Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 9:05PM CST

Athletics

Athletics

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Home

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vs.
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Rangers

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Texas Rangers

Game Recap

On Tuesday night, the Oakland Athletics secured a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. This win, powered by Travis Blackley's strong outing of just one run allowed over six innings, elevated the Athletics into a first-place tie with Texas in the AL West standings and established a one-game playoff to decide the division winner.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

Time: 9:05PM CST

Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Location: Oakland, California

Attendance: 30,660

Line Score

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Game Stats


Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

Doubles: B Moss (17, M Harrison)

Home Runs: J Gomes (18, 6th inning off M Harrison 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: D Norris (32), J Gomes (47)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Gomes

Ground Into Double Play: A Rosales

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (D Norris 1-1, J Reddick 0-1, C Pennington 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Reddick 1; C Pennington 1


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Blackley 13-22; S Doolittle 3-3; R Cook 2-4; G Balfour 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Blackley 16-12-9-14; S Doolittle 2-0-2-3; R Cook 4-0-5-4; G Balfour 1-4-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Blackley 9-4; S Doolittle 3-0; R Cook 3-0; G Balfour 1-0

Game Scores: T Blackley 65


Athletics Fielding

Athletics Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (S Drew-A Rosales-B Moss, S Drew-B Moss, J Donaldson-A Rosales-B Moss)

Errors: J Reddick (6, dropped foul ball); J Donaldson (13, ground ball)


Athletics Baserunning

Athletics Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Y Cespedes (4, 2nd base by M Harrison)

Picked Off: Y Cespedes (1st base by M Harrison)



Texas Rangers Batting

Rangers Batting

Doubles: A Beltre (33, T Blackley); J Hamilton (31, T Blackley)

Runs Batted In: J Hamilton (128)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Hamilton

Ground Into Double Play: M Young; J Hamilton; M Napoli

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (M Young 1-1, A Beltre 0-1, G Soto 0-1, M Napoli 0-1, N Cruz 0-1, I Kinsler 0-1, E Andrus 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Beltre 1; G Soto 1; E Andrus 1


Texas Rangers Pitching

Rangers Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: M Harrison 16-23; A Ogando 3-4; M Kirkman 1-2; R Oswalt 0-1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: M Harrison 16-12-13-17; A Ogando 4-3-3-2; M Kirkman 3-0-4-1; R Oswalt 0-2-1-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Harrison 8-4; A Ogando 1-0; M Kirkman 1-0; R Oswalt 0-0

Game Scores: M Harrison 52


Texas Rangers Fielding

Rangers Fielding

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

Errors: N Cruz (3, bobble); E Andrus (16, throw)


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