Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - May 30, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for May 30, 2009

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Texas leads 3-0 (as of 5/30)

Game 1: Friday, May 29
Oakland	3	Final
Texas	6	Final
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Game 2: Friday, May 29
Oakland	2	Final
Texas	5	Final
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Game 3: Saturday, May 30
Oakland	1	Final
Texas	14	Final
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Game 4: Sunday, May 31
Oakland	5	Final
Texas	4	Final
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Athletics 1

(18-29, 7-16 away)

Rangers 14

(30-19, 18-8 home)

Alerts

8:05 PM ET, May 30, 2009

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
TEX	0	0	3	3	4	0	3	1	-	14	17	0

W: B. McCarthy (5-2)

L: B. Anderson (2-5)

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
O Cabrera SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	21	.236	.278	.292
A Kennedy 2B	2	0	0	0	2	0	22	.377	.455	.545
M Holliday LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	.264	.360	.414
a-R Davis PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.146	.205	.146
J Giambi DH	3	0	2	0	1	0	15	.219	.359	.355
K Suzuki C	3	0	1	1	0	0	10	.286	.335	.411
L Powell C	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.186	.265	.349
R Sweeney CF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	8	.250	.317	.328
A Cunningham RF-LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.059	.059	.118
B Crosby 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	.204	.308	.292
G Petit 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	8	.261	.261	.304
Totals	30	1	5	1	4	4	131
a-struck out looking for M Holliday in the 8th
BATTING 2B: K Suzuki (15, B McCarthy) RBI: K Suzuki (17) 2-out RBI: K Suzuki GIDP: M Holliday, A Cunningham Athletics RISP: 1-4 (M Holliday 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1, K Suzuki 1-1, R Sweeney 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (B Crosby-O Cabrera).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Anderson (L, 2-5)	4.0	8	6	6	2	3	2	83-51	5.70
K Cameron	2.0	4	4	4	1	2	1	35-21	3.57
R Springer	1.0	3	3	3	2	2	0	45-31	6.98
A Bailey	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	13-12	2.35
Totals	8.0	17	14	14	5	7	3	176-115
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Anderson 14/21; K Cameron 8/11; R Springer 7/8; A Bailey 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Anderson 11-5-19-16; K Cameron 5-5-3-8; R Springer 4-4-20-3; A Bailey 4-2-1-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Anderson 5-4; K Cameron 1-3; R Springer 0-1; A Bailey 1-2 Game Scores: B Anderson 23

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	3	2	2	4	2	0	13	.281	.364	.561
M Young 3B	4	1	3	2	0	0	14	.332	.376	.542
a-O Vizquel PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.333	.370	.451
J Hamilton DH	5	0	1	2	0	1	25	.234	.285	.452
A Jones LF	5	0	0	0	0	2	15	.284	.422	.568
N Cruz RF	5	2	2	1	0	1	20	.299	.357	.599
H Blalock 1B	4	2	2	1	1	1	21	.252	.289	.561
M Byrd CF	4	3	3	1	1	0	21	.299	.321	.487
J Saltalamacchia C	3	2	1	1	1	2	21	.256	.310	.414
E Andrus SS	5	2	3	2	0	0	22	.289	.331	.437
Totals	39	14	17	14	5	7	176
a-fouled out to catcher for M Young in the 7th
BATTING 2B: M Young 2 (19, B Anderson 2); M Byrd (17, R Springer); I Kinsler (12, R Springer) HR: H Blalock (12, 4th inning off B Anderson 0 on, 0 Out); M Byrd (4, 4th inning off B Anderson 0 on, 0 Out); N Cruz (14, 5th inning off K Cameron 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Young 2 (21), J Hamilton 2 (24), H Blalock (27), M Byrd (23), N Cruz (36), E Andrus 2 (11), I Kinsler 4 (39), J Saltalamacchia (21) SF: J Saltalamacchia 2-out RBI: M Young, E Andrus, I Kinsler 2 GIDP: J Hamilton Rangers RISP: 6-10 (A Jones 0-1, M Young 1-1, J Hamilton 1-3, I Kinsler 2-2, O Vizquel 0-1, E Andrus 2-2) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 2 (I Kinsler-E Andrus-H Blalock, E Andrus-I Kinsler-H Blalock).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B McCarthy (W, 5-2)	6.0	3	1	1	3	2	0	87-54	4.35
E Guardado	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	4.38
W Madrigal	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17-13	7.71
G Moscoso	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	4	4	0	131-83
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B McCarthy 11/23; E Guardado 0/3; W Madrigal 3/4; G Moscoso 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B McCarthy 19-5-12-18; E Guardado 0-2-4-2; W Madrigal 4-1-6-2; G Moscoso 1-2-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 7-9; E Guardado 1-2; W Madrigal 0-2; G Moscoso 2-0 Game Scores: B McCarthy 61

Scoring Summary

			OAK	TEX
	1st	K Suzuki hit a ground rule double to deep right, O Cabrera scored, J Giambi to third.	1	0
	3rd	M Young doubled to deep right, E Andrus scored, I Kinsler to third.	1	1
	3rd	J Hamilton singled to deep right center, I Kinsler and M Young scored.	1	3
	4th	H Blalock homered to center.	1	4
	4th	M Byrd homered to center.	1	5
	4th	M Young doubled to deep left center, I Kinsler scored.	1	6
	5th	N Cruz homered to center.	1	7
	5th	E Andrus singled to left, M Byrd scored, E Andrus to second, J Saltalamacchia to second, J Saltalamacchia to third advancing on throw.	1	8
	5th	I Kinsler singled to center, J Saltalamacchia and E Andrus scored.	1	10
	7th	E Andrus singled to right, H Blalock scored, M Byrd to third, J Saltalamacchia to second.	1	11
	7th	I Kinsler doubled to deep right, M Byrd and J Saltalamacchia scored, E Andrus to third.	1	13
	8th	J Saltalamacchia hit sacrifice fly to right, N Cruz scored.	1	14
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Game Notes

HANK BLALOCK AND MARLON BYRD HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS FOR THE RANGERS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING.
OAKLAND THIRD BASEMAN JACK HANNAHAN WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE LINEUP WITH LOWER BACK SPASMS.

Game Information

Stadium	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
Attendance	45,325 (94% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:38
Weather	90 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - C.B. Bucknor