Major League Baseball
Oakland Athletics
7
Texas Rangers
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| TEX | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Ian Kinsler got Texas started with a leadoff homer, Matt Harrison earned his 18th victory and the AL West-leading Rangers held on to win 9-7 Thursday for a four-game split with the chasing Oakland Athletics.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
J Reddick homered to right (372 feet).
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
B Moss homered to right (376 feet).
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Y Cespedes homered to center (409 feet).
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 6: in play
N Cruz hit sacrifice fly to center, E Andrus scored.
Pitch 4: foul
E Andrus singled to right, I Kinsler scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
D Norris homered to left (366 feet), J Donaldson scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
M Napoli singled to center, N Cruz scored.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: in play
J Gomes doubled to deep center, A Rosales scored.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
J Hamilton doubled to deep left, E Andrus scored.
Pitch 5: foul
Middle of the 9th
J Gomes struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
J Gomes batting
S Drew grounded out to second.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
S Drew batting
S Smith struck out looking.
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
S Smith batting
S Smith hit for A Rosales.
J Nathan relieved K Uehara.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
J Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Andrus out at second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
J Hamilton batting
E Andrus safe at first on error by third baseman J Donaldson.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: ball 3
Showing the last 40 of 602 events.
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Josh HamiltonLF32
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nelson CruzRF32
Michael Young1B10
Mike Anthony NapoliDH5
Geovany SotoC18
Craig GentryCF71
Mitch Moreland1B18
Stephen DrewSS10
Jonny GomesLF31
Yoenis CespedesDH52
Chris Carter1B48
Brandon MossRF37
Josh Donaldson3B3
Josh ReddickCF22
Derek NorrisC33
Adam Rosales2B32
George KottarasC10
Seth SmithPH12
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