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Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 7:05PM
, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 18,408, Time of Game: 2:34
Athletics
4
75-82
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Rangers
6
76-82
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jamey Wright (8-7)
L: Alan Embree (2-5)
 
                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

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Travis Buck LF 3 1 2 2 1 1 .193 .633 15 10 0.255 1.78 0.278 -0.023 2.1 1 1 HR
Cliff Pennington 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .645 13 8 -0.055 1.91 0.033 -0.088 -0.9 3 1
Ryan Sweeney RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .740 11 7 -0.137 1.26 0.000 -0.137 -1.2 1 0
Jack Cust DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 .231 .844 22 13 0.069 1.21 0.143 -0.074 0.9 HR
Bobby Crosby SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .656 16 10 -0.113 1.14 0.000 -0.113 -1.0 1 5
Carlos Gonzalez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .638 9 7 -0.083 0.81 0.000 -0.083 -0.7 4 1
Daric Barton 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .215 .648 13 10 -0.022 1.13 0.058 -0.080 -0.2 6 1
Jeff Baisley 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .310 .739 11 7 0.030 1.39 0.112 -0.082 0.5 1 0 2B
Rob Bowen C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .172 .493 15 8 -0.004 1.75 0.058 -0.061 -0.2 6 0 SH
   Aaron Cunningham PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .756 4 3 -0.013 0.47 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
Josh Outman P 1 1
   Alan Embree P 0 0
   Gio Gonzalez P 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 6 4 3 6 .188 .663 129 83 -0.073 1.34 0.682 -0.754 -0.9 24 10
2B: J Baisley (1, off D Nippert).
HR: T Buck (5, off D Nippert; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Cust (31, off D Nippert; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to 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).
Outfield Assists: C Gonzalez (M Bradley at 2nd base); T Buck (J Arias at 3rd base).

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 1 0 0 1 .270 .700 14 10 -0.136 1.24 0.000 -0.136 -1.1 2 2 2B
   German Duran 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .622 5 2 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.1 1 1
Michael Young SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .280 .729 11 7 -0.003 1.09 0.067 -0.070 0.2 0 3
Josh Hamilton CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .303 .899 13 9 -0.012 1.21 0.067 -0.078 0.0 4 0
Milton Bradley DH 3 1 3 1 0 0 .323 1.004 11 6 0.163 1.41 0.163 0.000 1.3 SB,HBP
Marlon Byrd LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .297 .845 15 9 0.170 1.73 0.310 -0.140 0.5 5 0 SB,GDP
Hank Blalock 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 .286 .828 16 7 0.370 1.29 0.385 -0.015 2.5 7 0 HR,2B
Nelson Cruz RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .316 .979 13 9 0.070 1.25 0.126 -0.055 0.4 0 0 2B
Gerald Laird C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .733 14 6 -0.067 1.45 0.032 -0.099 -0.7 6 0
Travis Metcalf 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .216 .797 13 9 -0.123 1.76 0.007 -0.130 -1.3 2 1 SF
Dustin Nippert P 0 0
   Jamey Wright P 0 1
   Warner Madrigal P 0 0
   Frank Francisco P 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 13 6 2 6 .394 1.008 125 74 0.428 1.35 1.157 -0.727 1.7 27 8
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 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 Bradley (5, 2nd base off A Embree/R Bowen); M Byrd (7, 2nd base off A Embree/R Bowen).

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
Josh Outman 6 10 3 3 2 4 0 4.58 28 90 53 29 7 17 7 14 4 0 42 0.039 1.41 0.2
Alan Embree, BS (5), L (2-5) 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 4.96 6 23 15 8 6 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.484 1.58 -2.5
Gio Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.42 3 12 6 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.016 0.20 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 6 6 2 6 1 6.75 37 125 74 41 13 20 10 18 7 0 42 0 0 -0.429 1.34 -1.7

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
Dustin Nippert 6.1 6 4 4 3 4 2 6.40 28 101 63 40 12 11 6 15 5 0 46 -0.114 1.29 -0.8
Jamey 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 0.026 3.02 0.6
Warner Madrigal, H (4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.79 3 11 8 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.079 1.01 0.5
Frank Francisco, S (5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18 3 9 7 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.080 1.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 3 6 2 4.00 36 129 83 51 16 16 9 18 6 0 46 3 1 0.071 1.35 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Outman (2; M Bradley).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Casey Moser.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 18,408.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 14mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Texas Rangers
1 Travis Buck LF 1 Joaquin Arias 2B
2 Cliff Pennington 2B 2 Michael Young SS
3 Ryan Sweeney RF 3 Josh Hamilton CF
4 Jack Cust DH 4 Milton Bradley DH
5 Bobby Crosby SS 5 Marlon Byrd LF
6 Carlos Gonzalez CF 6 Hank Blalock 1B
7 Daric Barton 1B 7 Nelson Cruz RF
8 Jeff Baisley 3B 8 Gerald Laird C
9 Rob Bowen C 9 Travis Metcalf 3B
Josh Outman P Dustin Nippert P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 4-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  RR TEX H. Blalock A. Embree 30% 86% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Byrd Scores
b7 3-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R TEX M. Byrd A. Embree 21% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bradley Scores
t3 1-1 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RR OAK T. Buck D. Nippert -14% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Baisley Scores
t2 0-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  R OAK J. Cust D. Nippert -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b5 3-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO TEX M. Byrd J. Outman -10% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK T. Buck D. Nippert 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK C. Pennington D. Nippert 2% 54% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Sweeney D. Nippert 1% 55% 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, Athletics' Josh Outman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX J. Arias J. Outman -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Young J. Outman 2% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Hamilton J. Outman -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX M. Bradley J. Outman 0% 52% E2 on Foul Ball
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  TEX M. Bradley J. Outman 2% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Young to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. Byrd J. Outman -4% 50% 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, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  R OAK J. Cust D. Nippert -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK B. Crosby D. Nippert 2% 42% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK C. Gonzalez D. Nippert 2% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK D. Barton D. Nippert 1% 45% 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, Athletics' Josh Outman facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX H. Blalock J. Outman 7% 51% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b2 0-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  TEX N. Cruz J. Outman 4% 55% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Blalock stays at 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O TEX G. Laird J. Outman -3% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Blalock to 3B
b2 0-1 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO TEX T. Metcalf J. Outman 1% 52% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Blalock Scores
b2 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Arias J. Outman -2% 50% 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, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. Baisley D. Nippert -7% 43% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t3 1-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Bowen D. Nippert 2% 45% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Baisley to 3B
t3 1-1 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RR OAK T. Buck D. Nippert -14% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Baisley Scores
t3 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK C. Pennington D. Nippert 1% 33% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Sweeney D. Nippert 1% 33% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Josh Outman facing 2-3-4
b3 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX M. Young J. Outman 4% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b3 1-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX J. Hamilton J. Outman 7% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
b3 1-3 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RO TEX M. Bradley J. Outman 5% 49% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Young Scores; Hamilton to 3B; Bradley out at 2B/CF-SS
b3 2-3 1 --3 4,(1-2)  R TEX M. Byrd J. Outman 7% 56% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Hamilton Scores
b3 3-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX H. Blalock J. Outman 2% 58% Passed Ball; Byrd to 2B
b3 3-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  TEX H. Blalock J. Outman 2% 60% Walk
b3 3-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX N. Cruz J. Outman -5% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-3 2 12- 5,(3-1)  TEX G. Laird J. Outman 3% 58% Walk; Byrd to 3B; Blalock to 2B
b3 3-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O TEX T. Metcalf J. Outman -8% 50% 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, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 4-5-6
t4 3-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK J. Cust D. Nippert -4% 46% Walk
t4 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Crosby D. Nippert 4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 3-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK C. Gonzalez D. Nippert 3% 53% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t4 3-3 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O OAK D. Barton D. Nippert 3% 56% 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, Athletics' Josh Outman facing 1-2-3
b4 3-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX J. Arias J. Outman -3% 53% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Arias out at 3B/LF-P-3B
b4 3-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX M. Young J. Outman -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 3-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Hamilton J. Outman -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 8-9-1
t5 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. Baisley D. Nippert -5% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 3-3 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O OAK R. Bowen D. Nippert 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK T. Buck D. Nippert -5% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive); Baisley to 2B
t5 3-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O OAK C. Pennington D. Nippert 6% 51% Flyball: LF
t5 3-3 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O OAK R. Sweeney D. Nippert 6% 57% 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, Athletics' Josh Outman facing 4-5-6
b5 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX M. Bradley J. Outman 5% 61% Hit By Pitch
b5 3-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO TEX M. Byrd J. Outman -10% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 3-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX H. Blalock J. Outman -2% 50% 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, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 4-5-6
t6 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Cust D. Nippert 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
t6 3-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Crosby D. Nippert 3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK C. Gonzalez D. Nippert 2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Josh Outman facing 7-8-9
b6 3-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX N. Cruz J. Outman 9% 67% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 3-3 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TEX G. Laird J. Outman -6% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 3-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O TEX T. Metcalf J. Outman -4% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Cruz to 3B
b6 3-3 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O TEX J. Arias J. Outman -6% 50% 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, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 7-8-9
t7 3-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK D. Barton D. Nippert -6% 44% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 3-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O OAK J. Baisley D. Nippert 6% 50% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t7 3-3 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OAK R. Bowen D. Nippert -6% 44% Walk; Barton to 2B
t7 3-3 1 12- 7,(3-2)  OAK T. Buck D. Nippert -9% 35% Walk; Barton to 3B; Bowen to 2B
Jamey Wright replaces Dustin Nippert pitching
t7 3-3 1 123 5,(2-2)  RO OAK C. Pennington J. Wright -3% 31% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Barton Scores; Bowen to 3B
t7 4-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O OAK R. Sweeney J. Wright 6% 37% 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, Athletics' Alan Embree facing 2-3-4
Alan Embree replaces Josh Outman pitching
b7 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Young A. Embree -5% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX J. Hamilton A. Embree -4% 29% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b7 3-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Bradley A. Embree 3% 31% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b7 3-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  TEX M. Byrd A. Embree 2% 34% Bradley Steals 2B
b7 3-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R TEX M. Byrd A. Embree 21% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bradley Scores
b7 4-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX H. Blalock A. Embree 2% 56% Byrd Steals 2B
b7 4-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  RR TEX H. Blalock A. Embree 30% 86% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Byrd Scores
b7 6-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX N. Cruz A. Embree -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 6.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-6, Rangers' Warner Madrigal facing 4-5-6
Warner Madrigal replaces Jamey Wright pitching
German Duran replaces Joaquin Arias playing 2B batting 1st
t8 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Cust W. Madrigal 4% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. Crosby W. Madrigal 3% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK C. Gonzalez W. Madrigal 1% 94% 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, Athletics' Gio Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
Gio Gonzalez replaces Alan Embree pitching
b8 6-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX G. Laird G. Gonzalez -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 6-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX T. Metcalf G. Gonzalez -1% 92% Lineout: LF
b8 6-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX G. Duran G. Gonzalez -0% 92% 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, Rangers' Frank Francisco facing 7-8-9
Frank Francisco replaces Warner Madrigal pitching
t9 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK D. Barton F. Francisco 4% 96% Lineout: 2B
t9 4-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Baisley F. Francisco 3% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
Aaron Cunningham pinch hits for Rob Bowen (C) batting 9th
t9 4-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK A. Cunningham F. Francisco 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 6.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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