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TBR  4
@BAL  2

CLE  4
@BOS  3

KCR  6
@DET  2

LAA  2
@SEA  1

OAK  4
@TEX  3

(11)
CIN  7
FLA  5

CHC  9
@NYM  5

PHI  6
ATL  2

ARI  4
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 14,925

Monday, September 22, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 3:56
Athletics
4
75-81
Won 4
2nd, 22 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    4 11  1
Rangers         1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0    3 11  1
W: A Embree (2-4), L: L Mendoza (3-8), S: S Casilla (2)
Rangers
3
75-82
Lost 5
3rd, 22½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Buck RF-LF                  5   0   1   1    1   0  .182  .590   21    1   0   
A Cunningham LF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .767   14    3   1   
  C Gonzalez CF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .646    5    2   0   GDP
R Sweeney CF-RF               5   1   2   0    0   3  .293  .747   20    3   0   
J Cust DH                     4   1   1   1    1   2  .230  .838   23    0   0   2B
K Suzuki C                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .715   14    9   1   
B Crosby SS                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .661   17    2   5   2B
C Pennington 2B               4   1   2   1    1   0  .263  .675   29    4   5   2B,2·SB
D Barton 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .215  .650   30    8   0   
J Baisley 3B                  4   0   2   0    1   0  .280  .659   17    1   1   

G Smith P                                                                0   1
  J Blevins P                                                            0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
  J Devine P                                                             0   0
  B Ziegler P                                                            0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
Totals                       42   4  11   3    5  10              190   33  14
BATTING
2B: J Cust (19, off K Millwood); C Pennington (4, off L Mendoza); B Crosby (39, off K Millwood).
TB: B Crosby 3; C Pennington 3; J Baisley 2; R Sweeney 2; J Cust 2; D Barton; T Buck.
GIDP: C Gonzalez (7).
RBI: C Pennington (6); T Buck (17); J Cust (73).
2-out RBI: J Cust.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 2. C Pennington-B Crosby-D Barton; B Crosby-C Pennington-D Barton.
E: A Cunningham (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: C Pennington 2 (4, 2nd base off F Francisco/T Teagarden, 2nd base off K Millwood/T Teagarden).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Duran 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .226  .626   16    2   1   2B,GDP
  R Vazquez PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .801         0   0   
  G Laird PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .738    1    2   0   
M Young SS                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .278  .728   27    2   5   
J Hamilton CF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .902   17    3   0   
M Bradley DH                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .318  .996   18    0   0   SF
M Byrd LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .843   13    0   0   
  B Boggs LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .735    5    1   0   
H Blalock 1B                  5   2   3   1    0   1  .282  .803   25   12   0   HR
N Cruz RF                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .309  .967   16    1   0   
C Davis 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .853   28    1   1   GDP
T Teagarden C                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .349 1.313   17    8   0   
  F Catalanotto PH            1   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .743    7    0   0   3B
  J Arias 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .698    2    0   0   

K Millwood P                                                             0   1
  J Wright P                                                             1   1
  F Francisco P                                                          0   0
  W Madrigal P                                                           0   0
  L Mendoza P                                                            0   1
Totals                       41   3  11   3    3   8              192   33  10
BATTING
2B: G Duran (6, off G Smith).
3B: F Catalanotto (1, off B Ziegler).
HR: H Blalock (9, off B Ziegler; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: M Bradley (6, off G Smith).
TB: H Blalock 6; G Duran 3; F Catalanotto 3; M Bradley 2; C Davis; N Cruz; M Young.
GIDP: C Davis (5); G Duran (4).
RBI: G Duran (15); M Bradley (75); H Blalock (30).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
FIELDING
DP: 2. H Blalock; L Mendoza-M Young-H Blalock.
E: J Hamilton (6).

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
G Smith                        5     6   2   2    2   1   0   4.07   22   97-64   42· 7·15    8· 7· 4· 0     46    -     1.45   0.09
J Blevins, H (5)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.72    3   10-6     4· 1· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.16   0.09
H Street, H (4)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.73    3   18-10    3· 2· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
J Devine, H (11)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.60    4   19-12    8· 3· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.05   0.14
B Ziegler, BS (2)              0.2   3   1   1    0   0   1   0.92    4   15-9     7· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.63  -0.43
A Embree, W (2-4)              1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.60    5   11-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          1-0    2.55   0.27
S Casilla, S (2)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.22    4   22-16    9· 3· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    4.37   0.20
Totals                        11    11   3   3    3   8   1          45  192-125  78·17·30   14·11· 9· 0          1-0 
Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Millwood                     7     8   3   2    1   6   0   5.03   29  111-75   44· 6·25   12· 4· 6· 0     56    -     0.96   0.04
J Wright                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.23    3    8-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
F Francisco                    1     0   0   0    3   1   0   3.23    6   25-10    3· 1· 6    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.17   0.04
W Madrigal                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.93    4   17-11    7· 4· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.83   0.14
L Mendoza, L (3-8)             1     2   1   1    1   1   0   8.66    5   23-14   10· 0· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.85  -0.30
Totals                        11    11   4   3    5  10   0          47  184-116  68·11·37   15· 8· 9· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - .
Time of Game: 3:56.
Attendance: 14,925.
Weather: 85° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. T Buck               RF    1. G Duran              2B 
2. A Cunningham         LF    2. M Young              SS 
3. R Sweeney            CF    3. J Hamilton           CF 
4. J Cust               DH    4. M Bradley            DH 
5. K Suzuki             C     5. M Byrd               LF 
6. B Crosby             SS    6. H Blalock            1B 
7. C Pennington         2B    7. N Cruz               RF 
8. D Barton             1B    8. C Davis              3B 
9. J Baisley            3B    9. T Teagarden          C  

   G Smith              P        K Millwood           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  4  -44%  36% H Blalock       B Ziegler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t11   1  3-3  12-  7   28%  86% T Buck          L Mendoza       Single to RF (Line Drive); Pennington Scores; Baisley to 2B
   b 9   0  3-3  1--  2   18%  46% C Davis         B Ziegler       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t11   0  3-3  ---  6   17%  67% C Pennington    L Mendoza       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   b11   0  4-3  ---  5  -13%  66% H Blalock       S Casilla       Single to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Millwood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  T Buck          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  A Cunningham    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   45%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   39%  G Duran         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   33%  M Young         Single to RF (Line Drive); Duran to 3B
   O      1-3  4   39%  J Hamilton      Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   RO     1-3  1   38%  M Bradley       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Duran Scores
   O      1--  4   40%  M Byrd          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Millwood facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   44%  J Cust          Walk
   O      1--  4   40%  K Suzuki        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          1--  3   49%  B Crosby        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cust to 3B
   RR     -23  3   61%  C Pennington    Single to CF (Line Drive); Cust Scores; Crosby Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI
          1--      62%  D Barton        Pennington Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   59%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   56%  J Baisley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Smith facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   52%  H Blalock       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   56%  N Cruz          Flyball: LF
          1--  3   51%  C Davis         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep 3B); Blalock to 2B
          12-  6   45%  T Teagarden     Walk; Blalock to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RO     123  3   45%  G Duran         Single to LF (Line Drive); Blalock Scores; Davis out at Hm/LF-C; Teagarden to 2B
          12- 13   43%  M Young         Walk; Teagarden to 3B; Duran to 2B
   O      123  1   50%  J Hamilton      Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Duran to 3B; Young to 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Millwood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  T Buck          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   46%  A Cunningham    Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   47%  R Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3   60%  J Cust          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sweeney Scores
   O      -2-  2   56%  K Suzuki        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   52%  M Bradley       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   56%  M Byrd          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  7   60%  H Blalock       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   62%  N Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Millwood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   60%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   58%  C Pennington    Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  3   60%  D Barton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   62%  J Baisley       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Barton to 2B
   O      12-  1   57%  T Buck          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Smith facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   52%  C Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   57%  T Teagarden     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  1   64%  G Duran         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Millwood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   61%  A Cunningham    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   60%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   59%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Smith facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   62%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   64%  J Hamilton      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   66%  M Bradley       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Millwood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   64%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   66%  B Crosby        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  8   60%  C Pennington    Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Crosby out at 1B/1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Jerry Blevins facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Blevins replaces Greg Smith pitching
   O      ---  1   65%  M Byrd          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   67%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   69%  N Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Millwood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   67%  D Barton        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   69%  J Baisley       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   66%  T Buck          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   64%  A Cunningham    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Huston Street facing 8-9-1
                  Huston Street replaces Jerry Blevins pitching; Travis Buck moves to LF; Carlos Gonzalez replaces Aaron Cunningham playing CF batting 2nd; Ryan Sweeney moves to RF
   O      ---  7   69%  C Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   72%  T Teagarden     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   75%  G Duran         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jamey Wright facing 3-4-5
                  Jamey Wright replaces Kevin Millwood pitching
   O      ---  5   72%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   70%  J Cust          Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   69%  K Suzuki        Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Joey Devine facing 2-3-4
                  Joey Devine replaces Huston Street pitching
   O      ---  1   76%  M Young         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   80%  J Hamilton      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  8   77%  M Bradley       Walk
   O      1--  3   84%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Francisco facing 6-7-8
                  Frank Francisco replaces Jamey Wright pitching; Brandon Boggs replaces Marlon Byrd playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   82%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   84%  C Pennington    Walk
          1--      85%  D Barton        Pennington Steals 2B
          -2-  6   86%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   83%  J Baisley       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          12-  5   85%  T Buck          Walk; Pennington to 3B; Barton to 2B
   O      123  4   80%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Brad Ziegler facing 6-7-8
                  Brad Ziegler replaces Joey Devine pitching
   R      ---  4   36%  H Blalock       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   29%  N Cruz          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   OO     1--  2   46%  C Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Taylor Teagarden batting 9th
          ---  7   37%  F Catalanotto   Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  Alan Embree replaces Brad Ziegler pitching; Ramon Vazquez pinch hits for German Duran batting 1st; Gerald Laird pinch hits for Ramon Vazquez batting 1st
   O      --3  1   50%  G Laird         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Warner Madrigal facing 3-4-5
                  Warner Madrigal replaces Frank Francisco pitching; Gerald Laird moves to C; Joaquin Arias replaces Frank Catalanotto playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  1   58%  R Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   50%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   43%  K Suzuki        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  6   36%  B Crosby        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Alan Embree facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   42%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   44%  M Bradley       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  B Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Top of the 11th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Luis Mendoza facing 7-8-9
                  Luis Mendoza replaces Warner Madrigal pitching
          ---  6   67%  C Pennington    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   56%  D Barton        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          -2-  6   58%  J Baisley       Walk
   R      12-  7   86%  T Buck          Single to RF (Line Drive); Pennington Scores; Baisley to 2B
   OO     12-  1   80%  C Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Santiago Casilla facing 6-7-8
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Alan Embree pitching
          ---  5   66%  H Blalock       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   79%  N Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-- 10   90%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  J Arias         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 3.

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