Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 2:35PM CST
The Oakland Athletics secured the American League West title on Wednesday, defeating the Texas Rangers, the league's two-time defending champions, with a final score of 12-5. This decisive victory was achieved through another dramatic rally, a hallmark of their season, which saw them overcome a four-run disadvantage in the game itself, mirroring their season-long effort to erase a thirteen-game deficit in the division standings.
Date: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
Time: 2:35PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 36,067
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
TEX |
0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: B Moss (18, R Dempster); J Reddick (29, R Dempster); C Crisp (25, D Holland)
Home Runs: D Norris (7, 8th inning off A Ogando 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Moss 3 (52), J Reddick (85), S Smith (52), C Crisp 2 (46), D Norris 2 (34)
2-out Runs Batted In: C Crisp 2, D Norris
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-15 (Y Cespedes 0-1, B Moss 2-4, D Norris 1-2, J Reddick 0-2, J Donaldson 1-3, C Pennington 0-1, S Smith 1-1, C Crisp 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Y Cespedes 1; B Moss 2; J Donaldson 3

Pitcher Notes: J Blevins pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Griffin 10-18; E Scribner 9-11; J Blevins 1-2; R Cook 1-4; S Doolittle 4-4; G Balfour 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Griffin 13-5-11-15; E Scribner 11-2-8-9; J Blevins 2-2-2-1; R Cook 1-3-3-2; S Doolittle 2-5-0-1; G Balfour 3-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Griffin 4-4; E Scribner 4-3; J Blevins 0-0; R Cook 1-0; S Doolittle 1-0; G Balfour 0-2
Game Scores: A Griffin 24

Errors: G Kottaras (4, catch)

Doubles: M Young (27, A Griffin); N Cruz 2 (45, R Cook, E Scribner)
Runs Batted In: A Beltre (102), M Young (67), D Murphy 2 (61), G Soto (25)
2-out Runs Batted In: M Young, D Murphy 2, G Soto
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-12 (D Murphy 1-2, M Young 1-3, J Hamilton 1-1, A Beltre 1-1, G Soto 1-1, N Cruz 0-2, I Kinsler 0-1, M Napoli 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Young 2; I Kinsler 1; N Cruz 1; M Napoli 2

Pitcher Notes: R Dempster pitched to 4 batters in the 4th
Wild Pitches: K Uehara
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Dempster 10-16; D Holland 7-14; K Uehara 2-4; A Ogando 4-5; R Ross 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Dempster 12-6-10-11; D Holland 7-5-3-12; K Uehara 6-2-1-2; A Ogando 2-0-4-3; R Ross 0-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 3-3; D Holland 5-3; K Uehara 0-2; A Ogando 0-1; R Ross 0-1
Game Scores: R Dempster 29

Errors: J Hamilton (7, catch); I Kinsler (18, bobble); N Cruz (4, ground ball)
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