Texas 4, Oakland 3

Preview - Box Score - Recap

(9-9)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 Texas 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 4 8 0 WP: W. Eyre (1-0) S: A. Otsuka (2) LP: J. Duchscherer (1-1)	(8-10)

Scoring Summary

Bot 2nd: Texas

- I. Kinsler singled to left, H. Blalock scored

Top 4th: Oakland

- M. Piazza doubled to deep center, E. Chavez scored

Top 5th: Oakland

- S. Stewart homered to deep left, B. Crosby scored

Bot 8th: Texas

- S. Sosa walked, K. Lofton scored, J. Hairston Jr. to third, M. Teixeira to second

- H. Blalock singled to right, J. Hairston Jr. and M. Teixeira scored, S. Sosa to third

Oakland
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
S. Stewart lf	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	.225
N. Swisher 1b-cf	5	0	1	0	0	2	4	.242
E. Chavez 3b	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	.274
M. Piazza dh	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.257
M. Bradley cf	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.263
T. Walker 1b	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
T. Buck rf	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.244
B. Crosby ss	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.236
J. Kendall c	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.172
M. Ellis 2b	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.255
Totals	37	3	11	3	2	7	19

Batting 2B - E Chavez (6, R Tejeda); M Piazza (6, R Tejeda); N Swisher (4, R Tejeda). HR - S Stewart (2, 5th inning off R Tejeda 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Piazza (5), S Stewart 2 (7). 2-out RBI - S Stewart 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 1, E Chavez 2, B Crosby 1, N Swisher 1, T Buck 1. GIDP - T Buck. Team LOB - 9.

Base Running SB - B Crosby (4, 2nd base off R Tejeda/G Laird).    Fielding DP - 1 (B Crosby).

Texas
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
K. Lofton cf	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	.274
F. Catalanotto lf	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.167
J. Hairston Jr. pr-lf	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.294
M. Young ss	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.162
M. Teixeira 1b	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	.222
S. Sosa dh	3	0	0	1	1	2	1	.186
H. Blalock 3b	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	.254
I. Kinsler 2b	4	0	1	1	0	2	3	.333
N. Cruz rf	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.267
G. Laird c	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.104
Totals	31	4	8	4	4	11	19

Batting 2B - N Cruz (2, C Gaudin); F Catalanotto (1, J Duchscherer). 3B - H Blalock (2, C Gaudin). RBI - I Kinsler (16), S Sosa (12), H Blalock 2 (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 1, G Laird 1, M Teixeira 2, N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 7.

Base Running SB - K Lofton 2 (6, 2nd base off C Gaudin/J Kendall 2), F Catalanotto (1, 2nd base off C Gaudin/J Kendall), H Blalock (2, 2nd base off A Embree/J Kendall).    Fielding DP - 1 (I Kinsler-M Teixeira).

Oakland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
C. Gaudin	6.0	4	1	1	2	7	0	1.85
A. Embree (H, 4)	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.93
J. Duchscherer (L, 1-1)	0.2	2	3	3	2	1	0	6.75
H. Street (BS, 1)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.70
Texas
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
R. Tejeda	6.1	9	3	3	0	6	1	3.55
W. Eyre (W, 1-0)	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
E. Gagne (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
A. Otsuka (S, 2)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Pitches-strikes - C Gaudin 97-64; A Embree 13-9; J Duchscherer 24-13; H Street 11-8; R Tejeda 106-77; W Eyre 28-19; E Gagne 12-6; A Otsuka 9-7.

Ground balls-fly balls - C Gaudin 6-4; A Embree 0-0; J Duchscherer 0-1; H Street 0-1; R Tejeda 7-6; W Eyre 2-3; E Gagne 1-0; A Otsuka 0-1.

Batters faced - C Gaudin 23; A Embree 3; J Duchscherer 6; H Street 3; R Tejeda 27; W Eyre 7; E Gagne 2; A Otsuka 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Tom Hallion. Time: 3:06. Attendance: 37,002. Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.

Game Notes

TEXAS PITCHER ERIC GAGNE LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.

Updated on Sunday, Apr 22, 2007 6:52 pm ET