Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 7:00PM CST
In Texas on Wednesday night, the Athletics defeated the Rangers by a score of 9-3. Oakland established a quick advantage early, fueled by two triples in the opening inning, with Yoenis Cespedes hitting one of them. This victory brought the Athletics to within three games of the AL West-leading Rangers.
Date: Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 46,689
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ATH |
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: E Andrus (30, J Parker); M Young (26, J Parker)
Runs Batted In: E Andrus 2 (60), M Moreland (50)
Sacrifice Flies: E Andrus
Ground Into Double Play: I Kinsler
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (D Murphy 0-1, J Hamilton 0-2, A Beltre 0-1, N Cruz 0-1, M Moreland 0-1, E Andrus 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Murphy 1; J Hamilton 1; N Cruz 1; E Andrus 1

Pitcher Notes: W Font pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Perez 5-8; R Oswalt 4-6; W Font 0-2; T Scheppers 6-10; Y Tateyama 5-7; J Grimm 8-12
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Perez 3-4-4-7; R Oswalt 4-7-4-3; W Font 1-0-4-0; T Scheppers 7-3-7-7; Y Tateyama 7-6-5-3; J Grimm 4-4-9-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Perez 0-1; R Oswalt 1-0; W Font 0-0; T Scheppers 1-3; Y Tateyama 0-3; J Grimm 3-3
Game Scores: M Perez 21

Errors: J Hamilton (6, bobble)

Doubles: S Drew (5, M Perez); B Moss 2 (15, J Grimm, T Scheppers)
Triples: Y Cespedes (4, M Perez); D Norris (1, M Perez)
Runs Batted In: Y Cespedes (78), C Carter (39), J Donaldson (29), D Norris 3 (29), S Drew 2 (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Norris 2
Sacrifice Flies: D Norris
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 8-22 (Y Cespedes 1-4, D Norris 2-3, B Moss 0-1, C Pennington 0-2, C Carter 1-3, J Donaldson 2-3, J Reddick 1-3, J Gomes 0-2, S Drew 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Y Cespedes 1; B Moss 1; C Pennington 2; C Carter 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Parker 14-26; J Blevins 4-6; E Scribner 3-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Parker 15-17-22-16; J Blevins 3-5-4-4; E Scribner 9-2-9-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Parker 6-5; J Blevins 2-2; E Scribner 1-0
Game Scores: J Parker 55

Double Plays: 1 (J Donaldson-C Pennington-B Moss)
Errors: B Moss (8, catch)

Caught Stealing: C Pennington (6, 2nd base by J Grimm/M Napoli)
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