Saturday, September 27th, 2014 7:05PM CST
On Saturday, the Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 5-4, delaying Oakland's hopes of securing an American League wild-card spot. Home runs from rookie Jake Smolinski and Robinson Chirinos powered the last-place Rangers to the win.
Date: Saturday, September 27th, 2014
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 35,326
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
ATH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Home Runs: J Smolinski (3, 4th inning off J Samardzija 0 on, 1 Out); R Chirinos (13, 7th inning off J Samardzija 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: R Odor (48), A Beltre (77), J Smolinski (12), R Chirinos 2 (40)
2-out Runs Batted In: R Chirinos 2
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-2 (A Beltre 1-1, R Odor 1-1)

Pitcher Notes: S Baker pitched to 2 batters in the 5th;M Kirkman pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: S Baker 10-15; A Claudio 1-2; S Tolleson 3-4; M Kirkman 1-2; S Patton 1-4; N Cotts 2-3; R Mendez 1-4; N Feliz 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: S Baker 8-6-13-9; A Claudio 1-0-0-2; S Tolleson 2-1-5-3; M Kirkman 1-0-0-2; S Patton 4-1-6-4; N Cotts 1-0-1-3; R Mendez 1-1-6-3; N Feliz 4-2-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 1-5; A Claudio 2-0; S Tolleson 0-1; M Kirkman 2-0; S Patton 0-3; N Cotts 0-1; R Mendez 0-1; N Feliz 0-1
Game Scores: S Baker 51

Double Plays: 2 (E Andrus-R Odor-A Rosales, R Odor-E Andrus-A Rosales)

Caught Stealing: L Martin (12, 2nd base by J Samardzija/G Soto); E Andrus (15, 2nd base by J Samardzija/G Soto)
Stolen Bases: E Andrus (27, 2nd base off J Samardzija/G Soto)

Home Runs: J Donaldson (29, 1st inning off S Baker 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Donaldson (98), J Reddick (53), J Lowrie (48)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Donaldson, J Reddick, J Lowrie
Ground Into Double Play: N Freiman; B Moss
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (N Freiman 0-1, B Moss 0-2, A Callaspo 0-1, J Reddick 1-1, J Lowrie 1-1, N Punto 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Callaspo 1; N Punto 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Samardzija 17-27; F Abad 1-3; D Otero 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Samardzija 24-15-14-17; F Abad 1-1-7-1; D Otero 1-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Samardzija 5-5; F Abad 0-1; D Otero 0-1
Game Scores: J Samardzija 50

Caught Stealing: B Burns (1, 2nd base by N Feliz/R Chirinos); E Sogard (4, 2nd base by S Baker/R Chirinos)
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