Hamels sharp as Rangers complete sweep of A's 8-1
Cole Hamels pitched six innings to earn his fifth consecutive win, Prince Fielder hit his 22nd homer and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Thursday to complete a three-game swee
Major League Baseball
Texas Rangers
8
Oakland Athletics
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cole Hamels pitched six innings to earn his fifth consecutive win, Prince Fielder hit his 22nd homer and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Thursday to complete a three-game swee
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Fielder homered to right (375 feet), Choo scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Beltré singled to left, Gimenez and DeShields scored, Fielder to second, Fielder to third, Beltré to second on error by catcher Blair.
DeShields singled to left, Odor scored, Gimenez to second.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Smolinski safe at first on error by center fielder DeShields, Reddick scored.
Pitch 5: foul
End of the 9th
Vogt flied out to center.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
Vogt batting
Pridie popped out to shortstop.
Pitch 1: in play
Pridie batting
Pridie hit for Reddick.
Muncy grounded out to first, Valencia to third.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Muncy batting
Muncy hit for Butler.
Valencia doubled to deep right.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
Valencia batting
Bass relieved Faulkner.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
Stubbs flied out to right.
Pitch 5: in play
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