Rangers rough up Sonny Gray to complete sweep of slumping A's
Sonny Gray and the Oakland Athletics kept sliding, falling out of the top AL wild-card spot with a 7-2 loss to Texas on Thursday that gave the Rangers a three-game sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
7
Oakland Athletics
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Coliseum · 17,574 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
E Andrus singled to left center, L Martin scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
L Martin doubled to deep right, A Rosales scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
T Telis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Beltre scored, J Smolinski out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
S Fuld tripled to deep right, D Norris and C Crisp scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 4-0
T Telis scored, R Rua to second on passed ball by D Norris.
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Passed Ball 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
R Rua singled to center, J Smolinski scored, T Telis to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
T Telis singled to left, A Beltre scored, J Smolinski to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
J Smolinski singled to left, R Odor scored, A Beltre to second.
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End Inning 7-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
B Anderson grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, J Lowrie out at second.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Ground Out 7-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
B Anderson batting
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Play Result 7-2
B Anderson hit for D Norris.
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
J Lowrie reached on infield single to second.
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Single 7-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
J Lowrie batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
J Gomes struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
J Gomes batting
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Start Inning 7-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 7-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
J Smolinski flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
J Smolinski batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
A Beltre grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Odor out at second.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Ground Out 7-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
A Beltre batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
R Odor singled to right.
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Single 7-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
R Odor batting
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Head to Head
TEX wins series 3-0
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
Sam FuldRF23
Josh Donaldson3B3
Adam DunnDH10
Brandon MossLF37
Jed LowrieSS8
Derek NorrisC33
Alberto Callaspo1B5
Eric Sogard2B4
Substitutes
Jonny GomesLF31
Bryan AndersonPH
Nick Punto2B1
TEX
Leonys MartinCF17
Elvis AndrusSS18
Rougned Odor2B24
Adrian BeltreDH29
Jake SmolinskiRF9
Tomas TelisC76
Ryan RuaLF16
Adam Rosales1B32
Luis Sardinas3B89
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