Monday, June 17th, 2013 7:05PM CST
The Texas Rangers brought their six-game losing streak to an end with an 8-7 victory over the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics on Monday night. Nelson Cruz provided significant power for the Rangers by hitting two home runs, while A.J. Pierzynski was responsible for driving in three runs during the contest.
Date: Monday, June 17th, 2013
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 30,489
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: L Martin (6, D Straily); D Murphy (12, D Straily); A Pierzynski (8, D Straily); N Cruz (12, J Blevins); J Profar (4, R Cook)
Home Runs: A Pierzynski (6, 2nd inning off D Straily 1 on, 0 Out); N Cruz 2 (18, 4th inning off D Straily 0 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off J Chavez 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Pierzynski 3 (20), I Kinsler (22), N Cruz 4 (48)
2-out Runs Batted In: I Kinsler, A Pierzynski, N Cruz 2
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (J Profar 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, A Beltre 0-1, C McGuiness 0-2, I Kinsler 1-1, N Cruz 2-2, A Pierzynski 1-1, E Andrus 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Profar 2; C McGuiness 2

Hit By Pitch: J Profar (By J Chavez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: N Tepesch 10-19; N Cotts 3-7; R Ross 3-3; T Scheppers 1-3; J Nathan 4-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: N Tepesch 8-1-19-18; N Cotts 6-2-4-6; R Ross 3-2-3-1; T Scheppers 1-1-2-2; J Nathan 4-1-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Tepesch 4-7; N Cotts 3-3; R Ross 1-0; T Scheppers 1-1; J Nathan 0-2
Game Scores: N Tepesch 24

Stolen Bases: L Martin (10, 2nd base off D Straily/J Jaso)

Doubles: J Jaso (9, N Tepesch); J Lowrie (20, N Tepesch); S Smith (17, J Nathan)
Runs Batted In: B Moss (36), S Smith 2 (29), J Lowrie (25), E Sogard (8), C Crisp 2 (27)
2-out Runs Batted In: C Crisp
Sacrifice Flies: C Crisp; E Sogard
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-9 (Y Cespedes 0-1, B Moss 1-1, D Norris 0-1, C Young 1-1, J Reddick 0-2, S Smith 1-1, C Crisp 1-1, J Lowrie 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Norris 1

Wild Pitches: D Straily
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Straily 15-23; J Chavez 5-8; J Blevins 3-5; R Cook 2-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Straily 18-3-13-21; J Chavez 6-4-5-5; J Blevins 5-3-2-3; R Cook 1-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Straily 4-9; J Chavez 1-2; J Blevins 2-0; R Cook 0-1
Game Scores: D Straily 24

Errors: J Reddick (3, bobble)
Assists: S Smith (J Profar at 2nd base)
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