Thursday, September 27th, 2012 1:05PM CST
The Texas Rangers, leading the American League West, secured a 9-7 victory over the chasing Oakland Athletics on Thursday, resulting in the four-game series ending in a split. Ian Kinsler ignited the offense with a leadoff home run, and Matt Harrison recorded his eighteenth win of the season.
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Time: 1:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 43,796
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
ATH |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

Doubles: E Andrus (31, J Miller); J Hamilton (28, J Miller); N Cruz (42, J Miller); I Kinsler (42, J Accardo); C Gentry (12, J Accardo)
Home Runs: I Kinsler (19, 1st inning off T Blackley 0 on, 0 Out); M Napoli (21, 1st inning off T Blackley 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: I Kinsler (72), M Young 2 (65), M Napoli 3 (49), J Hamilton (125), E Andrus (61), N Cruz (86)
2-out Runs Batted In: M Young 2, M Napoli 2, J Hamilton
Sacrifice Flies: N Cruz
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-11 (M Young 1-2, J Hamilton 1-2, A Beltre 1-2, M Napoli 2-2, I Kinsler 0-1, C Gentry 0-1, E Andrus 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Beltre 1; I Kinsler 1; C Gentry 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Harrison 14-25; A Ogando 3-4; M Adams 1-5; K Uehara 1-1; J Nathan 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Harrison 19-8-17-18; A Ogando 4-2-4-4; M Adams 4-3-3-3; K Uehara 1-1-1-0; J Nathan 2-4-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Harrison 7-9; A Ogando 1-2; M Adams 0-0; K Uehara 0-0; J Nathan 1-0
Game Scores: M Harrison 43

Double Plays: 1 (I Kinsler-E Andrus-M Young)

Stolen Bases: E Andrus (21, 2nd base off J Accardo/D Norris)

Doubles: J Gomes (10, M Harrison)
Home Runs: J Reddick 2 (31, 2nd inning off M Harrison 0 on, 2 Out; 8th inning off M Adams 0 on, 2 Out); D Norris (6, 4th inning off M Harrison 1 on, 2 Out); Y Cespedes (22, 8th inning off M Adams 0 on, 0 Out); B Moss (20, 8th inning off M Adams 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Reddick 2 (81), J Gomes (46), D Norris 2 (31), Y Cespedes (79), B Moss (42)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Reddick 2, D Norris 2
Ground Into Double Play: C Carter
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Y Cespedes 0-2, C Carter 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Carter 1

Wild Pitches: T Blackley
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Blackley 2-8; J Miller 7-10; J Accardo 4-10; P Figueroa 2-4; J Chavez 3-3; P Neshek 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Blackley 3-1-1-8; J Miller 7-2-8-8; J Accardo 6-6-4-9; P Figueroa 4-1-0-3; J Chavez 4-2-4-1; P Neshek 6-0-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Blackley 1-2; J Miller 2-2; J Accardo 1-4; P Figueroa 0-2; J Chavez 0-1; P Neshek 3-0
Game Scores: T Blackley 23

Errors: J Gomes (2, throw); J Donaldson (12, ground ball)
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