Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 9:05PM CST
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.
Date: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 30,660
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
TEX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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

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

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)

Caught Stealing: Y Cespedes (4, 2nd base by M Harrison)
Picked Off: Y Cespedes (1st base by M Harrison)

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (E Andrus-I Kinsler-M Napoli)
Errors: N Cruz (3, bobble); E Andrus (16, throw)
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