Oakland 7, Texas 3
Preview - Box Score - Recap

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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 6 1
Oakland 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 X 7 10 0
WP: J. Blanton (14-9) S: A. Embree (17)
LP: B. McCarthy (5-10)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Oakland
- J. Cust singled to right, S. Stewart scored, D. Barton to second
Bot 3rd: Oakland
- N. Swisher homered to deep center
Bot 4th: Oakland
- D. Johnson homered to deep right
Top 5th: Texas
- D. Murphy singled to center, J. Botts scored, H. Blalock to third
- J. Saltalamacchia grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, H. Blalock scored, D. Murphy out at second
Bot 6th: Oakland
- D. Johnson homered to deep right
Bot 7th: Oakland
- M. Ellis doubled to left, N. Swisher scored, J. DaVanon to third
- D. Johnson singled to center, M. Ellis and J. DaVanon scored
Top 8th: Texas
- I. Kinsler hit sacrifice fly to center, D. Murphy scored
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
F. Catalanotto 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
    G. Quiroz ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
    T. Metcalf pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
I. Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .269
M. Young ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310
M. Byrd rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
J. Botts lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .236
H. Blalock dh 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .298
D. Murphy cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .394
J. Saltalamacchia c 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .241
R. Vazquez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238
    S. Sosa ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
    B. Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
 Totals 31 3 6 2 2 8 11  
 Batting
2B - D Murphy (9, J Blanton).
SF - I Kinsler.
RBI - D Murphy (11), I Kinsler (57).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Young 1, D Murphy 1.
GIDP - J Saltalamacchia.
Team LOB - 4.
 Fielding
E - R Vazquez (6, throw).
 Oakland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
S. Stewart lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .291
D. Barton 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .346
N. Swisher cf-rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .266
J. Cust rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .262
    J. DaVanon pr-cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216
M. Ellis 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .274
D. Johnson dh 4 2 3 4 0 1 2 .237
M. Scutaro ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J. Hannahan 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263
K. Suzuki c 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .249
 Totals 35 7 10 7 3 6 14  
 Batting
2B - N Swisher (34, A Murray); M Ellis (31, L Mendoza).
HR - N Swisher (22, 3rd inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 2 Out), D Johnson 2 (17, 4th inning off A Murray 0 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off A Murray 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - J Cust (77), N Swisher (73), D Johnson 4 (59), M Ellis (66).
2-out RBI - N Swisher, M Ellis, D Johnson 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 1, D Johnson 1, J Hannahan 1.
Team LOB - 8.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Barton).
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. McCarthy (L, 5-10) 3.0 3 2 2 1 3 1 5.07
A.J. Murray 2.2 4 2 2 1 2 2 5.62
W. Littleton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.56
B. White 0.1 1 2 2 0 1 0 6.23
L. Mendoza 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.08
A. Galarraga 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
 Oakland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Blanton (W, 14-9) 7.0 5 3 3 1 6 0 3.78
D. Braden 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.71
A. Embree (S, 17) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.97
HBP - N Swisher (by B White).
Pitches-strikes - B McCarthy 52-35; A Murray 60-35; W Littleton 9-6; B White 5-4; L Mendoza 7-5; A Galarraga 12-7; J Blanton 99-67; D Braden 11-5; A Embree 28-20.
Ground balls-fly balls - B McCarthy 0-6; A Murray 2-4; W Littleton 2-0; B White 0-0; L Mendoza 2-0; A Galarraga 0-3; J Blanton 8-7; D Braden 0-0; A Embree 2-2.
Batters faced - B McCarthy 13; A Murray 13; W Littleton 2; B White 3; L Mendoza 4; A Galarraga 4; J Blanton 26; D Braden 2; A Embree 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim Timmons.
Time: 2:40.
Attendance: 24,517.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, out to right.

Updated on Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 6:50 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Texas
D. Murphy D. Murphy
2-4
1 RBI
 Oakland
D. Johnson D. Johnson
3-4, 2 HR
4 RBI