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Rangers
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
September 11, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on September 11, 2008 at McAfee Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 11, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dustin Nippert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dallas Braden |
Ballpark | McAfee Coliseum |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 10,566 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: Mike DiMuro 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Angel Campos |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joaquin Arias | Second Baseman |
Michael Young | Shortstop |
Josh Hamilton | Center Fielder |
Marlon Byrd | Left Fielder |
Nelson Cruz | Right Fielder |
Hank Blalock | First Baseman |
Gerald Laird | Catcher |
Chris Davis | Third Baseman |
Taylor Teagarden | DH |
Ron Washington | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
Aaron Cunningham | Left Fielder |
Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
Jack Cust | DH |
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
Daric Barton | First Baseman |
Cliff Pennington | Shortstop |
Jeff Baisley | Third Baseman |
Eric Patterson | Second Baseman |
Bob Geren | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
September 11, 2008
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Arias vs. Braden
Arias hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Braden
Braden fires to first and picks off Arias. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Braden
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Braden
Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. That will be extra bases. Davis fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Davis. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Byrd vs. Braden
Byrd hits a line drive into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nippert
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Nippert
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Nippert
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blalock scoops it up and throws to first, with Nippert covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Braden
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Braden
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Laird vs. Braden
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Braden
Davis hits a popup towards short. Pennington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Teagarden vs. Braden
Teagarden takes first base on ball four. Blalock moves to third. Laird moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Arias vs. Braden
Arias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blalock scores. Laird scores. Teagarden moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Braden
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson misplays the ball. That's an error on Patterson. Teagarden scores. Arias moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hamilton vs. Braden
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Nippert
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Nippert
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Nippert
Barton takes first base on ball four. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pennington vs. Nippert
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Suzuki moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Baisley vs. Nippert
There's a wild pitch. Pennington moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Baisley vs. Nippert
Baisley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Braden
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Byrd for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Braden
Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blalock vs. Braden
Blalock hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Laird vs. Braden
Laird takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Braden
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Davis reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores. Laird goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Teagarden vs. Braden
Teagarden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Arias vs. Braden
Arias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Nippert
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nippert
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Byrd. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Nippert
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Nippert
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cust vs. Nippert
Cust strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Braden
Young hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Braden
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Braden
Byrd hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Braden
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Nippert
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Nippert
Barton hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Nippert
Pennington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Baisley vs. Nippert
There goes Pennington. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Pennington steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Baisley vs. Nippert
Baisley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Patterson vs. Nippert
Patterson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Braden
Blalock hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Saarloos
Kirk Saarloos now pitching.
Laird hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Saarloos
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teagarden vs. Saarloos
Teagarden hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Teagarden reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Arias vs. Saarloos
Arias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baisley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Nippert
Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Arias reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Nippert
Cunningham hits a popup, foul, towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Nippert
Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Arias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Saarloos
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Saarloos
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Saarloos
Byrd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Saarloos
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hamilton moves to third. Byrd moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Blalock vs. Saarloos
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Nippert
Cust hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Cust reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Nippert
Suzuki hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cust moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Barton vs. Wright
Jamey Wright now pitching.
Barton hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Pennington vs. Wright
Pennington hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cust tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baisley vs. Wright
Baisley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Saarloos
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baisley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Saarloos
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teagarden vs. Saarloos
Teagarden strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Wright
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wright
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Wright
Cunningham hits a line drive towards third. Davis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Arias vs. Foulke
Keith Foulke now pitching.
Arias hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Foulke
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Foulke
Brandon Boggs pinch hits for Josh Hamilton.
Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Foulke
Byrd strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Foulke
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. White
Brandon Boggs now playing left field. Marlon Byrd now playing center field. Bill White now pitching.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. White
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. White
Suzuki hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Gray
Jeff Gray now pitching.
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gray, and towards Pennington, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Gray
Laird hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gray
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Francisco
Frank Francisco now pitching.
Barton hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Francisco
Pennington strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baisley vs. Francisco
Baisley strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/11/2008 -- Texas at Oakland (N) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Arias J, 2b 5 0 2 2 Davis R, cf 4 0 1 0 Young M, ss 5 0 1 0 Cunningham A, lf 4 0 0 0 Hamilton J, cf 4 0 3 0 Sweeney R, rf 3 0 0 0 Boggs B, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Cust J, dh 4 1 1 0 Byrd M, lf-cf 5 0 1 0 Suzuki K, c 3 0 1 0 Cruz N, rf 5 1 1 0 Barton D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Blalock H, 1b 5 2 2 1 Pennington C, ss 3 0 1 1 Laird G, c 4 2 1 0 Baisley J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Davis C, 3b 5 0 1 2 Patterson E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Teagarden T, dh 2 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 6 14 5 30 1 4 1 Texas 032 010 000 -- 6 Oakland 000 001 000 -- 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Nippert D (W)* 5.0 4 1 1 4 7 Wright J 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 White B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Francisco F 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Braden D (L)+ 4.0 9 6 5 3 2 Saarloos K 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 Foulke K 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Gray J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th + Pitched to 1 batter in 5th E -- Davis R, Patterson E LOB -- Texas 11, Oakland 7 2B -- Hamilton J, Cruz N, Davis C, Davis R, Teagarden T, Cust J HR -- Blalock H SB -- Pennington C SF -- Pennington C WP -- Nippert D T -- 2:46 A -- 10566
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