September 23, 2008 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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TBR 5
@BAL 2 TBR 7
@BAL 5 BOS 5
CLE 4 KCR 5
@DET 0 MIN 9
CHW 3 SEA 9
LAA 6 TEX 6
OAK 4 NYY 3
@TOR 1 CIN 2
@HOU 1 LAD 10
SDP 1 MIL 7
PIT 5 NYM 6
CHC 2 ATL 3
@PHI 2 COL 9
@SFG 4 STL 7
ARI 4 WSN 9
FLA 4

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 18,408

Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:34

Athletics

75-82

Lost 1

3rd, 22 GB

Bob Geren

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  2   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  6  1
Rangers         0  1  2   0  0  0   3  0  X    6 13  0

W: J Wright (8-7), L: A Embree (2-5), S: F Francisco (5)

Rangers

76-82

Won 1

2nd, 21½ GB

Ron Washington

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Buck LF                     3   1   2   2    1   1  .193  .633   15    1   1   HR
C Pennington 2B               4   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .645   13    3   1   
R Sweeney RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .740   11    1   0   
J Cust DH                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .231  .843   22    0   0   HR
B Crosby SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .656   16    1   5   
C Gonzalez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .638    9    4   1   
D Barton 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .215  .648   13    6   1   
J Baisley 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .310  .739   11    1   0   2B
R Bowen C                     1   0   0   0    1   1  .172  .493   15    6   0   SH
  A Cunningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .756    4    0   0   

J Outman P                                                               1   1
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  G Gonzalez P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   4   6   4    3   6              129   24  10

BATTING

2B: J Baisley (1, off D Nippert).

HR: T Buck (5, off D Nippert; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); J Cust (31, off D Nippert; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: R Bowen (2, off D Nippert).

TB: T Buck 5; J Cust 4; J Baisley 3; D Barton.

RBI: T Buck 2 (19); J Cust (74); C Pennington (7).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Crosby-C Pennington-D Barton.

PB: R Bowen (3).

E: R Bowen (2).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Arias 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .700   14    2   2   2B
  G Duran 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .622    5    1   1   
M Young SS                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .280  .729   11    0   3   
J Hamilton CF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .303  .899   13    4   0   
M Bradley DH                  3   1   3   1    0   0  .323 1.005   14    0   0   SB,HBP
M Byrd LF                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .297  .845   17    5   0   SB,GDP
H Blalock 1B                  3   2   2   2    1   0  .286  .828   19    7   0   HR,2B
N Cruz RF                     4   0   2   0    0   2  .316  .978   13    0   0   2B
G Laird C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .733   14    6   0   
T Metcalf 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .216  .797   13    2   1   SF

D Nippert P                                                              0   0
  J Wright P                                                             0   1
  W Madrigal P                                                           0   0
  F Francisco P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   6  13   6    2   6              133   27   8

BATTING

2B: N Cruz (7, off J Outman); H Blalock (17, off J Outman); J Arias (6, off J Outman).

HR: H Blalock (10, off A Embree; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: T Metcalf (1, off J Outman).

HBP: M Bradley (9, by J Outman).

TB: H Blalock 6; M Bradley 3; N Cruz 3; M Young 2; M Byrd 2; J Arias 2; J Hamilton.

GIDP: M Byrd (10).

RBI: H Blalock 2 (32); M Byrd 2 (51); M Bradley (76); T Metcalf (12).

2-out RBI: H Blalock 2; M Byrd.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Byrd (7, 2nd base off A Embree/R Bowen); M Bradley (5, 2nd base off A Embree/R Bowen).

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
J Outman                       6    10   3   3    2   4   0   4.58   28   90-53   29· 7·17    7·10· 4· 0     42    -     1.39   0.02
A Embree, BS (5), L (2-5)      1     3   3   3    0   2   1   4.96    6   23-15    8· 6· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.58  -0.50
G Gonzalez                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   8.42    3   12-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8    13   6   6    2   6   1          37  125-74   41·13·20   10·11· 7· 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
D Nippert                      6.1   6   4   4    3   4   2   6.40   28  101-63   40·12·11    6·10· 5· 0     46    -     1.28  -0.14
J Wright, W (8-7)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.18    2    8-5     4· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    2.99   0.02
W Madrigal, H (4)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.79    3   11-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
F Francisco, S (5)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.18    3    9-7     3· 2· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3   6   2          36  129-83   51·16·16    9·12· 6· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Outman (2; M Bradley).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - .

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 18,408.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 14mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. T Buck               LF    1. J Arias              2B 
2. C Pennington         2B    2. M Young              SS 
3. R Sweeney            RF    3. J Hamilton           CF 
4. J Cust               DH    4. M Bradley            DH 
5. B Crosby             SS    5. M Byrd               LF 
6. C Gonzalez           CF    6. H Blalock            1B 
7. D Barton             1B    7. N Cruz               RF 
8. J Baisley            3B    8. G Laird              C  
9. R Bowen              C     9. T Metcalf            3B 

   J Outman             P        D Nippert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-4  -2-  4   31%  87% H Blalock       A Embree        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Byrd Scores
   b 7   2  4-3  -2-  6   21%  54% M Byrd          A Embree        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bradley Scores
   t 3   1  1-1  --3  2  -14%  30% T Buck          D Nippert       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Baisley Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  9  -10%  40% J Cust          D Nippert       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 5   0  3-3  1--  4  -10%  52% M Byrd          J Outman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Nippert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  T Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  C Pennington    Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   55%  R Sweeney       Lineout: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Outman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Arias         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   55%  M Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   52%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      52%  M Bradley       E2 on Foul Ball
          1--  5   54%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Young to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  M Byrd          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Nippert facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  9   40%  J Cust          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   42%  B Crosby        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   43%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   44%  D Barton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Outman facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   51%  H Blalock       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  2   54%  N Cruz          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      12-  2   52%  G Laird         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Blalock to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   52%  T Metcalf       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Blalock Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  J Arias         Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Dustin Nippert facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   43%  J Baisley       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   45%  R Bowen         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Baisley to 3B
   RR     --3  2   30%  T Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Baisley Scores
   O      ---  2   32%  C Pennington    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   33%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Josh Outman facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   37%  M Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          1--  1   44%  J Hamilton      Single to RF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
   RO     12-  2   49%  M Bradley       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Young Scores; Hamilton to 3B; Bradley out at 2B/CF-SS
   R      --3  4   56%  M Byrd          Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Hamilton Scores
          1--      58%  H Blalock       Passed Ball; Byrd to 2B
          -2-  5   60%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   55%  N Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   58%  G Laird         Walk; Byrd to 3B; Blalock to 2B
   O      123  1   50%  T Metcalf       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Dustin Nippert facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  J Cust          Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   53%  C Gonzalez      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   56%  D Barton        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Josh Outman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  J Arias         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Arias out at 3B/LF-P-3B
   O      ---  2   51%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Dustin Nippert facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   45%  J Baisley       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   50%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   45%  T Buck          Single to LF (Line Drive); Baisley to 2B
   O      12-  2   51%  C Pennington    Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   57%  R Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Josh Outman facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   61%  M Bradley       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  4   52%  M Byrd          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   50%  H Blalock       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Dustin Nippert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  J Cust          Groundout: SS-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   56%  B Crosby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   58%  C Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Josh Outman facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   67%  N Cruz          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   61%  G Laird         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  3   56%  T Metcalf       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Cruz to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  J Arias         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Dustin Nippert facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   44%  D Barton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Baisley       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          1--  7   44%  R Bowen         Walk; Barton to 2B
          12-  7   34%  T Buck          Walk; Barton to 3B; Bowen to 2B
                  Jamey Wright replaces Dustin Nippert pitching
   RO     123  5   31%  C Pennington    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Barton Scores; Bowen to 3B
   O      1-3  3   36%  R Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Alan Embree facing 2-3-4
                  Alan Embree replaces Josh Outman pitching
   O      ---  5   31%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   28%  J Hamilton      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  1   31%  M Bradley       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--      33%  M Byrd          Bradley Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   54%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bradley Scores
          1--      56%  H Blalock       Byrd Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  4   87%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Byrd Scores
   O      ---  3   86%  N Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-6, Warner Madrigal facing 4-5-6
                  Warner Madrigal replaces Jamey Wright pitching; German Duran replaces Joaquin Arias playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  4   90%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  B Crosby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  C Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Gio Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
                  Gio Gonzalez replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      ---  1   93%  G Laird         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   93%  T Metcalf       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   92%  G Duran         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-6, Frank Francisco facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Francisco replaces Warner Madrigal pitching
   O      ---  1   96%  D Barton        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   99%  J Baisley       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Aaron Cunningham pinch hits for Rob Bowen batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  A Cunningham    Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation