Texas 11, Oakland 9

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(71-79)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Texas 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 11 9 1 Oakland 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 12 0 WP: J. Rheinecker (3-2) S: J. Benoit (5) LP: A. Brown (3-3)	(74-78)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Oakland

- D. Johnson grounded into fielder's choice, D. Barton scored, K. Thompson to third, J. Cust out at second, K. Thompson scored, D. Johnson to second on shortstop M. Young's throwing error

Top 2nd: Texas

- N. Cruz hit sacrifice fly to right, M. Byrd scored

- B. Wilkerson walked, J. Botts scored, T. Metcalf to third, I. Kinsler to second

- M. Young singled to left, I. Kinsler and T. Metcalf scored, B. Wilkerson to third, M. Young to second advancing on throw

- S. Sosa singled to center, B. Wilkerson and M. Young scored

Bot 3rd: Oakland

- M. Ellis homered to deep left, J. Cust scored

- K. Suzuki doubled to left, D. Johnson scored, J. Hannahan to third

- J. DaVanon singled to center, J. Hannahan scored, K. Suzuki to third

- D. Barton hit sacrifice fly to left, K. Suzuki scored

Top 4th: Texas

- M. Young doubled to center, B. Wilkerson scored

Bot 5th: Oakland

- K. Suzuki doubled to deep right center, J. Hannahan scored, K. Suzuki to third advancing on throw

Top 8th: Texas

- M. Young homered to deep center, B. Wilkerson, F. Catalanotto and F. Guzman scored

Bot 8th: Oakland

- M. Ellis singled to right, D. Barton scored, J. Cust to third

Texas
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
I. Kinsler 2b	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	.267
B. Wilkerson 1b	3	3	1	1	2	0	0	.236
M. Young ss	4	2	3	7	1	0	0	.313
S. Sosa dh	5	0	1	2	0	2	2	.254
M. Byrd cf	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.306
J. Botts lf	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	.240
D. Murphy lf	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.389
N. Cruz rf	4	0	0	1	0	2	3	.217
J. Saltalamacchia c	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.243
F. Guzman pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
G. Quiroz c	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
T. Metcalf 3b	3	1	1	0	0	2	3	.238
F. Catalanotto ph	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.272
R. Vazquez 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Totals	33	11	9	11	9	8	15

Batting 2B - B Wilkerson (17, R Lugo); M Young (37, R Lugo). HR - M Young (8, 8th inning off A Brown 3 on, 1 Out). S - I Kinsler. SF - N Cruz. RBI - N Cruz (27), B Wilkerson (62), M Young 7 (83), S Sosa 2 (90). 2-out RBI - B Wilkerson, M Young 2, S Sosa 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, I Kinsler 1. GIDP - J Botts. Team LOB - 6.

Base Running SB - M Byrd (5, 2nd base off L DiNardo/K Suzuki).    Fielding E - M Young (16, throw).

Oakland
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. Barton 1b	3	2	1	1	1	0	4	.345
N. Swisher rf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
K. Thompson pr-lf	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	.156
M. Piazza ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.287
D. Brown lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Cust lf-rf	3	1	1	0	2	2	0	.263
M. Ellis 2b	5	1	2	3	0	0	3	.275
D. Johnson dh	5	1	1	1	0	1	3	.236
M. Scutaro ss	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.260
J. Hannahan 3b	4	2	3	0	1	1	1	.282
K. Suzuki c	4	1	2	2	1	2	2	.254
J. DaVanon cf	4	0	1	1	0	2	3	.218
S. Stewart ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.290
Totals	38	9	12	8	5	9	22

Batting 2B - D Johnson (20, J Wright); K Suzuki 2 (13, M Wood 2); M Scutaro (12, J Benoit). HR - M Ellis (18, 3rd inning off J Wright 1 on, 0 Out). SF - D Barton. RBI - D Johnson (60), M Ellis 3 (69), K Suzuki 2 (36), J DaVanon (5), D Barton (3). 2-out RBI - M Ellis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Scutaro 1, S Stewart 1, D Johnson 1, K Thompson 1, D Barton 1. Team LOB - 9.

Fielding DP - 1 (M Scutaro-M Ellis-D Barton).

Texas
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
V. Padilla	0.0	1	2	1	0	0	0	5.77
J. Wright	2.1	3	4	4	4	1	1	4.02
M. Wood	2.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	4.98
J. Rheinecker (W, 3-2)	2.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	5.21
C.J. Wilson (H, 13)	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	3.05
J. Benoit (S, 5)	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	2.56
Oakland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
L. DiNardo	1.2	2	5	5	4	1	0	4.18
R. Lugo	2.1	4	2	2	1	3	0	5.66
D. Braden	3.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	6.41
A. Brown (L, 3-3; BS, 2)	1.0	2	4	4	2	1	1	4.71
J. Blevins	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

HBP - N Swisher (by V Padilla).

Pitches-strikes - V Padilla 10-5; J Wright 54-27; M Wood 53-29; J Rheinecker 33-23; C Wilson 22-11; J Benoit 35-21; L DiNardo 52-24; R Lugo 45-27; D Braden 42-26; A Brown 30-14; J Blevins 11-6.

Ground balls-fly balls - V Padilla 0-0; J Wright 3-3; M Wood 1-3; J Rheinecker 5-0; C Wilson 0-1; J Benoit 0-2; L DiNardo 2-2; R Lugo 3-1; D Braden 4-3; A Brown 1-1; J Blevins 0-2.

Batters faced - V Padilla 2; J Wright 14; M Wood 10; J Rheinecker 9; C Wilson 4; J Benoit 6; L DiNardo 11; R Lugo 12; D Braden 11; A Brown 7; J Blevins 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. Ejections: OAKLAND's Swisher by Meriwether (1st), TEXAS' Padilla by Meriwether (1st). Time: 3:42. (Plus other delay totaling 7 minutes in the 1st). Attendance: 23,770. Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.

Updated on Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 8:43 pm ET