suzuki C                    5   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .628   22   13   0   2·GDP
M Sweeney 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .322  .829   11    5   1   HBP
  D Barton 1B                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .237  .690    5    1   0   HR
J Cust LF                     2   1   1   1    3   0  .263  .881   23    1   0   2B
  R Davis PR-CF               1   1   0   0    0   0  .190  .484    6    0   0   
F Thomas DH                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .216  .693   17    0   0   SF
E Brown RF-LF                 5   1   2   4    0   0  .283  .721   19    3   1   HR,SB
B Crosby SS                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .252  .690   19    1   1   2B,SB
M Ellis 2B                    5   1   3   0    0   1  .242  .707   23    1   2   2·2B,SB
  D Murphy PR-2B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .205  .654         0   1   SB
J Hannahan 3B                 3   2   2   0    2   0  .244  .774   22    0   0   SB
R Sweeney CF-RF               2   1   0   1    2   0  .262  .663   25    2   0   SF

R Harden P                                                               0   0
  J Devine P                                                             0   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37  12  13  10    8   2              192   27   6
BATTING
2B: J Cust (5, off S Ponson); B Crosby (12, off F German); M Ellis 2 (8, off S Ponson, off E Guardado).
HR: D Barton (2, off E Guardado; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); E Brown (4, off S Ponson; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: R Sweeney (3, off J Wright); F Thomas (1, off F German).
HBP: M Sweeney (2, by S Ponson).
TB: E Brown 5; M Ellis 5; D Barton 4; M Sweeney 2; J Hannahan 2; B Crosby 2; J Cust 2; F Thomas.
GIDP: K Suzuki 2 (5).
RBI: E Brown 4 (33); D Barton 2 (15); F Thomas 2 (21); J Cust (12); R Sweeney (16).
2-out RBI: D Barton 2; E Brown.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
FIELDING
E: M Ellis (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Murphy (2, 3rd base off E Guardado/J Saltalamacchia); J Hannahan (1, 2nd base off E Guardado/J Saltalamacchia); E Brown (2, 2nd base off J Wright/J Saltalamacchia); B Crosby (1, Home off F German/J Saltalamacchia); M Ellis (5, 2nd base off F German/J Saltalamacchia).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Kinsler 2B                  5   2   3   1    0   1  .306  .793   20    2   3   2B,SB
M Young SS                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .293  .777   21    0   2   
J Hamilton RF                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .303  .902   18    4   0   3B,2B
M Bradley DH                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .311  .953   18    0   0   2B
D Murphy CF                   5   1   1   0    0   4  .257  .757   27    6   0   
B Boggs LF                    4   1   0   0    1   2  .326  .928   24    4   0   
F Catalanotto 1B              3   0   1   0    1   1  .260  .790   22    8   1   
J Saltalamacchi C             2   1   1   2    2   1  .207  .602   16    2   0   
R Vazquez 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .823   10    0   2   
  G Duran PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .547    1    0   2   

S Ponson P                                                               1   0
  F German P                                                             0   0
  J Wright P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   6  11   6    5  12              177   27  10
BATTING
2B: M Bradley (11, off R Harden); J Hamilton (13, off R Harden); I Kinsler (10, off R Harden).
3B: J Hamilton (2, off R Harden).
TB: J Hamilton 5; I Kinsler 4; M Bradley 2; F Catalanotto; D Murphy; J Saltalamacchia; M Young; R Vazquez.
RBI: J Saltalamacchia 2 (3); I Kinsler (18); M Bradley (20); M Young (17); J Hamilton (39).
2-out RBI: J Saltalamacchia 2; M Bradley; I Kinsler; J Hamilton.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 2. R Vazquez-I Kinsler-F Catalanotto; M Young-I Kinsler-F Catalanotto.
E: R Vazquez (3); J Saltalamacchia (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: I Kinsler (9, 2nd base off S Casilla/K Suzuki).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Harden                       3.2   8   5   5    4   5   0   3.68   22   90-59   33·17· 9    2· 8· 3· 0     26    -     1.11  -0.36
J Devine                       1.2   1   1   0    0   2   0   0.60    6   29-19    9· 3· 7    3· 0· 1· 0          2-0    1.07   0.09
S Casilla, BS (1), W (2-0)     1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.47    6   23-15   11· 0· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          1-1    1.54  -0.06
A Embree, H (8)                1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   2.60    5   22-12    5· 2· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.31   0.09
H Street                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.86    3    9-7     4· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    11   6   5    5  12   0          42  173-112  62·22·28    8·12· 5· 0          4-1 
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 Ponson                       5.1   7   6   6    5   1   1   3.16   30  103-59   39· 1·19    8·13· 2· 0     26    -     1.33  -0.41
F German, L (1-1)              0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   1.62    5   25-14    9· 3· 2    1· 2· 2· 0          3-1    2.03  -0.29
J Wright                       2     1   1   1    1   1   0   3.57    7   24-12    6· 2· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.68  -0.00
E Guardado                     1     2   3   3    2   0   1   6.14    6   29-15    8· 3· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.13  -0.03
Totals                         9    13  12  12    8   2   2          48  181-100  62· 9·29   14·17· 6· 0          5-2 
F German faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Harden (1); S Ponson (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: S Ponson (2; M Sweeney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Larry Vanover.
Time of Game: 3:26.
Attendance: 23,959.
Weather: 66° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   R Harden             P        S Ponson             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3  1   16%  82% E Brown         S Ponson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cust Scores; Thomas Scores
   b 3   2  4-2  123  2  -14%  50% J Saltalamacchi R Harden        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Murphy Scores; Boggs Scores; Catalanotto to 3B; Saltalamacchi out at 2B
   t 6   1  5-4  123  5   14%  64% J Cust          S Ponson        Walk; Hannahan Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
   b 4   2  4-4  -2-  1  -14%  32% J Hamilton      R Harden        Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Kinsler Scores
   t 7   0  6-6  ---  5   11%  61% B Crosby        F German        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  K Suzuki        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   50%  M Sweeney       Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   58%  J Cust          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sweeney to 3B
   R      -23  4   66%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Sweeney Scores; Cust to 3B
   RRR    1-3  1   82%  E Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cust Scores; Thomas Scores
   O      ---  4   81%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   82%  M Ellis         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   81%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   82%  I Kinsler       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   84%  M Young         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   82%  J Hamilton      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   75%  M Bradley       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Hamilton Scores
   O      -2-  6   78%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sidney Ponson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   77%  R Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   76%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   76%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   78%  J Cust          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Rich Harden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   77%  B Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   79%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   77%  J Saltalamacchi Walk
          1--  3   75%  R Vazquez       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Saltalamacchi to 2B
   R      12-  4   65%  I Kinsler       Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Saltalamacchi Scores; Vazquez to 3B; Kinsler to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  3   71%  M Young         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Sidney Ponson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   70%  E Brown         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   68%  B Crosby        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   67%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Rich Harden facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   70%  J Hamilton      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  5   72%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   70%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      69%  B Boggs         Wild Pitch; Murphy to 2B
          -2-  5   68%  " "             Walk
          12-  8   64%  F Catalanotto   Walk; Murphy to 3B; Boggs to 2B
   RRO    123  2   50%  J Saltalamacchi Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Murphy Scores; Boggs Scores; Catalanotto to 3B; Saltalamacchi out at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   54%  J Hannahan      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   50%  R Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  7   55%  K Suzuki        Walk; Hannahan to 2B
   O      12-  2   49%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          12-  5   53%  J Cust          Walk; Hannahan to 3B; Suzuki to 2B
   O      123  1   44%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Rich Harden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  R Vazquez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   42%  I Kinsler       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   46%  M Young         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      -2-  1   32%  J Hamilton      Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Kinsler Scores
          --3  6   31%  M Bradley       Walk
                  Joey Devine replaces Rich Harden pitching
   O      1-3  7   36%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 5.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Sidney Ponson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   33%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   31%  B Crosby        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   29%  M Ellis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joey Devine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   31%  B Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   33%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   34%  J Saltalamacchi Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 5.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   40%  J Hannahan      Walk
          1--      44%  R Sweeney       Wild Pitch; Hannahan to 2B
          -2-  7   49%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   40%  K Suzuki        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          12-  5   50%  M Sweeney       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hannahan to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
   R      123  5   64%  J Cust          Walk; Hannahan Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
                  Franklyn German replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
   RO     123  4   66%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Sweeney Scores; Sweeney to 3B
   O      1-3  5   60%  E Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-6, Joey Devine facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   65%  R Vazquez       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  3   60%  I Kinsler       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Joey Devine pitching
          1--      52%  M Young         Kinsler Steals 2B; Kinsler to 3B/Adv on E4
   R      --3  4   42%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Kinsler Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   46%  J Hamilton      Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  2   50%  M Bradley       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 6.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 6-6, Franklyn German facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   61%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  6   71%  M Ellis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Crosby to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  J Hannahan      Crosby Steals Hm; Ellis Steals 2B
          -2-  5   83%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ellis to 3B
                  Jamey Wright replaces Franklyn German pitching
   RO     1-3  2   82%  R Sweeney       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Ellis Scores
   OO     1--  4   78%  K Suzuki        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-8, Santiago Casilla facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   82%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   85%  B Boggs         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  2   82%  F Catalanotto   Single to LF (Fly Ball)
                  Alan Embree replaces Santiago Casilla pitching
          1--  6   79%  J Saltalamacchi Walk; Catalanotto to 2B
                  German Duran pinch hits for Ramon Vazquez batting 9th
   O      12-  1   86%  G Duran         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-6, Jamey Wright facing 2-3-4
                  German Duran moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   85%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   86%  J Cust          Walk
                  Rajai Davis pinch runs for Jack Cust batting 3rd
   O      1--  4   86%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Davis to 2B
   R      -2-  3   92%  E Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
          1--      92%  B Crosby        Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   91%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-9, Alan Embree facing 1-2-3
                  Daric Barton replaces Mike Sweeney playing 1B batting 2nd; Emil Brown moves to LF; Rajai Davis moves to CF; Ryan Sweeney moves to RF
   O      ---  6   94%  I Kinsler       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   96%  M Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   97%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-6, Eddie Guardado facing 7-8-9
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Jamey Wright pitching
          ---  3   98%  M Ellis         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Donnie Murphy pinch runs for Mark Ellis batting 7th
          -2-  6   98%  J Hannahan      Walk
   R      12-      99%  R Sweeney       Murphy Steals 3B; Hannahan Steals 2B; Murphy Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
          -2-  6   99%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  3   98%  K Suzuki        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Hannahan to 3B
   RR     --3  5  100%  D Barton        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hannahan Scores
   O      ---  6  100%  R Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 12, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-12, Huston Street facing 4-5-6
                  Huston Street replaces Alan Embree pitching; Donnie Murphy moves to 2B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  B Boggs         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 12, Rangers 6.

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