Nelson Cruz's bat, glove propel Rangers by A's
Rangers 6, Athletics 2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
6
Oakland Athletics
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Coliseum · 20,414 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
C Crisp hit sacrifice fly to left, J Donaldson scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-1
Pitch 3: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
D Norris hit sacrifice fly to center, E Sogard scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
N Cruz homered to left center (390 feet), L Berkman and A Beltre scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
A Beltre singled to center, E Andrus scored, L Berkman to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
L Berkman singled to center, L Martin and I Kinsler scored, E Andrus to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 6-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Rosales struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
A Rosales batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
N Freiman lined out to first.
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Line Out 6-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
N Freiman batting
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Play Result 6-2
T Scheppers relieved M Kirkman.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
S Smith grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
S Smith batting
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Start Inning 6-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Beltre grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
A Beltre batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
L Berkman struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
L Berkman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
E Andrus grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
E Andrus batting
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Head to Head
TEX wins series 2-1
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Coco CrispCF4
John JasoC28
Jed LowrieSS8
Yoenis CespedesDH52
Brandon MossRF37
Josh Donaldson3B3
Seth SmithLF12
Daric Barton1B37
Eric Sogard2B4
Substitutes
Derek NorrisC33
Nate Freiman1B
Adam Rosales2B32
TEX
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Lance BerkmanDH27
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nelson CruzRF32
Mitch Moreland1B18
David MurphyLF18
Robinson ChirinosC23
Leonys MartinCF17
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