Oakland 4, Texas 3
When: 8:05 PM ET, Monday, September 22, 2008
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
85°
Umpires:
Home -
Bill Hohn, 1B -
Ron Kulpa, 2B -
Dan Iassogna, 3B -
Casey Moser
Attendance:
14925
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Oakland
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Texas
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Oakland
|
75-81 |
43-38 |
32-43 |
W4 |
| Texas
|
75-82 |
38-41 |
37-41 |
L5 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Texas Rangers have a 38-41 record at home this season. The Oakland Athletics have a 32-43 record on the road.
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Texas has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Rangers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Oakland has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Athletics have won 8 of their last 10 games.
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Alan Embree pitched 1.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.60. Santiago Casilla closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Luis Mendoza took the loss for Texas.
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Hank Blalock had the only homerun for Texas.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Oakland |
|
Texas |
|
Jeff Baisley | Player |
Hank Blalock |
|
2 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
2 |
TB |
6 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.600 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Oakland
|
11 |
0 |
14 |
.262 |
20 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| Texas
|
11 |
1 |
17 |
.268 |
19 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |